Warning: full episode spoilers follow.
Well, this is what the Arrow crew have been building towards ever since it was announced over the summer that Barry Allen would be making his debut in Season 2. "The Scientist" kicked off a two-part, mid-season finale where all the allusions to and hints about superhuman powers materialized into something concrete. This episode kept a lot of plates spinning simultaneously, and it handled the balancing act well, all things considered.
As far as I was concerned, there were two main questions to address with Barry's debut. The first is how well the show would transition from a relatively grounded show about vigilantes shooting at each other to a full-fledged superhero drama. The second was whether Grant Gustin had the chops to portray such an iconic DC character. In terms of the former question, it never really seemed to be that much of a leap to see Ollie being tossed around by Brother Blood's super-strong minion. This season has built towards this sort of escalation well enough that the show's more grounded tone still remains in place. As it stands so far, we haven't seen any superhuman feats a character like Captain America couldn't pull off. Things should get more interesting when Barry (presumably) begins his transformation into The Flash next week.
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