A powerful new villain forces Team Flash to confront their fears in the latest episode of The Flash.

Last week,The Flashtook a bit of a breather or as much of one is possible.

The majority of the episode was focused on checking in withBarry and Iris' emotional state.

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Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, and Grant Gustin in ‘The Flash’.Katie Yu/The CW

Of course, that changed in the last few minutes with the introduction of the hulking beast, a.k.a.

Their discussion is interrupted, though, because a colorful lightning storm erupts in the middle of S.T.A.R.

Clearly, Fuerza got to her.

Unfortunately, neither Barry nor the rest of the Team Flash is a match for him.

“For the first time since Crisis, I’m scared.”

To pull this off, though, Cecile requires Barry to muster all of the courage.

I’m curious to see howThe Flashhandles new material.

Furthermore, it seems as thoughThe Flashhas great expectations for this arc.

What’s coming next won’t even compare!"

Hopefully, the show can match that ambition.

Grade: B-

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