'The Flash' Recap: 'True Colors'

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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​I have to admit that I was extremely excited to settle in to watch last night’s episode of The Flash, simply due to the fact that last week’s tale set up quite the cliffhanger when all was said and done. I mean come on, the prison warden discovering Barry’s true identity set up all of  kinds of potential repercussions for the show down the road and if by chance Barry fell into the hands of Amunet Black, things would only go from bad to worse and well, the resolution of that wonderful setup ended up being everything I hoped for and more.
 
Because ‘True Colors’ ended up being an absolute tour de force episode that quite frankly kept me on the edge of my seat, all thanks to the fact that this story was in essence a race against time to save Barry from being sold to Amunet and really, the first thing I loved about this particular tale, is the sheer fact that once again, Barry was a beacon of inspiration. Because not only was he able to escape his cell and rescue the Bus Metas from a future of servitude, he actually managed to bring out the best of one of them in the process since Becky Sharpe finally saw the folly of her ways.
 
If anything, it was wonderful to see Barry influence a villain in this manner and while he and his band of Metas were successful in escaping Iron Heights, disaster was waiting for them at the end of their journey since both the Warden and Amunet were at their exit point to greet them, shortly before DeVoe came to crash the party and partake in some wholesale murder before robbing the Metas of their lives and apparently their powers, save for Becky, who he transferred his consciousness to and well, this was quite the interesting little twist because it gives us some insight into his grand plan and it would seem absorbing the powers of the Bus Metas is paramount to whatever scheme DeVoe is putting together.
 
But while that part of the story was a touch dark, there was some light to be found in this tale, since Team Flash pulled off one hell of an upset in Barry’s case. Because in this story we came to learn that Ralph can actually use his powers to mimic another human being and in a taste of poetic revenge, Ralph became Clifford DeVoe to ‘prove’ that Barry did him no harm and wouldn’t you know it, the plan worked and Barry was released from Iron Heights and it really was quite lovely to see DeVoe’s wife get a taste of her own medicine for a change. But alas, Barry’s release and experiences in this episode did give him pause because it seems as though DeVoe is using Barry to bring the Metas to him and that means that being friends with Ralph, could be hazardous to his health…
 
But, the most important thing when it comes to this particular tale, is that cracks are starting to form in DeVoe’s strange master plan. Because, not only is his wife starting to have doubts and concerns about said plan, Clifford is starting to let his arrogance take control, which means that he may make mistakes along the way in thinking he is so superior and that could spell good news for Team Flash. In the end however, this episode was a blast. I loved the fact paced nature of this tale, and it was quite the bold twist to resolve the whole reveal of Barry’s identity in such brutal fashion, and I’m now dying to know why DeVoe is so intent on using Barry as a delivery system for Metas, and sadly, we will have to wait until the end of the month to find out since The Flash is going on a slight break for a couple of weeks…

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