TV Review: "Lose Yourself"

 

Well, after tonight's episode, I'll be doing a first for my TV reviews on this blog and there will be some spoiler talk after the notes about how to watch this episode.

 Well, that was quite the episode for our Ralph as he decides the only way to stop DeVoe (portrayed by Miranda McDougall in this episode) is to kill him. Barry (Grant Gustin) tries to convince Ralph that as a hero, they shouldn't kill.

 Meanwhile, Team Flash closes in on the final bus meta, Edwin Gauss, the Folded Man (Arturo Del Puerto), who can open his own pocket universe, and it turns out, has even found how to get into DeVoe's pocket universe.

Meanwhile, Harry (Tom Cavanagh) is caught using the Time Vault that was once used by the Reverse Flash by Joe (Jesse L. Martin) and is made to question his use of the Thinking Cap he's devised. Also, Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) has found a way to control Killer Frost.

This episode finally amps the drama and depending on your investment in this storyline and characters, could be quite devastating. This is one of the better episodes this season for that. The final five episodes await.

Viewers in the US may view "Lose Yourself" at no charge during a limited availability window on the CW website and app. With the current licensing agreement, the entire fourth season of The Flash will be available on Netflix in June, 2018. Digital versions of the episode may be purchased on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Vudu, Google Play and other retailers of digital video content. Blu-Ray and DVD copies of the season are expected to be available for sale in or by September, 2018.

Non-US viewers should check their local listings, the websites of the channels that air The Flash, and digital video retailers.

Now for the spoiler talk, so...

If you haven't seen the episode and don't want it spoiled, this is your warning to click away...

The end of the episode sees DeVoe swap into the bodies of the three bus metas Team Flash has tried to protect before facing off against Ralph who attempts to imprison him, but winds up becoming DeVoe's new body. As such, it's a possibility that this might be one of the last episodes we'll be reviewing here at Dibny Diaries.

Now, this is The Flash and anything can happen. It's possible that Ralph might be hidden away inside DeVoe's body, or that there might be some time-bending twist that brings him (and maybe the other bus metas) back. But the way this episode ended, this take on Ralph is gone. DeVoe even uses Ralph's abilities to shapeshift back into his original body.

Darn, it's like reading Identity Crisis and 52 all over again, just with no promise of Gail Simone's Secret Six.

Well, it does seem that Hartley Sawyer has filmed for the finale of the season, so we'll see if we see Ralph again on the show.