TV Review: "License to Elongate"

Danielle Panabaker returns to the director's chair for this episode, which features Ralph finally heading to Midway City to follow a lead on Sue Dearbon. Barry (Grant Gustin) goes with him, crashing a party for supervillains. Barry is there to help Ralph so he can get back to Central City for a deposition, which is actually going to be the Flash officially introducing the Elongated Man as Central City's new protector. However, host Remington Meister (Carlo Rota) decides to take matters into his own hands with the party crashers.

Meanwhile, Cecile (Daniele Nicolet) and Killer Frost (Danielle Panabaker) help Chester P. Runk (Brandon McKnight) reclaim his identity and romance his crush. "Nash" Wells (Tom Cavanagh) teams up with Allegra (Kayla Compton) to find the secret of the Monitor, believing him to be a fraud.

Barry and Ralph's scenes are delightful, riffing on James Bond movies but also playing some good character beats for both characters. Even though they're not even using their powers. No, no last minute added glimpses of Sue, but Ralph does factor into a cliffhanger. Also, the setting reminded me of the story of how Ralph met Sue in the comics by crashing a party she was attending.

Next week, part one of the two-part midseason finale before Crisis on Infinite Earths begins. Which means I'll be covering both parts of the finale two weeks from now. See you then. Or come back for the next comic break down. It's a good one.

Viewers in the US may view "License to Elongate" at no charge during a limited availability window on the CW website and app. With the current licensing agreement, the entire sixth season of The Flash will be available on Netflix by June 2020. Digital versions of the episodes 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, 2020.

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