TV Review: "True Colors"

The Flash prepares for a two week hiatus by shaking up the season's plot once more.

Discovering that warden Wolfe (Richard Brooks) of Iron Heights is planning on selling the metahumans in his custody to Amunet Black (Katee Sackhoff), Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) hatches a plan to break out of prison, which relies on him enlisting the aid of the very metahumans he's put into prison since returning from being trapped in the Speedforce.

While attempting a visit to Iron Heights, Iris (Candice Patton) and Cecile (Danielle Nicolet) discover the warden's plot.

Ralph runs into Earl Cox (Paul McGillion) who makes a shady offer to him. When Ralph turns it down, Earl assures him that he'll eventually let his new friends down just as he's done to his old friends in the past, making Ralph question if he belongs on Team Flash.

While attempting to tell Team Flash about Earl, Ralph discovers he can shapeshift into the forms of other people. (There's basis for this in the comics, which is a long ways off in our comic breakdowns, but the show does raise Ralph's abilities up a notch by having him match skin pigmentation, hair and eye color.) Iris enlists his help in trying to cancel Wolfe's sale to Amunet.

"True Colors" features some twists and revelations for the season going forward, including one particular twist that yours truly found rather weird, and I'm the guy who's a fan of elastic powered superheroes. This is certainly not a standalone episode, serving mainly to whet our appetites for the remaining episodes of Season 4. As such, it's hard to say what I like about it, though I didn't dislike it either.

Viewers in the US may view "True Colors" 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.