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Feb 18, 2020 · With Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes. After months of searching for Sue Dearbon, Ralph gets a lead on her whereabouts and finally comes face to face with his missing client. However, Sue refuses to return home to her family, and instead, takes Ralph on a daring adventure. Iris faces a new challenge while Barry ...
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Do you smell a mystery?
- The Flash: "A Girl Named Sue" Photos
- Verdict
By Jesse Schedeen
Posted: Feb 19, 2020 3:18 am
Warning: this review contains full spoilers for The Flash: Season 6, Episode 12. If you need a refresher on where we left off, here's our review for Season 6, Episode 11.
The Flash finally paid one of its longest-running mysteries this week with the long-awaited introduction of Natalie Dreyfuss' Sue Dearbon. The series doesn't always have a great track record with Elongated Man-centric episodes, but "A Girl Named Sue" is a pleasant exception. It manages to tell a lighthearted mystery and throw in a dash of metahuman romance, all while furthering the series' ongoing Black Hole and Mirror Master threads. In short, the series keeps moving forward at a strong clip in the wake of Crisis.
Those changes to Sue's characterization and motivations generally work in her favor. Again, she's a far less passive character here than in the classic Justice League of America comics. And where the comic book version has become perhaps the most infamous example of that storytelling trope known as "fridging," this Sue is a woman fully in charge of her own destiny. This episode even seems to acknowledge 2004's hugely controversial Identity Crisis by pitting Sue against a character called John Loring (presumably a riff on Sue's former BFF-turned-killer Jean Loring), while completely flipping the script on that rivalry. This is one case where The Flash drastically deviating from the source material is not only welcome, but probably necessary.
Dreyfuss' Sue is an extremely enjoyable addition to the cast, and one who thankfully seems destined to play a recurring role this year. But it should also be said that Ralph himself benefits quite a bit from being thrust back into the spotlight. The goofy detective noir approach to this episode works well. Ralph's growing bond with Sue helps highlight his character arc and just how much he's grown over the past three seasons. He's now proven himself to be a good man and a proper superhero, and he might just inspire Sue through his example. Is it too soon to ask for this duo to get their own spinoff?
Entertaining as the Ralph/Sue pairing is, this episode probably would have been too thin if it were solely focused on that partnership. Fortunately, the unique structure of Season 6 means the writers don't have that much room to waste. This episode adds new layers to the growing mystery of Mirror Master. For one thing, we finally meet Eva McCulloch (Efrat Dor) in the flesh. Here again the show subverts expectations. There's nothing overtly villainous about this version of Mirror Master. She's simply a very lonely and stir crazy woman trying not to give into the false allure of hope. As far as major Arrowverse villains go, Eva is already among the more sympathetic.
The series can go in any number of directions with Eva. Maybe she'll become the pivotal villain of the second half of the season. Maybe she's just another piece of the puzzle that is Black Hole. Maybe this Eva is heroic, and it's her mirror doppelganger who spells danger for Central City. It's hard to predict where this character's story is heading, and that's a good thing. That sense of unpredictability helps counter the initially underwhelming reveal that her powers came from the particle accelerator accident. Hasn't that well run dry yet?
The Flash has been building to the debut of Sue Dearbon for a long time. Thankfully, the payoff is well worth it. The series is able to celebrate one of the great romances of the DC Universe even as it subverts many expectations surrounding Sue and her role in the Arrowverse. Couple that with intriguing new developments on the Mirror Master and Bla...
Feb 19, 2020 · Published on February 18, 2020 10:37PM EST. Photo: The CW. “A Girl Named Sue,” tonight’s episode of The Flash, marks the introduction of two characters who seem like they’ll be...
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With Carver dead, Sue celebrates her family's freedom until Ralph reveals Eva framed her for his murder. As Joe returns from witness protection, Team Flash plans to rescue their friends from the Mirrorverse while Caitlin departs with her mother for treatment.
Directed by. Chris Peppe. Chronology. Preceded by. " Love Is A Battlefield " Followed by. " Grodd Friended Me " Images. " A Girl Named Sue " is the twelfth episode of the sixth season of The Flash, and the one-hundred-twenty-sixth episode overall. It aired on February 18, 2020. Contents. 1Synopsis. 2Plot. 3Cast. 3.1Starring. 3.2Guest starring.
Feb 19, 2020 · The Flash Season 6 Episode 12 Review: Tongue-in-cheek and at times a bit too cute, episode 12 titled “A Girl Named Sue” introduces the long-lost Sue Dearbon and provides answers to what happened to Iris as well as some information about the mysterious mirror dimension.
Feb 19, 2020 · The Flash Season 6 Episode 12 Review: A Girl Named Sue. Sue Dearbon finally arrives in Central City and we have no choice but to stan. Our review of this week's The Flash...
