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Originally Posted by Helios

The season 3 premiere of the Flash was interesting. I was surprised that that Flashpoint only lasted one episode. I thought this would be all season long. And now that everything is back to normal, Iris is gone. The scene with Dr. Alchemy was pretty cool.

According to the showrunners, things aren't really back to normal. Barry is once again in an alternate timeline. Judging by their comments, too, this may be the new normal timeline for the series.

As for the episode, I have to wonder how long Barry's acceptance of his parents' death will last. The Speedforce episode from last season was undone almost immediately. I was really hoping the writers could move away from the "Barry needs a pep talk to defeat the villain". It grated especially badly coming from a version of Iris who didn't really know him, despite feeling he completed her or whatever. I was mostly entertained, but the big flaws from last season seem to still be there and I'm cautious. Especially considering how badly Arrow fell off the cliff last season.