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"Welcome to Earth-2" is the thirteenth episode of the American television series The Flash, based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash, a crime scene investigator who gains super-human speed, which he uses to fight criminals, including others who have also gained superhuman abilities. It is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the universe, and is a spin-off of Arrow. The episode was written by Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg, and directed by Millicent Shelton.
Grant Gustin stars as Barry, and is joined by principal cast members Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, Keiynan Lonsdale, Tom Cavanagh, and Jesse L. Martin. The episode sees Barry, Cisco Ramon (Valdes) and Harry Wells (Cavanagh) travel to the parallel universe Earth-2 to rescue Harry's daughter Jesse from Zoom, while on Earth-1 Jay Garrick takes over Barry's duties as the Flash when the metahuman Geomancer attacks Central City. The episode sees the majority of main cast members also playing their Earth-2 doppelgangers.
"Welcome to Earth-2" originally aired on The CW on February 9, 2016, and was watched by 3.96 million viewers according to Nielsen Media Research. The episode received mainly positive reviews, with many critics calling it the best episode of the series to that point.
Plot
Before heading to Earth-2, Barry closes all but one of the breaches, which is at S.T.A.R. Labs. Using the last breach, Barry, Cisco Ramon, and Harry travel to Earth-2, but an energy surge destabilizes the breach and the trio get stuck on Earth-2. Barry decides to impersonate his doppelgänger to get more information on Zoom. He later meets the Iris and Joe of Earth-2 and learns that Iris, who is his doppelgänger's wife, works for the CCPD while Joe is a singer. Barry is attacked by Earth-2's Caitlin and Ronnie, known as Killer Frost and Deathstorm respectively. Joe is killed in the attack. Cisco attempts to help the police stop the pair, but is confronted by his own evil doppelgänger, known as "Reverb" and revealed to have greater powers, including control over nervous systems and manipulation of vibrations. Barry arrives and is stopped by Reverb and Deathstorm. Zoom arrives, kills Reverb and Deathstorm for harming the Flash, and then imprisons Barry. Meanwhile, a new metahuman named Adam Fells appears in Earth-1 Central City. Jay tells Caitlin that he invented Velocity-6, which is the real reason why he lost his speed. Caitlin develops Velocity-7, which Jay uses to engage Fells, who escapes.
Production
In January 2016, it was announced that an upcoming episode in the second season of The Flash would be titled "Welcome to Earth-2".[1]
Release
"Welcome to Earth-2" was first aired in the United States on The CW on February 9, 2016.[2]
Reception
Ratings
The episode was watched by 3.96 million viewers according to Nielsen Media Research.[2]
Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 93% approval rating for the episode, based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 9.21/10.[3]
References
- ^ Abrams, Natalie (January 15, 2016). "'The Flash': Get your exclusive first look at Deathstorm and Killer Frost". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Porter, Rick (February 10, 2016). "Tuesday final ratings: 'Muppets,' 'iZombie,' 'NCIS: New Orleans' and 'Grinder' all adjust down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 10, 2016. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Welcome to Earth-2". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
