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The Flash – Season 1, Episode 21 Grodd Lives

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Barry deals with the latest threat from the Reverse Flash; Dr. Wells distracts the team by releasing Grodd on the city; Iris and Barry have a serious talk.
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The Flash — Season 1, Episode 21

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The Flash follows through on its most ambitious promise - to bring Gorilla Grodd convincingly to the silver screen - in an episode that is otherwise dominated by Candice Patton's winning performance.

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Grant Gustin

Barry Allen

Candice Patton

Iris West

Rick Cosnett

Eddie Thawne

Danielle Panabaker

Caitlin Snow

Carlos Valdes

Cisco Ramon

Tom Cavanagh

Dr. Harrison Wells
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Chancellor Agard Entertainment Weekly 07/20/2018
Gorilla Grodd! A pissed off Iris! Wells' meta conversation with Eddie! Was there anything about tonight's episode not to love? Go to Full Review Scott Von Doviak AV Club 07/19/2018
A-
Assuming you kept expectations in check "Grodd Lives" is about as much fun as we could have hoped... The episode does a fine job of making Grodd a presence throughout, even though his actual screen time is limited. Go to Full Review Noel Kirkpatrick TV.com 07/26/2018
Despite all the much-needed Iris fallout, the Grodd plot didn't feel like an afterthought. That's good considering the incremental build-up the character has received over the course of the season. Go to Full Review Dave Golder SFX Magazine 07/26/2018
4/5
Not an awful lot actually happens in this episode in terms of the overarching season plot... yet it never feels dull. Then again, how could any episode with a mutant gorilla be dull? Go to Full Review Marc Buxton CBR 07/25/2018
Tying Grodd's origins to Harrison Wells seamlessly made the gorilla a part of the shows' central narrative and provided him with a motivation for attacking Team Flash. Go to Full Review Matt Webb Mitovich TV Line 07/24/2018
All told, the emotional payoffs in this episode landed solidly, as Iris confronted the lying liars in her life. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Barry deals with the latest threat from the Reverse Flash; Dr. Wells distracts the team by releasing Grodd on the city; Iris and Barry have a serious talk.
Director
Dermott Downs
Executive Producer
Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter, Sarah Schechter
Screenwriter
Grainne Godfree, Kai Wu
Network
The CW
Rating
TV-PG (L|V)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 5, 2015
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