Home > The Flash > Season 2 « TV Series Page The Flash: Season 2 (2015 - 2016) SEASON: Season 2 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Want to see Episode List Season 2 The Flash Critics Consensus With distinctive visuals and a terrific cast, The Flash remains one of the strongest comic book shows on television. 94% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 23 85% Audience Score User Ratings: 2939 See score details Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1. The Man Who Saved Central City Air date: Oct 6, 2015 Season 2 begins with Barry deciding to protect Central City on his own. But when Atom Smasher attacks, Iris pleads with Barry to let his friends help protect the citizens. Meanwhile, Cisco helps Joe with his Meta Task Force. View Details 2. Flash of Two Worlds Air date: Oct 13, 2015 Jay Garrick, a mysterious man from Earth-2, appears at S.T.A.R. Labs with a dire warning about an evil speedster named Zoom who is out to destroy the Flash. Barry and the team must decide if they can trust him, even as they face yet another powerful meta-human. Meanwhile, Joe deals with a determined officer named Patty Spivot who wants to join his meta-human task force. View Details 3. Family of Rogues Air date: Oct 20, 2015 Barry and the team learn Captain Cold has been kidnapped and then form an uneasy alliance with his sister. However, Barry feels double-crossed when he finds out Snart is working with his father, Lewis Snart, on a heist. Meanwhile, Joe faces a difficult decision. View Details 4. The Fury of Firestorm Air date: Oct 27, 2015 Barry and the team look for another Firestorm match for Dr. Stein, but when Caitlin meets Jefferson "Jax" Jackson she questions whether he is the right match. Meanwhile, Iris surprises Joe; and Barry and Patty grow closer. View Details 5. The Darkness and the Light Air date: Nov 3, 2015 Barry learns a new breacher, Dr. Light, has come through the portal and sets off to capture her. During a fight with the Flash, she blinds him and drops some shocking news about Zoom. Meanwhile, Barry and Patty go out on a date. View Details 6. Enter Zoom Air date: Nov 10, 2015 Barry engineers a dangerous plan to defeat Zoom, but Caitlin sides with Jay and deems it too dangerous for Barry to engage with the speed demon. However, Iris shows her support and brings forth a surprising ally. View Details 7. Gorilla Warfare Air date: Nov 17, 2015 Grodd returns to Central City and kidnaps Caitlin, and Barry races to find her before it's too late. Meanwhile, Cisco plans his first date with the new barista at Jitters; and Patty begins to suspect Barry is hiding something from her. View Details 8. Legends of Today Air date: Dec 1, 2015 A crossover episode with "Arrow" begins with Vandal Savage attacking Kendra and Cisco. Barry then takes Kendra to Star City and asks Oliver to hide her until he can stop Vandal. But Hawkman, a man with wings, shows up and flies off with Kendra. Meanwhile, Harrison develops a serum to make Barry run faster and asks Jay to test it. View Details 9. Running to Stand Still Air date: Dec 8, 2015 The Weather Wizard returns to break Captain Cold and the Trickster out of Iron Heights, but Barry tries to stop him and prevent these rogues from taking over Central City during Christmas. Meanwhile, Joe and Iris meet Wally West. View Details 10. Potential Energy Air date: Jan 19, 2016 Now that they've grown closer, Barry considers telling Patty that he is The Flash. Meanwhile, Joe and Iris try to get to know Wally (Keiynan Lonsdale). -- (C) CW View Details Show More Episodes The Flash: Season 2 Photos View All Photos (118) Tv Season Info Barry Allen returns to action in Series 2 of The Flash. Barry decides he will protect Central City by himself, however, when Atom Smasher attacks, Iris tries to persuade him to let his friends help. Meanwhile, mystery man Jay Garrick issues a warning about Zoom, a speed demon who intends to take over Central City and to destroy the Flash in the process. Elsewhere, help is needed from the Arrow, and Barry and patty grow closer, making him wonder if he can tell her that he is the Flash. Genre: Action & Adventure Network: CW Premiere Date: Oct 6, 2015 Creators: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Geoff Johns Exec. Producers: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter, Todd Helbing Cast & Crew Grant Gustin Barry Allen/The Flash Danielle Panabaker Caitlin Snow Tom Cavanagh Dr. Harrison Wells Jesse L. Martin Detective Joe West Candice Patton Iris West Carlos Valdes Cisco Ramon/Vibe Teddy Sears Hunter Zolomon / Zoom Keiynan Lonsdale Wally West/Kid Flash Violett Beane Jesse Quick Shantel VanSanten Patty Spivot John Wesley Shipp Flash-90 Victor Garber Dr. Martin Stein Ciara Renée Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl Wentworth Miller Leo Snart/Citizen Cold Michelle Harrison Nora Allen Matt Letscher Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash Adam Stafford Adam Fells/Geomancer David Ramsey John Diggle/Spartan Robbie Amell Ronnie Raymond/ Deathstorm Aaron Douglas Russell Glosson/The Turtle Greg Berlanti Andrew Kreisberg Sarah Schechter David Nutter Aaron Helbing Todd Helbing Katherine Walczak Kai Wu Joe Peracchio Lauren Certo Stefan Pleszczynski David Kob Ralph Hemecker J.J. Makaro Jesse Warn John Showalter Brooke Eikmeier Gabrielle G. Stanton Deric A. Hughes Benjamin Raab Show all Cast & Crew News & Interviews for The Flash: Season 2 13 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This October 15 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This October Superhero-TV Cribs: 5 Awesome Caves, Lairs, HQs, and Labs View All The Flash: Season 2 News Episodes 1. The Man Who Saved Central City Air date: Oct 6, 2015 Season 2 begins with Barry deciding to protect Central City on his own. But when Atom Smasher attacks, Iris pleads with Barry to let his friends help protect the citizens. Meanwhile, Cisco helps Joe with his Meta Task Force. View Details 2. Flash of Two Worlds Air date: Oct 13, 2015 Jay Garrick, a mysterious man from Earth-2, appears at S.T.A.R. Labs with a dire warning about an evil speedster named Zoom who is out to destroy the Flash. Barry and the team must decide if they can trust him, even as they face yet another powerful meta-human. Meanwhile, Joe deals with a determined officer named Patty Spivot who wants to join his meta-human task force. View Details 3. Family of Rogues Air date: Oct 20, 2015 Barry and the team learn Captain Cold has been kidnapped and then form an uneasy alliance with his sister. However, Barry feels double-crossed when he finds out Snart is working with his father, Lewis Snart, on a heist. Meanwhile, Joe faces a difficult decision. View Details 4. The Fury of Firestorm Air date: Oct 27, 2015 Barry and the team look for another Firestorm match for Dr. Stein, but when Caitlin meets Jefferson "Jax" Jackson she questions whether he is the right match. Meanwhile, Iris surprises Joe; and Barry and Patty grow closer. View Details 5. The Darkness and the Light Air date: Nov 3, 2015 Barry learns a new breacher, Dr. Light, has come through the portal and sets off to capture her. During a fight with the Flash, she blinds him and drops some shocking news about Zoom. Meanwhile, Barry and Patty go out on a date. View Details 6. Enter Zoom Air date: Nov 10, 2015 Barry engineers a dangerous plan to defeat Zoom, but Caitlin sides with Jay and deems it too dangerous for Barry to engage with the speed demon. However, Iris shows her support and brings forth a surprising ally. View Details 7. Gorilla Warfare Air date: Nov 17, 2015 Grodd returns to Central City and kidnaps Caitlin, and Barry races to find her before it's too late. Meanwhile, Cisco plans his first date with the new barista at Jitters; and Patty begins to suspect Barry is hiding something from her. View Details 8. Legends of Today Air date: Dec 1, 2015 A crossover episode with "Arrow" begins with Vandal Savage attacking Kendra and Cisco. Barry then takes Kendra to Star City and asks Oliver to hide her until he can stop Vandal. But Hawkman, a man with wings, shows up and flies off with Kendra. Meanwhile, Harrison develops a serum to make Barry run faster and asks Jay to test it. View Details 9. Running to Stand Still Air date: Dec 8, 2015 The Weather Wizard returns to break Captain Cold and the Trickster out of Iron Heights, but Barry tries to stop him and prevent these rogues from taking over Central City during Christmas. Meanwhile, Joe and Iris meet Wally West. View Details 10. Potential Energy Air date: Jan 19, 2016 Now that they've grown closer, Barry considers telling Patty that he is The Flash. Meanwhile, Joe and Iris try to get to know Wally (Keiynan Lonsdale). -- (C) CW View Details Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for The Flash Season 2 All Critics (23) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (0) The Flash's second season begins, as Buffy's always would, by having its heroes pick up the pieces, and it does so nicely. Oct 7, 2015 | Full Review… David Sims The Atlantic Top Critic It's also reasonably smart without being show-offy. Tuesday's launch, meanwhile, is a nice reminder that nothing -- at least that good stuff -- has changed. Oct 6, 2015 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic For a comic book fan, it feels as if they're making this series just for me. Oct 8, 2015 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review… Gregory L. Reece PopMatters Top Critic Not every story the show tells needs to be life-lessonish, and The Flash can veer cornball and simplistic sometimes. Still, I love the right stuff that The Flash represents. He's a blazing streak of Tomorrowland in a gloomy, doomy, fury road culture. Oct 7, 2015 | Rating: B | Full Review… Jeff Jensen Entertainment Weekly Top Critic Season 2 of The Flash continues to be a mix of good intentions and significant missteps. Aug 4, 2019 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… Li Lai Mediaversity Reviews I believe The Flash season 2 is building a framework to keep from completely baffling its viewers later; they've started by re-establishing the foundation, the very basics of the show. Jul 17, 2018 | Full Review… Rob Bricken io9.com There's much more to consider going into Season 3 than "The Race of His Life" necessarily wrought during the hour itself, but the overall construction felt admirably solid. Jun 19, 2018 | Full Review… Kevin Fitzpatrick ScreenCrush ... the beating heart of the growing DCU on the CW. Oct 6, 2016 | Full Review… Sean Axmaker Seanax.com Season two may be a step down from what had been a brilliant debut, but when it comes right to it, it still manages to deliver where it counts. Sep 7, 2016 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… Jeff Beck The Blu Spot It's a lot to get through, and some of it works better than others. Oct 7, 2015 | Full Review… Alan Sepinwall HitFix The show keeps its streak of strong episodes alive despite a few hitches in the road. Oct 7, 2015 | Full Review… Jordan Alsaqa TV Equals Back with reinvigorated style and a cast that only continues to grow, The Flash is off to a strong and suitable start for the series. Oct 7, 2015 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review… Allyson Johnson The Young Folks View All Critic Reviews (23) Audience Reviews for The Flash: Season 2 3d ago The plot and villain were great. The writing got a lot better and we got see a lot more serious scenes which is appreciated. Really fun and cool. Codie N Oct 02, 2020 Barry and Iris' relationship in this is so much better. Love Cisco, definitely missed Eddie. Florenca B Aug 09, 2020 This was a badass season just like the first season Daniel20 S Aug 09, 2020 For the most part, Season 2 was great but it has such an incredibly weak and dull ending. It's unfortunate because some scenes with Zoom fighting Flash was absolutely impeccable! Galo C Aug 01, 2020 The move to a 2nd speedster was ill advised but the season gets over it with some strong story telling and great new characters. Steve D Jul 03, 2020 The plot of "The Flash: Season Two" is nothing short of manic and excessive. The first season dealt with the creation of meta-humans, previously normal citizens now possessing extraordinary powers and abilities. In fighting the evil ones, Barry Allen/The Flash (Grant Gustin) had to race with inhuman speed to fight them, and on at least two occasions used time travel to help his problems. Now this second season adds alternate dimensions, alternate versions of yourself, wormholes leading to different universes, and weapons so powerful they can apparently destroy and affect multiple universes at once. If viewers were not wary of inter-dimensional travel before, they may be now. Barry's mission this season is to defend his planet from a supervillain named Zoom, who invades the Earth with metahumans from his own universe. Zoom has a fearsome reputation on his own world, Earth-2, and has been able to breach Barry's world due to the latter's unfortunate creation of a wormhole last season. Zoom's powers mainly involve running at quick speeds, but his appearance is dark, leathery and gothic, more demonic and physical than the sophisticated, Machiavellian persona of Eobard Thawne from the first season. It's kinda fun at times to see Barry and his friends traveling to and from dimensions, encountering allies and foes from distant dimensions, especially when they're counterparts of people they already know. I appreciated that the second season is not a repeat of the first season, and contains a story that stands out like its own chapter in the Flash mythology. There's also some intriguing revelations that come from their time on other worlds, such as the possibility of Cisco/Vibe (Carlos Valdes) having psychic and telekinetic powers far more advanced than thought possible. The fact that Barry created a wormhole at all is mostly forgotten about, and when it is mentioned it is just used as an excuse for obligatory speeches at times of crises to encourage his self-esteem. Barry is, in some respects, one of the least experienced strategists I've ever seen in a show. Barry learned last season he could run fast enough to travel back in time to save his mother, but also learned that he could cause a worm hole that would destroy Earth. Which would probably mean his mother would be dead anyway. So he naturally risks the lives of all humanity to save one person. Does that sound dramatic? Is it worth risking humanity to save someone, even if it were successful? I cannot help but mention this since at crucial moments in this second season, characters make critically unwise and predictable decisions that allow Zoom and his minions to constantly avoid defeat. If they did not make these decisions, and if Zoom did not demonstrate a curious level of invincibility for someone whose superpower is running, the season would be over. The entire season is, in fact, filled with stalling devices to delay the climax until the the season finale. And this happens at the cost of a meaningful payoff. Rarely does anybody ever seem to do anything as a cautionary measure against Zoom, like putting people in protective custody, or moving out of homes that Zoom knows the heroes live in. Barry's loved ones are always available to kidnap and inspire Barry's unending guilt complex. There is always some manner of dialogue that proceeds something like this: "I just let that happen. How could I live with myself? How can I make such a big mistake?" What Barry always seems to forget is that many of his friends are also strategically inept--always planning things halfway but missing out on key details. On more than one occasion do Barry's allies Cisco and Caitlin (Carlos Valdes and Danielle Panabaker) invent miraculous devices capable of subduing his enemies, but only AFTER a whole episode in which Barry fights his enemies single-handedly with no technology. After some time it's too easy to grow numb to the way the episodes employ repetitious mayhem to extend the plot. It is not emotionally involving to have constantly bad things happen to Barry and have him complain about it. It's always been essentially a gimmick to show the hero is flawed and personable. This played adequately in the first season because we had characterizations and suspense to distract us. Here, Barry's impulsiveness and arrogance grow tiresome in the face of a villain that beats him senselessly on countless times. Imagine how many contrived conversations about his guilt could be cut and replaced with honest dialogue about what's really happening. The result may have been organic if nothing else. Maybe a shorter season was needed, so that we didn't get the same dilemma again and again. Jonathan E May 14, 2020 fantastic fabulous and great acting samaa h Apr 09, 2020 A great second season for the fans of our scarlet speedster. It had some really great episodes that include- Enter Zoom(2.06), Welcome to Earth 2(2,13), King Shark(2.15) and my personal favorite The Runaway Dinosaur(2.21). The show adopted a darker tone for season 2 which paid off handsomely for the fans and the show. However, the plot unfolded in a way similar to the first season and it could have done away with having 20+ episodes. Gahir R Feb 27, 2020 Not as good as the first. There are still many easter eggs and clever nods to the DC comic books and the acting and special effects are still very good and it's still an enjoyable watch but overall it's only average with some questionable characters. While I did like Zoom as the villain new charactes Jay and Wally aren't such nice additions. The Flash's second season is only average with too little Captain Cold to compensate. 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