Season Page

Season --

Episode --

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

Episode 8

Episode 9

Episode 10

Episode 11

Episode 12

Episode 13

Episode 14

Episode 15

Episode 16

Episode 17

Episode 18

Episode 19

Episode 20

Episode 21

Episode 22

Episode 23

The Flash – Season 2, Episode 5 The Darkness and the Light

Play trailer

The Flash – Season 2, Episode 5

The Darkness and the Light

Aired Nov 3, 2015

Drama

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

100%

Tomatometer

13 Reviews

Barry sets off to capture a new breacher who has come through the portal, but Jay tries to tell him she's not a threat; Barry and Patty go on a date.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Stream Now

Critics Consensus

It seems the The Flash will never suffer for a lack of villains, but now that Earth-2 has been established, the stakes are feeling real.

Read Critics Reviews

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

89%

56%

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Watchlist

TRAILER

for DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Naomi

91%

43%

Naomi

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Naomi

DC's Stargirl

94%

74%

DC's Stargirl

Watchlist

TRAILER

for DC's Stargirl

Pushing Daisies

96%

95%

Pushing Daisies

Watchlist

No Ordinary Family

73%

83%

No Ordinary Family

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Grant Gustin

Barry Allen

Candice Patton

Iris West

Danielle Panabaker

Caitlin Snow

Carlos Valdes

Cisco Ramon

Tom Cavanagh

Dr. Harrison Wells

Jesse L. Martin

Detective Joe West

View more photos

Angelica Jade Bastién

New York Magazine/Vulture

07/26/2018

3/5

After four episodes full of questionable choices, The Flash delivers the best second-season episode thus far.

Go to Full Review

Jonathon Dornbush

Entertainment Weekly

07/26/2018

Darkness serves as our proper introduction to Harry, who, in his own universe, seized the metahuman outbreak as a business opportunity.

Go to Full Review

Scott Von Doviak

AV Club

07/24/2018

B+

The darkness is present, but it's not oppressive; it's the light that keeps The Flash at the top of the TV superhero game.

Go to Full Review

Joseph McCabe

Nerdist

08/07/2018

Speaking of natural charm, it has been a while since we were treated to a whole episode with Tom Cavanagh, and the actor wastes no time in reminding us why he was one of the best things about season 1.

Go to Full Review

Charlie Hall

Polygon

08/06/2018

For me at least, this episode finally crystalized a few plot points, and with luck next week's episode will begin to focus the narrative through them to a dramatic mid-season cliffhanger.

Go to Full Review

Dave Trumbore

Collider

07/31/2018

4/4

Wells' daughter is in Zoom's hands and there's probably nothing the not-so-good doctor wouldn't do to save her, including handing an ill-prepared Barry over to Zoom.

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

Synopsis

Barry sets off to capture a new breacher who has come through the portal, but Jay tries to tell him she's not a threat; Barry and Patty go on a date.

Director: Steve Shill
Executive Producer: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter, Sarah Schechter
Screenwriter: Ben Sokolowski, Grainne Godfree
Network: The CW
Rating: TV-PG (L|V)
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date: Nov 3, 2015

More Top TV Picks Netflix