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The Flash – Season 2, Episode 11 The Reverse-Flash Returns

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80% Tomatometer 15 Reviews
An attack at Mercury Labs confirms that the Reverse Flash has returned; Iris and Francine share a moment that brings Iris closer to her brother.
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The Flash — Season 2, Episode 11

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Filled with compelling drama and Barry's emotional angst, "The Reverse-Flash Returns" diverges from the up-beat action that fans of The Flash have come to expect.

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Grant Gustin

Barry Allen

Candice Patton

Iris West

Danielle Panabaker

Caitlin Snow

Carlos Valdes

Cisco Ramon

Tom Cavanagh

Dr. Harrison Wells

Jesse L. Martin

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Alan Sepinwall Uproxx 07/30/2018
Given the importance of Reverse-Flash to Barry's overall story, and all the complicated temporal mechanics required to bring him back, the hour would have worked a lot better without that story. Go to Full Review Angelica Jade Bastién New York Magazine/Vulture 07/26/2018
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The Reverse-Flash Returns could have been a good episode, if it weren't for The Flash's almost-masochistic desire to focus on Barry and Patty's bland "romance." Go to Full Review Jonathon Dornbush Entertainment Weekly 07/26/2018
While the titular foe's homecoming poses the largest threat to the well-being of Team Flash, it is the emotionally charged hurdles that elevate so much of the episode's drama. Go to Full Review Charlie Hall Polygon 08/07/2018
Some of the greatest hope I have for The Flash moving forward rests in hipster universe HR and his investment in building Wally as a deus ex machina for when Barry falls apart. Go to Full Review Joseph McCabe Nerdist 08/06/2018
In any case, there's a nice layer of tragic inevitability to the revelation that Barry and Thawne's fates are essentially linked, with the two forever reliant on each other, not unlike positive and negative electrical poles. Go to Full Review Brock Wilbur Polygon 08/06/2018
It's really upsetting to see a TV show let you in on all of the plot lines for an entire half-season by spoiling their outcome. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis An attack at Mercury Labs confirms that the Reverse Flash has returned; Iris and Francine share a moment that brings Iris closer to her brother.
Director
Michael A. Allowitz
Executive Producer
Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter, Sarah Schechter
Screenwriter
Aaron Helbing, Todd Helbing
Network
The CW
Rating
TV-PG (L|V)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 26, 2016
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