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The Flash – Season 5, Episode 16 Failure Is an Orphan

Play trailer 0:19 The Flash – Season 5, Episode 16 Failure Is an Orphan Aired Mar 12, 2019 Drama Action Adventure Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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67% Tomatometer 12 Reviews
With the meta-human cure ready to use, Barry and the team must figure out a way to subdue Cicada long enough to take it; Killer Frost steps in to help with the plan; Joe eases back into work; Nora isn't happy about her dad's plans to stop Cicada.
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The Flash — Season 5, Episode 16

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Although the season-long build up to this episode's main event ultimately underwhelms, "Failure is an Orphan" still satisfies by successfully uniting plotlines.

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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

Detective Joe West
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Scott Von Doviak AV Club 03/13/2019
B+
Even without the finality many of us hoped for, "Failure Is An Orphan" does a better job of advancing the arc than most recent episodes. Go to Full Review Chancellor Agard Entertainment Weekly 03/13/2019
I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. It felt like it was actually moving toward something the entire time, and director Viet Nguyen created a very suspenseful atmosphere, too. Go to Full Review Jessie Robertson Flickering Myth 04/24/2019
7.5/10
Jessica Parker Kennedy is everything for me this season and despite my high hopes of Cicada vanishing tonight, there were enough scenes that really did their job and the main narrative moved along at just the right pace. Go to Full Review Jeffrey Lyles Lyles' Movie Files 04/17/2019
8/10
Failure Is an Orphan went an interesting route...Still, it's nice to see a real threat arrive and the potential for Team Flash to have to work to beat this new and improved model Cicada. Go to Full Review Lacy Baugher Tell-Tale TV 03/20/2019
"Failure is an Orphan" finally tries to face the fact that Orlin Dwyer's Cicada is a complete disaster as a villain, but it's honestly a case of too little, too late. Go to Full Review Michael Patterson What Culture 03/13/2019
'Failure Is An Orphan' was one of the season's finest outings so far as it effectively brought everything together and stayed on target the whole way throughout. The result was a long overdue thriller that also had some real heart. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis With the meta-human cure ready to use, Barry and the team must figure out a way to subdue Cicada long enough to take it; Killer Frost steps in to help with the plan; Joe eases back into work; Nora isn't happy about her dad's plans to stop Cicada.
Director
Viet Nguyen
Executive Producer
Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter, Sarah Schechter
Screenwriter
Zack Stentz
Network
The CW
Rating
TV-PG (L|V)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 12, 2019
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