Fast Enough 

Many who wrote negative reviews of the Flash early on this season now have no choice but to admit defeat, eat their words and bow their heads in shame for being so quick to dismiss the series' potential - some called it "moronic", "juvenile", "cliche"; one guy even called the show "dumb" and "uncreative". Season 1 as a whole has proved these critics wrong, dead wrong. This finale was the magnum opus that has put the Flash in the running as one of the best TV series of 2015. The season 1 finale was stunning, emotionally gripping, extremely well interwoven and well written as all the pieces of the puzzle so masterfully began to come together- I literally cried, a grown man turned to tears by the magic I saw before me on the screen. The Flash has been on a roll since 2015 (since episode 8, I'd say, with episodes 14-23 being just amazing). This show deserves higher than 8.8/10 on IMDb, not an 8.3 - I do predict the rating will go up once the critics who voted negatively watch the later episodes and change their vote.

Although I do agree with the critics on some points, I disagree on their final conclusion about the show. For example, I admit some of the early episodes (say episode 1-7) felt rushed at some moments, sometimes the story felt inconsistent, the writing was sometimes silly, and the acting a bit off at times and perhaps a tad unrealistic. Yet even in these slightly weaker episodes, nobody can deny that the Flash was always FUN to watch, extremely pleasurable, always a 10 out of 10 for entertainment. Unfortunately, many of the critics of the Flash probably stopped watching after these somewhat weaker early episodes, and boy are they now missing out on the ride we have all enjoyed since then. As the season progressed, the story began to make sense and fit together like pieces of a master puzzle. The writing turned superb, and the Flash has been on a roll since 2015.

Critics, rewatch the Flash again without prejudice this time. Stop these comparisons to Smallville- which, by the way, was good for its time. If you make it past the early episodes, when the entire season is taken into consideration the Flash is far less cheesy and possesses much more potential and far better writing than Smallville. Season 2 will be MIND BLOWING. I am super excited for the Fall. The Flash has done the comics justice and a lot of the inconsistencies that bothered me early on in the show have now been dealt with. I'm one happy viewer. What about you?

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P.S. The user who wrote the review "sorry, didn't float my boat" didn't even give the episode let alone the show a fair chance and imagines inconsistencies that aren't there. Everything in this episode made logical sense. He keeps telling us there are plot holes yet fails to mention even one that is convincing; the so called plot holes are just his personal prejudices and preconceived notions of time travel. Do us all a favor, don't write a review of a show you haven't taken seriously

• sounds like you skipped more than episode 22 - more like 22 episodes.