Divided We Fall

Episode Summary & Review

Summary

With most of the League unavailable, the League’s original seven battle against the fused Luthor and Brainiac. It is then up to the Flash to stand up against the Luthor-Brainiac team, and he is prepared to pay the final price. In desperation, Flash pushes his powers to their limit, running as fast as he can around the world numerous times and tapping into the Speed Force in order to separate and defeat the two villains. As a result, Flash is very nearly pulled into the Speed Force, but is rescued by the teamwork of his teammates. The incident leaves Flash with the disturbing possibility that traveling that fast again might mean he would never come back.

Our Take

A proper payoff to the season-long Brainiac and Luthor storyline, and it wisely keeps the spotlight on the original seven while everyone else sits out. The Flash finally gets his defining moment and it lands hard, though the middle stretch leans on generic citywide destruction. The aftermath gives the episode real weight. Worth your time even if the action itself is fairly standard.