12ish Days of Blogging: A Very Flash Christmas and the End of the Ghost Rider Arc

On the eleventh day of my 12ish Days of Blogging I give to thee: the winter finales of both the Flash and Marvel's Agents of SHIELD.  Both episodes debuted the same week as two other comics-related television show, Arrow and DC's Legends of Tomorrow. Highlights for those will come in a future post. While I have been watching the Flash, I haven't really done much in the way of write-up for it as I have Agents of SHIELD. As such, there are revelations that are still mysteries in earlier episodes. As such, when I blog about them don't be surprised at my 'ignorance'. I just couldn't pass up the chance to blog about an actual Flash Christmas Episode! Meanwhile, Agents of SHIELD ends the Ghost Rider Arc. Since the new arc starts Tuesday, no better time than now!


As always SPOILERS




Flash Winter Finale "The Present"

• Ooh, Julian was actually an archaeologist! Talk about Indiana Jones vibe!
• H.R. has the Christmas spirit alright!
• Philosopher's stone - ancient hindu talisman that could create metas written by an Albert Desmond aka Julian.
• John Wesley Shipp Flash, okay Jay Garrick vs Mark Hamill Trickster. As a fan of the old CBS Flash show I approve!
• Savitar - first speedster. Sends a messenger to prepare - Alchemy
• HR secretly training Wally while wearing santa hat. Faster than Barry at that corresponding point in training. Meanwhile, Cisco is seeing Dante. Love the Garrick speech to Barry about spending the holiday with his loved ones
• Garrick vs Savitar and Barry vs Alchemy!
• Barry learns Alchemy's secret ID.
• Cisco is visited by Dante's "ghost" while Barry and Wally fight Savitar. Very cool.
• We learn Savitar is poltergeist of sorts who manifests through Alchemy. Alchemy is Savitar.
• Future Barry trapped Savitar. So Savitar from future - provides prophecy.
• Both Flashes join forces to hurl Savitar box into the Speed Force!
• Barry propelled to the future! Jay brings him back but not before Barry witnesses Iris's death. Wonder if it actually Iris...
• Another Jay speech about living one's life!
• Gang has a Christmas celebration together. Very Christmas-y segment. Enough to cement this episode's designation as the Flash's Christmas Episode.

Absolutely loved this episode. Hope their are future Christmas episodes in either the Flash's future or the other CW-DC television shows. Excellent way to end the Fall season too.




Marvel's Agents of SHIELD Winter Finale "The Laws of Inferno Dynamics"

• Coughing up diamonds, 'Aida is an android.' 'Sur, I was attracted to her but this goes against the Sokovia Accords. Does anyone remember Ultron?' May and Coulson having a romantic moment? 'Eli, you want to play with fire, let's play.'
• 'Eli is working his way through the periodic table from carbon to cesium.' Robbie speared by a shaft of carbon! 'Eli has worked his way to plutonium.'
• 'Between the radioactive plutonium and quantum energy fields bombarding you and the carbon spike, a normal person would be dead ten times over. But I guess you are not normal.' Double-spiked! 'In case you haven't noticed Phil, we're not a team that trusts. We are not a team at all.' 'Turns out you're not a god. You're just a petty thief.'
• Stealing energy from other dimension creates seismic rifts. Phil using a chain to pull Ghost Rider out but GR drops the chain to penance stare Eli as device sucks both to other dimension. Aida suffers pain... After absorbing seismic tremors, Quake propels herself into the air when she is discovered by the press. Fortunately, Mace does the PR thing saying she was an undercover agent.
• Phil says previous Ghost rider came back... Mac and Yo-yo finally kiss. Mace says all LMD work will occur on SHIELD property. PR guy discovers something when Aida kills him. Knew something was going to happen.
• Turns out is a beaten up Agent May! So the May that shares a bottle of wine with Phil is an LMD...

I was pleased with this episode. Understand they had to do something with Ghost Rider. Wished the Darkhold remained the mystical tome it is in the comics but there's still the rest of the season. Actually kind of wished the final had more mystical elements instead of the implied techno-magical elements present elsewhere in the MCU. Looking forward to the LMD arc. So does this mean Nick Fury will appear?


Till my 12th installment!