“The Man in the Yellow Tie” is the episode where The Flash’s streamlined season finally catches up with it – much like a certain yellow-garbed supervillain always does with Barry Allen. The central plot is strong and thematically rich, but it’s shoved aside by subplots that have no bearing on it and serve only to establish threads that will be picked up later.
Barry trains Meena to use her speed, but an accident during a run makes him suspect her powers may come from a darker place than he thought. His fears worsen when he meets her lab assistant – a familiar face sporting a yellow tie. In his ARGUS cell on Lian Yiu, Eobard Thawne gets a surprise visitor with a tempting offer. A dangerous situation reveals an evolution in Cecile’s powers.
“The Man in the Yellow Tie” begins...