User blog comment:The Blue Hood/Ranking The Flash Season 2 Episodes So Far/@comment-27382442-20151211175246

Mine: 9. The Man Who Saved Central City: It was a boring, formulaic villain of the week episode that failed to give any credible explanation for why the paradox didn't destroy everything and also failed to set up the season. Horrible premier. 8. The Darkness and the Light: Huge difference between the worst and second worst on the list. This is still a decent episode, just doesn't stand out. The fight scene was ridiculously bad though, Barry could've punched her thousands of times while making those mirages. 7. Running to Stand Still: Pretty apt title as there was next to no ball movement for a midseason finale. I'm not a huge Trickster fan either, so just didn't stand out. Harry demanding that kid give him his presents was definitely the funniest moment of the season though. 6. Flash of Two Worlds: Good intro to the season after the lackluster premier. Also good intro to Jay and Patty. 5. The Fury of Firestorm: This was good it just felt so disconnected from everything else that it falls down the list a bit. Most obvious example of Legends set up. It was the hardest episode for me to place. King Shark at the end was awesome. 4. Enter Zoom: This episode was easily the worst of the season without those last 10 minutes. Those 10 minutes were the best 10 of the season though, so it gives it a huge bump. Unfortunately the cliffhanger didn't lead to anything interesting except a confidence blow for Barry. 3. Legends of Today: There was some clunkiness in the first half (the Arrow half was better) but this is the most ambitious think the arrowverse has ever tried and it was just a huge, fun spectacle. Lots of standout scenes and performances as well as solid ball movement for Arrow and Flash plots. 2. Gorilla Warfare: Gorilla City alone would be enough to justify this spot. Luckily it was also a dang good episode besides that. Harry in the Reverse Flash costume was cool and Grodd is just such a fun villain. 1. Family of Rogues: What can I say, this was a perfect episode and nothing else even crossed my mind when considering the top spot, Family of Rogues ran away with it. The Barry-Cold dynamic is the funnest on the show and I loved seeing Cold fleshed out in his own right. His relationships with his father and sister are the two most important drivers of his character, simultaneously explaining his villainous nature and why he isn't as bad as some of the rest. He's the only "villain of the week" character to transcend that title and feel essential to the show in my opinion. Also some fun relationship stuff and Golden Glider had a standout acting performance. 10/10.