Board Thread:The Flash discussions/@comment-9346948-20151111015951/@comment-807136-20151116072022

Assassin Abdullah wrote: What was Wells thinking anyway? Zoom was slower than Barry when he was fighting The Flash aka Jay Garrick. After he stole his speed He became twice the fast than The Flash aka Barry Allen. Couldn't Wells think about it for a minute. Wells already mentioned that Zoom could make people do things out-of-character. Not thinking things through and planning meticulously could be out of character for E2 Wells. Zoom took his daughter and for all he knows she's dead (but in his mind there was probably some chance she was alive but he wasn't sure). He's too upset to think clearly. He also knows that time is of the essence. The more time Zoom has, the more power he can build and the more danger he can pose. Also, the longer he's running free, the less chance there is that Jesse will turn up alive. Hopefully we will find out why Zoom took Jesse and what his plans are-- its clear he wasn't sure quite what to do with her and Wells so he doesn't seem to want to outright kill them. I'm not sure why. Maybe he's related somehow?

My nitpicks for the episode:
 * After Cisco attempts to touch Wells (who clearly figured out what was happening), Caitlin tells Cisco to try again loudly enough for Wells to have heard her-- that whole conversation was within earshot of Wells.
 * Cisco finally vibes Wells and then says NOTHING to anyone. Why not just say to Wells right off the bat "Who is Jesse?" (the only reason is to have the plot moment where he asks later-- but it didn't make sense to withhold that information).
 * Were they unable to find more of those nanobots that Ray created to slow down the speedforce?
 * Why didn't they try to create a trap like they did for Reverse Flash?
 * I was going to ask how Zoom knew that Barry dated Linda, but in interviews it was stated that Zoom can see in to Barry's world at different points in time. But still, it is not clear how.
 * Why did Zoom not just go in and try to take Barry out himself much sooner (was he studying him to gauge his skill?)
 * After kicking Barry's ass, Zoom turned to Wells and said "You're next". Then he just runs off and he never lays a hand on Wells.
 * Cisco finally revealed that he "vibed" Wells and asked about Jesse. Wells asked what he saw and all Cisco said was that she was "with" Zoom. Wouldn't you think Wells would want more clarification on that? I know he first wanted to know if she was alive, but why wouldn't he want more details-- like "Where is she?" "Is she hurt?" etc. Only reason I can think of him NOT asking if she was hurt is if he expected she was and was afraid to hear the answer. I know I'm not Wells, but if I were Wells, I would have been asking Cisco for every detail he could give about Jesse's condition and location.
 * No mention of where Iris was when Barry was recovering

Things I liked: Most of the episode except for the parts with Patty. I find her annoying. I did like how Joe shut her down. I found it amusing how Wells went from frightening Cisco (note how Cisco put his hands over his chest as if Wells was going to reach into his chest and crush his heart) and then Wells looked like he was about to turn his pants brown and yellow when Zoom spoke to him.

I noticed that Wells wants to "capture" Zoom and not kill him. I'm pretty sure he knows who Zoom used to be before the transformation. I suspect they may have been friends or relatives. That might explain why Wells and Jesse are still alive.

I'm also trying to figure out what the location is where Jesse is being held. It looked sort of like a subway place but I'm not sure. Any ideas?