Warning: full episode spoilers follow.
I don’t even know what the purpose of reviewing TV is after watching this episode. “Tricksters” featured, among many other things, Mark Hamill playing a costumed supervillain and uttering the line “I am your father.” The Flash has essentially won television at this point.
Needless to say, this was a really enjoyable episode. We saw the show at its most campy and comic book-y with the two Tricksters (Hamill and Davon Graye), but we also saw moments of real darkness and solemnity as the true nature of Harrison Wells was further illuminated. The end result was a real jam-packed installment that reinforces the idea that The Flash, when it’s firing on all cylinders, can do superhero TV better than anyone.