Always Hold On To The Flash

Zach and Matt are joined by Alan Burke from the All Star Superfan Podcast to talk the fourteenth episode of The Flash, "Be My Baby." They discuss Alan's The Flash fandom, a before-they-were-famous Bryan Cranston, his character's OCD, more unexpected kids dropping into Barry's life. 

Check out the Alan on the All Star Superfan Podcast!

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: B+
Matt's Grade: B+
Alan's Grade: B
IMDB Grade: 7.1

SERIES TALLY BOARD
Alley Watch: 3
Central City _____: 20
Dead David: 3
First Appearance: 5
Flying Papers: 8
Halfway To Metropolis: 7
Hospital Visits: 9
Jay: 9
My Name Is Earl: 9
One to Beam Up: 8
Original Team Flash: 5
Out of the Past: 17
Shirtless Barry: 5

PATREON: patreon.com/alwaysmallville
TWITTER: twitter.com/alwaysflash90
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/alwaysflash90
EMAIL: [email protected]

Matt Truex is a Warner Bros. Discovery employee. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Zach and Matt talk the thirteenth episode of The Flash, "Tina, Is That You?" They discuss the Barry/Tina relationship (and lack thereof), Alpha Tina, John Wesley Shipp's continued incredible chemistry with every guest star, and production order vs. broadcast order...in particular in the context of Star Trek.

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: B+
Matt's Grade: A-
IMDB Grade: 7.5

SERIES TALLY BOARD
Alley Watch: 3
Central City _____: 20
Dead David: 2
First Appearance: 5
Flying Papers: 6
Halfway To Metropolis: 7
Hospital Visits: 9
Jay: 8
My Name Is Earl: 8
One to Beam Up: 8
Original Team Flash: 5
Out of the Past: 17
Shirtless Barry: 5

PATREON: patreon.com/alwaysmallville
TWITTER: twitter.com/alwaysflash90
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/alwaysflash90
EMAIL: [email protected]

Matt Truex is a Warner Bros. Discovery employee. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Zach and Matt are joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow to talk the twelfth episode of The Flash, "The Trickster." They discuss The Trickster being Mark Hamill's unintentional live action audition to play The Joker, the return of Megan Lockheart, the Barry/Tina/Megan love triangle and the Batman '66 of it all!

Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow!

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: A+
Matt's Grade: A
Lance's Grade: A-
IMDB Grade: 8.1

SERIES TALLY BOARD
Alley Watch: 3
Central City _____: 16
Dead David: 2
First Appearance: 5
Flying Papers: 6
Halfway To Metropolis: 7
Hospital Visits: 8
Jay: 8
My Name Is Earl: 7
One to Beam Up: 8
Original Team Flash: 5
Out of the Past: 17
Shirtless Barry: 4

PATREON: patreon.com/alwaysmallville
TWITTER: twitter.com/alwaysflash90
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/alwaysflash90
EMAIL: [email protected]

Matt Truex is a Warner Bros. Discovery employee. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Zach and Matt talk the eleventh episode of The Flash, "Beat the Clock." They discuss a before-they-were-famous Angela Bassett, jazz, the trope of the imminent execution, and the continually slow and odd pacing of episodes.

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: C-
Matt's Grade: C-
IMDB Grade: 7.6

SERIES TALLY BOARD
Alley Watch: 3
Central City _____: 16
Dead David: 2
First Appearance: 4
Flying Papers: 6
Halfway To Metropolis: 7
Hospital Visits: 8
Jay: 7
My Name Is Earl: 6
One to Beam Up: 8
Original Team Flash: 4
Out of the Past: 17
Shirtless Barry: 3

PATREON: patreon.com/alwaysmallville
TWITTER: twitter.com/alwaysflash90
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/alwaysflash90
EMAIL: [email protected]

Matt Truex is a Warner Bros. Discovery employee. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Zach and Matt talk the tenth episode of The Flash, "Sight Unseen." They discuss the trope of an invisible villain, how this one looks like Dennis Muren, Tina's until now unseen coworker, and (shock!) corrupt government agents.

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: A-
Matt's Grade: B+
IMDB Grade: 7.7

SERIES TALLY BOARD
Alley Watch: 3
Central City _____: 15
Dead David: 2
First Appearance: 4
Flying Papers: 5
Halfway To Metropolis: 7
Hospital Visits: 2
Jay: 6
My Name Is Earl: 6
One to Beam Up: 8
Original Team Flash: 3
Out of the Past: 14
Shirtless Barry: 3

PATREON: patreon.com/alwaysmallville
TWITTER: twitter.com/alwaysflash90
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/alwaysflash90
EMAIL: [email protected]

Matt Truex is a Warner Bros. Discovery employee. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Zach and Matt are joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow to talk the ninth episode of The Flash, "Ghost in the Machine." They discuss Lance's The Flash fandom, what great additions Nightshade and The Ghost are to the mythology, the fish out of water fun of a man from the 50s waking up in the 90s, and the true comic book flavor of this episode.

Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow.

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: A+
Lance's Grade: A
Matt's Grade: A
IMDB Grade: 8.2

SERIES TALLY BOARD
Alley Watch: 3
Central City _____: 14
Dead David: 2
First Appearance: 4
Flying Papers: 5
Halfway To Metropolis: 6
Hospital Visits: 2
Jay: 6
My Name Is Earl: 6
One to Beam Up: 6
Original Team Flash: 3
Out of the Past: 14
Shirtless Barry: 3

PATREON: patreon.com/alwaysmallville
TWITTER: twitter.com/alwaysflash90
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/alwaysflash90
EMAIL: [email protected]

Matt Truex is a Warner Bros. Discovery employee. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Zach and Matt talk the eighth episode of The Flash, "Shroud of Death". They discuss the Batman: Mask of the Phantasm vibes, Garfield getting fleshed out ad focused on, Julio being on to Barry's secret, and Falcone on Batman: The Animated Series!

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: A
Matt's Grade: C
IMDB Grade: 7.6

SERIES TALLY BOARD
Alley Watch: 3
Central City _____: 11
Dead David: 2
First Appearance: 4
Flying Papers: 5
Halfway To Metropolis: 5
Hospital Visits: 2
Jay: 6
My Name Is Earl: 5
One to Beam Up: 6
Original Team Flash: 2
Out of the Past: 14
Shirtless Barry: 2

PATREON: patreon.com/alwaysmallville
TWITTER: twitter.com/alwaysflash90
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/alwaysflash90
EMAIL: [email protected]

Matt Truex is a Warner Bros. Discovery employee. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Zach and Matt talk the seventh episode of The Flash, "Child's Play". They discuss this epsiode's "just say no" message, what the Superman: The Movie and Batman posters means, The Flash phasing through a wall, and have their biggest difference of opinion about an episode yet!

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: A-
Matt's Grade: C-
IMDB Grade: 7.3

SERIES TALLY BOARD
Alley Watch: 3
Central City _____: 11
Dead David: 2
First Appearance: 4
Flying Papers: 4
Halfway To Metropolis: 5
Hospital Visits: 1
Jay: 6
My Name Is Earl: 5
One to Beam Up: 6
Original Team Flash: 1
Out of the Past: 13
Shirtless Barry: 2

PATREON: patreon.com/alwaysmallville
TWITTER: twitter.com/alwaysflash90
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/alwaysflash90
EMAIL: [email protected]

Matt Truex is a Warner Bros. Discovery employee. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Zach and Matt talk the sixth episode of The Flash, "Sins of the Father". They discuss M. Emmet Walsh's Henry Allen being very different from the one John Wesley Shipp will eventually play, the unexpectedly unorthodox moral message of the story, some less than stellar guest stars, and new tally board categories!

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: D+
Matt's Grade: C-
IMDB Grade: 7.3

SERIES TALLY BOARD
Alley Watch: 3
Central City _____: 11
Dead David: 2
First Appearance: 4
Flying Papers: 4
Halfway To Metropolis: 4
Hospital Visits: 1
Jay: 6
My Name Is Earl: 4
One to Beam Up: 5
Original Team Flash: 1
Out of the Past: 12
Shirtless Barry: 2

PATREON: patreon.com/alwaysmallville
TWITTER: twitter.com/alwaysflash90
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/alwaysflash90
EMAIL: [email protected]

Matt Truex is a Warner Bros. Discovery employee. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Zach and Matt talk the fifth episode of The Flash, "Double Vision". They discuss the Day of the Dead, the show's first "supervillain" in Wirehead, Barry and Tina's insane chemistry, and the way superspeed is presented...super slowly.

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: C
Matt's Grade: C
IMDB Grade: 7

SERIES TALLY BOARD
Alley Watch: 3
Central City _____: 9
Dead David: 2
First Appearance: 4
Flying Papers: 3
Halfway To Metropolis: 3
Hospital Visits: 1
My Name Is Earl: 3
Original Team Flash: 1

PATREON: patreon.com/alwaysmallville
TWITTER: twitter.com/alwaysflash90
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/alwaysflash90
EMAIL: [email protected]

Matt Truex is a Warner Bros. Discovery employee. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Warner Bros. Discovery.