Success is Assured
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| "Success is Assured" | |
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| The Flash episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 19 |
| Directed by | Philip Chipera |
| Written by | Kelly Wheeler Lauren Barnett |
| Original air date | May 12, 2020 |
| Cast | |
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"Success is Assured" is the nineteenth and final episode of the sixth season of the 2010s American science fiction superhero television series The Flash, based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash, a crime scene investigator who gains superhuman speed, which he uses to fight criminals, including others who have also gained superhuman abilities. The series is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the universe, and is a spin-off of Arrow. The episode, which is also the 133rd overall episode in the series, was directed by Philip Chipera and written by Kelly Wheeler and Lauren Barnett.
The episode premiered in the United States on The CW on May 12, 2020.
Plot[edit]
Barry warns Carver about Eva after Mirror Singh destroys Black Hole's warehouse, but he rebuffs him until he learns Eva captured his metas, forcing him to accept. Mirror Singh offers to return Iris in exchange for Carver, but Nash has everyone flee before Barry can answer. Hiding at McCulloch Tech, Ralph discovers that Sue joined Black Hole to kill Carver, so he tries to dissuade her. Having sided with Eva, the Black Hole metas disable the security system and attack. As Nash, Allegra, Ralph, and Sue battle them, Mirror Singh sacrifices himself to get Eva inside and knock out Barry. Despite the Flash's best efforts, Eva kills Carver and takes her company back, though she lets Team Flash go.
Eva reveals herself to the public, claiming she was held hostage by a crime syndicate and Carver died saving her. With Carver dead, Sue celebrates her family's freedom until Ralph reveals Eva framed her for his murder. As Joe returns from witness protection, Team Flash plans to rescue their friends from the Mirrorverse while Caitlin departs with her mother for treatment. Meanwhile, Iris is able to concentrate enough to find Singh, but the neural dissonance intensifies until she inexplicably vanishes before Kamilla's eyes.
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Production[edit]
Development[edit]
The series was renewed for a sixth season by The CW on January 31, 2019,[1] along with a 22-episode order.[2] In March 2019, it was announced that Eric Wallace would replace Todd Helbing as showrunner for the season.[3]
Writing[edit]
Wallace felt episode 19, which became the season finale because of the COVID-19 pandemic, worked in the series' favor because it had "a big cliffhanger" that was "a good pause point". The remaining three episodes, which had been written, will become the first three episodes of season seven. Wallace conceded there may be a few small adjustments made based on how the pandemic would affect shooting, but said Eva McCulloch’s story "is on a very specific trajectory that we want to honor and finish." Wallace continued that he thought having these three episodes start season seven was "making it stronger because it's forcing us to look at these two separate things — which is the end of Eva's story and the beginning of the next villain's story and how he relates to Barry and Iris —" and making a strong connection between them.[4]
Casting[edit]
Grant Gustin stars as Barry Allen, and is joined by principal cast members Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, Hartley Sawyer, Danielle Nicolet, Efrat Dor, Tom Cavanagh, and Jesse L. Martin, who portray Iris West-Allen, Caitlin Snow, Cisco Ramon, Ralph Dibny, Cecile Horton, Eva McCulloch, Harrison Wells, and Joe West.[5] Additional guest appearances in the episode include Patrick Sabongui as recurring character David Singh, Susan Walters as Caitlin's mother Carla Tannhauser, Victoria Park as Kamilla Huang, Kayla Compton as Allegra Garcia, and Natalie Dreyfuss as Sue Dearborn, and Eric Nenninger as Joseph Carver.[6]
Filming[edit]
On March 13, 2020, production was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 90% of the planned 20th episode was filmed by that time, with one more day of filming anticipated to complete it.[7] Though it was initially planned for production on the rest of the season to resume later in the year,[8] the remaining episodes were ultimately not filmed as part of the sixth season.[7] Those final three episodes were included as the first part of season seven.[9]
Reception[edit]
Rating[edit]
"Success is Assured" was watched upon its airing by 1.62 million viewers.[10]
Critical response[edit]
Mike Cecchini of Den of Geek rated the episode 4 out of 5 stars and praised Eva's villainy, stating, "It feels like Eva can be far more manipulative, public facing, and sympathetic than [Lex Luthor] ever was…and she’s got a handful of metas already at her disposal, the capacity to create more, and really cool powers of her own. That’s a dangerous combo that could make for fascinating storytelling."[11] Chancellor Agard of Entertainment thought it was unfortunate that the show wasn't more emotionally connecting, while also praising the way the season was able to be wrapped up impromptu due to the halt in filming, as well as complementing Eva, saying "Overall, I thought “Success Is Assured” was pretty fine. On the one hand, I love that it set up a mini-finale arc that pits Team Flash against Eva, who is shaping up to be one of the show's best big bads ever."[12] Lacy Baugher of Tell-Tale TV was also complementing Eva, saying "From her gorgeous costume to her complex motivations and not entirely unsympathetic goals, Eva’s probably the most interesting, layered villain the show has had since [the first season]."[13]
Jesse Schedeen of IGN thought it was lucky that the nineteenth episode was able to serve as a good ending for the sixth season, saying "["Success is Assured"] winds up serving as a surprisingly enjoyable and cohesive cap to the season. It hardly ties up all the show's many loose ends, but it does leave the ongoing conflict between Team Flash and Eva McCulloch in a strong place, especially with that final cliffhanger casting a shadow over Season 7. It's hard to say how the series will move forward from here, but at least this finale is able to prevent a satisfying season from ending on a bad note."[14]
References[edit]
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (January 31, 2019). "CW Renews 'The Flash,' 'Charmed,' 'Riverdale,' 'Supernatural,' 6 More". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ MacDonald, Lindsay (July 24, 2019). "Everything We Know About The Flash Season 6 So Far". TV Guide. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (March 12, 2019). "'The Flash' Changing Showrunners for Season 6 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Agard, Chancellor (May 13, 2020). "The Flash boss says season 6's sudden ending makes season 7 'stronger'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Agard, Chancellr (November 21, 2019). "The Flash casts Mayans M.C. actress in role that 'pushes the boundaries of sanity'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 23, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Success Is Assured". Arrowverse Wiki. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Mitovitch, Matt Webb (May 13, 2020). "Flash Boss Cops to 'Tough' Unplanned Cliffhanger, Confirms Plan for Unfilmed Episodes and a 'Happy Ending'". TVLine. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mitovitch, Matt Webb (March 26, 2020). "Stargirl Premiere Pushed Back a Week". TVLine. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Agard, Chancellor (March 23, 2021). "'The Flash' recap: Barry and Iris face their trauma". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (May 13, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.12.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 31, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Flash Season 6 Episode 19 Review: Success is Assured". Den of Geek. 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ↑ "'The Flash' finale recap: Failure isn't an option for Mirror Mistress". EW.com. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ↑ "The Flash Review: Success is Assured (Season 6 Episode 19) | Tell-Tale TV". telltaletv.com. 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ↑ "The Flash: Season 6 Finale - "Success Is Assured" Review". IGN India. 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
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