The Runaway Dinosaur
- Episode aired May 10, 2016
- TV-PG
- 42m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
5.4K
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Iris volunteers to act as the bait in a plan to trap Girder in S.T.A.R. Labs; Barry struggles to go back to his old life.Iris volunteers to act as the bait in a plan to trap Girder in S.T.A.R. Labs; Barry struggles to go back to his old life.Iris volunteers to act as the bait in a plan to trap Girder in S.T.A.R. Labs; Barry struggles to go back to his old life.
Nicholas Gonzalez
- Rupture
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaKevin Smith talked about the experience of directing the episode on SModcast 350: Scan BC-ing Ya'! podcast. He described the experience as fantastic, giving a lot of credit to the whole crew saying he served more as an advisor/motivator for the team who, according to him, had it pretty much covered. He hopes to come back to direct more episodes.
- GoofsWhen Tony attacks the car outside the Big Belly Burger, a sign can be seen behind him for a check cashing business which uses the Canadian spelling "cheque" instead of the American spelling.
- Quotes
Joe West: How are you feeling?
Wally West: Tired, but fine, I guess.
Joe West: So you don't notice anything different?
Wally West: Uh, no.
Joe West: I mean, I want you to know you can come and talk to me if you're scared or... you have questions about how your body's changing.
Iris West: Oh...
Wally West: I think you're a little late for the puberty talk, Dad. I've seen the Internet.
- ConnectionsReferences Young Frankenstein (1974)
Featured review
The Runaway Feels
"The Runaway Dinosaur" is an emotional ride that back tracks a bit to give Barry a well done and well deserved development within the Speed Force while building great chemistry between the group and it's characters.
Right off the bat, the episode really does a great job at capitalizing and giving each character in the S.T.A.R. labs team or even the smaller characters enough time and spotlight to truly shine respectively. With a minor flaw being Tony's sudden appearance which really has no sort of relevance to the episode, and he's just there for the sake of being there. You can take out Tony from this episode and replace him with any other bad guy besides Zoom and the episode would've really played the same which is quite appalling. Now that we've thrown that away, this episode is really damn emotional and hits you right in the heart. As Barry fights to come back to the real world out of the very trippy speed force, as he does that he gets greeted by people who are special to him. This gave way to one of the most touching scenes the show has ever had since the finale in Season One which really hits hard. Barry in the speed force basically gives him the sufficient back tracking and eventual closure he needed that surprisingly wasn't explored as much to its fullest extent in previous episode. Kevin Smith also does quite a good job giving chemistry between the side characters and giving them hilarious lines and subtle mannerisms to make it all the more fun. The best way to draw a parallel to this episode to another property is probably Guardians of the Galaxy. It's weird to an extent, it balances humor and emotion, and it contains a whole lot of touching scenes involving moms and "Take My Hand" scenes.
+Emotional scenes with the speed force +Great chemistry between characters +Great subtle touches -Villain could easily be replaced with someone else and has no effect whatsoever.
Verdict: 9.3/10
Right off the bat, the episode really does a great job at capitalizing and giving each character in the S.T.A.R. labs team or even the smaller characters enough time and spotlight to truly shine respectively. With a minor flaw being Tony's sudden appearance which really has no sort of relevance to the episode, and he's just there for the sake of being there. You can take out Tony from this episode and replace him with any other bad guy besides Zoom and the episode would've really played the same which is quite appalling. Now that we've thrown that away, this episode is really damn emotional and hits you right in the heart. As Barry fights to come back to the real world out of the very trippy speed force, as he does that he gets greeted by people who are special to him. This gave way to one of the most touching scenes the show has ever had since the finale in Season One which really hits hard. Barry in the speed force basically gives him the sufficient back tracking and eventual closure he needed that surprisingly wasn't explored as much to its fullest extent in previous episode. Kevin Smith also does quite a good job giving chemistry between the side characters and giving them hilarious lines and subtle mannerisms to make it all the more fun. The best way to draw a parallel to this episode to another property is probably Guardians of the Galaxy. It's weird to an extent, it balances humor and emotion, and it contains a whole lot of touching scenes involving moms and "Take My Hand" scenes.
+Emotional scenes with the speed force +Great chemistry between characters +Great subtle touches -Villain could easily be replaced with someone else and has no effect whatsoever.
Verdict: 9.3/10
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