On Supergirl, Alex is kidnapped, forcing Maggie and Kara to work together trying yo find her, meanwhile Rhea has a proposal for Lena. Team Flash finds a scientist who may be the key to stopping Savitar, but they have to battle Killer Frost in the process. On Arrow, Oliver and Felicity are trapped in the bunker while Diggle and Lyla work through their issues.

Important Things to Know This Week:

In the ending moments of the previous episode, Mon-El’s mother approached Lena. We know what kind of danger she brings with her, so this will be a very interesting storyline. Kara is also back to working at CatCo after impressing Snapper. This will help combat the boredom we saw in the last episode, but it could cause problems when Supergirl is needed.

After a trip to the future, Barry learns that Killer Frost will be working with Savitar. We see this actually happen when Savitar chooses to reveal his identity to her. Barry will be doing everything he can to discover Savitar’s identity. It may be the only thing he can do to stop Savitar and save Iris.

After the whole Helix-Argus ordeal, our heroes are in a strange predicament. Diggle is genuinely surprised about some of the things Lyla justifies, which come out during the fight. Argus also loses a high-profile prisoner to Helix, who just happens to help the team, by giving them a way to track Adrian Chase. Chase just happens to be at the bunker, and causes an explosion as the episode ends.

The Biggest Moments This Week (Spoilers!):

Supergirl: (S2 E19: Alex)

Alex’ kidnapping is obviously the main storyline this week. In a way, it seems to just be manufactured drama, though. Kara and Maggie argue right up until the moment they realize Alex is in trouble, and even then, they can’t seem to agree on the way to handle the investigation. Even when the team finds Alex’ supposed location, they can’t agree on the best way to get to her.

Lena and Rhea’s story is also extremely interesting. I can’t tell if they are setting up Rhea to be the main villain for the finale, and pushing Cadmus off for another season, or if Rhea will just be a bump in the road. Luckily, Lena is smart, and she finds out what Rhea is before it’s too late. Rhea is persistent though, and she convinces Lena to work with her anyway.

Finding Alex turns out to be a strange process. Interrogations, negotiations, and computer tracking all only serve to put the team in a position where they have a fraction of the time, and very few options. It definitely doesn’t help that Alex is acting like this is the end, and refusing to allow them to give in to demands. After all of that, Alex is in more trouble than ever. While she tries to escape, Maggie continues working to try to get her back to safety. In the end, the two adopt the other’s style, and miraculously get an answer just in time to save Alex’ life.

The Flash: (S3 E20: I Know Who You Are)

The side-story in this episode about Joe and Cecile is interesting, even if it doesn’t play much into the overall plot. It is a classic superhero trope. It’s hard to have relationships when you are involved in super-heroism. In this case, it seems that Joe is trying to protect Cecile as well as Barry, Wally, and the team. Killer Frost kidnaps Cecile, and the team has to figure out how to save her without giving up Tracy.

Tracy Brand, the girl who will invent the technology to trap Savitar in the speed force, is a grad student who has just failed her dissertation, and is giving up on her dreams. Team Flash and Killer Frost are both trying to find her, for very different reasons. The two sides going after her makes sense, but there isn’t a guarantee that she will be able to replicate her work anytime soon, anyway. She seems to think so as well. Having Iris’ life in her hands doesn’t make it any easier, either.

Killer Frost’s powers are freaking awesome! If they can somehow figure out how to turn Caitlin back to the good side, without her giving up the powers, it will be one of the coolest things we’ve seen in these shows yet. Cisco’s inability to fight against her, though, is difficult. I get that he is afraid of killing her, but she needs to be stopped. She would be much safer in a cell at STAR Labs than she is running around working for Savitar. Right when it seems like Killer Frost has won, Cisco decides to fight back. It’s an important moment for his character, and for Caitlin’s. They weren’t able to save her from Savitar yet, but that moment could go a long way towards Caitlin returning to the team, and Cisco trusting his powers.

 Arrow: (S5 E20: Underneath)

Oliver and Felicity getting trapped in the bunker is definitely a difficult thing to deal with. Add the fact that everything that runs on electricity, including Felicity’s spinal support technology. There is even a, slightly comical scene, where Oliver tries to go up the elevator shaft, even though Felicity warns that it may be booby-trapped. Which leads to him getting a huge slice in his back. The thing that bothers me is Felicity talking about the imbalance of trust in their relationship. I know that Oliver doesn’t agree with a lot of Felicity’s choices. Felicity definitely disagrees with a lot of his choices too. The cheesy flashbacks to set up a potential relationship between the two are a little annoying.

Having Quentin deal with the political/legal fallout of the D.A. being revealed as a serial killer is a great twist. Quentin definitely has a different view on the legal implications of everything happening than other characters might, due to his background with the SCPD. It would have been fun watching Rene help, but I get that he was needed elsewhere.

Diggle and Lyla’s marital issues seem to be boiling over the surface. Diggle hates what she’s doing with Argus, she compares it to team arrow’s actions. She offers to help the team, but then it’s revealed that she may have stolen one of Curtis’ spheres. There is a lot of stuff they are doing to try to save Oliver and Felicity, and that is incredibly important. Once that is done, though, they will have a lot to deal with.

Overall:

Barry makes a realization at the end of The Flash that I have avoided thinking about. Savitar is Barry, from the future. The mystery now will be finding out what causes Barry to turn evil, and become Savitar in the future. It will also be interesting to find out if Barry tells this secret to the rest of the team or not. This is a strange way for the story to go. The team could end up resenting Barry for eventually turning evil. Even if that doesn’t happen, Barry may have a hard time accepting that he would be able to do that.

Ryan’s Speculation of the week:

It’s unclear which direction Team Arrow is going in after saving Oliver and Felicity. There seems to be a rekindling of Oliver and Felicity’s relationship. Diggle and Lyla are having marital issues. Relationships definitely could change, and Diggle does seem to have good chemistry with Dinah. Either way, after this, the team will be much closer now. There have been a lot of speculations that members of this team could end up joining the Legends of Tomorrow, and I’m not saying that isn’t a possibility, but I think it’s much less likely after this episode.

Supergirl airs on Mondays, The Flash airs on Tuesdays, and Arrow airs on Wednesdays on the CW. Leave a comment and let me know what you thought about this week’s slate of episodes.