Horrifically killing off Cisco's ex just so he could tell his current girlfriend he loved her kinda felt like a ceremonious fridging to me.
If they'd killed her off while Jessica Camacho was still a recurring presence on the show, I could see that. But looking at her filmography, it seems she's currently in a starring role on CBS's
All Rise, a recurring role on Netflix's
Another Life, and a supporting role on HBO's
Watchmen all at once, so it seems unlikely that
The Flash will be getting her back, especially since they wrapped up her plotline over a year ago. So it was a reasonable choice to make use of that real-world finality within the story and tie off that thread, as well as the Cisco-Breacher thread, for good.
Plus it finally let me see that Danny Trejo can do more as an actor than just shout and growl. I've seen virtually none of his work outside this show, and I couldn't get what the big deal was about him as an actor, since he seemed pretty one-note and overly broad to me. But he did a terrific job here. I could see Breacher's grief all over his face when he first came through and sat on the bed; I knew what he was going to say well before he said it.
Anyway, this episode definitely showed signs of the series accommodating the upcoming crossover. It's a Barry- and Iris-light episode, no doubt to accommodate their shooting schedule for CoIE. It's also kind of a bottle show, largely conversations on established sets (and limited location work, basically just a warehouse and an alley) with not too much in the way of FX or action. There was even a "trapped by a rockslide" subplot to keep things constrained.
It seems a bit unfair that Curtis on
Arrow got flattery for his beard but nobody complimented Iris on her new hairstyle. The hair change got so much attention in the press a few weeks back that I expected someone to mention it in the show.
