With Supergirl a bit mediocre, and Doctor Who turning in the worst episode of the Capaldi era so far, the Flash was clearly the best thing I watched all weekend as he faced Zoom after six episodes.

The good:

---I loved Barry's decision to go after Zoom but also understand the team's conflict over it. There's a real dilemma. Zoom had spent the first five episodes sending every Earth Two villain to take on the Flash and innocent people were being put at risk. While the Flash is outflanked here, I think Barry made a sound decision at least in principle for all the right reasons. He can't defeat Zoom without having some idea what he can't do.

---The comical battle between Flash and the fake "Doctor Light" was brilliant. Hats off to the creative team for using comedy effectively. This sort of "light" moment allowed Zoom's coming back to really hit the audience like a punch in the gut.

---The realization of Professor Zoom was so good, so satisfying. We know our hero is up against a big time challenge and we get an idea of the scale of the challenge. Rarely has the idea of a speedster villain been so well-played, when you're really given a sense of menace that speed could represent. This is leaps and bounds ahead of the Reverse Flash in terms of pure menace and I have to agree with characters wondering if Zoom's even human. And the way he manhandles the Flash despite some good strategy was stunning. Flash has got a monster on his hands and we can expect this to build to a rematch in fifteen episodes or so.

---Tom Cavanagh absolutely kills it as Harrison Wells from Earth 2. He does a good job taking this Harrison Wells and making him an entirely different character. I love the twist on the realization that the reason for his attitude and horrible behavior wasn't because he was a bad guy but because he was just desperately concerned for his daughter.

---Cisco stretching himself as Vibe is done in a way that is amusing with him trying to find some way to Vibe Wells.

---The character of Patti is also being well-handled both as her relationship with Barry is developing quite nicely and she gets close to the secrets. I would complain about how this really goes against a lot of the Iris plot as Barry's "One True love" throughout Season One, but I actually like Patti more than I did Iris last season. Iris is definitely being better handled this season, but I think it's probably a good idea to let us know Iris is before throwing her into any more romances.

We do seem to have that recurring theme of people hiding things from people they should trust in the Flash and it playing out with Patti and Joe. You have to wonder if they'll ever learn.

The Bad:

---Okay, Barry, there's a reason they call it a "secret identity." It's supposed to be a secret. His revealing his secret identity to Linda seems totally non-sensical. She doesn't deserve to know. They went on a few dates, she pushed too hard, and nothing we saw last season justifies her knowing, particularly when his current girlfriend doesn't know.

With modern superhero shows, we're moving away from the paradox of characters who stand for truth living a total lie to the people they care about the most as they open up about their superhero identity to people who are close to them in shows like The Flash and Supergirl, but this list shouldn't be everybody out there and I can't wonder if he'll pay a price that'll make him a little more cautious.

Summary: "Enter Zoom" is one of the best. It's a very entertaining story that pays off with a memorable defeat for our hero and shows the challenge he has ahead. It's the best show of Season 2 so far. 9/10.