It's Christmastime and you know what that means....Supervillain showdown and family drama.

***Spoilers Ahead***

Positives...

---Mark Hamill had some great moments as the Trickster even though he got upstaged in the climatic scene by the more powerful Weather Wizard. The scene with the Trickster, the Weather Wizard, and Captain Cold. I liked the scene where he essentially was serving as the Elder Statesman of the super criminals in the fight between Weather Wizard and Captain Cold. His broadcast had a whole, 'Christmas with the Joker' vibe to it.

---Joe's reaction to finding out he had a son were so beautifully realistic and spoke to so many men her with lost Fatherhood, and also showcased the Flash's unique on the importance of Fathers.

---The fight between Flash and Weather Wizard was great particularly with Weather Wizard having figured out to fly. The effects the show has are really astonishing in making these superhuman characters seem very authentic.

---What a great episode for Patti. We got to see her in a light we hadn't all season. This was great for making her a fleshed out well-developed character. I found charmingly endearing when she objected to the Flash picking her up since she was in a relationship.

---The themes of forgiveness and not letting bitterness reign really were well played out.

---Harry coming for kids Christmas presents was hilariously silly.

---When the door swung open, it was so powerful and a great twist that hits like a ton of bricks. It was such a perfect surprise and very well-played by the writers.

Reserving Judgment:

---The deal between Harry and Zoom. If Harry is serious about keeping it, he's an idiot. However, the writers could planning something clever for later so we'll see how that plays out.

Negatives:

---In an incredibly busy episode, the supervillain plot was really an afterthought. Despite the great fight in the sky, the overall plan was really not all that spectacular, and Trickster spends most of the scene sitting down. It's an evil plot but a lame one.

---Captain Cold was so transparently broken out of prison so he could appear in Legends of Tomorrow. His visit to Barry's house was a great cliffhanger to go to commercial break but turned out to be a pointless moment where he revealed that he'd upgrade his cold gun in the few hours he'd been out on the run from the law.

---I usually don't go after swear words in this complaint, but Cisco standing alone, staring at the sky and swearing in triumph after Harry invented a way to fix this. What was that all about?

---And while we're at it, where did Patti get a Flash leg "Bear Trap" from and will those work on Zoom.

Results: Overall, a very solid Christmas episode that explores fatherhood and forgiveness, while also growing the character of Patti. The supervillain portion of the show is a bit below par, but the episode has so many emotionally compelling moments it can be forgiven. A solid episode that leaves me eager to find out what will happen in January 8/10.