▁Flash ." ▁ ▁Scott ▁Von ▁D ov iak ▁of ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁gave ▁the ▁episode ▁a ▁B , ▁compl iment ing ▁Jess ica ▁Parker ▁Kennedy ’ s ▁performance ▁as ▁" per fect ly ▁bal anced ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁ende aring ▁and ▁anno ying ", ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁episode ▁being ▁" a ▁solid ▁start " ▁to ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁Mike ▁Cec ch ini ▁of ▁Den ▁of ▁Ge ek ▁r ated ▁the ▁episode ▁ 4 . 5 ▁out ▁of ▁five ▁stars , ▁describing ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" gen u in ely ▁special ▁episode ". ▁Cec ch ini ▁compl iment ed ▁Ke i yn an ▁L ons dale ' s ▁final ▁performance ▁as ▁W ally ▁West ▁/ ▁Kid ▁Flash ▁but ▁critic ised ▁the ▁episode ▁for ▁the ▁" un fortun ate ▁and ▁unw el come ▁revel ation ▁that ▁Ce cile ’ s ▁powers ▁have ▁stuck ▁around ". ▁ ▁Chan cell or ▁Ag ard ▁of ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ▁r ated ▁the ▁episode ▁B + , ▁compl iment ing ▁" the ▁pal p able ▁joy ▁and ▁b ub b lin ess ▁of ▁Kennedy ’ s ▁performance " ▁which ▁powers ▁the ▁" fun ▁and ▁strong ▁season ▁op ener ", ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁how ▁the ▁episode ▁util ises ▁its ▁history ▁and ▁" re - capt ure ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁season ▁ 1 ". ▁ ▁J esse ▁Sch ede en ▁of ▁I GN ▁r ated ▁the ▁episode ▁ 7 . 4 , ▁not ing ▁that ▁the ▁episode ▁is ▁a ▁" enc ou rag ing ▁start ▁to ▁season