Agreed on both counts. I couldn't help but think how could the meta wear clothes or walk around?

I also liked how Barry pointed out he had better teachers than Wally does.

Also, Joe saying "You better be going to all your classes."

Had a hint of foreshadowing though when Joe was asked to choose between Barry and Wally.

Loved the smile Caitlin gave to Julian as the elevator doors closed.

Good episode.

Isn't the simplest explanation that he can control his powers?

As posted earlier, some can control when the power is active. They showed that Yorkin could even control the intensity. Caused it to be instantaneous in some uses (table, door, etc.) and then very slowly acting on iris.

Yes looking back on it he could control his powers but it is one of those intellectual diversions I find while watching these shows.

Wally is a shoe-in for a slot in the Legends.

I could see Wally ending up on the Legends next season.

But from what I gathered, Barry wasn't in that particular timeline- it was Flashpoint where Joe didn't die.

There were six (seven?) metas from Flashpoint that regained their powers in the current timeline. Yorkin must have been one of them and been arrested while Barry was still in Flashpoint. At the end of this episode Julian says there is one more out there because all the other husks are accounted for.

I thought they made it clear Yorkin got his powers from Alchemy (Julian). Or was that one of the other recent lame on-offs?

I'd be ok with that.

Wally or Jesse. Either one would be fine.

With all the time travelling going on, you know Max Mercury is going to show up eventually.

I really liked Wally in this episode. Still think there are to many speedsters around so I would also be ok with him going to legends.

Good episode but don't like Kid Flash

I would like to see Savitar ass rape him to death at super speed

I loved the coffee scene where they were picking favorites.

I've been waiting for Max to show up. I think they are saving him for a complete arc on his own season.

What half siblings are you referring to? Do you mean step siblings?

well, yeah. either way, the "keeping it within the family", step siblings and potential future step siblings stuff just seems a little odd.

Geoff Johns is really getting his fascination with all this out of his system.

Agreed. Barry and Iris is kind of weird. They grew up together as siblings.

I think the show would retcon Barry having grown up with Iris if they could somehow detach that change from Joe's close relationship with Barry. It would have been better if Iris had been an estranged daughter during Barry's formative years.

But to be fair:

1. They established early on that Barry liked Iris. Like pre-coming to live with Joe.
2. Just because Joe thinks of him as a son that doesn't mean Iris thinks of him as a brother, or he thinks of her as a sister.