The Flash Season 9 Episode 7 Review: Wildest Dreams

Supergirl’s Dreamer guest stars on The Flash Season 9 Episode 7, “Wildest Dreams,” and adds charm to the poorly written episode. Sadly, even a visit from a well-loved character can’t save this mess.

As the episode opens, Nia is having a distressing dream about a group of people in a dark hallway. One of them is wearing a cloak and has mysteriously glowing eyes. Suddenly Iris appears and seems to be attacked.

This is probably the most promising part of the episode as we are wondering what it all means. When things are explained, the premise falls relatively short of the target.

This episode makes it abundantly clear that The Flash is on its final season and for good reason. The writers have explored every idea they can, so they unleash a confusing and far from satisfying plot that adds nothing — yes, I mean nothing — to the series in general. 

Iris and Nia dream hop the entire episode going from one stupid career change to another. First, they are cops, then baristas. Why you might ask? Because these were all possible career paths for Iris at some point. 

Somewhere deep within the convoluted dilemma, a theme starts to form. This theme is control. 

As we go through this crazy life, we can feel as if everything is preordained, and we have little choice but to go along with it. Changes happen at work, and we try to roll with the punches but are knocked for a loop when an uppercut hits us square in the temple. 

Now we feel stuck in this massive cycle of stress, feeling powerless to change it. After all, you can’t quit your sole source of income. Instead, you just follow along hoping to regain your footing somewhere down the line. 

The truth is, even though we can’t always control our circumstances, we can control our perspective. Perspective can make all the difference. 

We can get down on ourselves thinking, poor me, what have I done to deserve this? Or we can look at the path that brought us here. 

You now have more responsibilities at work. It seems nearly impossible to achieve them all with satisfaction.

Stress builds filling you with anxiety. You feel like you are going to crack. 

But look at it this way, your boss sees you as someone who can handle this. They’ve seen your potential and want to push you toward your limits. They don’t want to break you, they want to build you.

As Iris and Nia point out late in the episode, every step you have taken has put you on this path. You’ve overcome barrier after barrier, and this is simply just another hurdle to clear. 

From Barry’s journal, Iris realizes the article she is currently writing will win her the Pulitzer Prize. Although this is a dream come true for her, it is also a surmounting pressure. Is she even worthy of these accolades? 

Are you worthy of these added responsibilities? Yes, yes, yes! Plain and simple — you deserve what you have earned.

With these realizations, Iris and Nia are able to escape their endless dream-hopping and come back to the real world. We would be wise by doing the same. 

Nia: I need to go through this door, alone.

Set aside the what-ifs and fears of failure — they will always be there. Instead, embrace the possibilities. 

You’ve achieved so much, and now you can achieve more. As Nia puts it, you can achieve more than your wildest dreams.

Let go, change your perspective, and see where the ride will take you.

As for the other side of the episode, we have Mark and Khione exploring their complicated relationship. Mark wants her to be a substitute for Frost, but she only wants to be her own person. 

Similar to the rest of the episode, this feels like a waste. 

Khione is her own person, she’s made that clear since her first appearance. Although she loves her sisters, she wants to stand on her own two feet and become the best person she can be. 

This makes Mark’s attachment issues a massive problem. Like I’ve said before — no one cares. We do not want to see this murky garbage with so few episodes remaining. 

Will they get together? Will they stay apart? It doesn’t matter.

It isn’t like there is going to be a spinoff featuring these two less-than-interesting characters. 

To top it all off, Mark decides to ultimately leave town.

Okay, great! Why couldn’t you have decided that half an hour ago? Or better yet, 6 episodes ago.

To be brutally honest, I hate where this has taken us. At this point, I feel we are going to get 13 episodes loosely connected and far from furthering the big picture. 

This is why I’ve come to believe that all series should end after 5 seasons. At this point, we are only holding onto these characters because they are what we are used to. Familiar faces that feel like family. 

But after 9 seasons, everything feels like week-old leftovers. Good for nothing and only smelling up the joint.

What did you think of this episode of The Flash? Will the season ever pick up? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

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The Flash airs Wednesday at 8/7c on The CW.

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