Honestly thought this was the weakest episode of the entire season. Felt like a return to season 4 or 5 levels. Found it to be largely boring and stupid at times. Cisco hasn't been an interesting character (for the most part) for seasons, and an episode with him at the center obviously is going to struggle. His interactions with his girlfriend in the beginning are just cringe inducing, seriously bro, get some counseling on how to have a relationship. And I really didn't like how Cisco's leadership for much of the episode is having a computer program tell him how to lead. Yes, he figures out how to do stuff on his own and ultimately ends up turning off the BARI, but I thought that was a bad narrative choice.

I knew that Gypsy's death was coming, but still don't like that it happened. And I was honestly expecting Cisco to emerge from this episode with his powers back, so surprised that didn't happen (we know he has his powers in a month when Crisis happens).

The cave-in with Joe and Nash Wells was pretty stupid and avoidable. And the Bloodwork scene(s) were tacked on seemingly just for the hell of it. Seriously, Bloodwork just chokes Kaitlyn (who literally goes in without thinking at all and gets herself captured) and then basically more or less says "I'll let you go now, next time you won't be so lucky." Of course I'm paraphrasing there, but that's what happened. Just stupid.

Hopefully tonight was just a blip because overall this has been the strongest season since season 2.

Sucks that Gypsy had to do, but what are you going to do, they don't have the actress and they rarely recast, so if the can push another characters arc forward by getting rid of another, might as well do it.