First off, I like the layer the wrinkle in the origin that she was trying to save herself when the accident occurred. She doesn’t want these powers. And they drive her to do the violence she does. I actually felt a bit sad for her, especially at the end. Certainly I never felt that way about the ‘old’ Killer Frost. I wonder if this Frost will ever lash out against HIVE.

But I also love the small nods to the past Gates put in. Older fans will appreciate them. Younger fans won’t know they are there. But hearing about Louise Lincoln, seeing she flew from Pittsburgh, and kissing the man to kill him … all nods to the past that an old Firestorm fan like me loved.