I guess I will be like The Flash, and go out of order
This week's episode was awesome -- definitely the way to end the series... tie up some things of the past with something fresh. While I preferred Tom Cavanaugh as Thawne, Matt Letscher was really good in this, and it was a perfect way for Flash to "defeat" Thawne -- show him how his plan ultimately failed. But this happens before he becomes Wells, so perfect for the way they zig zag into each other's histories.
(I hear Tom Cavanaugh will be back as Thawne in the finale -- which will be just perfect!)
OK, the deal with Barry and his parents seemed a tad forced...but at the same time, felt like he could say goodbye to them in a "healthy" way.
And of course, the mystery starts regarding Rick Cosnett's new character. But this one looks good
The Green Arrow reunion was almost as good as this last episode... Definitely the best of the season at that point. It also definitely came full circle with Oliver as well, and an excellent goodbye for him. Bloodwork is actually a fairly good villain,certainly as far as motivations, and being te "hero of his own story"... but the invading the multiverse thing -- it felt as small and cheap and anti-cosmic as the Crisis mini series However, I am was
very glad they finally addressed the multiverse, and clearing up this "alternate timeline" idea that was being pushed. And good to see Wally again -- the actor was perfectly cast as Iris' brother, and i hope the 2 decide to play brother and sister again elsewhere.
Now, did you guys notice wat seemed like in-episode continuity errors? The first was when the people in the city were freaking out when Flash arrived on the scene. BLoodwork hadn't arrived yet, so there wasn't reason to freak out. But then later, in the episode, when it seemed like Bloodwork
did take over the city, there were cars driving around in the background, like it was a normal thin.
The rest of the season felt like someone had opened a drawer and said "Hey, did we pay for these old scripts? I guess we need to use them!" with storylines that felt recycled (or at leats uninspired)..
And some ridiculous things with the cast... instead of having Joe move out of town -- why not simply say he is at a place in his life where he needs to stay home and protect Jenna? As they did in an episode, just have him video conference if they ever needed him to communicate. I know he has his own show, but they didn't need to make Jesse Martin recurring like that -- he was very much featured in this latest episode.
And Khione??? It's like Tom Cavanaugh all over again --- they like the actor , but are stuck creatively with the character. so they make up a new one for no real reason. It kinda feels like Ezri Dax, but less connection. (John Wesley Schipp feels like the only one where he played multiple characters, but it didn't feel like overkill)
And i guess this was also to give Mark something to do...I
will say it gave the actor a chance to show he has legit acting chops (and also gave him an excuse to take off his shirt). Just like the actor who played Painkiller in Black Lightning... they better get some significant roles soon, or else they need to fire their agent ASAP.
So, 3 more episodes??? So, we just
have to have Cisco in some featured moment.
Looking forward to it (yet not)
Incidentally, I didn't think Green Arrow's "You have failed this city" line worked here. There was nothing about Bloodwork's plan that was specifically about Central City. It would've made more sense to say "You have failed this universe" or something. As it was, it was just a cheap catchphrase drop. It didn't feel earned.
For a professional writer, you seem to miss what connects with audiences.
"You have failed this universe" would have been
terrible at least in the Flash. I mean,
maybe if that was said during Arrow, we could ride with that variation. But it totally loses context when in another show.
However, i
will agree that in context of the story, it didn't really make sense,since Bloodwork was planning on making his conquest mutliversal.
On the other hand, I'm a bit relieved that when Oliver urged Barry to keep running, he didn't end it with "Run, Barry, run," as I expected him to.
Well they didn't have too. They already did it at the beginning with a variation of "Barry, what did you do this time?"
It was def an odd interaction. Especially how they kept referring to a 30 year old man as a 'boy'. Maybe if they were like 70 year olds, but it's 2000 so Henry Allen is like 45, Nora is 41.
Barry could have passed for early 20's (especially how he talked), and Henry especially has seen some things already in life. I think it was weirder that they were willing to bring him home (which ironically, could have saved their lives)
I am willing to give it a pass, becuase it worked for me.