GravityInsanity
Member
I've been wanting to get this off my chest for the longest. It might be harsh, but that just shows how much this show really means to me as the Flash is my favorite comic book character ever.
. One of Flash's strengths are its characters. Everyone is likable on the show, but I am VERY disappointed how much this show has fallen and it's not the characters fault, far from it. It's the writing. The amount of times I've cringed in Season 3 is off the charts. Let me start by talking about season 1.
Spoilers ahead if you have not watched any of the Flash seasons. You've been warned.
S1
Season 1 of the Flash was downright incredible. The show was so, so, good. Surprise, after surprise. Season 1 of the Flash was considered by many the best superhero TV show ever competing with the likes of Daredevil S1 for that spot. What made that season great was the villain of the show Harrison Wells aka the Reverse Flash. It was absolutely brilliant how he was using Barry from the very beginning of the very first episode. In terms of best villains ever I consider Reverse Flash top 2 just behind the Joker because he was that good.
Tom Cavanagh really knocked it out of the park with that role. He received adulation for his incredible performance as a villain. Just a little taste on how good this reveal was and damn good acting from him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIaYQMX35YE
Season 1 ended a last great episode with a cliffhanger. That cliffhanger just made me and many other fans wanted to know what will happen next as it looked like Barry was going inside the singularity. But it was not what I thought it was after seeing what happened in S2, nevertheless S1 really set the bar high for the rest of the series. Like damn was it good.
S2
Season 2 wasn't a bad season, but it wasn't as good as S1. I would say it was a pretty good season for what they were trying to do, but fell short of the greatness that was S1. I like the villain Zoom, but he wasn't as impactful as Reverse Flash thanks to the the second half of the show making him look somewhat weak, but he had the most badass moment in the entire show. What he did to Barry was savage.
We were 6 episodes in and I can still remember after this badass moment Zoom was trending number 1 on Twitter. Everyone was talking how badly Barry got his ass handed to him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9ueUZP5YW0
That was the moment where I believed that Zoom would become a better and bigger villain compared to Reverse Flash. It was the moment where Zoom became a huge threat for Barry. One not to be messed. But it never happened. Zoom wasn't a let down, it was the writing that made his character somehow look weak in the second half of the show. Barry lost his speed and was paralyzed because of Zoom and the with the disappointing season finale he gets easily defeated by Barry? Like really? In the final episode of S1, Reverse Flash had the upper hand on Barry and almost kills him before Eddie shoots himself to which erases Eobard Thawne from existence. It was the shocking turning events that made it great. Season 2 just played it safe and was disappointing. Although I did like that Zoom became the Black Flash. That was a pretty cool moment and made me excited to see him in S3.
S3
Now for the shit show. Season 3 of the Flash was really, REALLY, bad. Terrible, terrible, writing compared to the previous seasons. I mean where do I begin? How about the bad writing? Each season we see Barry grow and get faster and faster. His top speed calculated was Mach 13.2 even though he was using a device. But even with the speed of Mach 3.3 he had in S2, there is no way in hell a freaking gorilla should be able to tag you.
For a guy who can see things in slow motion, you're telling me Solovar was fast enough to tag you?
Oh, it gets MUUUCH worse.
You see this dirt bike? Nice isn't it. Every time you take it out for a ride, it has something to say.
Yes, I stole this quote and I don't care as I'm trying to make a point. In this scene Plunder who is on the bike managed to go FASTER, yes you heard correctly, faster than Wally West who by the way is able to reach the speeds of Mach 1. Mach freaking 1 which is the speed of sound.
Also, the way Wally is dodging the lasers looks very silly to me.
Remember the CW were doing "Flashpoint" and everyone was excited to see but it was not how we all imaged it would be? I was so disappointed by the season premiere. There's so many cool things they could've did with Flashpoint but failed badly as it was a boring episode and a silly fight between Wally West and this dude...
Now on to the disappointing villain. I don't want to talk much about Savitar other than he was disappointing compared to Reverse Flash and Zoom. He definitely couldn't hold their shoes and of course in the season finale he was easily defeated for a guy who calls himself "the God of Speed". I don't want to keep dragging but you get my point. They're many episodes in season 3 that really dragged and was absolutely boring. To much pointless talking. The characters are great for me, but this season was really boring and bad. There's one thing I notice with this show. Basically what it likes to do and it's really played out. This show ALWAYS in every episode tries to give Barry Allen the one on one talk rather it's Iris, Joe, Cisco, etc. I know I'm not the only one who notice this, but they really have to stop doing that every single episode for 3 seasons now.
This is what I mean about the one on one talk. It always has something to do with Barry messing something up and a friend or family have to give him that talk. They do this every episode.
There's plenty more I can talk about how bad S3 was, but I'm going to end it there. I still love this show, but damn I am noticing that each season is getting worse.
Wally West (red head) > Barry Allen
Spoilers ahead if you have not watched any of the Flash seasons. You've been warned.
S1
Season 1 of the Flash was downright incredible. The show was so, so, good. Surprise, after surprise. Season 1 of the Flash was considered by many the best superhero TV show ever competing with the likes of Daredevil S1 for that spot. What made that season great was the villain of the show Harrison Wells aka the Reverse Flash. It was absolutely brilliant how he was using Barry from the very beginning of the very first episode. In terms of best villains ever I consider Reverse Flash top 2 just behind the Joker because he was that good.
Tom Cavanagh really knocked it out of the park with that role. He received adulation for his incredible performance as a villain. Just a little taste on how good this reveal was and damn good acting from him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIaYQMX35YE
Season 1 ended a last great episode with a cliffhanger. That cliffhanger just made me and many other fans wanted to know what will happen next as it looked like Barry was going inside the singularity. But it was not what I thought it was after seeing what happened in S2, nevertheless S1 really set the bar high for the rest of the series. Like damn was it good.
S2
Season 2 wasn't a bad season, but it wasn't as good as S1. I would say it was a pretty good season for what they were trying to do, but fell short of the greatness that was S1. I like the villain Zoom, but he wasn't as impactful as Reverse Flash thanks to the the second half of the show making him look somewhat weak, but he had the most badass moment in the entire show. What he did to Barry was savage.
We were 6 episodes in and I can still remember after this badass moment Zoom was trending number 1 on Twitter. Everyone was talking how badly Barry got his ass handed to him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9ueUZP5YW0
That was the moment where I believed that Zoom would become a better and bigger villain compared to Reverse Flash. It was the moment where Zoom became a huge threat for Barry. One not to be messed. But it never happened. Zoom wasn't a let down, it was the writing that made his character somehow look weak in the second half of the show. Barry lost his speed and was paralyzed because of Zoom and the with the disappointing season finale he gets easily defeated by Barry? Like really? In the final episode of S1, Reverse Flash had the upper hand on Barry and almost kills him before Eddie shoots himself to which erases Eobard Thawne from existence. It was the shocking turning events that made it great. Season 2 just played it safe and was disappointing. Although I did like that Zoom became the Black Flash. That was a pretty cool moment and made me excited to see him in S3.
S3
Now for the shit show. Season 3 of the Flash was really, REALLY, bad. Terrible, terrible, writing compared to the previous seasons. I mean where do I begin? How about the bad writing? Each season we see Barry grow and get faster and faster. His top speed calculated was Mach 13.2 even though he was using a device. But even with the speed of Mach 3.3 he had in S2, there is no way in hell a freaking gorilla should be able to tag you.
For a guy who can see things in slow motion, you're telling me Solovar was fast enough to tag you?
Oh, it gets MUUUCH worse.
You see this dirt bike? Nice isn't it. Every time you take it out for a ride, it has something to say.
Yes, I stole this quote and I don't care as I'm trying to make a point. In this scene Plunder who is on the bike managed to go FASTER, yes you heard correctly, faster than Wally West who by the way is able to reach the speeds of Mach 1. Mach freaking 1 which is the speed of sound.
Also, the way Wally is dodging the lasers looks very silly to me.
Remember the CW were doing "Flashpoint" and everyone was excited to see but it was not how we all imaged it would be? I was so disappointed by the season premiere. There's so many cool things they could've did with Flashpoint but failed badly as it was a boring episode and a silly fight between Wally West and this dude...
Sorry, I forgot who he was.
Now on to the disappointing villain. I don't want to talk much about Savitar other than he was disappointing compared to Reverse Flash and Zoom. He definitely couldn't hold their shoes and of course in the season finale he was easily defeated for a guy who calls himself "the God of Speed". I don't want to keep dragging but you get my point. They're many episodes in season 3 that really dragged and was absolutely boring. To much pointless talking. The characters are great for me, but this season was really boring and bad. There's one thing I notice with this show. Basically what it likes to do and it's really played out. This show ALWAYS in every episode tries to give Barry Allen the one on one talk rather it's Iris, Joe, Cisco, etc. I know I'm not the only one who notice this, but they really have to stop doing that every single episode for 3 seasons now.
This is what I mean about the one on one talk. It always has something to do with Barry messing something up and a friend or family have to give him that talk. They do this every episode.
There's plenty more I can talk about how bad S3 was, but I'm going to end it there. I still love this show, but damn I am noticing that each season is getting worse.
