WrenchNinja
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The Flash S3 |OT| It was me, Barry.
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Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
You know, that was actually pretty good. Yeah, The Rival was undercooked and had a terrible costume. But he was just cannon fodder so we could have Barry realize that his changes could negatively impact the lives of others.
Doing Flashpoint like this seems dumb, same as Barry's reasoning for going back in the first place. But I'm cool with it having smaller lingering effects and ultimately leading to the conflicts that we get during this season.
The script just felt tighter with this episode. Good Barry and Iris moments, some good banter and ongoing jokes, and the real villain (Reverse Flash) was genuinely menacing. Even Caitlin got to have some fun.
No complaints from me. I was expecting this to be a dud but it was fun. Really looking forward to getting more Reverse Flash across the Arrowverse shows. Barry holding him captive and then having to let him go to restore the timeline is great. Explains why a new version of him is running around, and gives him motivation to mess with Barry some more.
Doing Flashpoint like this seems dumb, same as Barry's reasoning for going back in the first place. But I'm cool with it having smaller lingering effects and ultimately leading to the conflicts that we get during this season.
The script just felt tighter with this episode. Good Barry and Iris moments, some good banter and ongoing jokes, and the real villain (Reverse Flash) was genuinely menacing. Even Caitlin got to have some fun.
No complaints from me. I was expecting this to be a dud but it was fun. Really looking forward to getting more Reverse Flash across the Arrowverse shows. Barry holding him captive and then having to let him go to restore the timeline is great. Explains why a new version of him is running around, and gives him motivation to mess with Barry some more.
Undead Fantasy
Member
The episode was great and all but how the hell did S1 happen now?
Apparently RF never lost his powers now.
Apparently RF never lost his powers now.
Vic_Viper
Member
The Rival. Thats the best name they could come up with? LOL.
The Flashpoint storyline would have been such a good premise for a season, or atleast part of one. They really wasted a great premise that could have lead to some great stories. Really hope they dont end up ruining this series like they did with Arrow.
The Flashpoint storyline would have been such a good premise for a season, or atleast part of one. They really wasted a great premise that could have lead to some great stories. Really hope they dont end up ruining this series like they did with Arrow.
Loved the episode. Yeah no Robert Queen, but I'm glad that there's at least residual effects to this timeline change. I have a feeling this is now the canon timeline and Barry just has to deal with it.
http://theflash.wikia.com/wiki/The_Rival
I enjoy reading this thread afterwards. Only question is why is Zero LARPing?
http://theflash.wikia.com/wiki/The_Rival
I enjoy reading this thread afterwards. Only question is why is Zero LARPing?
Pilgrimzero
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Had to look that up myself, it's an actual classic Flash villain.
Vic_Viper
Member
Wow I figured he had some sort of tie to the books but come on lol.
The Rival is a dope name, but usually he has a cool Jay Garrick look to go with him. Besides, he's 60+ years old.
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You will never have to wonder if he's a villian. The name gets straight to the point.
I feel like the back half of the season really soured people's memories of the first half which was really still phenomenal. I do hope Barry starts wising up though this season. Dude got called out by Reverse Flash.
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
Totally agree with you on all of that lol
BLOODED_hands
Member
Lol, dead Barry. Well if we get it we better hope that Wally is a competent Speedster by then
Barry in jail, right I forgot about that. It's going to be this season it just has to be.
SamualDude
Member
I was pleasantly surprised by the changes to the timeline. The rest of the season seems interesting.
The Hermit
Member
"The you I know from the future, he's not this stupid."
Eobard with that future SAVAGERY.
When he said that I knew people over here would be flipping their shit
amazing
BLOODED_hands
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Seriously how do they feed their prisoners? Then how do they allow their prisoner's to use the restroom?
Sanctuary
Member
Not only does "time travel" annoy me (considering even on a theoretical level, it's not even possible, and the only faux-time travel that might be possible is only forwards, not back), but is this show violating its own rules, or loose definition? I thought the whole concept of Thawne dying in the first season when Eddie died was utterly stupid, but hey, it's the rules of the show, so whatever right?
So why does Barry
The whole "unrequited love" bit was already old in the first season too, and then it was repeated in the second, and now again? Jesus.
edit: I wrote this before the first of the
, but my complaint still stands. Somehow
Eddie dying, causing Thawne to not exist would have made sense if Thawne had never traveled back, but he did. He already existed and jumped the timeline tracks, yet the show killed him off anyway, which made zero sense.
So why does Barry
remain unaffected after he goes back in time and saves his mother?
The whole "unrequited love" bit was already old in the first season too, and then it was repeated in the second, and now again? Jesus.
edit: I wrote this before the first of the
memory purges
his consequences were delayed, even though he should have pretty much instantly have been a different person.
Yet Barry doesn't suddenly experience a fifteen year mindwipe.
The Silver
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Goddamn Barry is an L magnet, that ending killed me.
Urban Scholar
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So...we only get KidFlash in one episode? I sure hope not
This was my biggest takeaway. We already know he'll be featured in Legends of Tomorrow, but what does that mean for this new timeline?
The Reverse Flash tho
I maintain that this show's Reverse Flash is one of the best portrayals of a comic villain in any medium and my personal favorite. Tom Cavanaugh and now Matt Letscher have done this character so much justice, imbuing him with the right amount of menace, cunning, charisma, and straight up funny book evil. They certainly should be applauded for getting RF's mix of total hatred and reluctant admiration of The Flash across almost effortlessly. I can't wait for his next appearance.
Also, even when Barry fixes things, he takes an L.
Aw shit...Aw shit.
I maintain that this show's Reverse Flash is one of the best portrayals of a comic villain in any medium and my personal favorite. Tom Cavanaugh and now Matt Letscher have done this character so much justice, imbuing him with the right amount of menace, cunning, charisma, and straight up funny book evil. They certainly should be applauded for getting RF's mix of total hatred and reluctant admiration of The Flash across almost effortlessly. I can't wait for his next appearance.
Also, even when Barry fixes things, he takes an L.
Aw shit...Aw shit.
King Gilga
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I hope rival never comes back.
Calm waterfall
Banned
There should be a drinking game. What would Barry fuck up next = a drink.
MikeBreezy92
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Just rewatched the pilot because of all of the callbacks this episode.
Damn the Glass Board to explain shit has been there since the beginning.
Damn the Glass Board to explain shit has been there since the beginning.
fallengorn
Bitches love smiley faces
That should just be Legends of Tomorrow season 3. The team arrives to when Nora Allen dies and there's like twenty Flashes and Reverse Flashes mucking about.
I was about to say, a few seasons later and we're just gonna have a bunch of those dudes hosting a dinner party.
HoopzBarkley
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Good opening episode. Also yeah I always assumed that Rip might hate speedsters lol, I hope he tells flash to knock iy off with ruining the timeline.
Calm waterfall
Banned
This. Exactly this. Their reviews are irrelevant and does not represent or mean anything. Why no one links other reviewers as well.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Y'all crazy if you think Rip Hunter is calling any shots. The show is White Canary & the Legends of Tomorrow.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Season 3 of Legends will just be Sara and Mick driving across Vancouverthe Timeline in a goddamn Pontiac Firebird.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
A line out the door and down the street of Flashes.
serenewarfare
Banned
Barry is forever holding the L with Iris. Every time he finally gets her, it's like a game of "how can he fuck it up this time".
PHOENIXZERO
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Fuckin' Barry ALLen... Good premiere and set up for whatever comes this season, was disappointed that the repercussions were so local unlike the comic story where his going back and saving his mother pretty much lead the end of the world. It didn't have to be that big but he could've found out something like Oliver was dead in this timeline and finds out that the "Arrow" seen on news stories was Robert and who knows what else, it just needed more.
I imagine the change in Joe maybe came from his wife not leaving and her ending up dying anyway since it seems Wally and Iris might've actually grown up together this time.
I imagine the change in Joe maybe came from his wife not leaving and her ending up dying anyway since it seems Wally and Iris might've actually grown up together this time.
So...we only get KidFlash in one episode? I sure hope not
They wouldn't design an outfit that good without wanting to reuse it. That's not a Rival budget outfit.
Just_myles
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Wonder since Thawne was no longer wells, how much closer is this timeline to the one from S1E1 when Barry fights him at his house all those years ago? Will it ever happen? It has to get to that timeline eventually. No, it will since that makes the most sense.
I would watch this
kylecoley182
Banned
nextgeneration
Member
Loved it. This show just keeps delivering.
broncobuster
Banned
Anybody remember the story of an unrelated Flash appearing on a CBS show? Seemingly this is it,
For once CW Flash's costume wins.
For once CW Flash's costume wins.