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The Flash S3 |OT| It was me, Barry.
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Jorok Goldblade
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So which garbage tier speedster is getting the Super Sabre treatment?
neck-height razor wire
Wow. I'm not at all tired of watching this. Savitar is so damn OP. There is so much disrespect taking place here.
Poodlestrike
Banned
So which garbage tier speedster is getting the Super Sabre treatment?
neck-height razor wire
Who are these clowns?
ed: maybe Barry would have fewer problems with evil speedsters if he didn't keep calling himself the Fastest Man Alive. That shit's a challenge that he is clearly not up to.
Red Arremer
Member
Marvel's Freedom Force
Avalanche, Crimson Commando, Pyro, and Blob in the background.
Man it still bothers me that they went for blue as the color for the speedforce.
Jorok Goldblade
Member
They were Marvel's Suicide Squad before the Thunderbolts were a thing. Mystique cut a deal for the Brotherhood, which had them working for the government in exchange for pardons. They were also assigned a trio of WWII era heroes who got caught rounding up criminals and playing "The Most Dangerous Game" with them.
Between Shadow King's assault on Muir Island and a disastrous mission in Iraq, Half of them were either killed or injured beyond the point of active duty. Super Sabre, their speedster, lost his head to neck-high wire.
Smart move. Villain should try that on Barry.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
I love how over powered this dude is. Barry has deserved an ass kicking for a while.
Speed god is right.
And fuck, I love how Barry's shit got thrown in his face this episode. Doooouuuuuuche
#dead
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Fuuuuuuuuuuck yooouuuuuuu, Barry Allen
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
It's just getting as stupid as Barry at this point.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
I like Julian. He clearly doesn't wanna work for evil Transformer Speed God and he constantly shits on Barry for being a shitty person.
Red Arremer
Member
I think my main issue with this season I've been having is how artificial all of the drama is.
It feels like they only had Flashpoint to specifically introduce conflict between the characters because a Deus Ex Machina is easier than writing natural progression of relationships. The whole thing with Cisco's brother is what bothers me the most, to be honest. I can just imagine the showmakers all went to a meeting and one guy went "So, Cisco and Barry are really good friends. How could we fuck this up so there's some juicy drama there?".
I've never been a fan of retconning only to create this kind of stuff (*coughonemoredaycough*), but even among those, this just feels like such a lazy, fabricated cop-out.
It feels like they only had Flashpoint to specifically introduce conflict between the characters because a Deus Ex Machina is easier than writing natural progression of relationships. The whole thing with Cisco's brother is what bothers me the most, to be honest. I can just imagine the showmakers all went to a meeting and one guy went "So, Cisco and Barry are really good friends. How could we fuck this up so there's some juicy drama there?".
I've never been a fan of retconning only to create this kind of stuff (*coughonemoredaycough*), but even among those, this just feels like such a lazy, fabricated cop-out.
legendaryskitch
Member
Yeah I kind of got that feeling too. What are the chances of Julian turning good and maybe even "fixing" Killer Frost?
legendaryskitch
Member
Add in 4 "Are you OK?" per episode and some speedforce BS and you have the whole series
And it doesn't really have a point. It just sours the show a bit because the fun banter is gone, but he doesn't really attack Barry or anything.
PHOENIXZERO
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Speaking of the stupid drama/conflict, how has the drama been on Arrow so far?
And yeah, Flashpoint has been pretty "bleh", I know budget/time limits and all but doesn't really deserve to be called that and it's made worse with how they sold it early on.
And yeah, Flashpoint has been pretty "bleh", I know budget/time limits and all but doesn't really deserve to be called that and it's made worse with how they sold it early on.
Awaiting the inevitable "Tommy Merlyn is Savitar" reveal.
Angelus Errare
Banned
Sölf;225379535 said:
Obviously Savitar is Roy
Hot damn that looks cool.
not enough flippage
Is Super Girl any good? She seems pretty cool in this trailer.
First season is average, second season is pretty decent so far. Show is quite inconsistent in quality, even scene to scene. Benoist's portrayal is solid.
There's been little to no drama, which is why the majority think that Arrow Season 5 is the best show in the Arrowverse right now.
Yeah, this. It starts rather slowly, gets a bit better in the middle of S1 but looses steam again at the end, imo. S2 is quite good so far.
Teriyaki Blues
Member
What if Dante is Savitar?
PHOENIXZERO
Member
I think I'm going to just call him Salad Bar.
Eddie is Savitar.
I saw a theory on the reddit that
he's actually trapped in the speed force. He can only Temporarily escape and even when he does only speedsters can see him due to their link to the speedforce. It would also be in line with the events of the comics.
It could also explain what was happening during his fight sequence with the flash: He was jumping in and out of the speed force, essentially teleporting.
It could also explain what was happening during his fight sequence with the flash: He was jumping in and out of the speed force, essentially teleporting.
Red Arremer
Member
I disagree with this assessment.
There's been plenty of drama.
Ollie bitching at the recruits and vice versa.
Ollie bitching at the reporter lady and vice versa.
The whole Quentyn is drinking again B plot.
Well yeah, but the main thing to note is that none of that has really detracted from the show or feel incredibly forced/nonsensical like with Barry/Cisco or the entire Killer Frost story arc.
I really hope Savitar isn't Eddie. Eddie was a miraculous ray of shining gold light - he was so obviously set up to be the dickish pretty guy, rival for Iris's affections, and maybe an evil Speedster. Instead, he seemed genuinely enthused to see Barry every damn time, he was helpful, supportive, and good-natured, and even when Barry did pull a Barry and do something stupid or unthinking, Eddie forgave him and was a bro. Then, at the very end, he sacrificed himself to try and save the day, making him more of a hero than Barry has ever displayed or seems capable of.
I mean, it makes sense for him to go "wait, what the hell? I go through all my life being a great guy and this is the fate I get, but Barry is a selfish god who pays no heed to offhandedly destroying everyone else's lives and he has no real responsibilities and gets my girl?", but I like to think Eddie's better than that.
Let Eddie rest in peace. Or come back as some kind of benevolent angel speedster.
I mean, it makes sense for him to go "wait, what the hell? I go through all my life being a great guy and this is the fate I get, but Barry is a selfish god who pays no heed to offhandedly destroying everyone else's lives and he has no real responsibilities and gets my girl?", but I like to think Eddie's better than that.
Let Eddie rest in peace. Or come back as some kind of benevolent angel speedster.
Poodlestrike
Banned
There's been no outrageously stupid drama this season of Arrow, that's the key.
Red Arremer
Member
Of course. I didn't say it was bad drama in Arrow s5, but the person I quoted said there was none, which is false.
If anything, the drama in Arrow is a little repetitive and doesn't seem to go anywhere, but at the very least it's not as artificial as it is in Flash.
So much drama!
Red Arremer
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Septimus Prime
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It's Yao Fei. When he reveals himself, everyone's going to be like, "uh...who are you?" But we'll know.