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This week's Flash
Mainly complaining this time, because good friggin' grief. XD
Okay, so first of all, while I was actually WATCHING the episode, it was tense and exciting and everything with the hallucinations and Julian's possession and Wally's eventual fate was pleasantly creepy. So I actually did like it. But this episode was pretty much nonstop passing the idiot ball around. GOOD LORD.
I thought it was blindingly obvious Savitar was in the Speed Force. I thought it was so obvious I didn't even realize it hadn't been revealed! As far back as when they threw the Philosopher's Stone in there, I wasn't sure why they'd put it where Savitar is, but I figured it was some handwavy thing where it didn't matter since space and time don't exist in the Speed Force. BUT NO, they're just idiots, omg. >___>
AND THEN EVERYTHING WITH THE WEDDING PROPOSAL. Okay, look, first of all, once the idea occurred to Barry, I can't understand WHY ON EARTH he had to lie about it. It's a simple plan! He and Iris and Joe could have all sat down and talked it over like grownups and decided that it made sense for Iris and Barry to get married. BUT NO. And then there's Iris's reaction. Iris, who you'd think would have a vested interest in NOT DYING herself. Iris, literally all you have to do is wear an engagement ring for a few months. It doesn't "taint" anything for the love of Christ. (I realize that all the stupidity surrounding the wedding proposal, Barry being a dink about not telling people what he's up to, and Iris being a dink about not wanting an engagement that isn't ~~tainted~~ all goes back to the TV concept of romance where anything planned in advance isn't ~~~romantic~~~ and it has to be a surprise engagement with a bajillion candles or it doesn't count, as opposed to two people mutually deciding that it makes sense to get married at this point in time ... for the show's premiere couple, anyway. Caitlin and Ronnie's wedding was so sensible and down-to-earth, especially by comparison to all this nonsense.)
Anyway, the fundamental aspect of the plan isn't the wedding, it's the ring. Literally any ring would do. Why couldn't Barry just TELL HER HIS IDEA and then arrange to have her always wear a particular piece of jewelry she wasn't wearing in his future glimpse? If she feels skeevy about wearing an engagement ring for primarily practical reasons (although I still maintain that, jeez, Iris, PRIORITIES -- your LIFE is on the line here) it doesn't have to be an engagement ring. Barry can just give her a nice ring or necklace or bracelet, and she can wear it. Or any piece of jewelry she owns! Get a tattoo on the back of her hand, even.
The priorities thing also applies to Wally, by the way. You could help save your sister's life by SHUTTING UP about the ring, but no, it's more important to make sure she knows so she can ... take off the ring ... and die? Good plan!
And then there was Caitlin keeping a piece of the magic stone that almost killed Cisco and they all know Savitar can use to mess with people's heads. I mean, it turned out to be the right thing to do by total accident, but it was a supremely boneheaded move. (Though at least I can see why she did it.) And HR, as usual, just making up anything he doesn't know, such as pushing random buttons that could FRY CISCO'S BRAIN and almost breaking the goggles that are one of their main tools for helping Iris right now ... and Julian not wanting to do the thing they all need him to do not so much because he's (understandably) worried about having Savitar in his head, as worrying about Caitlin thinking ill of him for ... being possessed against his will ...
>______>
Anyway, beyond the general epidemic of stupidity this episode, I did genuinely enjoy it. Everyone's grief at the end was so heartbreaking, especially Barry and Joe. The bit with HR and Jesse was really sweet. (Though I think the show could make me like HR 1000% more than I do by just having him emote negative emotions a little more. He seemed to be close to Wally, but now that Wally is dead-ish his reaction is just ... kind of ... he seemed more concerned for Jesse's grief than concerned about Wally himself. Does the man have no object permanence at all??)
Savitar calling Wally "Wallace" is interesting, though. HR is the only person who does that, but from the way Savitar talks to him, I don't get the impression that he is Savitar ... though this is also the show that had Jay and Zoom turn out to be the same person, so it's entirely possible. It's also interesting that he singled out HR to insult. In any case, I'm dying to know who he is.
ETA: Just saw this post on Tumblr -
"A series of terrible decisions ensues."
— AV Club Review of The Flash 3x15
HAHAHAAAAAAA. Accurate.
Okay, so first of all, while I was actually WATCHING the episode, it was tense and exciting and everything with the hallucinations and Julian's possession and Wally's eventual fate was pleasantly creepy. So I actually did like it. But this episode was pretty much nonstop passing the idiot ball around. GOOD LORD.
I thought it was blindingly obvious Savitar was in the Speed Force. I thought it was so obvious I didn't even realize it hadn't been revealed! As far back as when they threw the Philosopher's Stone in there, I wasn't sure why they'd put it where Savitar is, but I figured it was some handwavy thing where it didn't matter since space and time don't exist in the Speed Force. BUT NO, they're just idiots, omg. >___>
AND THEN EVERYTHING WITH THE WEDDING PROPOSAL. Okay, look, first of all, once the idea occurred to Barry, I can't understand WHY ON EARTH he had to lie about it. It's a simple plan! He and Iris and Joe could have all sat down and talked it over like grownups and decided that it made sense for Iris and Barry to get married. BUT NO. And then there's Iris's reaction. Iris, who you'd think would have a vested interest in NOT DYING herself. Iris, literally all you have to do is wear an engagement ring for a few months. It doesn't "taint" anything for the love of Christ. (I realize that all the stupidity surrounding the wedding proposal, Barry being a dink about not telling people what he's up to, and Iris being a dink about not wanting an engagement that isn't ~~tainted~~ all goes back to the TV concept of romance where anything planned in advance isn't ~~~romantic~~~ and it has to be a surprise engagement with a bajillion candles or it doesn't count, as opposed to two people mutually deciding that it makes sense to get married at this point in time ... for the show's premiere couple, anyway. Caitlin and Ronnie's wedding was so sensible and down-to-earth, especially by comparison to all this nonsense.)
Anyway, the fundamental aspect of the plan isn't the wedding, it's the ring. Literally any ring would do. Why couldn't Barry just TELL HER HIS IDEA and then arrange to have her always wear a particular piece of jewelry she wasn't wearing in his future glimpse? If she feels skeevy about wearing an engagement ring for primarily practical reasons (although I still maintain that, jeez, Iris, PRIORITIES -- your LIFE is on the line here) it doesn't have to be an engagement ring. Barry can just give her a nice ring or necklace or bracelet, and she can wear it. Or any piece of jewelry she owns! Get a tattoo on the back of her hand, even.
The priorities thing also applies to Wally, by the way. You could help save your sister's life by SHUTTING UP about the ring, but no, it's more important to make sure she knows so she can ... take off the ring ... and die? Good plan!
And then there was Caitlin keeping a piece of the magic stone that almost killed Cisco and they all know Savitar can use to mess with people's heads. I mean, it turned out to be the right thing to do by total accident, but it was a supremely boneheaded move. (Though at least I can see why she did it.) And HR, as usual, just making up anything he doesn't know, such as pushing random buttons that could FRY CISCO'S BRAIN and almost breaking the goggles that are one of their main tools for helping Iris right now ... and Julian not wanting to do the thing they all need him to do not so much because he's (understandably) worried about having Savitar in his head, as worrying about Caitlin thinking ill of him for ... being possessed against his will ...
>______>
Anyway, beyond the general epidemic of stupidity this episode, I did genuinely enjoy it. Everyone's grief at the end was so heartbreaking, especially Barry and Joe. The bit with HR and Jesse was really sweet. (Though I think the show could make me like HR 1000% more than I do by just having him emote negative emotions a little more. He seemed to be close to Wally, but now that Wally is dead-ish his reaction is just ... kind of ... he seemed more concerned for Jesse's grief than concerned about Wally himself. Does the man have no object permanence at all??)
Savitar calling Wally "Wallace" is interesting, though. HR is the only person who does that, but from the way Savitar talks to him, I don't get the impression that he is Savitar ... though this is also the show that had Jay and Zoom turn out to be the same person, so it's entirely possible. It's also interesting that he singled out HR to insult. In any case, I'm dying to know who he is.
ETA: Just saw this post on Tumblr -
"A series of terrible decisions ensues."
— AV Club Review of The Flash 3x15
HAHAHAAAAAAA. Accurate.