CW's Flash

I was not expecting that stinger.

At first I was thinking the stinger was Firestorm in the sewers but I was freaking out when I saw the walls that all said GRODD.

Nobody expects the Psychic Sewer Gorilla.

Truly, the most villainous villain of all.

Yes, I know Grodd is apparently pretty awesome, but I just felt like being a dick.

Well, shit. Grodd.

Also, there was a suspicious amount of Barry/Caitlin interaction in this episode. Wow, writers, I can't believe you're being so blatant with some of this stuff.

I think it's pretty much canon now that Caitlin has a thing for Barry. And I for one am happy about it.

Also, GROOOOOOOOOOODD! The more Silver Age gorilla silliness this show has, the better. Well, actually Grodd murdering two people doesn't scream "Silver Age," but still.

edited 3rd Feb '15 7:23:32 PM by spashthebandragon

I'm starting to get annoyed at the Love Dodecahedron that seems to be forming on this show. Please don't let this become a huge source of conflict.

But if it does become a source of conflict, I'll be backing BarryxCaitlin all the way while decrying BarryxIris as being a horrible forced pairing with no chemistry (Also it helps that I'm like 99% sure Caitlin's gonna become Killer Frost at some point which could make for a really interesting Dating Catwoman dynamic).

edited 3rd Feb '15 7:26:39 PM by spashthebandragon

Except Barry and Iris are really adorable. And comics canon.

Please don't demonize canonical love interests. That's like the same shit that happened to Laurel in season 1 of Arrow.

edited 3rd Feb '15 7:29:00 PM by higherbrainpattern

You're both wrong. Barry/Felicity is the only acceptable pairing.

Arrgh missed then episode and Hulu is always a week behind(I know that's on purpose but still). Any semi-legit sites that show the CURRENT episode?

The fact that it's canon is what makes it bad. It feels super forced and, y'know, it's not very exciting to treat it like the comic's canon love interest is gonna get with Barry no matter what. Frankly, I would never have thought Barry had feelings for Iris if the audience hadn't specifically been told that. Also, Iris is boring (And Barry's adorable no matter who his love interest is).

edited 3rd Feb '15 7:34:51 PM by spashthebandragon

It should be on Hulu tomorrow. That's when I watch it if I missed the new episode.

edited 3rd Feb '15 7:34:24 PM by Kostya

If you can wait until tomorrow, CW's website.

I'm a multishipper, so I would be perfectly fine with Felicity, Caitlin, Iris, and Cisco working out a Barry schedule. Maybe throw Eddie in there too.

I really hope they let Peek-A-Boo out sometime, because it's really unethical to have someone whose rap sheet is mostly robbery in there forever.

Barry's super speed would have to be working overtime...

Dammit, I just want them to just be friends. If Cait becomes interested in Barry then... Then... Ugh. I just want, for once, for people to just be friends and be the opposite sex. It shouldn't be hard, but it's like writers are just myopic.

What we need is a gratuitous Tournament Arc for the love of Barry Allen.

It looks to me like the writers are going for the "unrequited love" angle, so I doubt Barry will ever have any feelings for Caitlin. That's probably about as much as you can hope for from these writers...

edited 3rd Feb '15 7:44:52 PM by spashthebandragon

There's always Caitlin and Cisco I guess. The two of them don't seem to have any romantic interest in one another.

Nah, Cisco and Caitlin are definitely Like Brother and Sister.

Is this the first episode they featured any Barry/Cisco Ho Yay? I haven't noticed any before.

edited 3rd Feb '15 8:03:19 PM by tricksterson

Drunk!Caitlin is adorable, good lord.

I like Iris just fine and it seems pretty clear she has feelings for Barry as well.

I also had no idea Barry could sing like that because I forgot his actor used to be on Glee.

edited 3rd Feb '15 9:09:12 PM by comicwriter

I feel bad for Eddie, then. If I was in a committed relationship, I'd be pretty mad to discover my partner still had some childish crush on the person they grew up with. Seriously, I hope the writers aren't expecting us to root for Iris to leave Eddie for Barry when Eddie hasn't done anything unsympathetic yet (though given his role in the comics, he very well could in the future).

Eddie's a Canon Foreigner, at least at this point.

edited 3rd Feb '15 9:42:29 PM by KnownUnknown

Eh, crushing on other people happens. It's not fair or pleasant but it's life. I do like Eddie though.

I kinda understand what your saying, and I figure there might be other people who feel the same way (god help us if this or Laurel on Arrow becomes another Lana Lang situation, but lets see how things play out. They might actually pull it off in a way that doesn't make everyone involved look bad.

Yeah, that might be wishful thinking, and I'm not always Mr. Positive, but it won't hurt to try, and it's better then getting so negative about it that it gets you riled up before anything happens.

But that's just me. If you want Iris to die in a fire, that's your prerogative. Hell, I'll lend you the match if necessary.

But only if necessary. Good fire must be used wisely.