US: The Flash (2014)

Have there been any other hints apart from what I said above? Those are the blatantly obvious ones but I probably missed others.
 
Another good episode.

Agree that Barry certainly doesn't seem to use his powers in a logial way but then it wouldn't make good TV if he defeated everyone in seconds.
 
boxman2000 said:
Another good episode.

Agree that Barry certainly doesn't seem to use his powers in a logial way but then it wouldn't make good TV if he defeated everyone in seconds.
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Indeed, while the idea of Flash sounds cool it really is a bad character design (like most overpowered heroes) when met with non powered people. It's why I prefer shows more like Arrow/Daredevil within reason of course, they're just humans behind the mask and not gimped super powered heroes who have to be written incompetent.
 
Uncle Petey said:
That shapeshifter had no imagination or ambition tbh.

Seriously, with that ability, all he/it could do is a bunch of petty thefts?
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I loved the last part with him in the cell... It was reminiscent of The Twilight Zone/Outer Limits with the Everyman that has changed so many times he cant remember what he looked like.
 
Yeah, although I'm not sure why, considering that it hasn't been that long since the accelerator blew and gave people powers.
Did I miss a bit where someone said something about him gaining his abilty in a different event?

Do you ever wonder about the little Guantanamo they've got going on there?
24/7 in a tiny cell and I didn't see any toilets for starters :eek:

If they weren't nuts before they went in, imagine the carnage when they inevitably escape.
 
The thing making this show so frustratingly awful is the stopping to let them get away thing is just done so badly. In this particular episode for instance when the guy first shifts, he stopped so he/she could shift and talk, but he couldn't know he was going to stop and change nor talk so why did Barry stop 10 yards from him rather than pile into him. It's just awful tv, the speed is difficult to work around and was always going to be a problem. But even there all that needed to happen was he went around the corner and stopped because he couldn't see him. Then later on they reveal it's a shifter as a camera catches the change around the corner. I mean even if he did catch him but the shifter escaped his grasp by turning into a child, slipping out of clothing and running into a subway, the shock of it happening might throw him off. That is plausible, but stopping 10 yards away just so he could watch them shift... is truly awful direction/writing.

An episode or two ago with the second weather guy, he's draining the power out of the room then it's stopped.... THEN it cuts to the guy turning around, but still upstairs still would have taken ages to get out of the building. Make the device shock Barry and knock him over, make it take longer, show the guy running as soon as it was over. Instead it showed him turn to run after the device is done and Barry was completely free to chase him.

Almost every episode it's just crap directing and/or writing, when 5 seconds thought would make an escape more plausible instead they make every single bad guy idiotic and easy to catch within 20 mins of the episode. Whole thing is painfully painfully frustrating to watch. if it wasn't for the Arrow and the crossovers I'd likely have given up very early, as it stands I'll watch a few eps of season two.. presuming there is one. Without a huge improvement I'm giving up on it.
 
Hahaa people love jumping on and off the negative bandwagon that's related to this and arrow... Take it for what it is.. If u wanna watch something serious and dark watch the hannibal :) but I'm sure you would find something to criticise about that aswell :)
 
Westie said:
Hahaa people love jumping on and off the negative bandwagon that's related to this and arrow... Take it for what it is.. If u wanna watch something serious and dark watch the hannibal :) but I'm sure you would find something to criticise about that aswell :)
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ha yeah, its utter crap. but well thats all it is. its not shawshank redemption. its just entertaining tosh but hey, its enjoyable to watch... ish :P
 
Loved that bit where gideon said Founding member of the

That would be a major future spoiler but sadly not possible

Do agree about the flash and the flying bees thing but hey we can't end a episode in 45 seconds every week :)
 
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