The Flash
Summary
With more than 180 episodes spread across nine seasons , The Flashhas add its fair share of weird floor arcs to theDC Universe . The Grant Gustin - led superhero drama has rightfully bring in a large fanbase and emerged as one of the Arrowverse ’s big achiever . But with such an challenging episode count , a few moments are restrain to not hit the target . This holds particularly true for the serial ’ latter seasons , offering some overstretched storylines and plenty of filler episode . Despite his background as a comical book writer , post - season 4 showrunner Eric Wallace occasionally bore the brunt of dissatisfied audiences , mainly for some of those notorious moments .
However , this does n’t imply that all ofThe Flash ’s weird storylines stanch from its humbled point . As has been the case with the unearthly Flash stories in the strip , the CW master copy has never shy away from testing out the reservoir material ’s eccentric nature . After all , a superhero sci - fi show with a talking gorilla as a guest baddie ora Batman - Flash hybrid from the futureis throttle to get weird at some point or other . But then again , the show often relies on some original elements that take the absurdity a notch higher , be it in the case of speedsters joust with lightning bolts or a musical with Supergirl .
Barry Allen ’s Arrowverse journey ended in The Flash season 9 finale , which bring back multiple characters and featured a vast tease for the future .
10Grodd’s King Kong Moment Was Laughable
The Flash Season 2, Episode 7
The Flash does know Gorilla Grodd ’s telekinetic major power in season 2 , but some cringe - inducing moment leave a sorry memory . The episode “ Gorilla Warfare ” is already formulaic , with Henry Allen giving an emotional speech to the Scarlet Speedster ( complete with a “ you may do it , Barry ” statement ) , but even before that , it’slaughable to find Grodd harboring belief for Caitlin Snowbecause she was decent to him at STAR Labs . What follows is a King Kong - mode “ beauty killed the beast ” narrative , with Grodd forcing her to engender more meta - Gorilla gorilla like him .
Gorilla Grodd was created by writer John Broome who also created the Green Lantern supervillain Sinestro .
9Red Death Couldn’t Endear As Kate Kane’s Doppelgänger
The Flash Season 9, Episodes 1-5
The Flashseason 9 introduce audiences to Red Death , a villain who was an evil speedster version of Batman in the strip . The show put a Modern spin on the character withBatwomanactress Javicia Leslierandomly quoting Batman lineslike “ I ’m retribution ” and “ permit ’s get nuts ” . Leslie ’s performance does n’t stick to the landing place also because her fiber is just a doppelgänger of Kate Kane ( Batwoman),a hero whom Barry is barely acquaint with . In the strip , Barry is heartbroken to find his trusted friend Batman going rogue as Red Death . This emotional connexion is lacking inThe Flash ’s Red Death identityand makesRogues of Wara unknown plot line .
8A Musical Duet With Supergirl Was A Surprise
The Flash Season 3, Episode 17
The Flashcan be light - hearted at times , but the season 3 episode “ Duet ” is a major comedic deviance . A crosswalk withSupergirl , the episode reunitesGleestars Grant Gustin and Melissa Benoist with their former co - star Darren Criss . When Supergirl is stuck in a comatoseness by Criss ’ melodically over - the - top antagonist Music Meister , Martian Manhunter relies on Team Flash ’s help to help her find consciousness . trap in a world where life is a Technicolor melodic , the Flash and Supergirl connect forces ( and harmonies ) to get away from the Music Meister ’s clench . The end ware is uproariously amusing , butThe Flashturning into a full - fledged musicalis definitely unexpected .
Now that The Flash and Supergirl musical crossover , ' Duet ' , has publicize , we discuss whether Music Meister should return for a continuation .
7Iris West As A Temporary Flash Wasn’t Entirely Memorable
The Flash Season 4, Episode 16
The infamous season 4 episode “ Run Iris Run ” with Iris being a disguise speedster gets some undeserved hatred fromThe Flashfandom , but that does n’t mean the bow is n’t weird . Her sudden transition into a speedster and then being see as a team leader is heyday filler cognitive content , asshe has hardly try out any serious leadershipin Team Flash before . Yes , she can help oneself the team at times by talk in their earpieces , but that ’s most about it . She has not avail the squad crucially as much as Caitlin Snow or Cisco Ramone . Turning her into The Flash in “ Run Iris Run ” is an improper selection indeed .
6Cecile’s Parenting Worries Seem Hypocritical
The Flash Season 9
One of theworst parts ofThe Flashfor some is Cecile Horton ’s superhero plot line . Struggling between her responsibilities as a mother and a psychical superhero , Cecile can add up off as obnoxious and hypocriticalto an extent . On one hand , Cecile is ready to give a resounding “ Yes ” to Joe West ’s proposal to run into her small fry only on weekends . On the other hand , she ’s ready to mope around about being a removed female parent to her fellow Team Flash extremity . The final season does make some uncanny decisions regarding her fictional character , like Cecile scarcely aging a day even in 2049 , but it ’s her parenting arc that makes the least sense .
5Khione Unnecessarily Grabbed The Spotlight In Team Flash
Khione ’s rushed entry to the squad as Caitlin Snow ’s new personality in the concluding episodes of time of year 9 proves how the show is just not ready to do away with Danielle Panabaker , reintroducing the actress to the series in a third avatar . WhenThe Flashseason 9 excuse Khione ’s world power , the self - proclaimed goddess was establish to be bonded with nature and harnessing exceptional sensory ability . This characterization makesKhione too overcome , once in a while overshadow The Flashhimself . Khione ’s arc was strange from the start , consider how she had been commandeer Caitlin ’s body all this sentence . fuddle in Chillbane romancing Khione to get close to Frost , and Khione ’s story becomes more tortuous .
4Patty Spivot And Barry Allen’s Romance Ended On A Rushed Note
The Flash Season 2, Episode 11
A constabulary officer committed to tracking down her father ’s killer , Patty Spivot , strike up an exigent romance with Barry Allen , one that was obviously not meant to last , considering Iris West ’s presence inThe Flash . But even then , the closure to their human relationship could have been fleshed out further rather of Spivot hastily rushing to Midway City after detect Barry ’s superhero identity . What is weirder is howPatty forces Barry to reveal his secret . The CCPD officer deliberately put herself in peril , hoping to get deliver by her fellow in his costumed speedster form . Heartbroken , she changes cities and is never to be heard of again .
Barry Allen ’s former beloved pursuit , Patty Spivot ( Shantel VanSanten ) , left the Flash in the middle of time of year 2 and never returned . Here ’s why .
3Caitlin Snow’s Transformation Into Frost Wasn’t As Morally Complex As It Should Have Been
The Flash Season 3
Caitlin Snow ’s persona spark offered some antiheroic potential since she showed cryogenic traces of turning into the show ’s interlingual rendition of Killer Frost . Season 3 addressed a Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde - prompt binary with Killer Frost being an alternate malign personality of Caitlin that the STAR Labs scientist fight to keep in line . Eventually , the persona takes full dominance over Caitlin ’s consistency . But the morally grey-haired areas of this binary program are only shortly touched upon asFrost to the full turns into a superhero in later episodes(even dropping the “ Killer ” in her name ) . Using a Graeco-Roman funny scoundrel and then turn her into a sympathetic hero was an odd choice forThe Flash .
2The Flash’s Big Fight With Godspeed Became A Lightsaber Battle
The Flash Season 7, Episode 18
Despite his intimidating image in the comics , Godspeed has mostly been reduced to a express joy stock inThe Flash . As the stage is specify for Barry to take down the super speedster , he gets some unexpected assistance from Reverse - Flash . But this is n’t even the weird part , considering what follows next . rather of exhibit their superspeed , the three speedsters indulge in armed fighting with actual lightning bolt in their hands . Thebattle with lightsaber - like lightning bolt of lightning seems hilarious , and the VFX are n’t quite up to the challenge of the scene . As for Godspeed ’s report in the show , there ’s no come back from that battle .
1The Legion of Zoom Was An Unconvincingly Weak Villain Team
The Flash Season 9, Episode 13
The Flashseries finale makes many season otiose , considering how easily Team Flash members can singly take on notorious speedsters from Barry Allen ’s past tense . Chaos ensues after Cobalt Blue assemble his own rogue gallery of villains , strangely named Legion of Zoom ( even if only one is name Zoom ) . All of these speedsters can challenge Barry in unprecedented ways , but what follows is a serial of fairly predictable fights with Flash ’s overpowered ally . This is evident from how Cecile ( who gain fly powers without any explanation ) , Khione , and Allegra defeat Godspeed , Zoom , and Reverse - Flash , severally . Khione ’s victory is still justify by her powers , but Allegra ’s deficiency of fighting experience makes her win seem nonsensical .
