The Flash and the FEELS!

For those that don't know, I write a YA Time Travel thriller and wow, I love it way more than I ever thought I would.

It's just so much fun. Anything can happen and in fact the more crazy something happens, the more excited I get. The more I squeal with joy! I've always loved Time Travel, like Back to the Future (HELLO!) Or just something like an episode of Supernatural (yes, I said it, I love Supernatural).

He's Fast!!

Why couldn't Buffy have had a time travel episode? Now that would have been fun.

Which just brings me to my latest obsession. The CW's The Flash. I love comic book movies and television shows, but I've never read the comics. I don't know how true to the source material the Flash's plot twists are, but O.M.G. people.

(Caution. I am about to spoil everything right here!)

Better keep on going doooown....

Poor Barry Allen's mother was killed because The Flash and Reverse Flash fought in the future--and then the past because Reversie wanted to kill the Flash as a little boy.

This is me, trying to keep all the plot points straight.

But he didn't! More like he couldn't. And got stuck in the past hundreds of years from where he was. And now he needs Barry Allen to develop enough speed so he can get his power back and go POOF straight into the future.

Yeah, it's a poor summary. And now Reversie (as I like to call him) is altering the time line. Speeding stuff up, making sure Barry gets his powers early and poor poor Dr. Wells (hot Dr. Wells. I have a thing for scientists and aging watchers) You almost need to keep notes to keep all this stuff straight.

Through all of this, we learn things Barry hasn't pieced together and it leads me to screaming at the television, much to my husband's dismay.

But I love the complexity of this season one of the Flash. I can't believe it's only been on for ONE season. I wish I could travel forward in time and see what is happening in season 7! Oh yes, I went there.

Back to the complexities. I love the plot twists, the time travel twists about repercussions on changing the future. You change what happens, and then what? The universe sets out to get you? In one of the changed time lines, Cisco had a very violent encounter and now it didn't happen, but he's dreaming about it.

Dreaming about a now altered time line.

Oh the feels! I love this sort of thing. It speaks to me on a creative level and I'm wondering how do you feel about it? Could you leave time travel in the dust? Or would you hop in that DeLorean and go on the adventure of your life?

The Flash: All Star Team Up

I love Genre fiction so expect to see reviews, thoughts, ramblings of my favorite shows. The Arrow, The Flash, Supernatural, iZombie (maybe). And expect them all to be filled with one million and a half spoilers.

Seriously.

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All Star Team Up. Seriously. We needed basketball team jerseys for this mashup. 

I loved this episode! Loved! Not surprised because I love all the episodes. Some make me quiver a bit more than previous ones and this one had a few problems that urked me, but overall it was enjoyable.

The biggest one that I can't really get over is the Cross Over. Now, I love when Arrow cast members show up on The Flash, especially Felicity, but the timing of this one just didn't sit right. Previously on Arrow, Oliver Queen was arrested and Roy Harper threw himself down on the sacrifical arrow (wink) and let himself be arrested so Oliver can go free.

I know you were arrested, but I totally need the day off.

And that's seems like it would be a good time for Felicity and Ray to take a day/weekend trip to Starling City?!

Say Whaaat!? Okay, bygones.

Then they're in the next episode of the Arrow like they never left. Except Felicity referenced Barry Allen in a way that suggests it actually did happen in chronical order.

Sigh.

My other main problem with this episode (read this show) Iris. Do not get me started on Iris! She is very much the Lois Lane character which is fine. Really. It's fine. 

Except her and Barry grew up together in the same house with her dad Barry's step dad since he was like 8 years old. They went to elementary, high school, and supported each other all through college and when Barry expresses his love for her, no one ever goes EEEW, even a little bit? How does THAT work!

He's my foster brother. Smexy.

I'm pretty sure there are tons of SMEXY Step-Brother erotica romances out there (that's another post) that make most people squirm. But Barry and Iris are one day going to take that leap. Maybe they could start a My Foster Brother Genre jump.

Anyway, I degress, I've gone on too long to get to what I really want to talk about which is the Iris and dreamy blond detective guy breakup. Oh right, he has a name. I forgot what it was because I was staring into his baby blue eyes.

In this picture. HELLO!

Iris is upset because he's keeping a secret. A police detective. Keeping a secret. Wow. Stop the presses people. You mean he might have confidential information he can't talk about.

Wow. Just wow.

And then NO ONE uses this as a fesible excuse? I know they are trying to go for a tie in Iris/Eddie secrets vs Barry do I tell everyone about Dr. Wells or keep them in the dark drama? 

Sigh. Plot device and a really weak one. Eddie should have left said he can't talk about ongoing investigations. It's not a total lie.

Pet Peeve of the Week: Eddie asking Joe how he can lie to the people he loves in his life. MEANWHILE Eddie and Iris kept their relationship secret from EVERYONE for months. 

Karma people. Karma.