Well, in the comics, Flashpoint was the event that caused Barry's Mom to be retconactively killed off in the past, so this is more like the anti-Flashpoint.
There's more than one way to skin a cat. And I happen to know that's factually true.
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Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
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Tom Scola - May 25, 2016 7:47:17 am PDT #29713 of 30001
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Steph L. - May 25, 2016 7:52:57 am PDT #29714 of 30001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Well, right, but I was thinking about the whole Barry's-mom-is-alive-in-Flashpoint-and-everything-is-fucked-but-we're-DC-and-that's-how-we-roll-bitches aspect of it.
sj - May 25, 2016 12:15:16 pm PDT #29715 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
So Flashpoint isn't worth reading before next season? People have been mentioning it all over the place since the finale.
DXMachina - May 25, 2016 2:34:45 pm PDT #29716 of 30001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
so, was this ENTIRE season a long set-up just to get John Wesley Shipp back into a Flash costume? If so, I approve.
Teppy is me. Any bets that Mrs. Garrick is the Earth-3 Tina McGee?
Liked the nod to Crisis; liked using the time wraiths to take out Zoom. Not so much on resurrecting Mrs. Allen because I hate reboots. Especially here, because it also reboots Arrow (and LOT). Is Laurel alive? Is Eddie Thawn? Is Cold? Is the Piper a villain again? Are there still donuts? It's all higgledy-piggledy.
Steph L. - May 25, 2016 2:44:51 pm PDT #29717 of 30001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Any bets that Mrs. Garrick is the Earth-3 Tina McGee?
She'd BETTER be.
Are there still donuts?
What's a donut?
DXMachina - May 25, 2016 3:03:30 pm PDT #29718 of 30001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Aiiiii!!!
Steph L. - May 25, 2016 3:10:13 pm PDT #29719 of 30001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Man, I'm going to miss Damien Darhk. (Not a spoiler; I'm just assuming. It is the season finale, after all.)
Steph L. - May 25, 2016 4:01:48 pm PDT #29720 of 30001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
As a big fan of comics Green Arrow, I have been waiting for this: [link] and I wasn't disappointed. I'm pretty happy with it.
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Plus we get Russia flashbacks next season!
Kalshane - May 25, 2016 4:52:20 pm PDT #29721 of 30001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I still don't know what the hell the point of this year's flashbacks were. Ollie could have just as easily gone to Russia without the Waller kidnapping him and dumping him back on the island first.
All in all, I liked this finale a lot better than Flash's (and I wonder if the writers actually realize their reboot could have ramifications on all four of their super shows [since changes to Barry's timeline could have prevented him from hopping over to Earth-SG as well]) though I didn't love it. Didn't we just have the city help Team Arrow take on the big bad and his minions two seasons ago? The random citizens beating up armed professional killers hasn't gotten any less ridiculous in the interim.
sj - May 25, 2016 5:25:41 pm PDT #29722 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I did love it. I don't expect logic from Arrow, but it was a big, fun finale and so much better than The Flash.