by OL » Thu Jan 26, 2017 5:41 am
So the batch of DC shows just started up again, and it's just... kind of bumming me out. I generally enjoyed them so much as I binged through them on Netflix before (they're usually kinda dumb, but at least they remained fun), so this is my first year actually following them week to week on tv, and unfortunately it seems like they chose this year to just... seriously drop in quality.
Or no, correction: The Flash has totally dropped in quality.
Arrow is actually really strong this season. Aside from a couple of dumb moments, the new characters are great (Wild Dog in particular), Green Arrow himself has gone back to killing motherfuckers (which just makes the action so much more fun), and the requisite flashback sequences are getting more and more interesting (they just introduced Talia al Ghul, it appears, and that's all kinds of cool). And it has to be said: Stephen Amell has really grown into a great screen presence. Best actor in all of the DC shows, easily. Takes hokey dialogue and makes it work. Bravo to him.
But Legends of Tomorrow remains just... dumb fun. Yeah, it's still entertaining, but it's not terribly compelling anymore. It's fun enough, it's just... not great. They could easily cancel it, and there would be no ramifications for any of the other shows. It's kind of cringe-worthy most of the time anyway.
And The Flash has taken a GIANT step backwards, suddenly making the tone all downbeat, turning some of it's most likable characters into some of its most dickish and annoying, and suddenly turning all the superpowered stuff into an idiotic slog to sit through. Wally West was such a fun character in the comics (and the cartoon), but here he's the single stupidest character the show has ever had. Just an absolute moron who makes you want to facepalm every time he does anything. Barry Allen is now a mopey, emo douchebag (Grant Gustin seriously needs to course-correct that annoying grumble his voice gets when he's trying to speak quietly). The only truly likable character in the whole show anymore is Tom Cavanagh's character, but that's just because it's Tom Cavanagh and he's awesome.
I blame it all on Supergirl. That was an absolute shit show when it was on CBS (who rightfully cancelled it), but now that it's been picked up by the CW, it's infecting the other shows with all its shittiness. First season was one of the most moronic seasons of television I've ever bothered to watch, and now The Flash is seemingly starting to take after it with a similar sense of shittiness.
Fucking Supergirl. You suck so much.
But at least Arrow is still good.
I know no one cares, I just had to rant.