Oliver picking up the phone : Hello?
Barry : It's Barry.
Oliver : What did he do this time.
Barry : What ? No! Oliver it's me !
Oliver : What did you do this time.
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i wanna talk abt
the CW DC shows
man how far they fell…
Of course this list was prompted by the fact that the Flash is coming to an end, signaling the end of an era.
There’s a multitude of reasons why these shows went in flames:
troubling production, some truly awful plot lines, the racism, the queerbaiting…
however, the highs were so HIGH. Every once in a while, i’ll think about the crossovers and get happy nostalgia tingles. they were so iconic.
the penultimate memorable moments in each of the shows.
From the time Barry first broke the sound barrier, to the time Cisco DIED by Dr. Wells but barry ran so fast he went back in time and undid it, to the time Caitlyn’s dead fiancé came back, fused with an old ass professor, just to die again shortly afterwards 😂😂
From the time Oliver’s mom blew up the city with the help of the man she had an affair with (which ended up killing the guys whole son 🤡), to the time Oliver took Felicity to his mansion and told her he loved her as a mIsDiReCt, to the ENTIRE season 5.
From the time Kara came out as supergirl just to save her sister, to the time that same sister actually came out (which, at 14, was so important to me), to the first time Lena Luther is introduced and every time she’s in screen afterwards. (Season 2 was just *chefs kiss*)
and that’s just the main three. don’t tell me that when you think of legends of tomorrow, a good 5 scenes don’t immediately pop into your head. what a batshit crazy piece of media.
Now there’s a lot of discourse as to what started the spark that caught flame and caused this entire franchise to explode as horribly as it did.
some say that Barry going back in time and fucking with the timeline ruined it
some say that the beginning of the end was the batwoman show, one of the hottest messes to come out of the CW’s ass since riverdale’ third season
some even blame the death of captain cold. a very VALID complaint
regardless of what you think, i believe that now that the arrowverse is coming to it’s inevitable end, it’s a good time to look back and reminisce. With the writers strike happening (show your support btw), and the fact that streaming services are unwilling to release seasons with more than 10 episodes, i cherish the time i spent with these shows even more. i grew up with them (for reference, i was born in 2003, so i was 9 when arrow came out for the first time). My dad had the first 3 seasons of Arrow on dvd.
Iris was one of the first black women I saw on screen after transitioning out of my disney channel phase. And she wasn’t a side character or anything, she was a main character and the love interest of the superhero. regardless of what you think abt iris as a character, that shit just wasn’t the norm back in 2015.
When sara lance kissed the daughter of the head of league of assassins in front of her ex-boyfriend, and it was as just another tuesday in star city. such an important scene.
look, all this to say. I will miss this era***. even if I stopped watching the flash during the 8th season. i didn’t realize how comforting it was knowing it was still out there.
***i know the superman and lois hasn’t officially been cancelled yet. but i’m protecting my heart. cuz it’s a really good show.
Goodbye, Arrowverse
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I hate almost every one of my obsessions
Like yes, it’s my favorite thing ever, all that I think about, constantly in my brain, makes me giggle, fulfills me, sucks me in with a vengeance, and is all that matters to me but…
I also hate it and rarely rewatch/read it or whatever because of tiny parts that make me seethe or because it doesn’t have every trope I ever want or it doesn’t have enough angst or it doesn’t have enough fluff and it’s not perfect
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thing about the cw is it had an array of incredible arrowverse shows and it managed to wreck every single one of them (and the ones it didn’t wreck, it cancelled)
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Oliver: "I've seen [men with that ability/symbol/alien/magic object/secret technique] before..."
Felicity/Dig: "Where?"
Me: "Don't say it, don't you fucking say it--"
Oliver, looking up: "The island."
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Would anyone be interested in a Arrow au where Oliver adopts Roy to keep him from being kicked out of a foster home for "being too old"????
@atiny-angel @swifteforeverandalways @lynsrosegarden @jackiequick @axelwolf8109 @greek-freak101 @epickiya722
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