Thoughts on The Flash Season 4 based on the first two episodes

So far, it's mixed feelings overall and here's why:

* I NEED MY PRECIOUS SON JULIAN BACK, LIKE, RN, AND ITS ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT THAT HE WAS CUT OUT OF THE "PREVIOUSLY ON" SCENES AND THAT WE WERE GIVEN SUCH A HALF-ASSED "EXPLANATION" FOR HIS DEPARTURE

* AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, WHERE TF DID HARRY AND TRACY GO???? TRACY WAS AN AWESOME QUIRKY ADDITION TO TEAM FLASH AND HARRY IS HARRY NUFF SAID

* On that note, still waiting for the Wells of the season... looking forward to Tom C's return, that man is a legend

* I know a lot of people don't like the way Iris' character is developing but I actually do! She's been such a generic, and let's face it, useless nice girl for the last 3 seasons. But now she's finally putting her own needs first and not taking any crap and showing some agency! Despite what I earlier predicted, I find her to be a good leader for the team, and it's because, for a leader, they don't necessarily need someone with heaps of science know-how, because they have enough of that already; they just need someone to keep them organised and motivated and with high morale, and Iris, as has been proven before, can do that. I have mixed feelings about accusing Barry of "leaving her" though... I can see why she's upset about it all but wtf was Barry SUPPOSED to fuckin' do, let the bloody world implode?! Plus letting herself get kidnapped to bring Barry back to his senses was D U M B, what if it hadn't worked? Could they not have just lied to Barry and said she was in trouble when she wasn't?

* UM BARRY SUFFERING NO LASTING NEGATIVE EFFECTS FROM BEING IN THE SPEEDFORCE FOR 6 FRIGGIN MONTHS AND HAVING NO RECOLLECTION OF HIS TIME IN THERE AND ACTUALLY GETTING FASTER WTFFFFF such a deus ex machina

* Cisco is a pure and beautiful soul, yes he has flaws and yes these flaws were particularly evident during s3, but now he's got his mojo back and I'm loving his recovered sense of humour. "Ooh I feel violated" after Caitlin bumped him out of the way? CLASSIC

* Wally and Joe better be getting more screentime in upcoming episodes, and also Cecile... also why was Joe telling Cecile he loved her important enough to include in the "last season on The Flash" bit? On another note , Wally is sexy af rn and Joe being the Only Sane Man has made me like him more... Tbh I kinda hated him in S1-2 and on and off in s3 (Now THAT is all for another post, another day)

* I tried adding my thoughts on Caitlin to this post but honestly I have so many that I need to put them in a new post

* Gypsy... I'm not really sure how I feel about her, or her relationship with Cisco at this point. She seems cool and the actors have GREAT on screen chemistry but we still haven't seen that much of the character nor the relationship yet

BUT LET ME POINT OUT THAT I HATED THE OUTDATED CLICHED SEXIST USE OF THE STEREOTYPICAL "WOMEN SAY THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY MEAN" TROPE I HONESTLY WANTED TO VOMIT