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talkingtea · 2 years

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Ok here’s why I personally thought BL S4 was a hot mess (but still better than anything TF has recently released)

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Overall the storyline was all over the place. They brought in new characters that were obviously supposed to facilitate with the main actors’ storyline but I felt like it was empty and took away from it instead? There was too much focus on the painkiller, he had a plot that just didn’t make sense (I think it’s because they were setting him up for his own show but he had like 2 whole eps dedicated to him that just didn’t fit). Same old with Tobias, Lala, Lady eve etc. Villains doing the same thing season after season is just boring. It’s was clear that Crisis changed things in their lives but it was never fully explained so there were just these huge plot holes that made no sense. All the characters had no development, it actually felt like they were reverting. The “Jen changing identity” plot was surprising the saving grace of the season.

Jeff: Completely unhinged in the first few episodes. Attacking police unprovoked, getting into fights, refusing to be BL when there was war going on in freeland. It was so bad, it even had me wondering what the hell happened to those ‘Injustice Protocols’?? They named dropped the flash in an ep so Barry was present in his life but did nothing? Do those protocols only apply to when Barry is a danger to others?? Anyway, he was basically a Joe level deadbeat at some point. And everything we established about his character in S1 and his development was basically destroyed. His relationship with Lynn and the girls was non-existent. Armageddon Jeff did him a favour.

Jen/Anissa: No development at all. Jen stayed the troublemaking hothead “little girl” that doesn’t listen, but worse. I could never figure out what they were doing with her character?? Like I understand she’s supposed to be a teen but the attitude she has all the time was exhausting to watch. Anissa stayed the same. Like I couldn’t even tell you what her character arc has been throughout the show? Consistently angry? And her powers never grew which bothered me. They could’ve done a lot more with her. Career driven but still makes time for everyone, supportive, loved by the people, wants to protect others, proud to be black and a lesbian etc. She could’ve stolen the show if they let her.

Lynn: Lynn… Oh don’t even get me started on her 😭. It’s like they sat down and put together all the ways they could make her unlikeable. Do you know how Mirror Iris was towards Barry? She was like that but 1000x worse. Which annoyed me the most because it just fit into so many stereotypes about black women. She somehow managed to blame Jeff for literally everything. Tobias is trying to ruin their life? Jeffs fault. The girls got injured on a mission that he told them not to go on? Jeff’s fault? It rained today? Jeff’s fault. The milk is expired? Jeff’s fault. And she was completely unsympathetic to the fact that he was still grieving (she actually told him to get over it). I think the biggest mistake they made with the show was trying to force a relationship between them when there didn’t need to be one. They were separated for a reason, she could’ve still been a part of the show and family without the romance needing to be rekindled. The flash has many faults, but I will always be thankful that they wrote Iris as a matriarch that is proud of and supports her superhero husband and kids. Lynn on the other hand… And this isn’t just S4, she was like this throughout the duration of the show. But she was also let down as a character because her family were very unsupportive of her addiction and brushed off her ideas a lot because she wasn’t “like them”.

I could honestly go into more detail, but spoilers and also I feel like I’m being too critical about the show. It has its faults, but it’s not too bad. Maybe it was cancelled before it could reach it’s full potential 🤷🏽‍♀️

Sorry this was a lot longer than I intended it to be

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