Dark Raven
It's not about what you deserve...
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She would've been more interesting than Iris. She should've been Iris.
She would've been more interesting than Iris. She should've been Iris.
Why do we want to copy Arrow? Barry didn't break up with Patty. She left him. Then he didn't stop her from leaving after she began to want to stay after thinking he was the Flash.Seeing as how they were okay with allowing Oliver to end up with Felicity, I wish they would have allowed Barry to stay with Patty. The logic behind their breakup was stupid. If Barry's reason for breaking up with Patty was due to his concern for her safety then he should never get together with anyone period.
Plus, the two actors had better chemistry and didn't have thay weird foster sibling baggage.
Would she have? She had less personal connections to the main characters, and her main story had finished. What would her being Iris have changed about the character writing of Iris?She would've been more interesting than Iris. She should've been Iris.
Why do we want to copy Arrow? Barry didn't break up with Patty. She left him. Then he didn't stop her from leaving after she began to want to stay after thinking he was the Flash.
Why should chemistry be the decider of something for the characters and story? I saw something where Grant Gustin pushed for Barry and Iris.Would she have? She had less personal connections to the main characters, and her main story had finished. What would her being Iris have changed about the character writing of Iris?
It would have changed absolutely nothing.
But you have to understand, some people in the fandom still despise Iris for being played by a black actress so they latched on to any white female to ship with Barry.
I think she's not written any worse than other characters. Who I haven't seen hated on the same way. Not necessarily based on her being black.As much as many of us (myself included) slate Iris isn't because she's black, but because of the way she's been written.
Why should Flash do what Arrow did?The comics had Ollie with Laurel, but the show had him with Felicity, this whilst the comics had Barry with Iris, the show could've just as easily had him with Patty.
Why shouldn't it?Why should Flash do what Arrow did?
I saw something where Grant Gustin pushed for Barry and Iris.
It's Arrow. Why would someone want it's example to be followed? I think it's examples aren't well written and/or developed ones for the most part.Why shouldn't it?
The beauty of a comic book adaption is that changes can be made to suit. We've had an abundance of them already; Sara Lance as the Black Canary, Barry as Savitar, Captain Cold and Heatwave becoming heroes, we've got a brand new Batwoman.
Even the MCU differs from the comics; the original Avengers aren't all of the ones we got.
Just because Barry ended up with Iris in the comics, doesn't mean he has to end up with her in the show.
Barry and Iris aren't foster siblings. It's time to let that made up fanon go.Seeing as how they were okay with allowing Oliver to end up with Felicity, I wish they would have allowed Barry to stay with Patty. The logic behind their breakup was stupid. If Barry's reason for breaking up with Patty was due to his concern for her safety then he should never get together with anyone period.
Plus, the two actors had better chemistry and didn't have thay weird foster sibling baggage.
They make it so transparent. They say they hate Iris, but continue to think Shantel, Danielle, or any other white actress should've been her? Why? The writing won't change. No logic whatsoever.It would have changed absolutely nothing.
But you have to understand, some people in the fandom still despise Iris for being played by a black actress so they latched on to any white female to ship with Barry.
It's water under the bridge at this point, but at the time I absolutely would've been in favor of her staying and becoming the main love interest, I never had a real problem with Iris, but Shantel and Grant's chemistry was fantastic from the start and I really enjoyed her character, who also could've kept Barry more tied to the CCPD, I wouldn't have minded them taking advantage of that.I was all up for Patty staying. I felt she and Barry worked better together. And that's a not a skin-tone thing, that's a 'I never followed the comics and so had no idea that Barry/Iris was such a big thing,' thing.
Also felt the reportder girlfriend thing had been done too much already.
I blame the showrunner who decided that Star Labs is more important. I'm not even joking. We barely see Joe and Barry at CCPD doing their jobs either. Was it Andrew? I really feel like someone decided they're more interested in the Star Labs portion of the show than the "other stuff". It was painfully obvious in season 4.I've had no beef with Iris or Patty, tbh. They were both fine love interests to me. I just wish they would have focused more on Iris' reporting throughout the show instead of making her the Team Flash matriarch or whatever.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23
8-9 p.m. THE FLASH (Season premiere)
9-10 p.m. SUPERMAN & LOIS (Series premiere)
I think Iris was mainly only really aggressively involved like that in season 4I've had no beef with Iris or Patty, tbh. They were both fine love interests to me. I just wish they would have focused more on Iris' reporting throughout the show instead of making her the Team Flash matriarch or whatever.
I had a bad feeling that this would happen. I kinda expected production to be stop and go. Frequent testing does catch asymptomatic cases and limit the spread but can’t stop COVID-19. I hope nobody gets seriously sick. Part of me questions even allowing film production right now. I don’t want anyone getting sick for my entertainment.
Seeing as how they were okay with allowing Oliver to end up with Felicity, I wish they would have allowed Barry to stay with Patty. The logic behind their breakup was stupid. If Barry's reason for breaking up with Patty was due to his concern for her safety then he should never get together with anyone period.
Plus, the two actors had better chemistry and didn't have thay weird foster sibling baggage.