![]() And while I’m sure that Iris is a little upset that the proposal, while genuine, was timed due not just for love, it was timed to save your goddamn life, Iris. The show needed to introduce something ‘off’ about the proposal so that they could give extra ammunition to Wally’s ring comment. He loves them, and wants Barry to be both his surrogate son and his son-in-law, because Joe can’t get enough of being a dad. ![]() Everything Joe does vis a vis Iris and Barry is essentially pushing them towards marriage. I know that asking permission for a wedding is a nice tradition – hell, I did it myself – but I think that Joe (and Iris, for that matter) is a little hung up on the idea that Barry didn’t ask permission. If Wally is there to gather intel to help them stop Savitar, then why is he focusing on her left ring finger? Secondly, and not to stereotype here, but young men are not exactly the most observant jewelry noticers on the block. First of all, he is watching his sister be gutted by a monster, there’s no way he is noticing her accessories, or even her outfit, or if she was wearing clown shoes. This is called out by Wally, who makes Cisco vibe him to the moment of Iris’s death so he can be more prepared, which is morbid, but smart.īut here is where this plot thread starts to fall apart: there is no fucking way that Wally would notice her ring, or lack thereof. But Barry’s reasoning, besides being in love, is that in the future, Iris isn’t wearing a ring, so he thinks that proposing will change the future again. Last week’s episode ended on a cliffhanger – will Iris say yes to Barry? – and this episode confirms that, yup, she said yes. Every character is put through the ringer one way or another, and things look pretty fucking bleak right now. After last week’s Arrow felt the most significant of the season, The Flash follows suit. Well, unless you’re Caitlin.OK, this episode got real in a bunch of ways. Martin brings such gorgeous depth to the part, and I cannot wait to see him sing in the musical episode. I can’t lose Wally, Barry.”), but he doesn’t punish anyone for the loss. He wants his son back (“We have to bring him back. Joe’s grief stricken at the loss, but bless him: he doesn’t blame Barry. Wally’s trapped (it’s not possible Wally is Savitar, somehow, right?). … I don’t want to be someone that you’re trying to save for the rest of eternity.” In the end, Iris rejects his proposal/stops wearing the ring, and I’m honestly not sure how their relationship is going to shake out. … But I thought you were asking me purely out of love, not fear. Such foolishness, manipulated or not, gets you sucked into the speed force, dude.Īlso? Because Barry rushed the proposal, didn’t ask Joe for permission (Barry: no), and may not have had purely romantic intentions, his relationship with Iris is on the rocks. Sorry, I meant he went off to save the day alone: “No, I can do this by myself.” No. He committed the cardinal sin of this show, which is going up against a Sicilian when death is on the line. … But you can’t run from a place of fear.”), but the demons (ha) in his head were too loud. In this episode, I vacillated between feeling bad for him and wanting to yell at him. … I’ll see you downstairs.” Hilarious phrasing and an echo of Joe’s tone/inflection from last week, when he agreed to wear a magnet helmet. Oh, and Tom Felton’s delivery of these lines was pitch perfect: “I’m not a human Oujia board. It’s more powerful than you’d expect from a somewhat fluffy show. They’ve seen the worst of each other, but they still believe in each other. You know, in case you’re wondering.) Despite the road bumps these two stumble over, they have a sweet, tender dynamic. ( And yes, I can actually recite that whole speech, complete with accent. To quote Spike from Buffy: :You’re not friends. It’s miserable.” And yet, he still puts himself in a terrible position (twice) of being Savitar’s puppet mouthpiece-all in the name of helping the team and saving Iris.īut he finally gives Caitlin a (moderately fast) kiss (“Sorry, I just wanted to do that in case you…change your mind later.”). He sympathizes with Wally about the Savitar mind-uh, frakery: “I’ve been there, done that. And I’ll say it again: I really like Julian (and HR’s silly British accent). From discovering Barry’s proposal had other (albeit life-saving) intentions to Wally finally revealing he’s been hallucinating Savitar, nearly everyone suffers a setback, emotional or otherwise.Ĭaitlin kept a piece of the Philosopher’s stone (did they steal it from Potter?), and Julian feels understandably betrayed. The Flash’s 15th episode (“ The Wrath of Savitar”) started off fun and lighthearted (the race! The billboard!)-and then quickly took a nosedive into Terrible Life Choices, a suburb of Nopeville.
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