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ChandyC

The pacing on this show is such horseshit.

So for 19 and a half episodes, nothing happens in terms of the status quo. Sure at the end of E19 everyone knew what Wells was up to, but do they confront him about it in the beginning of E20 so we can have an exciting episode? No, they cram everything(like they always do with exciting shit because the writers don't understand a good introduction or second sequence) into the last eleven minutes of the show.

What's going to happen next week? Nothing, Grodd will be stopped, Wells will still have no impact on the plot whatsoever until the last ten minutes. Hell maybe even the after show scene where he just confirms something we already know.

E22 should be good because it has better characters on it, but I'd be surprised if anything actually happens in that episode that changes the show.

I'd honestly be surprised if Barry does anything substantial by the end of the show.

You can't write a 42 minute episode, make 30 minutes cool action, and then move the plot along in the last twelve minutes of the show. That's how you get to the protagonist not knowing for sure who the villain is until the 20th episode.

Honestly, Tom Cavanaugh was the best part of this show, but they fucked that up since we won't be seeing him until the last ten minutes of an episode anymore.

Edit: oh god forbid I criticize this show. Seriously, go watch Arrow or DD if you want something with a cohesive plot. This show is just to see comic book action on a big screen, not for the plot.

Posted Apr 29, 2015, 2:21 AM UTC · edited

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Arrow

Cohesive plot

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ChandyCOP•

I'm sorry, things actually move forward in Arrow with the first few episodes. Can't really say the same here, can we?

I mean honestly, next week is just another Villain of the Week filler bullshit, that just shows you the writers have no clear idea how to advance the plot.

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Aquaman_Forever•

I don't think it's horseshit, I think it's tv.

For what it is, this show is amazingly paced. Yes, we have filler episodes and they drag stuff out sometimes but we're only near the end of season 1 and it already feels like 3 seasons worth of development.

I love the pacing in this show. They could give us less filler but that would mean less episodes and I feel like we're really lucky to get 23 episode seasons instead of the initial smaller order.

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ChandyCOP•

this show is amazingly paced.

Uh how? This show's plot moves at a snails pace at the last ten minutes of every episode(after 15, that is. Before that it was a one minute plot device at the end of the show)

What happens next week? Does the plot move forward? No. We just get another villain of the week.

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Aquaman_Forever•

Okay, so you don't like villain of the week episodes. That's fine.

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ChandyCOP•

No, I don't like villain of the week episodes three episodes away from the finale. That's called filler. Just because it's an iconic character doesn't change that.

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