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.
Posted Apr 30, 2015, 1:22 AM UTC