Expectations For the Rest of the Season
LUCIANA MANGAS: I can’t wait to see what they have in store now that Wally West has been introduced. Also, the fact that Harry is now working as a double agent for Zoom, in order to save his daughter’s life, has so much potential and I think they are going to do a fantastic job with it. Also, Killer Frost. I am so ridiculously excited about this and so curious about how they are going to introduce her. My best bet right now is that she is going to be from Earth-2, maybe? I don’t know. Whatever it is, I just want them to give Caitlin something better to do. Danielle Panabaker has so much potential and they just don’t explore it. Give her a juicy storyline and I am sure she is going to knock it out of the park.
MELISSA SMITH: My expectations for the rest of the season are for Team Flash to exploit its many assets now that the Legends are off to their new show. I hope that Iris will become a more integral part of the team (she is destined to marry Barry, remember). I look forward to seeing what role Wally West will play and hope that he will take on his role as Kid Flash, allowing Barry to become a mentor. I definitely want more Vibe storylines and hope that Danielle Panabaker (Caitlin) gets at least 1 episode as Killer Frost.
SHANA LIEBERMAN: I don’t really have any expectations, other than more solid episodes that entertain me without making me think too much. My hope is that the Zoom threat will have some sort of conclusion that makes for a satisfying end to the season but manages to leave enough open for future confrontations. I just want to keep seeing this whole world blossom.
MEREDITH ZYLBERBERG: More story for Iris. Make ParaWells actually fit into the landscape meaningfully. Same with Jay Garrick, if he is sticking around. No more monster sized animals, please? Maybe FLASH can carry some of the crossover/series-launching burden so that ARROW can focus on ARROW’s characters and storylines.
Maybe these aren’t my expectations so much as… my hopes.
One More Thing….
And last, but most definitely not least, let’s talk about the more technical aspects of the show. As someone who has been involved in the entertainment industry behind the scenes, one of our writers wanted to share their two cents:
MELISSA SMITH: The best technical asset…Shooting the establishing shots in primary colors. For us comic book people, could there be any more astounding tribute to our years of collecting graphic novels than having an HD version of that spring into our living rooms?
The worst technical asset… An underachieving soundscape. Why not make THE FLASH sound as great as ARROW? A very wise man, George Lucas, said that sound is 50% of the movie-going experience. So, he created THX. Smart guy. The same goes with television.
The difference between THE FLASH and ARROW is the sound. You may not notice it or know why ARROW seems more developed technically, but my guess is that you are missing the extra layers of sound and just don’t realize it.
For me, it’s the difference between a show that is 90% perfect (THE FLASH) and 100% perfect (ARROW). It also is the difference between me time-shifting THE FLASH to speed past commercials and sitting down with my popcorn to watch ARROW at 7:59pm and watching the commercials.
Please, producers, use the ARROW sound team on THE FLASH (and SUPERGIRL). You’ll get 18 more minutes of my time, and I promise to spend it watching commercials. The music on THE FLASH is great, but superheroes need super sound effects, not just a pretty melody!
Thanks for listening (pun intended)!
THE FLASH returns with all new episodes on January 19 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.
