You know....

[conuly]

For a musical, that Flash/Supergirl crossover wasn't very, um, musical.

Too straightforward, not enough singing, took its kinda inane plot way too seriously, and I'm extremely frustrated by the fact that apparently we suffered through an entire season of pointless relationship drama on two series just so Music Meister could save the day in the most obnoxious way possible. (And why does everybody believe him when he says stuff!?) Plus, this crossover has made it abundantly clear to me that in fact, I really ship Barry/Kara, which kinda ruins the whole moral and plot point, doesn't it?

But at least everybody can actually sing. I could listen to them all day... just in another episode. One with a better plot.

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[conuly]

Okay, here's the thing: Joe West is a pathological liar. His advice for any tricky situation is "lie the hell out of it". His wife was an addict and he had to kick her out? LIE TO IRIS UNTIL SHE GROWS UP. Barry is the Flash? LIE TO IRIS. Barry's dad is in prison and doesn't want Barry to visit him? LIE TO BARRY ABOUT THIS.

He's also, frankly, just a bit controlling of his kids. Iris wanted to be a cop - hell no. Maybe Barry did too, but he still got shunted into being a CSI.

And, unfortunately, Barry has picked up on both these attitudes and run with them. Like, at one point his big surprise gift to Iris was... a new apartment. Like, don't you think she might want a say on which apartment you jointly rent, Barry? And all through Season 1 he kept flirting with her as The Flash. When a girl says she wants you to back off, she means your alter-ego too!

(And now that I've said all that, their relationship is even creepier, because Joe is a blatant Iris/Barry shipper. And he really does influence his kids a lot. Ew.)