Warning! The next accommodates spoilers from The Flash Season 9 episode “Wildest Desires.” Learn at your personal threat!
The Flash Season 9 formally handed the midway level with the conclusion of “Wildest Desires,” and I can not assist however really feel just a little disillusioned. I as soon as believed it was a blessing that The CW greenlit the Grant Gustin-led collection for an additional season, regardless of the present utilizing its authentic finale concept on the finish of Season 8. What may very well be dangerous about extra episodes and an opportunity to enhance on what would have been the finale?
I’ve gotten the reply to that query in a number of other ways to date on this last season, and it is attending to the purpose the place I am questioning if The Flash wanted that last season in any case. Listed below are a few of the gripes which might be on high of my thoughts after this newest episode.
Filler, Filler, And Extra Filler
When The Flash introduced the ultimate season, I anticipated these 13 episodes to all lead towards one epic conclusion. As an alternative, the present has been everywhere, leaping from what felt like a rushed Crimson Dying arc into two weird one-off episodes that do not really feel related to the higher story in any approach.
Hell, one may even argue this newest episode was extra about progressing the story of Supergirl‘s Dreamer than the rest, which is simply bizarre. Why are we resolving the arcs of characters from cancelled reveals within the last season of this collection? Why are we not shifting towards some epic finale? I preserve discovering myself asking these questions.
We Get Cameos, However None Of The Ones I Need
The Flash has made a behavior of bringing again stars from previous seasons in recent times, however by no means those that I actually need to see. Do not get me incorrect – I loved seeing Goldface, The Hotness, and Pied Piper once more, however I would not even have listed them in a Prime 20 record of individuals I wished again within the last season.
I need to see Cisco Ramon, Amunet Black, or possibly even Wells the Gray. No person like that has appeared on this season to date, and whereas it is potential they’re being saved for the ultimate episodes, I really feel that they need to’ve had not less than some presence all through this season.
Clearly, nobody was going to commit for a complete season, however this collection has introduced again loads of previous stars after they stepped away prior to now. It might’ve been good to see extra of the legacy characters by this level within the season.
It is Not Even Enjoyable To Watch
I may forgive The Flash‘s filler episodes within the last season if I used to be having a blast watching them, however I am not. This is not like final season with the whacky time-traveling adventures of the West-Allen children, which is extra alongside the traces of what I hoped for.
That is extra like “Iris is about to die, and Barry has to save lots of her” for the umpteenth time, and I’ve seen that play out too many instances earlier than. I am actually hoping issues flip round towards the top, however am totally ready to be let down as nicely.
The Flash Season 9 airs on The CW on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. ET. Tune in to look at the ultimate episodes of the collection, and take a look at a few of the different reveals arriving by way of our 2023 TV schedule within the coming weeks.
