I sort of feel that Wild Dog was the worst choice to leave there against Church. Artemis at least has long-range weapons. And Ragman is… well, he seems invulnerable. And after they got Curtis to the van, why did't Rory go back after Rene? Ragman is so much better protected than all the others, and seemingly more…

Oh, I'm not blaming you. Just the show's chronobabble.

The level of protection that Albert Einstein originally (and now still) has - which wouldn't have prevented him from being kidnapped unless the Legends intervened. So it's not much help. Also: revealing Einstein's ex's contributions does change the timeline. But you know what would change the timeline even more?…

I disagree. The kids in Harry Potter moved into an enormous school complex with multiple dormitories, many, many kids, and multiple adults in charge of them. Barry moved into a small house with exactly three people in it - him, a young girl, and her father who calls him "my son." That's really close, intimate, family…

And given that they were basically brought up from a young age as bother and sister (Joe definitely thinks of Barry as one of his children), I have ALWAYS found it a little creepy.

PART THE SECOND: Speaking of grim - Season 2 was all about the terrible dangers (and terrible events) caused by Barry going into the past to save his mother, and deciding not to at the last minute. (All the Zoom and other Earth-2 metavillains stuff, plus Ronnie Raymond got killed). Now Season 3 is going to be all…

PART THE FIRST: In DC Comics, superheroes are not supposed to go back in time and change things to get a better outcome than they had originally. Except in one case: if a villain changes history, a hero is allowed to - is supposed to! - go back in time and change history back. That's their job, and it generally works…

It was so painful watching Barry be an idiot for - at least - the first half of the show. He went and told Felicity about changing the timeline, but it didn't occur to him to tell, I don't know, CAITLYN - who could actually explain what was going on with the people in his team?
So of course he goes into sit-com mode,…

I'm been asking questions like that since I started reading DC comics in… 1958? It doesn't lead anywhere.
When Barry goes back in time to when his mother was killed, little Barry was there. But when Barry goes back a day (to deal with Vandal Savage's destruction), previous-day Barry - isn't there. It's just whatever…

Yes, why aren't Barry's memories fading? Why isn't he having those dizzy spells? For a show that's based itself on time-travel mechanics, they don't seem to remember things from one week to the next.

- "As usual, it’s best not to devote much thought to the time-travel logistics…" - this should be added to the logo of the Flash TV show so we see it every week. Also, Legends of Tomorrow.
- I found the episode too arbitrary to stand up to much thinking, and generally unpleasant. At least Barry Allen made impulsive…

There was a moment when Elliot was facing Joanna Wellick, and Mr. Robot was standing nearby. Elliot remained still. Mr. Robot started to walk away. "You're not leaving!" said Joanna. I turned to my husband and said, "Did you catch that?" (He did.) I love the way the show is increasingly blurring the lines between…

So why is the bored prostitute walking to the bathroom stark naked, while the horny lawyer is having sex in his undershirt and boxer shorts? Must be something in the contract negotiations. (I understand why he's wearing his socks.)

Breaking Bad, of course! Thank you. Watching the scene I kept thinking, "That's familiar. Was it in the Next Week On Preacher…?" (Someone below suggests I should be embarrassed that it wasn't immediately obvious to me, but hey, I only watched BB once, and it had a lot of episodes.)

Thanks for that. I remember a caption in a FLASH comic in the Silver Age: "At that moment, 100,000 years ago…." Even as a 10-year-old I knew that didn't make any sense. Chronobabble hasn't improved in 50 years, has it?

That was genuinely upsetting. Barry has been driven by the murder of his mother (by a speedster!) for years - did they really have to pile the murder of his father (by a speedster!) on top of that? And so close to the murder of Laurel-1 over in ARROW? (The graveside scene in the previews looks so familiar.) I was…

"Where's the device?" "It's in Curtis's lab." "Oh,then maybe we should call Curtis - who is crazy smart, in on our secret, and still works for Palmer Tech - and ask HIM to get it." Even a throwaway line about how he's on vacation with his husband in Tahiti would help make the characters not look like idiots who always…

Yeah, Renard trotting his "family" onstage at his victory celebration seemed unlikely. He's something of a public figure; Google exists in their world; the farce would be quickly revealed. Also, earlier Black Claw suggested they wanted this "family" because it made him a better candidate. But they didn't show them…

That was part of the deal he made. Still (1) he knew the risks; (2) he took them for the opportunity to save his mother; (3) then he decided not to do it. Step 2 is the morally questionable one, but Step 3 makes you question why he was so set on things he was even willing to do Step 2.

These characters are too stupid (and self-obsessed) to live. Damon's decision to go into the vault alone in order to prove a point, and Stefan's decision to let him, is all very emotional in terms of their relationship. But considering that TWO VAMPIRES CAN SEARCH FASTER THAN ONE, it was an absurd time to insist on…