For a second I thought that the Eobard who had appeared was the guy who admired the Flash, because he was smiling a lot more than "future Eobard" ever did. But no, still the jerk who hates the Flash for no particularly good reason.

So how does Jay know that Zolomon's DNA hasn't been mutated too?

If it helps, I can suggest other shows to dump in favor of keeping all 8 seasons of nuWho

Unless you've got the T.A.R.D.I.S. to translate for you…

He's Canadian playing everything, apparently. Which is better than most Americans can do. They can only convincingly play… well, Americans. (Not fair to Gillian Anderson, I know, but didn't she grow up in England? Oh, I heard Renee Zellweger did pretty well with her British accent too.)

Baby Hawkman. That would be funny.

The Time Sphere is apparently no clown car… or T.A.R.D.I.S.

I can't say that I read a lot of YA speculative fiction, but from what I have seen and read, it seems you are correct. And I think that's sad. I've always loved science fiction, but when I was a kid, I was reading everything from Douglas Adams to Arthur C. Clarke. Honestly, most sf novels set in the future and aimed…

I read "Leviathan Wakes" and know which character Costanzo plays, so thanks for that. I understand what you mean perfectly. :)

So did the Doctor, though. Show up in a lot of photos*, I mean, despite ostensibly trying to be "inconspicuous."

I have to say: I enjoyed that! As pilots go—or as first halves of pilots go—I felt it was very well done. Just a few short months ago, I watched the pilot episode of Supergirl and registered about one cringe per second and zero laughs. With this pilot, I didn't cringe at all, and had one short laugh when Ray almost…

When Royal Pains showed up on Netflix, I thought, I'll give this a try. It was fine, right up until I realized that Evan Lawson, the main character's brother and played by Paulo Costanzo, would be a constant fixture. I think I made it through parts of five episodes, (three full ones and about half of two) and that was…

I don't know if your comment is aimed at me particularly or at people in general, but I see how one might conclude that I was lumping the book version of "The Giver" in with the others. I didn't mean to imply that, as I have never—as far as I can remember—read the book. I tried reading Hunger Games and disliked it;…

Yeah, I could have signed up for a free 7-day trial of Showtime (as an add-on subscription to my Prime account) in order to watch it, but even that didn't tempt me.

But it predates all these other book-based YA series, doesn't it? "Mercenary reasons" is exactly right, I think.

And Meryl Streep too, right? I'm happy to say that I wasn't even tempted to subject myself to The Giver or to Divergent. I attempted to read the book "Divergent" after someone told me to watch the movie.

If only parents stopped letting their kids have enough money to go and watch drivel like this; then the whole industry of dystopian-future/love-triangle YA movies would shrivel up and die. It all started with Twilight, if you ask me—which no one did. :) Then followed the success of the Hunger Games and Divergent.…

@avclub-b9a25e422ba96f7572089a00b838c3f8:disqus On your point 1: I have to say, though, that Barry himself has never looked at Iris as a sister, so I wish people would stop defining their relationship in those terms. Yes, Joe is a shared father figure for them, but that's the extent of their "sibling-hood". It's like…

I want Patty to be gone because the writers haven't done anything useful with her and because she takes time away from the female characters who are part of the main cast, for cryin' out loud. They stuck her in the show as a place holder (with a name the comic fans would drool over) until the Barry-Iris romantic angle…

On point 2: I agree with you that people can often be this irrational in real life, but way to sour me on Wally from his first substantial appearance. Even his sit down with Joe at the end of the episode did nothing to redeem him in my eyes. Because of this unflattering start, it will take me a while to get any warm…