Was… was that an Arli$$ reference??

You're slightly mistaken, my friend.

If you're really interested in that, Axel Braun's BvS XXX parody will scratch your itch.
… Anyway, that's what a friend told me.

Upvote for The Kid reference.

Mystery Men FTW.

There was a Metallo in the later seasons, played by none other than Beverly Hills 90210's Brian Austin Green! I want to say they brought him back twice but am too busy to look.

"Good evening New York! We are Kelly and the Spider Kids! This next song is from our new album, 'Kramer vs. Demon". It's called "Eternal Inter-species Custody Battle."
1-2-3-4!

You are at least 1/2 in luck: episode 6 or 7 of this season is titled "The Born."
I am slightly worried about that though, because the period dress and sets will look really bad if done on the cheap. I just don't think this show has a high enough budget to do that justice.

I enjoy this show, flaws and all, and it does have many. It's a light summer watch - popcorn for the mind. But it has set itself up very much to be humans against this evil vampire virus, and they are spending a whole lot of time with Eph and Nora and their "science" (had to put that in air quotes).
I have…

Forget the grenades - Fet is still using his crowbar/rebar. When he whacks a vamp on the head, that's gonna cause a spray. Sometimes you just have to handwave…

I agree with this, and all the others who have defended Iris/Candace.
This plot point -the lie- was in my opinion the weak link of this
thoroughly enjoyable first season, and has been rightly called out as
such in almost every article and recap since the second half of the season (minimally since Eddie was told the…

That's the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw him take off the mask… Is that… Captain Love??
I unabashedly love that movie.

I'm on board with you here, but you're dreaming too small… :)
What's the Flash known for? Time travel and alternate Earths, right?
Why not have an episode where he goes to "Earth-2" (or 616, or whatever you want to call it) and teams up with JWShipp as the 90's Flash in a totally NEW story? JWS is still in pretty good…

L&C reference FTW.

HEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY KIDS!

I'm kind of half with Tosufai and half with you, Alec. I've read the books, and Eph would definitely NOT be on my top list of likeable protagonists. He is kind of a dick throughout the novels all the way to the end.
But you do bring up a good point, one that the series has not done a great job of conveying - the…

The books are certainly FAR from classics, true. But I've found that there are pros and cons to the changes they have made.
I thought the Kelly subplot was a needed change, but I don't think she needed an ENTIRE episode dedicated to her. They could have done a few scenes interspersed in other eps and that would…

This is correct. It isn't explained any better in the book. Just "a distraction".

I must have the most f***ed-up taste buds in the world, because not only did I like the caramel apple oreos, I ate the whole bag in two sittings. They were delicious.