This leaves Wally feeling anxious about his own standing as a hero, especially when he hears one of Joe’s co-workers laying into Kid Flash for standing on the sidelines. He’s supposed to be watching and studying Barry save the day rather than participating in the heroics. But while Shelton’s direction continues to be admirable, the writing definitely isn’t.īeyond Iris’s future conundrum, Wally struggles with living in Barry’s shadow. The staging of the action leads to some the best moments, particularly when Barry and Wally work in tandem as speedsters. This is especially disappointing because the episode is directed by Millicent Shelton, who helmed last season’s best, “ Welcome to Earth-2.” Shelton continues to prove herself as a talent who should be tapped for superhero adaptations going forward. (I love the chemistry between Grant Gustin and Candice Patton, and it is really on display here.) But it is a remarkably lackluster episode, more worried about refreshing our memory and laying out the shape of the rest of the season than telling an engaging story that stands on its own. Seeing Barry and Iris deal with the dynamics of living together is a breath of fresh air after so many placeholder love interests. Kid Flash is a pleasure to watch in action. This isn’t to say “Borrowing Problems From the Future” is a bad episode. The red jumpsuit she was wearing when Barry told her about the future was stunning enough to almost distract me from the episode’s issues, of which there are quite a few.) (Although her wardrobe continues to be absolutely stellar. But all the charisma in the world can’t distract from how thinly her character is written. Candice Patton has a warm presence, humor, and skill that should be utilized. This betrays the problems inherent in the superhero-girlfriend archetype: She’s often more object than subject. Instead, she’s treated like a non-factor in a story line that hinges on her survival. Will she start covering more dangerous stories? Does her impending death make her think of the mother she barely got to know? Is she more keen on isolating herself or taking daring chances she wouldn’t otherwise? Learning you’re going to die would be a major event for any character, but beyond a few tears, Iris doesn’t seem all that effected.Īlthough this development relies on the rather frustrating trope of threatening a hero’s love interest, it does give The Flash a fresh opportunity to develop Iris. But there is little examination of how this affects Iris emotionally. She also argues against telling Joe, in order to protect him from doing something dangerous.
Sure, she cries when Barry reveals the truth using the future newspaper article in the time vault. Despite so much of the episode concerning the possibility of Iris dying only four months into the future, there is little focus on how much this revelation upends her own life.
Considering Iris suspected something was up - and the utter stupidity of keeping such a major thing a secret - I’m glad the show didn’t linger on Barry keeping this from her for too long. It’s her reality.Īfter having nightmares and disrupting Wally’s training in hopes of altering the future he witnessed of Iris being murdered by Savitar, Barry tells her the truth in The Flash’s mid-season premiere.
If you learned the exact date of your death, would you focus on living life, fully embracing your every desire, or would you try to change the future? For Iris West, this isn’t a mere what-if scenario to mull over with friends. Grant Gustin as The Flash, Keiynan Lonsdale as Kid Flash.
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