The Flash is Finally Over

[@RossMcIntyre]

Thanks for joining me on this ride. I’ve got some fun stuff coming up next.

[@nathanieldiaz5254]

So.....are we gonna address the Grant in the closet?

[@theanonymouscritic1710]

What fun stuff? Either way, can’t wait.

[@MagicionWhomade43kidsgomissing]

You gonna do a review on superman and lois?

[@MagicionWhomade43kidsgomissing]

That shows coming to an end and it's so much better than arrow and the flash

[@averysmith4775]

Love the videos man but why the hate for house md ? Lol

[@owenconway3556]

Can’t believe I’m this excited to watch a 2 hour long video about a show I stopped watching when I was 16 (21 now) but I am very

[@coot33]

Same i'm like it finished now not years ago ?!?!

[@frezling2442]

The show ended up lasting longer after I stopped watching than the length of time I actually watched it 😵‍💫

[@AstroBlastard]

Bro same

[@Opno]

I can't wait to watch 2 hours about a show I've never seen

[@CobaltTux]

So real

[@JamesPatrickHoban]

Maybe the Flash was the friends we met then killed then brought back then killed then brought back then killed then brought back along the way

[@blitzenspeedster8150]

Worst finale ive ever seen from a show.

[@AC-hj9tv]

It's true

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

"We are the Flash"

[@herowither12354]

Comic accuracy

[@SSpider41]

😂

[@johnwerner69]

49:39 “The key to defeating this villain was waiting for a character from a canceled tv show to appear” is a weirdly weird common thing in the Flash show

[@abrawolf]

Also legends of tomorrow. Hey Constantine 👋

[@poké-ODIN]

Really sums up the CW DCEU in total honestly.

[@hallarious506]

​@@abrawolfConstantine was such a great show

[@csortitoutseul]

Name 20.

[@CountMarr]

I like how she punched with the wrong hand

[@SheevTalks]

Cecile acting like there are any stakes to missing her train to meet Joe when she’s friends with people who can literally teleport/move faster than the speed of light (inconsistently) is just hilarious

[@JDMaverick6714]

But…tHerRe’S nOwhEre tO rUn?

[@Pr0fessorB1ble]

sheev cameo wsgggg

[@officialprincelouie]

Best cameo ever​@@JDMaverick6714

[@bulgarin786]

Based sheev

[@RossMcIntyre]

Haha I never even considered Allegra's teleportation balls. You'd think those would come up more often

[@NovemberXXVII]

This show's electric bill must be bonkers with how often they're opening the fridge to take Caitlyn in and out.

[@joeker5208]

When this show boiled down the definitive Barry Allen storyline to ONE episode, I knew it was time to pack it up and never tune in again

[@karlfranzemperorofmandefil5547]

Flashpoint ?

[@joeker5208]

@ yes. I would say that’s the definitive Barry Allen story

[@Kalel2.0]

​@@joeker5208Not to mention completely making Cecile useless in the one Flash Story where she matters in the comics(The Trial of the Flash)

[@sportslounge7359]

2:15:32 Oh my god, I’m in disbelief lol. I’m the theatre employee Ross was talking about at the end of the video and I was sure that on that night I came across as weird and slightly rude with the way I approached him but to hear him saying it meant a lot to him is so amazing to hear, because when I approached him, I wanted to express in few words how long I had been watching his videos and how important they were to my growth as a film/tv enjoyer. I grew up watching so many tv/movie critics but Ross occupied a unique space where he felt the most relatable to me. His feelings toward the CW DC shows reflected my own enough for me to feel like I had a place to go to discuss them, even if it was a one way discuss. Ross, if you’re reading this man, I’m incredibly touched and honestly honoured that I was able to have a positive effect on you like that. I’ve been watching your videos for nearly half my life now, which is wild to think about, and I’ve always enjoyed hearing your thoughts and opinions. I’m excited to see where you go from here and, just like you, I also felt a weird sting of bittersweet sadness when I watched the Flash finale. Almost made me mad that it did cuz I don’t think it was that good lol. Best of luck with everything you do from here on out man🙏

[@angushunter5325]

Thats awesome Dude Positivity Drives

[@AndyLeeVlogs]

I wish I could be a little more positive like you tbh 🎉. I'm glad you got to meet Ross as well 😊

[@NK-dt1kp]

Woah 😮

[@nathanieldiaz5254]

It's ok, Ross. You can rest now

[@simonster-9094]

*Into The West by Annie Lennox begins playing*

[@TheInkTank]

"The pudding man is back" fucking sent me

[@DumbleGrum]

Holy Shit! ROB?

[@paczillakilla7218]

Didn’t expect the ink tank here

[@RossMcIntyre]

I screamed out loud the first time I watched that episode

[@CaptainPikeachu]

why they didn't just have the entirety of S9 be focused on Eddie's return and setting up good character motivations and personal tragic conflicts between him and the other Team Flash members is just beyond me, there was such an opportunity to do an amazing story, and they squander it for some reason.

[@HeangKoing]

I watched up to season5/6 militantly, then I stopped as it wasn’t interesting anymore.

[@vikashsasikumar6437]

this was a better send off to your flash review series than the actual flash series finale was to the show

[@shonenking3948]

Gotta "Love" how they spend majority of s9 saying "SHES NOT CAITLIN! SHES NOT CAITLIN!", only for the "payoff' at the end to be "Great job Not-Catlin, now you get to be Caitlin again". Like what the actual fuck.

[@Flarrow179]

You are correct, Tobin Bell is the voice of Savitar and jigsaw and Zoom is voiced by Tony Todd who played Candyman and Venom. He sadly passed away Nov 6th. Rest in peace Tony⚡️❤️‍🩹

[@kkay000]

How have I only just realised Tobin Bell voiced Savitar?????

[@Beeyo176]

Tony Todd played Venom? Edit: OK, he played Venom in the PS5 game. I was super confused for a second

[@justjamie5006]

Dreadwing too

[@coritrottman9699]

Punctuation

[@judsonsouza6239]

I don’t understand how Ezra’s Flash went back in time to save his mom by grabbing that can, instead of you know, finding out who killed her…

[@tohruadachi6718]

The sign-language trashtalk bit from the Rogues is honestly pretty in-character, since in the Comics they're usually a very respectful, organized team that works together well, at least from what I've read/know.

[@Sapphire-c9f]

Adachi!

[@kabobawsome]

I am curious why, in the Watsonian sense, when Eddie brought all the past evil speedsters whose actors they could still afford to the negative speed force, they did not all immediately attempt to beat the shit out of Savitar

[@jameshughes4138]

I’m also confused because wasn’t the power armor semi-impenetrable? Like Barry had to beat him by vibing him out of it?

[@RedTail1-1]

​@@jameshughes4138it was made out of foam. I think a twig could have penetrated that armor.

[@ianfleischer3532]

​@@RedTail1-1 Its even funnier once you learn the reason they turned to a practical suit was because they ran out of budget for the CGI, so Savitar went from looking like Megatron with prehensile mandibles and a metal armor to a comic-con cosplay.

[@DA_MAYYA]

​@@ianfleischer3532 nah that would be disrespectful to comicon cosplays lmfao

[@newthejsterjacob408]

You have a rare ability to glue me to the screen, I think it’s the combo of your voice and editing but I actually sat down and watched this all the way through and for the last hour wasn’t even doing anything else to occupy my time like games or chores I was just sitting there watching so hats off to you man, didn’t think it could be done

[@RossMcIntyre]

Thank you, that's very kind of you to say

[@suzygirl1843]

@@RossMcIntyre CW's The Flash will always have a special place in my heart. And I am biased because I love Candice Patton's Iris West, it was a positive time for me as a South African to have sci-fi and fantasy finally being promoted and accessible in my country despite white nerds bitching about DEI. We have never had comics or Comic Con before 2015. Let's learn to be welcoming to new fans and embrace positive change. I have a theory that Cecile was never the one that got powers, but it was Iris West but they gave her the pregnancy storyline so that the reveal of Nora wouldn't be obvious (we never see baby Jenna again post birth because it was meant to be Nora).

[@lazo3251]

I saw Tom Cavanagh, Danielle Panabaker and Carlos Valdes at Montreal Comic Con last summer, and honestly, Tom was amazing, apparently he grew up in a city located like 40 minutes away from where I live and he is truly bilingual, so it's not just a few french lines he was taught for the show. Carlos was exhausted, apparently, they had been travelling through South America before this and he didn't get much sleep or rest, so during the panel, he decided to take a nap instead of answering questions. I went in to ask a question while I was wearing my Flash cosplay. The guy working for the Comic Con on stage basically said "Hey look everyone we have Grant Gustin over here" while pointing at me since I was the only Flash cosplay in there. Then I said the meme line "This house is bitchin" and nobody got the reference, not even Carlos, my guess is they just learn the lines without remembering the overall plot. The meme made many people in the audience laugh though as they have probably seen the show many many times over the past 9 years so they understand every reference while the cast don't. What I learned is that the cast of a show are just doing their job, even the customer service aspect of being nice at Q&A panels and at photo ops or autographs, it often feels like it's just an act and it's because it often is. But Tom Cavanagh was really passionate and it didn't feel fake, or maybe he is just that good of an actor. I would have loved to see Grant but he was on broadway at the time, Tom Cavanagh told me that he and the other cast members visited him just a few weeks before coming to Montreal, and that they loved it, then he said I should really go see him if I have the chance. Another actor I would have really liked to see is Teddy Sears but I guess he was not in enough of the show to follow them along.

[@theInfiniteEgg-z8i]

"Then I said the meme line "This house is bitchin" and nobody got the reference, not even Carlos" Yeah, that's just cringe lmao. I really hope this is one of those fake internet stories, not real, because... yikes...

[@lazo3251]

@@theInfiniteEgg-z8i No, it's real, it's not a joke. I was also constantly referencing the show when people would point to me in costume, people found that funny.

[@nomad6169]

Don't really blame them for not remembering that like since it was a long time ago and they work on other stuff plus remember a lot of other lines, plus the flash show is not something everyone in the show is even interested in besides a free paycheck

[@lazo3251]

@nomad6169 Except that for Supernatural, Jensen and Jared remember the memes, the cringe fanfiction stuff and basically everything even though the show ran for a lot longer. It really shows the difference in passion that actors have for their work. For The Flash, they didn't have as much passion but they were so good at faking it.

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

They were all at the fan expo last weke

[@themonthlyonlinereviewofsp7261]

1:00:42 "Allegra stay" incredible editing pull

[@kiriannapatrick7243]

Barry: You're not Frost or Caitlin... Who are you? ???: No Barry I'm not either of them. I'm someone else... I'm someTHING else...

[@TheBigCheesez]

And she frosts all over the place

[@fabricreative1930]

I AM THE GREEN ARROW

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

Jack Frost

[@JoeChillton]

I've seen alotta wierd stuff in this video but the Spectre/Oliver returning and firing an arrow into the Multiverse and curing a villain's cancer by one line is peak horseshit hilarity.

[@procraftinatorz4116]

fun fact: red death intentionally walks around with her hips out forward because the actress said that she noticed most men walk "balls first". i dont even know

[@leonforde4934]

What kinda men is she around?

[@No1ofConsequence]

Let me check my stance... No, that's some BS right there. She be hanging around some weird dudes. Or watching to much JoJo's Bizarre adventure.

[@TecTitan]

@@No1ofConsequence Some real dio perched on a rooftop season 3 energy.

[@kc759]

Wait we’re NOT supposed to be sticking our balls into the air???

[@offshorecomedy]

Source?

[@DrDodo117]

I really like how red death just quotes Batman in an almost compulsive way

[@Kalel2.0]

It's not even intimidating its just comically cheesy and hard to take seriously not to mention lazy😂

[@comixproviderftw_02]

It probably would’ve made more sense if it was Kate Kane given that shes Bruce’s cousin, but since that character is retired and they didn’t want to bother using her again for Red Death, it just comes across as weird and unnecessary.

[@Remix-pr4xd]

They should’ve just got Stephen Amell to play Red Death. He’s basically Arrowverse Batman

[@chronalcactus9258]

49:40 "Who will win the flash or red death? OH MY GOD, IT'S BATWOMAN WITH A STEEL CHAIR"

[@clanka7147]

2:06:29 "He stopped fighting Thawne... that's why Thawne exploded" it's insane how a quote like this is normal for this show

[@EyebrowCinema]

This was excellent. I think you hit a basically perfect balance of critical insight with genuine appreciation for all the show has been to you over time and the hard work of the people who made it. Bravo.

[@shadowharland7542]

I’m surprised we didn’t see Barry embarrass the reverse flash, since that’s what apparently started the animosity. Oh well, add it to the pile of interesting ideas no CW writer would touch 🤣

[@Kalel2.0]

There is a literal panel in Finnish Line(One of the best modern Barry stories)where Barry straight up forgives Eobard and let's go of his hatred which erases Thawne back to the 25th century where hes happy and has no memories of his Rivarly with Barry and the Flash family and is just a jolly curator at the Flash museum and its stuck with no attempts to bring him back(Well its comics nothing sticks😂) and honestly it's the most CW thing ever yet it worked so well and seems like something they'd adapt but I guess that was too much to ask from these writers to have Barry actually win on his own😂

[@Stew91]

@shadowharland, we did. There's an episode in season 9 where Thawn wants to humiliate Barry by bringing him to the night of his mother's death. Barry agrees, but it's a trick to trap Thawne in the loop where he's stuck in the past.

[@karlfranzemperorofmandefil5547]

I like how as the seasons went on the side characters suddenly started to be able to fight speedsters. People we’ve seen outrun literal light

[@talljoke]

Thanks for making all this. As someone who thought "wait, I'm not enjoying this anymore" and abandoned all Arrowverse shows in late 2017, your videos have been a great window into what I've missed.

[@Darth_Mornabin]

I think the most surprising thing about this season is: Barry didn‘t become the lightning that turned him into The Flash.

[@Neros_light]

Makes me so sad how awful this show got. It's basically the entire reason I got into DC comics

[@Darth_Mornabin]

@@Neros_lightUntil the end of season 2 I really liked this show unironically. Afterwards, although I always watched every episode when it aired, it just became a guilty pleasure for me.

[@Neros_light]

@@Darth_Mornabin i liked it up until season 6. That was when it got bad to me. Same with Arrow. Writing got so unbearably bad

[@Darth_Mornabin]

@@Neros_lightActually, I think season 8 was the most … watchable one after season 1 and 2. Season 3 is still the worst in my opinion.

[@jasonnguyen2575]

Well, they did have to sacrifice that when they had to do DC cameo fest-I mean Crisis of Infinite Earths early since Arrow was ending. So..not really the most surprising thing.

[@KingOfMadCows]

The Snow plotline sounds like the writers saw the Tuvix Voyager episode and said, "how can we make this even more convoluted?"

[@goldfilms995]

I watched your Flash season 3 video when I was just an anxious kid in elementary school. Happy to still be watching your content as a freshman in college :)

[@tundra2861]

Now this is the end of an era. Been a following these videos with greater care than what I did with the later seasons of the show

[@blitzenspeedster8150]

Bro id just watch blind wave reactions instead of watching full episodes in the later season's. Saved me 40 minutes of time.

[@kungfudavie]

I mean, all of the show was the most contrived cheesy trash so, what’s the difference

[@gabby2356-e7g]

can you imagine how terrifying it would be to have an antagonist who has the mind set, paranoia and martial arts of a batman who has no kill rule and the speed of the flash!!!!!(in the comic bruce is the main persona in the body) this would have been such an interesting and challenging final boss fight for team flash but we got ....that

[@Darth_Mornabin]

Regarding episode 11: Grant Gustin couldn‘t be on set, because he got Covid during the week this episode was shot.

[@taylorlapira9109]

For other people who were just as confused about who those people in the end scene are, they're Avery Ho, Max Mercury and Jess Chambers, three other speedsters from the comics. It was literally just a fan-service "oh i know that reference" moment. Thats it.

[@jaysonkang]

The final season had some interesting moments, but not bringing back Cisco will perplex me forever. The fact they had the perfect opportunity to do so during the finale honestly kills me. Can't believe this is the last flash vid...hard to believe it's been so long since the beginning of flash/arrow. cheers ross and everyone else!

[@morris01]

Tbf they probably asked Carlos if he wanted to come back and he said no, and if that were the case then I don’t blame him

[@jo_evo24]

@@morris01 I think he said there were scheduling conflicts. Probably with that musical show he did on Hulu with Mae Whitman

[@jaysonkang]

@@morris01 absolutely agreed. It's just strange to me to end the show without him coming around once, season would've benefited from it imho esp with how integral cisco as a character was to the show and to Barry/Caitlin. personally would have prioritized my schedule around Carlos, though it's pretty clear the showrunner had other things in mind as others have said

[@jaysonkang]

@@jo_evo24 I recall reading that! that said, even a small cameo in the last ep would have been great. honestly not sure if something like that was truly possible, but we've seen actors/actresses juggle multiple roles before, and the one's from the arrowverse basically had guest appearances written in their contract too. Personally the finale rang a little empty without any big cameo.

[@jo_evo24]

​@@jaysonkangYeah it did ring a bit hollow, you're right. I mean I guess he could've recorded a facetime cameo or something, he didn't necessarily have to be there in person for a cameo

[@BudJr]

I’m currently intoxicated. Because after watching all of Madvocates videos, I take a shot every time Barry stops to talk. After all of this time, BARRY STILL STOPS TO CHAT WITH VILLAINS INSTEAD OF ARRESTING THEM!

[@thelivingtrebuchet6180]

if i remember correctly, season 3 of arrow made the point that "we've had two massive calamities in as many years, and our city is dying"

[@andrewbloxon1495]

When the world needed him most he returned

[@MisterDriskul]

Can't wait for him to cover The Flash movie. *insert Walter White scream Boy what a year to be a flash fan in 2023.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

​@@MisterDriskuloh no😂

[@Xehanort10]

42:51 CW Red Death. Making Rita Repulsa from Power Rangers seem like a subtle restrained villain.

[@RodrickMarsMoon]

I was actually thinking the whole time I was watching it that she was acting like a tokusatsu villain 😂.

[@DWN037]

this video marks the first time I've ever seen the "Yeah I'm Batman" scene without it being edited to just "Yeah I'm Man"

[@DrDodo117]

Is he stupid?

[@Nexishere]

01:05:17 OK there is context that explains the existence of this episode and I honestly can't tell if it's a good good explanation. TL;DR: This episode is a piece of marketing for comics written by the actress. So the character of Nia Nal AKA Dreamer is entirely original to the Supergirl show (I think there was a version of that character in the comics already but they're only related in that they have dream powers so who cares). When DC started releasing their pride comics, Dreamer's actress, Nicole Maines wrote several stories in them about Dreamer (Nicole Marines is a trans woman). After the success of the pride comics, as well as her wanting to write more comics anyway, DC allowed Maines to write several comics and even had a version of Dreamer based on her character appear in several comics. This all culminated in Maines writing an entirely original comic about Dreamer that released near this episode. So this entire episode is presumably a thinly veiled piece of marketing for this comic, DC Pride, and various other projects.

[@DanielSmith-te3df]

I absolutely loved all of these flash videos, the moments of the pudding still make me absolutely cackle with an energy I haven't before or since seen. All of the videos are absolutely fantastic, the season 6 video of pudding brain and the papa Joe bits have been amazing, and you are not just an interesting and humorous creator but also have this energy and ability to describe the thoughts as someone who has grown up watching thee show would feel about it, its like getting an insight into my own mind, thank you ross, can't wait to see what you get up to next.

[@Rentejun5]

"You're Flash's lightning rod in every timeline" *hurls*

[@Neros_light]

12:29 Caitlin was one of my favorite characters. To know this is what they did with her makes me so mad

[@TeamForwood]

Thank God I quit watching halfway through season 7

[@Neros_light]

@@TeamForwood I quit at the beginning of Season 6. The main villain had stupid motivations

[@ghostbased332]

Never thought I’d get so optimistic and emotional listening to a video talk about the 9th season of a show I haven’t watched since like 2018, that has only decreased in quality since it started, but here I am. This was a great video and I look forward to seeing what you’ve got next, been watching since middle school and now I’m in college and it’s just cool seeing this massive arc come to an end. Anyways, great video, made my day, have a good one!

[@RossMcIntyre]

Thanks for sticking around!

[@outragedgamer7129]

The Flash was my childhood. I can honestly say that I never would’ve gotten into superhero shows, movies, or comics without this show. And it broke my heart to see how this show ended. It broke my heart that this show ended, and I didn’t care. I didn’t even watch the last few episodes of the show, not even the one with Wally & Oliver in it. I couldn’t make it past that episode about Becky, not that I have anything against Becky- I just couldn’t watch yet another episode about a character I have no attachment to while Barry and Iris get sidelined. If there’s anything this show taught me, it’s that you aren’t obligated to continue watching a show that you aren’t enjoying anymore. Life’s just too short.

[@blackgreninja1]

"Better late than never" ahh upload 💀😭

[@exilhannabal]

The fuck are you doing off instagram-

[@ArcTrooper269]

12:16 The worst part is that I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE DESCRIBING SNOW OR PROFESSOR HULK, since it perfectly describes & embodies everyting that's wrong in both instances

[@comixproviderftw_02]

I blame Universal for still having a stranglehold on the Hulk film rights. Mainly because the deal they had with Marvel and Disney was the Hulk is allowed to be in other movies but they’re not allowed to make Hulk solo movies. So we never really got proper time to see Bruce’s development and allow him to properly be in control as the Hulk. The closest we get is a deleted scene in Infinity War where we do see Bruce and Hulk actually work together and become one. The scene also had the Hulk bursting out of the Hulkbuster armor which is also very sad that it got cut considering that was advertised all over.

[@dashiefiles]

1:26:18 We actually knew this already, the end of credits showed the new multiverse being born

[@DBpotato]

I cant lie, i gave up on this show after season 6 and your videos are the only knowledge i have left on this. You somehow make this show entertaining to watch, or at least make fun of, so thanks for making it fun over the years

[@waka1834]

Subbed for these videos years ago, its been a fun ride, i hope you can do more marathons with your friends if you guys get time/ideas

[@allsznlng]

i have my youtube history for proof, i just watched your season 6,7, and 8 videos last night and was sad when i saw you didn’t do one on season 9. thank you so much !!!!!!!!! i’m so excited to watch this.

[@allsznlng]

just finished the video, and glad to see that you’ve been finding confidence in yourself and your content. it’s good !

[@EnvisionedBlindness]

I can’t believe I’ve been watching these videos for almost a decade now. I had barely graduated high school when I watched the first arrow video and I’m in my late 20s now. Truly the end of an era. Thank you for the years of entertainment and thought provoking content, Ross.

[@MisoSoup247]

Honestly as much as I hated how it all ended, the whole Flash and Arrowverse was really awesome to follow through in the early days... god there was so much good times like those crazy crossover weeks.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

Sadly, it was always doomed since it was CW show. Limited by the CW style writing and tv budget.

[@varga2049]

i have not seen a single episode of this show and still, i love rewatching these videos for some reason. thank you, Ross!!!

[@romarqable]

One thing to call out- in the final episode of Crisis they had established to the audience that there would be a multiverse, which included the Stargirl show, Doom Patrol, a Green Latern universe and Kingdom Come Superman with yellow back in the symbol.

[@ngchloe4877]

Man, it's been years since i watched your older videos. What a ride man

[@NessKeyi]

I stopped watching the show midway through season 4 but watched Arrow until the finale. I really loved the first few seasons of The Flash and I think Grant Gustin is a great Flash, but my god the writing. Ross, thank you for creating a tldr video series about the show.

[@kirjoittajajoni]

I had kinda forgotten these videos and as this popped up on my subscribed videos it brought me back to the time of watching the first season on some shady site in 480p as the show was nowhere to be watched in my country back then. I had just been getting more into comicbooks and Flash meant so much to me and became my favorite hero. I was still hyped for the Flash movie just to be able to see my favorite hero on the big screen and even with how bad it was and how bad this show turned out in the end, watching this as well as your earlier videos always getting to know what has happened in the later seasons (I think I stopped watching during season 3) brought me a ton of joy. Thank you Ross, you did some real good job with these!

[@youknowwhoiam6179]

I have been waiting for this video for so long man, literally have not felt this excited to watch something in a while.

[@JDMaverick6714]

I loved this final retrospective. I’ve been here since your early Arrow videos. Looking forward to everything you’ll create in the future 🎉

[@wildcatterry17]

Eddie Thawne coming back to life and becoming the Negative Speed Force avatar closes the loop from Season 1 where Eddie kills himself to prevent Eobard from being born. With Eddie dead there would have been no OG Eobard, so they had to close that loop.

[@sauce8277]

Dude. It's *EXTREMELY* easy to give up on a TV show that disrespects it's own content and characters. In fact, it's SATISFYING to because you know you are voting with your attention/money. The fact you kept watching it tells me you don't have as much respect for the material as you may think you do. Don't let them think what they created deserved the watch. Value yourself.

[@Evanz111]

Sometimes the mythological KZbin algorithm just knows. Yesterday it decided to randomly recommend me your season 8 video which I decided to watch again. Lo’ and behold - today you upload the finale! I’m glad I believed in the impossible!

[@Xehanort10]

3:33 In the later seasons Barry became selfish and treated being The Flash like an inconvenience keeping him away from Iris.

[@malikpierre-louis3343]

yet another reason why CW flash is inferior to comic book Barry.

[@captainawesome0711]

The writing of the show feels like it’s stuck in the Silver Age of Comics

[@malikpierre-louis3343]

accurate.

[@ProjectileGrommet]

They even ripped Godspeed into the silver age type of writing which baffled me

[@captainawesome0711]

@@ProjectileGrommet the Silver Age transcends the eras characters are created, it’s a quality of storytelling that’s just entirely silly and ruined the public perception of comics. That’s why there considered to be kids books

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

​@captainawesome0711 I feel like Batman: The Brave and the Bold show does a far better job adapting Silver Age stories in a way that still allows for it to be taken seriously. The Flash show feels like it's trying so hard to be serious that it becomes silly, and than it becomes even more silly when eveyone is cracking jokes.

[@captainawesome0711]

@@DavidMartinez-ce3lp I meant silver age as in the negative elements of it, the worst aspects of the Silver Age at DC that let to Crisis on Infinite Earths, where the continuity is impossible to follow and you have no telling if you’re reading a book about your main universe hero or some alternative timeline Fun fact: DC had to pay some to go through their catalog of comics for like five years before they could make crisis

[@SoneOnceBrigade]

Honestly thank you so much man. I can't even imagine how much effort these videos took and you did them all amazingly. I personally never even got past season 5 but I come back to your videos like they're an old friend, wish you all the best brother!

[@redwolf92]

"There's nowhere to run" - like literally anymore because, cancelled.

[@Darth_Mornabin]

50:38 Legends of tomorrow was like the only show in the Arrowverse that embraced the weirdness instead of somehow unbearably trying to keep somewhat of a serious tone. It‘s why I will remember the show about the B-heroes of the Arrowverse more than the main ones probably.

[@nathanieldiaz5254]

That show had the opposite problem. It took things so goofy and bizarre that there was never any story or character to be invested in, it was all just about topping themselves every season with the insanity. A poor man's Doom Patrol

[@Darth_Mornabin]

@ I think after season 4 they saw what they could do at max. It was never as bizarre as the puppets of tomorrow-episode.

[@nathanieldiaz5254]

@Darth_Mornabin The first two seasons were easily the best. Season 3 was good too. Season 4 was boring as hell with Natari as its only saving grace. And the rest of the show was mindless nonsense and buffoonery.

[@AJ-xc4qe]

This won't ever happen because Warner Bros rarely ever does what the fans want. But I would give anything for one more multiverse crossover involving most of the DCTV shows like Gotham with David Mazouz as Batman, Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman and Birds of Prey (never watched the last two but hear me out) and especially the ones that were unfairly cancelled: Legends of Tomorrow, Stargirl, Powerless and I didn't watch it but also Swamp Thing. And I heard from the actress who played the tituar Naomi wanted to meet Superman despite being in a universe seperate from the ACTUAL Superman. And you know what? The Gotham Knights cast deserve another chance with better material. Finally, I would have the crossover end by having all of these shows take place in the same universe like Crisis on Infinite Earths. Except for some shows that would contradict the timeline like Smallville and Gotham, obviously. The whole point of all these projects staying separate in its' own universe was stand out on their own, not relying on another show's popularity and messing up the timeline of other shows. But they're all over now and some characters in some universes don't exist; they might as well break reality and make them cohabitate in the same world! Their respective networks clearly don't give a shit about them. But the writers do! Seeing Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman, the Earth Prime Justice League, the Earth 2 JSA, the Titans, the Doom Patrol, Swamp Thing and Powerless retconned to be in the same world would be perfect for me! And they could also return to this universe in future projects once in a while like the DCAU! And it has to made by competent people who respect each of these shows. With better writing, direction, VFX, etc. Smallville has an animated series in the works; maybe it could start from there! And the crew making the show, mainly Michael Rosenbaum, is close with James Gunn. But I'd rather the entire story be a miniseries branded as Elseworlds as James Gunn put it instead of just a storyline on Superman and Lois.

[@Kalel2.0]

​@@nathanieldiaz5254The show was really hell bent on Nate never getting a happy ending😂 but I agree it was fun in places but fell flat compared to Seasons 2 and 3 and later 5 and Natari started off as kinda forced and random as they were just great as friends but the chemistry won me over

[@twintalk2943]

Thank you, honestly this is the end of a journey for me lol. I’m 33. When I was 15 we got the news of a flash tv show and movie. At that time flash was my favorite character….its insane to see what I thought was gonna happen versus what we got over these years. I found your channel around season 7. I was done with the flash until I found your reviews. So I watched the last two seasons. You made the shattering of my nostalgia pretty entertaining lol.

[@matroEnt]

This is fire, i literally was just doing my yearly checkup on you and your channel only for this to drop a day later

[@ProjectileGrommet]

1:30:34 “you can’t take it with you” is honestly the perfect closing to Oliver’s arc from his first appearance in Arrow episode one to his last right here. Truly coming a long way from being a trust fund brat

[@CaptainphoenixofficialYT]

The Multiverse has always existed since Crisis. We saw it in the epilogue of Part 5. The in-universe characters just didn't know it existed and they couldn't travel to those worlds cause the Multiverse operated on a different frequency. Surprisingly not a plot hole in episode 9.

[@SheevTalks]

Absolute peak television

[@mithraxsshoulderpad1923]

hi papa sheev

[@Saiko0001]

Was rewatching your flash series the other day. This is quite curious

[@Darth_Mornabin]

Ross, your videos really made an impression on me. It helped me figuring out, which criteria in storytelling are more important to me than others. And based on that giving my emotions regarding a movie or a tv show words to explain it. Through that, I had very good talks and found new friends, who also like to talk about different kinds of storytelling in different media. Not only movie and tv shows. Also books, comics, games, etc.

[@bensantos7361]

Holy hell it must have been nightmarish to edit this video essay. Good job.

[@Wafercat]

omggg, I've been stuck in a rut recently. Watching this video was the perrrfeecct video to just watch and get lost in and my first one of yours. Your final thoughts really touched me and made me sit up. You've given me a dose of inspiration to finishing some projects. thank you :)

[@charsiuwu8084]

The silly constant seeking redemption for his villains is actually maybe the best part of the show because it's the only sign to me that the writers know anything about Barry Allen. The Flash is just that guy.

[@Shermen34]

When my notification went off, i was like hell yeah! I got some quality content for my 3 shift! Cant wait for more content. Your awesome bro

[@jclau77]

Marc Guggenheim should've directed the final season. I'd take his work over Wallace's any day

[@Kalel2.0]

Honestly as much as I hate the things he did on Arrow with how he treated the Black Canary,The Olicity Saga and ignoring the Green Arrow Mythos from the comics at least he acknowledged some of the criticism from fans and half assedely tried to form a middle ground and had enough respect for the audience to give Arrow a solid and competently executed ending unlike Eric Wallace who didnt even seem to care😂

[@wiimaster54]

This is the most important video of the year for me.

[@-c.c.frear-]

It may be strange at first glance that so many of these episodes end with a party but if I, having worked on this show for 9 whole years, was told that this was the last godawful season I needed to work on, I would be celebrating every episode too

[@willkirk1044]

first vid of yours ive seen, very enjoyable to see your perspective on the series. now to watch the rest of your content lol

[@TheAdventuretrainerRuby]

Haha, the ending with Grant was amazing🤣🤣 What a eay to follow up on the "not technically a prisoner" from the season 7 video🤩😂

[@patrickperring4203]

I came here so I wouldn’t have to watch The Flash, I stayed for you and your vision for these videos. Thanks for the years of content and hopefully more to come.

[@stopstaringatmewtf7651]

Refreshing to see a Flash Season 9 critique that isn't just non-stop moaning, and actually highlights some of the positives. I think everyone can agree it wasn't the best ending to go out on, but it is important to give flowers to positive aspects so that people can actually learn something beyond just "don't write shit TV"

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

Congrats?

[@stopstaringatmewtf7651]

@DavidMartinez-ce3lp Thank you

[@Rebazar]

Less of a writing problem and more of a management problem, and TV executives are incapable of learning

[@stopstaringatmewtf7651]

@Rebazar But all the critiques I've seen have been about the writing, that's why that was my summary of other videos. As well as that, it does seem like a major reason why the show went downhill was the poor management of story structure and frequent worldbuilding inconsistencies.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

@@Rebazar it was definitely a writing problem. CW style writing was always going to Doom the Arrowverse. That's why I wish they would've made the first season of Flash into a movie.

[@its_Clxudy]

Love videos like these. My work days go by so much faster. Also definitely should do a video on Ms. Matched

[@luisotaviodasilvapacheco961]

I love the way James actually believes that The Flash being "not very good" is an unpopular opinion

[@morris01]

It kinda is. You’d be amazed at how many people defend this show

[@nathanieldiaz5254]

@@morris01 Only people who grew up with the show and feel the emotional obligation to defend it becomes of nostalgia.

[@Hello-lf1xs]

@@nathanieldiaz5254tbh I did and enjoyed it when I was younger but… ‘enjoyed it’ is very different from it actually being GOOD

[@ucey-mi2wr]

@@Hello-lf1xs first three seasons are pretty good if you ignore the inconsistencies about the flash's speed, but season 4-8 may be the worst pieces of television there's ever been

[@gorgit]

​​​@@ucey-mi2wr the first few season are good if you accept that barry often forgets that he has super speed and can actually circumvent 99% of challenges and 'villains of the week' by just running fast at them and being able to dodge at those speeds. And also if you ignore the uninovative plots, characters and the horrible dialogue.

[@Davidwest28]

Loved this entire show. Some better than other seasons but what a ride. One of the greatest shows of all time. Tom Cavanagh is my favorite actor (tied with Bruce Cambell from Ash VS Evil Dead, and the movies) because of this show. Can't wait to see him on Superman and Lois. He's incredible

[@Xehanort10]

1:16:41 I blame Team Flash's reaction to Barry being suspicious of the fake Jay Garrick in Season 2 for his blind trust of clearly untrustworthy people and revealing his identity to total strangers. They dismissed him as just being paranoid because of what Thawne did in Season 1 but he was right since "Jay" was Zoom. He basically got gaslit into thinking that if he doesn't trust literally everyone he meets he's somehow a horrible person who won't give anyone a chance.

[@nickkrasny1562]

Ross I love your videos I remember binging your early videos and I actually remember exactly where I was when the season 4 video dropped (I was at work in the stockroom upstairs so I got to watch it right away) You ARE enough and it’s always a joy to watch your content and hear your thoughts!

[@welcome2wyzard]

Alternative title: Ross' suffering is over.

[@michaelross4678]

Cecile missing the train is the most infuriating story. Cisco invented portal tech and Barry can speed people anywhere in seconds…how is this an issue?!

[@comixproviderftw_02]

42:45, 44:56, 48:30, 49:32 God, Javicia Leslie (New Batwoman) as Red Death. I completely forgot about this. I swear, her acting comes across like she’s auditioning to be a Power Rangers villain. Hell, they should make her the next Rita Repulsa if Power Rangers gets rebooted again.

[@RodrickMarsMoon]

The best part is that it wouldn't be a bad idea, her as Rita 🤔😅.

[@marocat4749]

yes :D it could just any kamen rider style show really but yes, make them again :D

[@terrancehall9762]

she did good with what was there

[@Native2087]

She overacted the role. It was pretty bad for a villain comic fans really enjoyed smh

[@terrancehall9762]

@Native2087 wrong

[@ramblinman07]

This was well worth the wait. Thank you, Ross! The Flash went out on a whimper. Episodes 9 and 10 were the best episodes of the final season.

[@KeroKaminaX]

27:39 funny, stuff like this is why i still like superhero comics. Dark Multiverse is supposed to be a collection of universes that were all meant to die immediately/way faster than regular universes because everything that could've gone wrong did go wrong in their universes.

[@jslrnzrbntn]

There's this comic book panel where Barry forgives Eobard. Thawne just vanishes from existence. Something like: Barry's grudge against him kept him existing. 💀💀💀