Thing that is REAAAALLLLY bugging me about The Flash

[beatrice_otter]

Barry: gets powers: minor angst about danger, then: Awesome, new superhero!

Wally: gets powers: minor angst about danger, then: Awesome, new superhero!

Cisco: gets powers just like his evil twin from the alternate Earth: Awesome, new superhero!

Caitlynn: gets powers just like her evil twin from the alternate Earth: FUCK NO, POWERS MAKE YOU EVIL!

NOBODY else among the main characters has had a personality change due to their powers.  Nobody.  They are the same person, just faster/more psychic.  Why is it that the GIRL--the only female major character to get superpowers--is going to go psycho if she uses her powers?  We have spent SO MUCH TIME this season angsting about how POWER MAKES HER EVIL, SO SHE BETTER SUPPRESS HER POWER!  AND SHE CAN'T DO IT BY HERSELF, SHE NEEDS THE GUYS TO SUPPRESS HER POWER!

This show generally does a decent job with women, so this is such a slap in the face.

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[beatrice_otter]

Well, how many shows are there on TV that show women who aren't 25, gorgeous, and perfectly coiffed? The actual plot lines (except for the depowering Caitlin plot line) are a notch or two better than you get on most shows.

Take Iris' current thing where she's going to be killed if they don't change the future. Much as Barry tries to make it all about his manpain, she keeps centering the story on her, and pointing out that it's not about him, it's about her. Which, the narrative doesn't always back her up, but it's still better than a lot of TV.