#(put more flack on joe for not being the LEAST bit concerned that his DAUGHTER'S HUSBAND is talking about how she's acting weird

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8: common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about

People always say that Barry didn’t suspect anything about Mirror Iris until she kicked him out, but that's literally not true! In 6x11, literally the episode after Iris is replaced by Mirror Iris, Barry’s already suspecting that something is off about her. Joe talks him out of it, saying that it's part of how in a marriage, people grow and change. But...no!! It wasn't!! Mirror Iris was pulling away, and Barry noticed!! He even brings up his concerns to her, and she gaslights him! As Iris’s father, Joe should've been way more concerned than he was.

On that note...the more people say this, the more it strays a little close to victim-blaming for my taste. Barry was gaslit by Mirror Iris every time he dared question her, not to mention her gloating about raping him (“all those days, weeks, talking about our day, sharing your bed...”) and the show then forcing him (and us!) to sympathize with her in the end as a tragic character! It irks me so, so much when the fandom blames Barry for not noticing something off when a) that is literally not true and b) he’s a victim! And this is partly on the show for never realizing/addressing the fact that Barry was a victim, but also...the fans should know better too.

14: that one thing you see in fics all the time

so ofc I don't read a lot of Flash fics outside of my little bubble, pretty much by design, but I've talked here about a trend I've seen with Cisco/Caitlin fics set during or post-s5 (fics that bring up Kamilla, in other words) 💀

17: there should be more of this type of fic/art

More Savitar x Mirror Iris fics!! I’m in the process of writing one myself (shared a snippet from it earlier today), but I’m shocked there aren’t more. Like...come on, the evil Westallen potential is right there!

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