#Candice patton deserves better

[neo-zone]

HE SMILES???? JUGRAM HASCHWALTH THE GRANDMASTER OF WANDENREICH THE OTHER HALF OF QUINCY KING THE LETTER "B" BALANCE THE FIRST SON THE BEST FRIEND KILLER THE STOIC JUDGE IS SMILING????? IN A SANTA OUTFIT????

[simplyclary]

The Flash: The Legacy of the Race

(Photo credits: The CW)

How the frack do I sum up my seven years of watching and loving this show in one entry?

This show had its ups and downs for sure, but I like to say that this show is one of my comfort shows, one of the motivation that kept me going through school, one of the reasons I was excited to come home and everything else.

I've written blog entries about Flash before on here, but this last entry (or could be?) will be something special because it is about the story of how I came to love my favorite Scarlet Speedster, Barry Allen, also known as The Flash.

Review of the episode on the latter part of the entry.

To understand what I'm about to tell you, you need to read this part first. Can you do that? Good! (this is a reference from the show!)

It was around March 2016 (yes, I'm late but hey, whatever!) when I first watched an episode of the show when my dad got a copy of the first season. I remember distinctly that he was watching the 15th episode of Season 1 when I decided to watch it with him. Being a nerdy gal, I oddly enjoyed it despite the initial confusion that I felt watching said episode (this was the time travel episode) so I made a decision to watch the show from the beginning.

I watched the show from the pilot and was instantly attracted to the premise of the show and the new faces that I see (and some familiar too). I was excited to meet new metahuman villains every episode and all that jazz. I loved (and still do!) the storylines of the first couple of seasons! I laughed, I cried, I gasped, I basically experienced every emotion possible.

By the end of Season 1 going into Season 2, I decided that this show was going to be something special to me.

I mean, don't get me wrong, I honestly wanted to stop watching mid-season 6 because I just wasn't interested in the storyline but I pushed through because I knew that it will just get better from there and it did (not every episode is the best but hey, that's normal)

This is also a show that introduced me to my first-ever Hollywood celebrity crush and that is none other than Grant Gustin (I never watched Glee before this, alright?). What attracted me to Grant was of course, his handsome face and his talent in everything. He's a triple threat, he can sing (Running Home to You is still one of my most favorite songs ever!), he can dance and he can act (basically deserves every award!).

Saying goodbye to this show is like saying goodbye to my friends that I've been with for seven years. It's bittersweet, tears were shed for sure but memories are shared.

Now onto the episode review *WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS SO READ AT YOUR OWN RISK*

I admit that the finale was not a perfect finale, but it doesn't mean that I did not cry (I did!). The first half of the episode was kind of meh in my opinion but like it's not bad. It's like in the middle of bad and good but that mainly goes for the first half of the episode where most of the action stuff goes down.

The second half, however, was what had me crying! First off is because of the scene where Iris (Candice Patton) gives birth to he and Barry's (Grant Gustin) daughter, Nora (played by Jessica Parker Kennedy as an adult). The love that just emanated from both Iris' and Barry's eyes had me crying. It clearly depicted that they were just really stoked to see their daughter for the first time.

The scene that had me crying the most was when my most favorite female character Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker) returned. I can't fully explain what happens, as it's confusing, but I literally screamed and cried when she returned. I was just so happy that she came back and looking back at some BTS pics, I failed to notice that Danielle's hair is back to the blonde highlights (because her other character had blue highlights) and that could've served as a clue but hey, it still surprised me clearly and made me bawl like a kid.

The last scene with Flash running around the city also made me cry because it was a sign that it really was ending. Think of it like when Spider-Man swings off of a crane or when Superman flies off planet and smiles at the camera, that's that feeling and I could not ask for a better shot to end the show than what was served.

To conclude, The Flash is a show that is not perfect as all shows are but I'm glad it ran the way it did and was not cancelled. It's been a beautiful run and every episode is an adventure. It's sad to say goodbye to one of my most favorite shows but in a way, it's okay and I'm happy that this show has become a part of my life.

Thank you to Grant, Candice, Danielle, Tom, Jesse, Carlos and the whole cast and crew of this amazing show for the happiness that you brought to me and as much as I did not like some storylines and some characters, I have to say that this show has become a comfort for me. I will forever treasure and love this show, because it was one of the motivations that I had to get through tough points of life.

This show was my lightning rod and I would always come running home to watch an episode. Those days may be over, but hey, I've got to keep running, keep moving and keep living.

Goodbye Central City, Goodbye Star Labs, Goodbye Team Flash! ⚡⚡

[ambelle]

Yeah, they can't even tweet "I love this show" because other fans will hop on the tweet with negativity. So outside looking in IDK why WB would think canceling it would cause outrage. Hell, they went as far as cutting clips to mock as if they were haters so 🤷🏾‍♀️

And yeah what bothers me the most about this whole thing is that Anna and Kory deserved so much better. They deserved the type of loyalty and praise and gassing up that Candice Patton got. But again every time there's a new episode you're more likely to find her fans dragging her wig, fight scenes, and CGI.

I mean they should be happy is how I'd look at it after seeing all the "free Anna" tweets for years.

The wait for Titans S4 part 2 is so stressful 😫 I think that given that we still are unsure about the shows return, there is no S5, and we had to wait an extra year for S3 (because of COVID) we should barrage James Gunn with messages to bring back the cast for a Nightwing movie. What I would give for Brenton & Anna’s chemistry and (in part) Tamaran and their found family on the big screen 🥰 #DK4L

I think if DC didn’t hate the Titans and have a hard on for the Batfam that could work. But I don’t see them for doing a Nightwing movie that didn’t have him with Babs and or pretend the Titans never existed. But IDK we’ll have to see if James Gunn has that typical Batfam mindset or not.

[zayray030]

Reblog if you Love Iris West

[keeloves]

Danielle Panabaker leaving the Flash

If this turns out to be true I swear I will die a happy woman. Here are my list of reasons I am happy about that but first I must say because of the Flash I was shown what a shady underhanded racist shady snakey bitch Danielle truly is. She has her fans fooled into thinking she is a sweet person.

1. Candice can be free from the tension with Danielle

2. It means Danielle can’t treat Candice like shit any longer

3. Danielle is not all that great of an actress she is mediocre and best and sometimes she is down right terrible in her scenes

4. Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost is the worst written character

5. She may actually have to audition for her next role and not just get the role out of nepotism.

6. Her leaving means we might actually get some good female dynamics on the show

7. Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost centered episodes do the worst out of any other character centered episode

8. This hopefully means if she leaves so her will crazy rabid racist fanbase will too

9. With all her fuckery Danielle’s reputation has been trashed

10. This means no more awkward interviews of her trying to shove for Snowbarry

11. When Flash is over and enough time has passed between when the series finale ends I really hope Candice and Carlos spill the tea on Danielle because honestly Candice Patton’s such as myself drag Danielle but I pray that Candice Patton will drag Danielle Panabaker for her fuckery! However I think Candice is way too classy to do that.

12. Danielle can go live her life with her husband and dog! Which good for her for that! 

13. Shame on Danielle for passing off a moment of sexual assault for a cute Snowbarry moment then again she is friends with a man who was fired for sexual assault allegations. I pray that she leaves Shethority because she also showed what a white feminist she is again two more time in her two interviews.

 Also every time I call out or someone else calls out Danielle on her shady racist behavior we get told we are being paranoid or that we are being silly and that we should shut the hell up and stop bringing race into this! Well not only has Danielle spent years trying to erase Candice she also erased Millicent Shelton a female director that directed before Danielle and guess Millicent Shelton is a black woman. See Danielle Panabaker can’t stand coming in second to a black woman! I highly recommend you guys check out this video! 

[hoytjessicatara]

Why the hell is Discount Mr. Fantastic getting so much more screentime over actual fan faves like Iris, Cisco, Harry and Joe!?

[zayray030]

This woman goes through so much shit, both in and out of the show, and she deserves all the love in the world and deserves to get everything she ever needs or wants.

Candice is a trailblazer; she has paved and continues to pave the way for so many black actresses to be cast as leads in genre fiction. Her courage and her grace are extremely admirable, but she should not have had to be strong, while being completely isolated for years. She was on a network that remained silent when she was being racially abused online; she had producers who simply told her to stay offline once she was cast, instead of actively supporting her online. She had no idea her employer provided a department for dealing with death threats, because they never informed her of the fact, until she went to them and said that she was receiving death threats. On set, she received little to no public support from her co-stars for years, despite the fact that every one of them on social media were completely aware of the racist vitriol directed at her. They all stayed silent. They all were complicit. Meanwhile, Candice wasn’t even allowed to wear her natural hair onscreen until season 6, and she had producers who dared label her a diva simply for asking for black make-up artists and hair stylists. During the first season of the show, she would have to go back to her trailer to touch up her make-up just minutes before she had to film, because she had MUAs who did not know how to apply make-up on a black woman. Her only regular female co-star on the show for four years spent most of her time emboldening her racist fandom against Candice and Iris.

Onscreen, Iris has been shortchanged frequently where white leading ladies would not be. There is a constant perpetuation of misogynoir in the narrative time and again. Iris was denied her own wedding; she was denied her fully-fledged journalistic arc for years; even as she hires her own Team, the women whom she hires cannot solely be tied to the Citizen and Iris’s story and absolutely have to be integrated into Team Flash, because Iris isn’t allowed her own Team of journalists. She constantly is self-sacrificing, while the narrative devalues her very livelihood; she is constantly expected to be strong and be there for others, but is denied comfort. 

And yet Candice is still here, delivering amazing performance after amazing performance, while the CW and the show capitalize on her popularity. Candice is such a role model, but she never should have gone through what she did. Every single person who has been complicit in how badly she has been treated on this show and network should be absolutely ashamed in perpetuating this racist treatment. They now want to put out hollow statements about how they stand with their black colleagues, when they’ve constantly mistreated black actors and actresses and perpetuated anti-black racism against them.��

[shewhotellsstories]

I hate that Javicia, Azie, Anna, and Candice weren’t allowed to just enjoy their career success without the racist trolls wrecking it. The harassment they experienced shouldn’t be the price actors of color (particularly Black women) are forced to pay for taking a role.

[candicepattonsdaily]

“It’s great to know that young black girls are seeing themselves on TV as leading ladies, and I’m part of that. It’s just such an honor.”

Happy birthday, Candice! {6. 24. 1988}

[vicontheinternet]

One thing about the trash show is they gonna style candice down

[centralcityfandom]

Say it with me now y’all:

VOW RENERWAL

Or y’all can keep it.

[moontours]

yeah i think i saw something about like the only Black woman writer on the superman & lois show getting fired bc she asked for more representation? idk

OOOOH YEAH i remember hearing about this. she tweeted abt how she was fired for calling them out for their sexism and fighting for more representation which is absolutely disgusted and completely unsurprising coming from the cw, after SO many actors have called them out for shitty treatment

[andrwgarfields]

I’m sorta convinced now that shethority is based on white feminism rather than actual inclusivity with what Candice has alluded to this past week :))

[keeloves]

Essay on why I love Candice Patton

Me in my Candice Patton Sweatshirt

If you guys couldn’t tell all ready tell I absolutely adore Candice Patton. I got this sweatshirt because I wanted something with my favorite celebrity on it. I love Candice so much. She is a talented actress, she is gorgeous and deserves more recognition but is getting that thanks to the Flash. Candice has made history in the comic book universe by being the first black female lead in comics. Iris West Allen is a traditionally white character and she was the first black woman to be cast in a lead role. Thanks to Candice Patton movie Iris West Allen is also being played by a woman of color and it is awesome to see. Candice has forever changed the world in comic book history. I also love the fact that Candice has adovocated and continues to advocate for young females which is why she is a confounding member of Shethority her and Caity Lotz came up with the idea on a hike. This was Candice’s way of giving back to her fans and have an open discussion about why women are pitted against each other and the struggles of being a woman. Shethority is a safe place for LGBTQ women and women of color. She continues to advocate for women working together and advocates for diversity behind the scenes. This means if you hire black actresses this means having black writers in the writer’s room, having people who know how to do black make up and black hair. Another reason I adore Candice Patton is because she is an ambassador for the innocence project. I also have respect for her because a costar who played her TV brother came out to her as queer first and she didn’t tell anyone for at least 7 months until he was ready too. I also love the fact that despite the hate and racism she gets she can rise above it and still show support to other people and uses her position of power to do positive things. She is a very well spoken woman and I have loads of respect for the work she puts in to help make the acting business a safe place/space for young black women and girls. When Flash is over I would love to see her do more acting projects because she is incredible actress and she deserves more recognition! 

[hoytjessicatara]

Oliver and Felicity who are rich as hell gave a fucking coffee maker to Westallen after ruining their wedding