#i loved jow they dealt with it this season

[jimbodyson]

Already been posted before buly someone else but I was so happy I thought I'd do the same lol

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3 THINGS I NEED FOR IRIS WEST IN SEASON 4 OF ‘THE FLASH�� NERD BUBBLE, POP CULTURE, PUBLISHEDAUGUST 7, 2017BY PINK BUBBLE TEAM *This article contains major spoilers for season 3 (and 4) of The Flash.

After the emotionally gripping ending to season 3 of The Flash, I’m happy to say that I, along with Iris West (Candice Patton), made it out alive. It wasn’t looking good for either of us for a minute there. Iris West’ life was being threatened by Savitar, Barry Allen’s demented time remnant from the future. And me? Well, I wasn’t sure that I could survive The Flash‘s producers killing off my favorite character. Even though Iris survived, the finale was still bitter sweet because of Barry “indefinitely” entering the speed force to save Central City.

But just as “there is no Flash without Iris West” there is no show without The Flash. That love-struck son of a gun will be back within the first few episodes of season 4 at the latest, and SPOILER ALERT: he and Iris will skip off into the sunset, get married and eventually have beautiful babies. All of these things make my fangirl heart swell, but before Iris West becomes the wife of Barry Allen and mother of their children, I need a few things to happen.

Here are three things I want for Iris West in season 4 of The Flash.

Journalism Arc

Iris West has yet to reach her full potential as a reporter, despite the fact that she’s been employed by Picture News for over two and a half years. Since Iris’s burgeoning journalism career is no longer convenient to the plot, the writers have struggled to consistently fit it into the storyline. I understand that Iris is not the focus of the show, but she is the female lead. It would be nice if the writers could find a way to weave her journalistic skills into the larger narrative, even if she never actually got her own arc.

It would be even better if the inclusion of Iris’ journalistic skills could run parallel to Barry/The Flash’s heroics. Instead of having her just be Barry’s emotional support in Star Labs, and having her writing career mostly play out off screen, these two things could intertwine to create a beautiful marriage.

Investigative journalism and crime-fighting are not that far removed from each other. Though Barry and Iris each use different means — he goes after criminals; she exposes them — they both have the same goal: to make Central City a little safer. There’s no reason that Barry Allen and Iris West shouldn’t be able to become a kick-ass crime fighting couple.

Iris could poke her nose into places it doesn’t belong to get leads on the metahumans. Barry could use her findings to locate and apprehend the bad guys and keep her safe if she gets into trouble. Right now, the show mostly relies on Cisco Ramon‘s (Carlos Valdes) tech/hacking knowledge and vibing skills to get leads on the meta humans. But it doesn’t have to. Remember the beginning of season 3 when Iris gained access to the city’s traffic cameras? She obviously has connections. The writers need to let her utilize them. There is no reason that Iris shouldn’t be on the phones, tracking people down and looking for clues.

I am, in no way, implying that Iris is useless. She’s the most useful person on the show if you admit that the title character literally can’t be who he is without her. There’s also the fact that these shows are not self-contained. Just because we don’t get to see more of Iris’ journalism career doesn’t mean that it isn’t happening. The point is that there’s no reason that we shouldn’t see it. As far as whether we will see it? If Candice Patton’s comments to Entertainment Weekly are to be believed, then this point will be on my wish-list for some time.

Real Friends

Since it’s highly likely that Barry and Iris will wed sometime during season 4, that means that Iris will, at some point, have a bachelorette party. From what I’ve gathered from online spoilers and episode synopses, Iris’s female companions will include Felicity Smoak (Arrow), Cecile (Joe’s girlfriend) and Joanie (Cecile’s daughter).

Don’t get me wrong, Felicity is lovely, but she and Iris are not friends. Felicity was nowhere to be found during the back half of season 3 when Iris’ life hung in the balance. Why? Felicity is and has always been Barry‘s friend, which makes her and Iris acquaintances. Last time I checked, acquaintances don’t get invited to bachelorette parties.

Then there’s Cecile and her daughter, Joanie. It’s nice that Iris and Cecile’s relationship is progressing, but I think it’s weird that Iris will be partying with her father’s girlfriend and her barely legal daughter. If Joe and Cecile ever marry, then Cecile and Joanie will become Iris’ family, so they should definitely be a part of the wedding festivities. Their presence at Iris’ bachelorette party seems inappropriate, however.

Iris should be able to let her hair down and enjoy her last night as a single woman with friends in her age range. Sadly, Iris doesn’t have any. Though Iris was building a relationship with Linda Park (Malese Jow) in season 1 and part of season 2, Linda’s character has all but been written off of the show.And Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker)? Forget about it. I can’t support a friendship between Iris and Caitlin until they have a serious conversation about her major role in Iris’ almost-death last season (which I’ll get to later). Long story short, Iris needs a friend (outside of Barry Allen) to vent to about her job, life, and, of course, her relationship. Iris Needs To Confront Caitlin/Killer FrostI don’t want to get to into the things that I didn’t like about season 3, but I do want to address the writers’ decision to not allow Iris to feel a broad range of emotions when it came to her impending death. She was distraught when Barry broke the news to her, and definitely experienced a bad case of FOMO in a later episode, but that was about it. She never went through denial or anger. We got to see Barry lash out at people over the fear of losing Iris. But Iris, who should have felt more anger than anyone — at the hand she’d been dealt and some of the key players in the card game — was denied that right.She barely batted an eye when she found out that Savitar was Barry’s crazed time-remnant with abandonment issues. Though the writers made it clear that Savitar and Barry were two separate entities, it would have been perfectly acceptable for Iris to doubt Barry‘s love for her, even momentarily. Finding out that Savitar was basically a clone of the man she wanted to marry warranted more of an emotional response than the writers allowed.Moreso, I’m peeved at the way the writers handled Iris’ reaction to Caitlin/Killer Frost actively trying to kill her. Iris and Caitlin are not best friends, but being that they’ve spent nearly every episode together in Star Labs, there should at least be some deep seeded respect between them. The fact that she so easily left the team to help Savitar disappointed me as a viewer. It should have at least upset Iris. Instead, any emoting Iris did in relation to Caitlin was sympathetic to her plight.It’s beautiful that Iris has a spirit of forgiveness and empathy for the woman who wanted her dead, but I’d like to see her address other emotions as well. Caitlin/Killer Frost aided Savitar in his pursuit to kill Iris, which means that she was an accomplice. If he had succeeded, she would have gone down for her murder as well. That’s not something to be taken lightly, no matter what kind of power-induced haze she was in.I don’t know what the writers have in store for Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost in season 4, but I’m hoping that it includes a satisfying redemption arc (since it’s clear she’s not going anywhere) that allows her to make up for her actions.*Some version of Caitlin Snow is present in the teaser trailer, which means that she’s been accepted back to the team, which hey — fine. But I’m going to need Iris to be allowed to have a real conversation with Caitlin where she expresses explicit negative emotions over what Caitlin did. Otherwise, any interaction they have in season 4 will leave a bad taste in my mouth.[Featured Image: The CW]If you liked this article, please consider supporting Pink Bubble Magazine by SHARING this article on social media, donating to our Patreon Account or purchasing an item from our Red Bubble Shop! 🙂

[peaxchmilks-blog]

originally i wanted this to be an art//cosplay blog but it's kind of just turned into another spam account, and i think that's okay.

I started a journal, and while it helps me get the sticky feelings out it's still a challenge everyday to get over things. It's not your fault. and i hope you know that every single day i've absolutely adored being yours.

i just can't handle certain things. i guess you xan call them "triggers" but i've dealt with so much more than what i've been able to talk to you about and it's honestly so hard sometimes to listen to you talk down about yourself because it scares me so much.

i can't control you, and that's not what i want to do. because your mind is like a garden. even though i can help tend to it and water it with my love and thoughts - there's always gonna be weeds. there's always gonna be pests and bugs that eat away at you and as the seasons change so will your heart and one day i'm so scared that your garden of a brain will become a forest and you won't need me for you to thrive.

i know jow stupid that sounds, but it really does terrify me. I lied to my pqrents about us fighting. I dont know why i feel like something like that is something that needs to be hidden. people fight. and yeah, maybe i have some issues with dependency so when you take out your aggression on me instead of putting you in your plave like i used to be able to to do i'm the one who's crying until you hold me. I dont want to do that, it really doesnt solve a thing.

how xan i be someone you can rely on if i can't rely on myself to deal with all the complicated feelings i have?

i love you so, so much. I just want us to be okay. I'm hurting, but i'm not wilting. my roots are still healthy, and I know that in the end we'll be okay regardless of the outcome.

it's just gonna take me some time to get over what happened yesterday. I dont want us living together to be a nightmare. I don't want it to be some lofty dream, either. I just want it to be us. In the real world, theough good and bad. Holding hands.