#p: grant gustin

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me, a grant gustin stan since 2009, is living her best life currently

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Team Flash started out small and grew over time. But which line up of the team did you like best?

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The Flash

Finale Behind the Scenes

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The Flash (2014 - 2023) series ran for 184 episodes and 9 seasons. The series finale aired on May 24, 2023. The episode also concluded what had become known as CW's "Arrowverse" that included Arrow (2012 - 2020), The Flash, Supergirl (2015 - 2021), Legends of Tomorrow (2016 - 2022), Black Lightening (2018 - 2021), Batwoman (2019 - 2022) and the web shows Vixens (2015 - 2016) and Freedom Fighters: The Ray (2017 - 2018). The episode ran into production problems when Grant Gustin (The Flash/Barry Allen) was diagnosed with Covid. The finale saw the Flash having to try to save his timeline as he was up against the Negative Speed Force represented by Cobalt Blue (Rick Cosnett), Reverse Flash (Tom Cavanagh), Zoom (Teddy Sears), Savitar (Tobin Bell), and Godspeed (Karan Oberoi). Cecile Horton (Danielle Nicoket) took on the moniker Virtue and a new costume. Nora was born after the world was saved. Barry Allen decided to share the speedforce with Avery Ho (PiperCurda) , Max Mercury (Trevor Carroll), and Jess Chambers (Hana Destiny Higgins). ("A New World Part 4", The Flash, TV Event)

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“Imma try to get Grant and Candice into one stream” -Brandon

It’ll most likely be sometime next year, but even if it doesn’t end up happening I still love him for trying. ❤️

Also I really enjoyed the stream last weekend featuring Candice. 🥰

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Candice Patton posted on her IG page February 23,2023

Final countdown 😵‍💫

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So happy the flash is back but I’m also sad because I’m not ready to let the show go. This episode was fun and definitely teased more things to come for the rest of the season. This was definitely a great westallen episode.

[fightingmywayoutofthedarkness]

I think I may have a slight crush on Jenn Colella. Her voice is just to die for.. Or is it the smile.. Or the hair? Because hello P!nk! Then Grant Gustin comes along, and it's just a whole load of problems..

This is why I stay out of 'celebrity' crush conversations. My partner gets jealous of me just mentioning crushes.. but he can love Chris Hemsworth, im just greedy. 🤣👀

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My thoughts on The Flash season 9 and the series finale.....

So an era has ended. Arrowverse finally breathed its last breath with The Flash series finale. Having followed the Arrowverse since the beginning, it feels like an end of a chapter of my life. I mean, The Flash started almost a decade ago and Arrowverse started more than a decade ago. So I have some thoughts on the series finale and season 9 as a whole.

The series finale was exactly what I thought it would be. It is a rushed end to a storyline which had plenty of promise to be better, and definitely required more time, but at least wasn't a misfire. At the very least, this deserved to be a 2 part finale because the Cobalt Blue storyline ended somewhere close to midway through the episode so the show can close out everything else. Reverse Flash, Zoom, Savitar, and Godspeed are just thrown in there for the sake of cameos. If this was spread across 2 episodes, we may have actually had a chance to really enjoy these villains being back. Also, it is just laughable how the villains are pitted against heroes that they have no connection to. Allegra against Thawne, Cecile against Godspeed, Khione against Zoom, and Nora against Savitar. I mean, if there was any common sense, Caitlin with Frosts' powers deserved to against Zoom, Wally should have faced up against Savitar, Cisco against Thawne, and Nora and Bart against Godspeed. But through a mixture of ridiculous storytelling and actor unavailability, we have to see weird standoffs that have no emotional weight, while Barry is off dealing with Eddie. They could have just had Barry take on all of them. Show how fast he is by fighting all of them simultaneously. But they don't do that. Instead Barry is on the defensive the entire episode, because he doesn't want to hurt Eddie, which I do understand. But it doesn't make for a great climax in the very final episode of the show. On the positive side, I am happy with how the last half of the episode wrapped up the show. Cisco, Wally, and Bart not being there is pretty ridiculous but, putting that aside, it was a fairly nice ending. One thing I was extremely glad about was that we got Caitlin back, alive and well. An OG character did not deserve to go out without fanfare, in a mad scientist suicidal experiment. The reunion of Barry and Caitlin was actually quite nice. It again makes it difficult to understand the decisions made with the character throughout the season, but I will mention that separately. I also do feel glad that they did mention that the cycle of violence between the positive and negative forces needed to stop and that Eddie did not descend into full blown villain. It was nice to see Jay Garrick back in the finale, and I liked the idea of Barry sharing his speed with others. It ended on a positive note so I don't feel angry about it, but it was an underwhelming and surprisingly small-scale finale for the Arrowverse and for The Flash.

As for season 9 as a whole, I honestly can't call it anything other than a gigantic disappointment. In quality, it probably ranks just only above season 7, and mainly because the season had 2 bangers in episode 9 and 10, and the final arc was interesting enough. But for a final season, there was a general feeling of 'what was Eric Wallace thinking' throughout the season. I feel like all of his worst impulses were executed during the season. There are so many decisions that left me perplexed. For example, I feel pretty comfortable in saying that the consensus is that people don't give a damn about Cecile and Chillblaine and them becoming heroes. Either Eric is completely deaf to those complaints or just didn't care, because he doubled down on giving them screen time during the 13 ep final season. I genuinely could not believe that we spent 1 out of 13 precious episodes on Cecile and Becky of all things. I had felt that Mark had improved as a character in season 8, but during the Red Death arc, Mark was back to his infuriating self. The relationship between Mark and Khione was so toxic for a good chunk of the season. The decision to have Khione was a bizarre one itself. I have read interviews about how Eric had a 2 season plan, which he had to cut and condense down to 13 episodes, and maybe he had grander ideas for Khione, but given that he knew it was 13 episodes, the fact that he still decided to introduce Khione into the final season was perplexing. I don't dislike the character, but we don't have any major emotional investment in her, other than the fact that she's sweet and naive. The show never gave us an explanation as to how Caitlin and Mark's cryogenic experiment failure led to a goddess being born. Whole thing made no sense. And its infuriating that Caitlin had the easiest layup for a character arc in the final season, that was ignored in order to have Khione. Caitlin ended season 8 having gone through severe trauma of Deathstorm and then losing Frost. The final season arc for her really should have been about her gaining Frosts' powers, learning how to deal with her grief, and then taking on the Frost mantle in team Flash as a tribute to her sister. Instead, they jumped over that and Caitlin returns to the living as someone who just has suddenly gotten over all of her trauma and grief.

The way the season was structured was bad. Easily, the final arc and the crossover episode was the best part of the season. But it was too rushed. It should have been the only arc for the season with only 13 episodes. Red Death was pretty ordinary and rushed itself. It was trying to be both a Red Death arc and a Rogues arc. Unfortunately, it failed at both. For one thing, the show has exhausted its list of best rogues. So instead of having Snart, Rory, Trickster, Weather Wizard etc... we were left with Hartley, Goldface, new Captain Boomerang, Murmur, Birch, Wozzeach, and Chillblaine. Now, Hartley is an enjoyable character, and Goldface is not too bad, but the rest is a pretty sad group of Rogues. And then we have Red Death, whose backstory probably deserved to be shown, and is instead just told. I like Javicia Leslie as Ryan on Batwoman, but she is awful as Red Death Ryan. Its the most cringeworthy villain performance on the show since Cicada and potentially worse. The only enjoyable parts were Barry working with Hartley and Goldface. That had some fun moments, and the premiere time loop episode was fun. But the arc overall should have been done away with, because it doesn't add much to the larger story, and the character beats could have been inserted into the Cobalt Blue story by expanding it. The three fillers are inexplicable in a final season. Maybe Grant had a clause to how much they could shoot, but it also goes to the choice of stories they decide to tell. I mean, I go back to the choice of having an entire episode about Cecile and Becky. This was very much a 'what was Eric Wallace' thinking episode. I definitely think that the choice to make Cecile a powered individual was the worst decision the show made and every season since season 4 has paid the price for it. Eric Wallace in particular has doubled down on it in his 4 seasons and it has affected the show poorly. The dreamer and Iris episode was odd because it genuinely felt like a Dreamer episode, which didn't make much sense in Flash context. Its not a terrible episode in isolation, but as an episode of The Flash final season, its a strange choice. Then there is the bottle episode with the inspectors. Again, this would be a ok filler for a normal full season, but an inexplicable choice for a final season of The Flash. We literally go 3 episodes without seeing Barry in The Flash uniform and barely using his powers.

The two episodes that followed the interlude were the best of the season. The crossover was a lot of fun. Unlike the Dreamer crossover, it felt like a necessary episode of The Flash because it filled some important arcs for Barry and Wally, while also giving a nice sendoff to Oliver and Diggle. Bloodwork is easily the best new villain of the Eric Wallace era and it was fun to have him around. Also was good to see that Team Flash finally learned about the multiverse. It was good to see Barry acknowledge his grief about the people he lost over the years and Wally acknowledging that he hasn't found the peace he has looked for since, and also him mourning for Jesse. All the Barry and Oliver interactions were great. We got a classic Barry and Oliver bar scene, with a nice dialogue callback to their meeting in The Flash pilot. Also, it was good to have Diggle be able to say goodbye to Oliver, after he was unable to both times during Crisis. Episode 10 was an absolute banger. Definitely in my top 10 episodes of the series. I think this episode did an excellent job bringing the series full circle and having Barry finally come to terms with what happened to his parents. All the interactions between Barry and his parents in the past, as well as his interactions with Thawne and Joe were excellent. It was another excellent showcase for Grant Gustin. Great to see Matt Letscher back one last time. The remaining 3 episode of the Cobalt Blue arc are decent, if somewhat underwhelming. The highlight of this arc was definitely having Rick Cosnett returning as Eddie. He definitely has legitimate grievances against Barry and his return and turn was handled pretty well. Unfortunately, Barry and Iris got sidelined through a big chunk of the episodes. Iris is in labor for most of the final 3 episodes, therefore confined to a bed. Barry is going through time. When the focus is on Barry and Eddie and dealing with whoever is possessed with the negative speed force, the content is good, but the show wants to force in Cecile as a superhero and dealing with not visiting her family much in the future, for no reason at all. I mean, who is asking for that. I'm not big on Allegra and Chester, but they really have nothing to do all season apart from their romance. There could have been some development for them instead. It would have been better than so much Cecile and Chillblaine stuff. As I mentioned, the finale was underwhelming, given it was a series finale. It doesn't help that team Flash is reduced to the C team at this point. The A team was gone with no Wells, Cisco, Caitlin, or Joe. Even the B team of people like Frost, Ralph, and Wally are no longer there. So we are left with the least interesting version of team Flash. Thankfully we do have Nora, who is a delight, although again, the fact that there is no Bart is weird. In general, I found it odd that they could not make scheduling work to have important cast members like Keynan, Jordan, and especially Carlos, show up, even if briefly and remotely, given they knew that this was the final season and was only 13 episodes. Thankfully Tom Cavanaugh appears both as Thawne and Timeless Wells. He did seem to have some of the best lines in the finale, roasting Eddie, Zoom, Chester, and Allegra.

All in all, season 9 was disappointing and Eric Wallace was a big letdown as a showrunner. He came off as a guy who talked a lot and had good ideas, but could not execute. He mentioned all the storylines he couldn't do and they all sounded better than most of the stuff he did this season. I will still say that I found season 6 and 8 to be pretty solid, but seasons 7 and 9 were very ordinary. Season 9 was only saved from being on the bottom due to a decent final 5 episode run. Overall, a 4/10 at best.

For the show, I have stuck with it through thick and thin. While writing has not been particularly good at times, the core cast members have always been great. Grant Gustin has been a terrific Barry Allen throughout. He will always be my Barry Allen. Candice Patton as Iris, though written unevenly, was a strong performer. Danielle Panabaker played several different characters over the course of the show and she was very likable as all of them. Tom Cavanaugh, who appeared every season, was the show's X factor for most of the show. Carlos Valdes was a fan favorite and always likable. Jesse L. Martin was the heart of the show during the peak seasons. They eventually ran out of good material for him but I loved him till the end. There have been a lot of cast members and characters that have come and gone, but definitely the people I mentioned above were the core of they show. People like Rick, Keiynan, Hartley Sawyer, Tom Felton etc... all made for fun additions. I would say, I enjoyed 7 out 9 seasons, which is a good success rate overall. I will miss the show, because it was appointment viewing for me. 184 episodes is something to be proud of. It is the last of long running superhero tv shows because I don't foresee a tv landscape which will be conducive to 23 episode seasons running for 8-9 seasons for comic book shows. Outside of Smallville, I can't recall any other superhero show that has run longer. As for the Arrowverse, despite many issues with writing, there is no doubt that it was a unique period to have such a big franchise on broadcast television and really popularized the crossover culture. Kudos to all the creators behind all the various shows and kudos to Greg Berlanti.

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LOOK AT THEY ALL! I'M SO IN LOVE WITH THIS SCENE! 🕺🎶💃😍✨

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The Flash Runs One More Time In Final Season Trailer

The Flash Runs One More Time In Final Season Trailer

The CW has released a teaser trailer for the upcoming final season of their hit series The Flash. The trailer opens with Joe telling Barry how proud he is of him, followed by Barry waking from a nightmare and asking someone for help to save the world. We get flashes (pun intended) of Barry and Iris holding hands in bed, as well as a few different villains. You can check out the trailer…

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TV Series Discussion: The Flash

Season 7 (2021)

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After being struck by lightning, Barry Allen wakes up from his coma to discover he's been given the power of super speed, becoming the Flash, and fighting crime in Central City.

Source: IMDb (2014)

Simply Average

The Flash used to be a superhero TV show I loved watching for a good fun time because it's one of the brightest (mood-wise) superhero shows out there. However, season 7 just felt off. I am not saying I hated it, I just didn't love it as much as I should have.

So many of the villain-of-the-episode was...like why were they featured in an episode when it felt so half-assed? I might like the villain-of-the-episode concept but I rather have an entire season focused on dealing with a big bad than those one time villains being shown without much effort. And honestly, who was the big bad in this season? The speed force or August Heart? I'm just saying, if the writers cannot do a big bad for the season, why not just write up better plots for all the villain-of-the-episode? It's obvious the writers made the show so complicated by trying to one-up each epic final battle that they don't know how to one-up anymore.

Also, I know the show is called The Flash but do we really need to focus on the speed force all the time? Don't even get me started on Iris being part of the speed force now. I never liked Iris and I hate how she always thinks they can talk a villain out of committing villainous acts, but I much preferred her as a journalist than whatever role she is now... Seriously though, does that woman think because she talked Mirror Eva out of conquering their world, she can talk other villains out? I would love to see her try that bullshit in Arrow's world or Gotham's villains. I apologise for the Iris slander, I just cannot stand her.

What I would've liked was more focus on the others. Like what Frost went through with the charges? This woman does not get enough credit for saving Barry as much as people like his wife or Allegra did. I also really hated that Cecile's storyline of her time in a mental institution and then that whole Psycho Pirate subplot was brushed over in a blink of an eye. Unlike many superheroes in the Arrowverse world, Barry does not succeed alone most of the time. Yet, the rest of Team Flash is always so heavily slept on. I mean, don't talk about the OGs or the metas, Chester is constantly under appreciated. What I'm trying to say is, stop focusing on Iris and give me the rest. Please!

Rating: ★★★☆☆

More Arrowverse here: Batwoman Season 2 | Superman & Lois Season 1

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The Flash

Behind the Scenes

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URL Song Titles!

Tagged by @paperstorm @im-overstimulated-and-im-sad ❤💕

Rules: Spell your url with song titles and then tag as many people as there are letters.

F- Fruit (Red White & Royal Blue Version) by Oliver Sim

I- In My Veins by Andrew Belle

R- Ready To Run by One Direction

S- Steal My Girl by One Direction

T- Thats What I Want by Lil Nas X

P- Precious Love by James Morrison as sung by The Jazzagals in Schitt's Creek

R- Runnin' Home To You by Grant Gustin

I- If I Could Fly by One Direction

N- No Control by One Direction

C- Cool by Jonas Brothers

E- Emptiness/Tune Mere Jaana by Gajendra Verma

H- History by One Direction

I- I Want by One Direction

S- Simply The Best by Tina Turner as sung by Noah Reid in Schitt's Creek

T- The Night We Met by Lord Huron

O- One Thing by One Direction

R- Run Away With Me by Carly Rae Jepsen

Y- Your Song by Sir Elton John

H- How To Save A Life by The Fray

U- Underwater by Nights in Stereo

H- Hold On by Chord Overstreet

This was so much harder than I thought! For some of these I had multiple options to choose from & for some I simply could not think of an option until I went & opened my playlists on my phone & on Spotify!

I am late to doing this, so not sure who hasn't done this yet. No pressure tagging:

@just-inside-her @jordanshenessy @fangirlingintellectual @fangirl-paba @sanjuwrites @ladytessa74 @detective-giggles @kiloskywalker @goodways @beautifulhigh @rmd-writes @first-kanaphan @welcometololaland & anyone who wants to do it!

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Boss lady she knows how to get the job done 💜 9x03