Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
As frustrating as The Flash's Season 4 premiere was in its unwillingness to follow up on the big Season 3 cliffhanger, there's a lot to be said for the desire to move the series in a different, more lighthearted direction. The Flash needs to recapture the whimsical sense of humor that currently only exists on Legends of Tomorrow. Judging from "Mixed Signals," the writers are well on their way towards establishing a lighter, happier status quo for the series. The question now is whether they've sacrificed too much else in the process.
Season 3 made a number of storytelling mistakes, but at the end of the day, its biggest problem was its habit of becoming mired in darkness and pathos. Caitlin's downfall, Barry's Flashpoint-related guilt, the fact that Draco Malfoy moved to Central City - all of that contributed to a needlessly grim status quo that failed to capture the lovable team Flash dynamic of the first two seasons.
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As frustrating as The Flash's Season 4 premiere was in its unwillingness to follow up on the big Season 3 cliffhanger, there's a lot to be said for the desire to move the series in a different, more lighthearted direction. The Flash needs to recapture the whimsical sense of humor that currently only exists on Legends of Tomorrow. Judging from "Mixed Signals," the writers are well on their way towards establishing a lighter, happier status quo for the series. The question now is whether they've sacrificed too much else in the process.
Season 3 made a number of storytelling mistakes, but at the end of the day, its biggest problem was its habit of becoming mired in darkness and pathos. Caitlin's downfall, Barry's Flashpoint-related guilt, the fact that Draco Malfoy moved to Central City - all of that contributed to a needlessly grim status quo that failed to capture the lovable team Flash dynamic of the first two seasons.
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