It's debatable whether any Arrowverse season really benefits from the standard 22-23 episode structure.
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While there are some plot threads that carry over from the first half of the season to the second, the series only has eight episodes in which to chronicle the downfall of Bloodwork and his growing feud with Barry. Perhaps the single greatest benefit of Crisis is that it forces the series to be more economical with its running storylines. If anything, they work well precisely because they're given less room to outstay their welcome than past major villains like Clifford DeVoe and Cicada. Despite being relegated to half-seasons, these two characters rank among the show's better recurring antagonists. Season 6 is basically divided in half, with two separate villains (Bloodwork and Mirror Master) appearing to make life difficult for Grant Gustin's Barry Allen and the gang. If anything, Crisis winds up working directly in the show's favor, both before and after the crossover itself unfolds. It's easy to imagine a trajectory that might've repeated the mistakes of Season 3 all over again, but Season 6 never plunges too far into dark and brooding territory. Maintaining that balance is all the more imperative in Season 6 given that the show is moving forward from the tragic death of Nora West-Allen in Season 5's finale and the looming shadow of Crisis on Infinite Earths. Wallace has shown a consistent ability to guide The Flash back to a more natural blend of humor and drama, recapturing the classic Team Flash dynamic that was so crucial to the show's early success. Tone is something The Flash has struggled with a lot in recent years, with Season 3 skewing too dark and Seasons 4 and 5 overcompensating with an overabundance of forced, goofy banter. The influence of newly-promoted showrunner Eric Wallace is immediately palpable in the premiere. With a new showrunner at the helm and a new storytelling approach, The Flash is the best it's been in years.īoth those changes are immediately apparent in the Season 6 premiere, "Into the Void," which serves as a clear mission statement and mea culpa for a long-troubled series.
Finally, the series managed to reverse that trend in Season 6. Sadly, it's pretty much been all downhill since then, with each new season falling short of the one that preceded it. The other thing is that the plot in this arc is not that interesting to me, especially in the Wally's part, that for sure something I liked better in the kids part, because of Jai, but even there was not spectacular.Season 1 of The Flash really set the gold standard for the Arrowverse at large, taking what worked in the first two seasons of Arrow but applying a much grander and more comic book-y scope. Also something I noticed in this issue, was that some panels look very rushed, compared to others, apparently that's because there were changes with the artists.
The art can be quite bad at times, especially looking at some of the fingers( I can give a pass on that one, its not a big deal honestly and fingers are generally hard to draw, but still it's noticeable), but in the same time it's not very distinct, giving the issue a very average look. Just that thing that elevates a good comics to a great one. All in all, the issue is perfectly serviceable, like dialogue is good, the things wit h the kids are nice, not too much happened in this issue and i did not enjoy the whole back and forth that much, but that's alright. Just Wally being his hopeful and pure self. Surely that's the highlight of the whole arc. Especially after Heroes in Crisis, him being back to his peak mental health is great. On paper things should perfect for him and that only reaffirms that he feels the same. Also the idea, that Wally can't be corrupted at this moment is actually great and fits with the places, the character is supposed to be now, after gaining his family back and in general reappreciating how great being the flash is. The issue is fun, like Adams has a very charming way of writing Wally and I liked that he put him in a situation, that's very unusual for him, involving magic.
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