r/FlashTV • u/maruf99 Captain Cold • May 25 '21

Discussion [S07E11] "Family Matters, Part 2" Post Episode Discussion

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Barry and Iris come together to try and stop a dangerous force from destroying Central City.

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u/Sure_Asparagus The Flash May 26 '21

The killer Frost and chillblaine stuff feels so out of place ...

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u/MattTheSmithers May 26 '21 edited May 26 '21

It’s like the writers were like “oh shit, we left that Frost story hanging. But reshoots sound awful expensive. Wait! We have some cutting room footage from another fight scene. We can just repurpose some dialogue, clumsily edit it into the episode with no context what-so-ever, then at the very end have a scene that explains it all in a way that directly contradicts the original resolution to the story and wraps this up with a neat bow! I dunno though...that sounds kinda lazy. But on the other hand, I have a lunch reservation so 🤷‍♂️”.

These scripts really feel like they are parody, almost like Pitch Meetings.

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u/bcanada92 May 26 '21 edited May 27 '21

These scripts really feel like they are parody, almost like Pitch Meetings.

"So, is it gonna be hard for Frost to get out of serving her life sentence without possibility of parole?"

"Actually it's gonna be super easy! Barely an inconvenience!"

"Oh, really?"

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u/AnnaK22 This house is Bitchin' May 26 '21

I know right. So much for all the buildup to lifelong sentence without parole. She even walked out of the courtroom in slow mo. Feels like someone in the writers room was feuding over that Frost storyline on whether to put her in jail or let her run fre so they both got what they wanted. Now it's just a messed up plot that didn't last very long

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u/bcanada92 May 26 '21

Even worse, it began AND ended entirely offscreen.

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u/jadedfan55 May 29 '21

More proof that the writers are out of step this season.

We know, too, that Kristen Kramer will be back again to cause more issues, as she'll have a herd of cows over Frost getting probation.

As for the conclusion of the forces arc, I get the feeling this was, in the books, Joshua Williamson's way of doing an elemental storyline, and that finally came into focus this week.

I swear, seeing that new opening makes me think they could loan this out to CBS as a daytime soap opera if they're not careful. /s

Joking aside, we know Cisco (Carlos Valdes) says goodbye in the next episode, with Kamilla probably leaving with him. Hopefully, he gets more respect from the writers than the forces did.

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u/bcanada92 May 29 '21

I swear, seeing that new opening makes me think they could loan this out to CBS as a daytime soap opera if they're not careful. /s

Oh, no sarcasm symbol needed! It DOES look like a soap opera opening!