Over the last year or so, fans of Iris West have used the #ABiggerWorldForIris hashtag to tweet about what they would like to see for her character. After this week’s episode of The Flash, titled “All Doll’d Up,” either the…
‘The Flash’ 5×04 Review: A Make-or-Break Episode
Since the beginning of the season, one question has hovered over the show like a dark cloud. Why is Nora so cold towards Iris? Her attitude towards her mother was so pronounced, it was impossible to ignore. As such, the…
‘The Flash’ 5×03 Review: Fathers and Daughters
Todd Hellbing promised that the fifth season of The Flash would focus on family. So far, the season has lived up to the promise. The “Death of Vibe” touched on three father/daughter relationships to varying degrees, and while it felt…
‘The Flash’ 5×02 Review: The Troubling Treatment of Mothers
Family is a main theme of the fifth season of The Flash, and it certainly was at the heart of this week’s episode, Blocked. Let me start off by saying that I enjoyed this episode for the most part. It…
‘The Flash’ 5×01 Review: “Nora” Is The Course Correction This Show Deserves
Second only to the Pilot, “Nora” may have been the most important episode of the series. In a sense, it was like a Pilot episode of its own. Last season, The Flash’s original show runner, Andrew Kreisberg, was fired for…
The Seven Facets of Westallen Love
As any Westallen fan – and Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, and Todd Helbing themselves – will tell you, the relationship between Barry Allen and Iris West(-Allen) of The Flash is unique. In a medium that often values drama over strength,…
The Most Powerful Force of DCTV? Licensing.
“The series should just leave the comics storylines to the comics and do their own thing.” “Arrow could change canon! Why doesn’t The Flash?” “Superman should show up more often on Supergirl!” Spend any time around the fandom and you’ll…
‘The Flash’ Deathwatch Season 5
At this year’s San Diego Comic Con, executive producer Todd Hellbing teased that there will be a lot of deaths in The Flash’s fifth season. This will likely be at the hands of Cicada, the season’s Big Bad. In the…
‘The Flash’ SDCC Trailer Previews Family-Focused Season 5
If like me, you’ve been excited to know more about what Nora is doing in the present timeline and what her presence will mean for Barry, Iris, and the rest of the team, then you’re going to be excited about The…
Live-Action ‘Stargirl’ to Be Produced for DC Universe
As one can assume we near the release date for the new DC Universe app, new details about expected content are starting to emerge. One surprising piece of news is that a new live-action Stargirl series is in the works, coming…
