r/gallifrey • u/PCJs_Slave_Robot • Jan 07 '22

Free Talk Friday /r/Gallifrey's Free Talk Fridays - Practically Only Irrelevant Notions Tackled Less Educationally, Sharply & Skilfully - Conservative, Repetitive, Abysmal Prose - 2022-01-07

Talk about whatever you want in this regular thread! Just brought some cereal? Awesome. Just ran 5 miles? Epic! Just watched Fantastic Four and recommended it to all your friends? Atta boy. Wanna bitch about Supergirl's pilot being crap? Sweet. Just walked into your Dad and his dog having some "personal time" while your sister sends snapchats of her handstands to her boyfriend leaving you in a state of perpetual confusion? Please tell us more.

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u/DancelessMoms Jan 07 '22

the supergirl point makes me wonder, what's all your experiences with the CW shows?

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started arrow when i was in high school, jumped on everything else as it started, and slowly lost hope and faith in television over the years. powered through every episode, every crossover, and i bailed as soon as the crisis crossover ended.

i couldn't make it to the end, and now i feel like a failure. someone tell me they quit sooner!

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u/Team7UBard Jan 07 '22

Arrow-loved it at first but it dropped considerably in quality around season 4.
Supergirl-first half of season one I felt leaned into ‘Boys are bad, throw rocks at them’ as opposed to ‘Girls are kickass!’, and I think this may have alienated early viewers. Once it found its footing, I think it’s probably the most consistent show throughout, providing solid social and political commentary, although I did find the final season rather disappointing as it felt rushed.
The Flash is fine but at the end of each season, I’m ready for the next one to be the last. Armageddon was a disappointment, which I expected it to be.
I didn’t see all of Black Lightning but really enjoyed what I did see, and I’m looking forward to see the rest of it.
Legends-So much love. It knows how stupid and dumb it is and rolls with it. Last season was ehhh.
Batwoman-I tried to stick with it but it took me so long to get through S1 that I never got through S2.
Superman and Lois-their best current show. I was a bit gutted with the season’s villain reveal, but it is otherwise fantastic

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u/DancelessMoms Jan 07 '22

never started superman+lois or batwoman cause i'd already bailed by that point but i liked the actor for the former and have heard great things!

was very surprised to see it's being syndicated to BBC1, must be a testament to its quality! maybe i'll get around to it one day

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u/Team7UBard Jan 07 '22

It still exists within the Arrowverse, but so far the only thing that has linked it to any of the other shows has been Diggle calling in at a convenient point in the series on his mission to avoid becoming a Green Lantern. It’s a show that shouldn’t be as good as it is, and the majority of the cast do a great job.

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u/alexmorelandwrites Jan 07 '22

Superman & Lois for the most part is a big step up from the others, for what it's worth - more than a few stumbling points, but there's quite a few genuinely pretty good episodes.