belphegor1982 replied to your text post:
On the 1st season Rogues - OH THIS, so much this. I remember how freaking EXCITED I was when I reached the Len & Mick episode, with Lisa's cameo at the end - I thought, YES, here are my dudes, NOW we're talking! And then it just... petered out :-/
Exactly. We were all so hyped and things were going great, and "petered out" is precisely the phrase I'd use. Like I said, I wonder if such a big supporting cast turned out to be too expensive or unwieldly -- they probably couldn't afford to sign all the Rogues, even the major ones, to guaranteed contracts to keep them available and ensure the actors are always around when needed, and maybe that was a logistics headache (for example, you write a Rogues script with Axel in it, and for some reason Devon Graye wasn't available so you have to rewrite it). If they said that, I'd accept that explanation. But you'd think we could at least get semi-regular appearances of various Rogues even if they aren't always together in the same episode, and we aren't getting that, so who knows what the reason is.
secondratevillain replied to your text post:
Oh gosh I got such a giggle out of some of these :'D I'm having a hard time picking a favourite.
Tyrant Of The Twirly Toys will always be my favourite because it is so ridiculous and would clearly embarrass him :>
smoakiism replied to your text post:
felicity calls them all these things
Definitely seems like something she'd have fun with! Cisco too!
ianxfalcon replied to your text post:
So... much... alliteration... gahhh
I know, isn't it great? ;D
sammysdewysensitiveeyes replied to your text post:
I'll always be annoyed at how the show dropped Hartley like a hot rock. They played up PR about "Look, an openly gay super-villain!" then gave him a half-assed redemption via time travel, and tossed his character out the window. I'm glad they made him good, but there could have been so much more interesting development there, especially seeing his reactions when he and Cisco realized that "Wells" was using them both.
Yes, there's a painful amount of missed potential in him and frankly most of the Rogues. I wonder if they had plans for Hartley after the Flashpoint timeline change but they got dropped for some specific reason, because that is a weird thing to introduce and then forget about. And it's a weird way to handle his redemption, as you say. Very unsatisfying, but at least it sets up potential episodes with him around and helping Team Flash...and then he was forgotten.
waterwindow replied to your text post:
I'm pretty sure Batman called Digger an Obscene Outbacker in BATB
I went back and watched it, and you're right! Plus, Kadabra gets called "Most Malevolent Magician" in the episode, so I've added those to the list. Thanks for the tip!
