#strength force

[supercap2319]

Barry: “So, why do the three positive forces have the same colors as Y/N when he flies or runs?”

Bashir: “Come on, Barry. You didn’t think we came from Iris. Did you?”

Deon: “You and Y/N created us.”

Alexa: “With your love.”

[the-atlantic-french-fry]

Tbh

Barry and Iris have 6 kids (Nora, Bart, and the forces) and I think that's just beautiful.

They were all created with so much love, like wow

[barryallenis]

Westallen + childhood snippets

[westallen-sharpwin]

The forces calling each other siblings and calling Barry and Iris their parents, kind of makes me cringe tbh lol.

[ultrahpfan5blog]

Issue with the writing on The Flash

Watching the most recent episode, something struck me about the issue with the writing in the show, and its something that I have always been aware of but it has become more obvious in this story arc. I love this show and the cast in particular. I think the actors are all very earnest and they elevate the material, which is admittedly at times rather ordinary. But there are times where even they can't do anything. I think The Flash writers are good with coming up with big ideas. I like the idea of the forces arc. Introducing new elemental forces other than the speed forces. I also think Dion, Alexa, and Bashir are reasonably compelling and well cast. The problem is the writers aren't good at constructing the details around the mythology. For example, there is no explanation as to why the speed force presents itself in the body of Nora whereas the other forces are basically residing inside normal people. As a result, they are neither like Barry, who is a user of the speed force, or someone like Nora who is not a real person. Also, I have no idea who came up with the idea to make Barry basically powerless against the new forces. Because of that, we haven't had a single Flash fight scene in the new arc. I think the last fight scene would have been in the Abracadabra episode. The most he has done is whisk people away from danger. And in a superhero show, its a problem when the superhero can't do anything. This is similar to the problem season 4 had. In that season, the Thinker was so OP once he accumulated multiple powers that The Flash was ineffective against him. Which lead to rinse and repeat of Barry getting defeated and The Thinker getting even more powerful. And then in season 5, where Cicada's dagger made him powerless so any fight with Cicada became useless. Here he can't even try because his powers are ineffective. It can't be all Covid effect since Supergirl and Superman & Lois have had fight scenes and The Flash fight scenes don't even require too much physical contact. I'm assuming the Godspeed arc will be better in this regard. Another weird thing is the unironic use of the parenting analogy. I get that in concept but when the character openly start calling each other Mom, Dad, Sis, Father etc... when they are elemental beings, its just unintentionally funny. There are small things like this, like them calling Barry travelling back in time 'Flashpoint' unironically within the show, and keep calling COIE 'Crisis' within the show. I know its a way for layman to understand what comic book stuff they are referring to but it gets a bit eyerolling given how often they do it.

[sigridlaufeyson]

Similarities between DC's the Flash and Marvel.

Space stone- speedforce? (idk travel?)

Time stone- still force (both have green light)

Power stone- strength force (both have purple light)

Reality stone- sage force (Psych could create a fake reality like Thanos did in IW with Starlord and co.)

Also Cisco named the strength force villain Fuerza, because "Can't name her She-Hulk, because that's already taken." 😮 Like does it mean that the Marvel character She-Hulk exists in DC universe or do the Marvel comics exist in DC universe?

[superohclair]

and there it is

still force has entered the chat

[zhis616]

Ah, just like the Inheritors.

From The Flash #62