Batman

I know superheroes, as a genre, are basically ‘let’s solve problems with violence!’

But Batman as a fantasy of justice specifically works against his context: he’s in the most violent and corrupt version of America’s nightmares, fighting crime without a gun and with a specific commitment not to kill, and he isn’t interested in making money out of it.

The Flash

Have watched more of The Flash.

The problem is that Flash is darker than Supergirl, and Arrow is darker than Flash, and I like Supergirl, so it's just not wearing off that I keep noticing all the ways this is markedly inferior.

Also the whole concept that the Flash and Arrow have their own prisons? That... that makes them the villain. Right there. That is a line, and they cross it blithely and with confidence.

Granted the Arrow also shoots people, but the show at least has noticed that's a morally problematic act.

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Actually this just annoyed me enough I went and looked up some spoilers, and some stuff they will poke later, but ... ugh.

Also? Secret identities - ugh. But the thing is in this show the secret identity is only a secret from, like, one person. For some reason they're not telling the girl. Because she is special precious flower who must be protected? That's suck.



I'm having trouble playing along with the bits that are supposed to be fun because there's all these problems just lying around. It's annoying.