The Saga Continues

I don't see what you're struggling with. Iris is a main character who had diminished screen time this season. With that, there were some missed opportunities that the writers didn't take advantage of. Why drag out her learning that Barry was the Flash and Joe and Eddie were in on it if they weren't going to do much with it? Iris doesn't necessarily have to be a part of Team Flash. But with her being an investigative reporter, there are ways to have her involved where she still contributes to the story. Iris and Barry don't even seem like best friends at this point. Whether or not she is still intended to be a potential LI for Barry should be addressed at some point. As for Patty, I didn't suggest that she not be a LI and that itself would make her more interesting. I was saying that if she wasn't, she could still be a recurring character as Joe's partner. I made the comparison to Linda Park since the show brought her back as Iris' co-worker after she broke up with Barry, as well as helping Team Flash by posing as her Earth 2 counterpart. There are ways of having her involved in the story without it feeling forced.

- I thought the pacing of this episode was kinda weird. The Hawks/Savage plot breezed by very quickly (mostly to cram as much of that storyline into the first half), while the Wells/Caitlin/Patty/Jay plot slowed things down. Some people don't really care for crossovers, whether its TV or comics. But, it's great to see these characters interact. Diggle freaking out over Barry's powers (even after seeing Lazarus Pit resurrections) never gets old. Thea's fangirl moment over meeting the Flash was cute. And Barry's reactions to Malcolm's sudden appearances were priceless. Yet Iris gets completely sidelined to accommodate everybody else. Aside from West family drama, it's like the writers don't know what to do with her now that she's (currently) not Barry's love interest... -I like the idea of Joe having Patty as a partner after losing Eddie, but the way it's been playing out has been hit or miss. Now that she's aware of Earth 2 Wells' existence, she'll probably learn about Team Flash at some point. It doesn't bother me that Barry is dating Patty. He should explore his options after pining for Iris for most of season 1. But it's unlikely Barry/Patty will last once the truth comes out. That could probably be the best thing for Patty. Linda Park became more interesting after she and Barry broke up... -Unless I missed something, it's still not clear to me why Wells and Jay despise each other. It seems like they're holding out for a major reveal. I do like that Jay vibrated his hand through Wells' chest to save his life. It's a flip on how Earth 1 Wells/Eobard used to vibrate through people's chests to kill... -The anvils were pretty heavy when it came to the Hawks. Carter literally swept Kendra off her feet. Poor Cisco, but it's not like we didn't know that it wouldn't last between them...

I'm enjoying this show so much that it pulled me out of lurk mode. I wish I had the time to binge watch it... -No Luke or Hogarth understandably. Jessica certainly had her hands full this episode. I figured it was too early in the series to take down Kilgrave, but at least she, Will and Trish had a plan. When Kilgrave's henchmen showed up to extract him, for a minute I thought that Coulson deployed S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to get him. Especially since they used something similar to those taser batons that they tend to use. Wishful thinking... -Will Simpson being styled similar to Steve Rogers is no coincidence, knowing who his comic book counterpart is. I'm looking forward to seeing that play out... -Speaking of the comics, nice nod to Jessica's superhero past on the show with Trish designing the costume. The flashbacks did a good job showing how Jessica was before Kilgrave... -Poor Malcolm. I was only familiar with Eka Darville from "Empire" as Jamal's love interest in season 1. Here, he's definitely given more to work with... -Before I had a chance to watch this series, I saw people ship Jessica and Trish hard on Tumblr. I can understand why. Krysten Ritter and Rachael Taylor have great chemistry. Jess could've easily been the jealous ex-lover disapproving of Trish's relationship with Will, if they chose to go there. But, the MCU seems to be pretty gun shy with their main characters being LGBT. So, they're probably testing the waters with Jeri Hogarth... -And David Tennant as Kilgrave never fails to impress. He seems like what a real life supervillian with his abilities would be. No real ambitions to take over the world or anything, just doing whatever he wants because he can and leaving behing a trail of broken people...