Kilcanon

This is so true. I love how this show, no matter how inevitable, no matter how unpalatable, we knew Jack's death was going to be, I still wanted it to be different. The tragedy happened in the past, yet I want TPTB to change their script and agenda and save Jack. I'm with you Toby. I surf the web constantly for dogs on petifnder.com that I cannot house now. I'm extremely glad that he basically got to say goodbye and that neither he nor the kids went to bed angry... (I still wish that Jack could be saved...)

One of the things I really liked about tonight's episode was how all three individual stories became interwoven towards the end. All of the Big Three had to deal with lose--for Kevin, his Dad's necklace, for Kate, the baby, for Randall, Deja. I think this does an excellent job of tying in the overarching theme for the show, how motifs occur concurrently within a family despite them happening during different time periods. I also find it somewhat telling that Kate and Randall's stories end on a rather positive note (gonna try again, fostering another) yet Kevin's ends depressingly and can possibly divide the family.

Super loved this episode! Besides the things people said before, one thing I really liked about this episode was the further differentiation between Ray and Nate. Last season, people were complaining that Nate was just Ray-lite. Now, I can see how their personalities differ, Ray with his Eternal Optimism and Nate with his BroDudeness. Ray Palmer, never change!

Reading everyone's posts makes me really have to commend this show. I love how these character we see for only 45 minutes a week really impact how we view our relationships (mothers/daughters, sibling/sibling). Between Kate and Rebecca's relationship, I almost see a transition of blame during the three time periods we normally see the family in. When Kate was younger, it is readily apparent that she had self-esteem issues. Some of them seem self-inflicted like seeing the sweater sizes between her and her mother being different. That was totally Kate's perception. On the other hand, there was an episode were Rebecca innocuously dismissed Kate having a sugary cereal and told her to eat a grapefruit instead. While this advice was understandable and done coming from a place of love, it was insensitive to say it in front of her brothers who got to eat the cereal. It isn't the grand monologues that this show would sometimes have us believe happen naturally (I'm looking at you, Toby for the "Team Kate" speech) that impact our character, rather the little comments and gestures over a lifetime. That being said, adult Kate was 97% in the wrong tonight. When you grow up, you have to recognize whether or not is the right time to take things personally. The best response for her mother's unexpected arrival would have been to politely thank her and keep it moving. Yeah, that "existing" thing? Absolutely horrible, for sure but I really hated how Kate told her that she "made her do it". No. Just no. I mean, for God's sake, at least try to treat her like a sentient human being, if you can't acknowledge her as a parent. TL; DR: Boo, Kate!

I figured Collins was playing the team. The only thing I was disappointed in was the lack of complexity in the plan and that the other geniuses didn't suspect a thing...

Did I miss something? Didn't a couple of episodes ago Julian claim to have a girlfriend? Maybe I'm misremembering him with Caitlin's horrible, romance-driven plotlines...but if not, the poor girl is probably commiserating with Paul from Arrow.

I'm trying so hard with Walter but I just can't. His childishness and petulance is so off-putting and disgusting I'm not sure if I want him to be alone forever or with the bland Paige. Everyone else has grown so much (even Ralph has had some interesting C plots) that Walter's almost reversal of maturity is jarring. I found it strange that the writers had Tim be pretty blasé and forgiving after Walter gave a horribly weak apology. Just need someone to punch him in his butt-chinned face... As a side note, I loved Toby's and Happy's gift exchange. Her relationship moment with Sly to "be himself" was also d'awwww... worthy. I think the show as a whole is fun but weighed down by a childish lead

When I first saw the previews for the Snart hallucination, I wasn't quite sure where TPTB were going... After this past Tuesday's Flash episode, and the revelation of Savitar being able to impersonate dead people, I can see how he is returning from his poorly-thought-out-prison. Jeez, Barry, maybe sending him into the Speed Force/time stream was not the best idea... (on a plus, maybe another crossover?)