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Would it be great if Barry didn't cry and need a pep talk every other episode and have to be told "Run Barry run" 10x a season? Sure! But again, from a practical standpoint, the other regulars on the cast aren't paid to stand in the background to give helpful suggestions "every once in a blue moon". They're either going to be tied to the main storyline-- helping Barry fight the villain of the week-- or they're going to have a side story. Except every time anyone besides Barry (and Iris) has their own character arc or side story, there are complaints about it being boring and pointless. So they're hated for helping Barry, and they're hated when they're on their own. I know the ideal version of the show is the one where the only regulars are Grant and Candice and Barry catches the bad guy all by himself in 15 minutes with his superspeed and super smarts and the rest of the episode is about Iris running the newspaper and and everyone else is reduced to an occasional guest appearance, but... it's not the kind of show. Never was, never will be

The real reason Barry needs a team-- why all of the titular superheroes on the CW have teams-- is because Grant can't film 12 hours a day, 8 days per episode, 20-ish episodes a season. In most shows/movies, screwing over everyone and everything for the sake of one person is what villains do. Heroes are all about the greater good and the needs of the many. So yeah, Barry's selfishness is consistent!

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It's beyond the pale offensive they wasted some of Oliver's last words giving Barry a pep talk, IMO.

The purpose of the comic is to include characters that they couldn't get into the live version because the actors weren't available. The characters you named-- Lois Lane, Clark Kent, Iris West, Kara Danvers-- are already in the live version of the crossover, so why would they need to again be featured in the comic? I freaking love Felicity, and I like Wally and Nyssa as well, so I'm thrilled Marc found a way to include them. Those characters aren't just his favorites, they very popular with a big part of the audience too. I'm so happy he's pandering to people like me.