The Flash tv series on CW

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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

I think the show suffered by removing John Shea (Luthor) and Tony Jay (Nigel the man-servant) as cast regulars. It's really night and day comparing episodes with them to episodes without them.

To be fair about the finale, the showrunners were banking on one more season to explore those plot threads, but oh well...

Oh, definitely. And then when they brought Lex back for a one-off here and there it just wasn't the same. Shea was a great Lex; I know there were logistical reasons for writing him out so early but it felt very weird having him "die" at the end of Season 1 and just being an occasional bit-player after that. One thing that really hurt the show (aside from the budget) was the lack of good villains. They only really had Lex and couldn't afford to lose him. Tempus or whatever was pretty much the show's "real" villain and he was terrible.

And yeah, they were supposed to get another season to wrap it all up,, but STILL. The last episode was a terrible choice for a last episode, either for the series or just the season. They spent all season building up Whatsisname as Lex's son. Next to last episode ends on a mild cliffhanger with "I'm Lex's son... muahahahahahahahaaaaaa!" Okay, neat. I know we're at the end so that's a really cool place to leave things, and it fits with the story they've been building up all season, so that's cool, can't wait to see what next season ha-.... wait, there's one more episode? Whaaaaaat?

Then we get "Fat Head", the single worst one-off villain in DC TV history, and a baby on a doorstep. TERRIBLE. Might even be the worst episode in the entire series, it's been a while. But Jesus, I've never gotten through that episode without cursing out the TV. Even if there was supposed to be Season 5, that episode was STILL a lousy way to end Season 4; the fact that it ended up being The End was worse, but it just should never have been filmed. Tack the baby thing on the end of the other episode if you absolutely insist.

Sometimes I have to go back and watch "The Green, Green Glow Of Home" again after, just to wash the taste out of my mouth and remind myself how great the show was when it was at its best. What a goddamn popcorn fart that finale was. Jesus.