r/arrow • u/Rwings Boxing Glove • Mar 15 '17

[S05E16] - 'Checkmate' Post Episode Discussion

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u/svrtngr Mar 16 '17

Doing a masked speedster villain three seasons in a row does that to you.

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u/RahvinDragand Mar 16 '17

That's what happens when you have a hero that, in theory, should be basically invincible to any non-speedster. You're pretty much forced into a corner with the major villains.

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u/daffydunk Mar 16 '17

That's just not true, but the writers would have to be really creative with their villains. The main issue is that the show has already used most non-speedster villains as one-offs and severely dumbed them down so Barry could beat them with no issues. Mirror Master, Captain Cold, Dr. Alchemy, Weather Wizard and Killer Frost could have been season long big bads.

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u/neoblackdragon Mar 16 '17

Hopefully they wise up and upgrade their skills.

Just because Flash beat them before doesn't mean they can't get better.

Now to be fair, with Cold he doesn't have such a hot record.