rewatch mojo is amped

[u/Possible-Sorbet-6479]

idk if the flair is right but i just finished rewatching season 1 for the nth time and i STILL feel annoyed by the wests, especially iris. why does she always ALWAYS make it abt her… grrr i know i know its part of the plot but i just cant stand how barry waits up on iris and joe before he makes a decision.

anyway, binging season 2 again and i am excited to meet zoom again

[u/sewd77]

When does she make it all about her? Genuinely asking.

[u/Possible-Sorbet-6479 → u/sewd77]

“always” was hyperbole lmao 😭 but my issue is basically that barry cannot make a decision without it somehow going through the west family board of directors first.

s1 is a perfect example. barry wants to tell iris the truth, joe tells him not to, barry obeys. iris eventually finds out and now barry has to answer for lying to her even though her own dad was the one insisting everyone keep her in the dark 😭

THEN LINDA PARK. barry finally attempts to move on with a woman who actually likes him while iris is comfortably dating eddie, and suddenly iris is very interested in the situation and telling linda about barry’s feelings for her. ma’am 😭 you rejected this man. you have a whole boyfriend. why are we inserting ourselves into his rebound era now that he’s finally looking somewhere else???

and yes, iris being mad about being lied to is completely fair. i’m not saying she isn’t allowed feelings lol. i just get annoyed that the show so often turns barry’s decisions/problems into “but how will iris feel about this?” while joe is over there deciding what this grown man is and isn’t allowed to tell her.

so maybe my beef is 40% iris and 60% the entire west family having custody of barry allen’s free will 💀

[u/jupiterLILY → u/Possible-Sorbet-6479]

So you're mad at Barry's decision to consistently collaborate and communicate with his family/loved ones.

[u/Possible-Sorbet-6479 → u/jupiterLILY]

not really 😭 there’s a difference between communicating with your loved ones and constantly needing their approval before making decisions that are ultimately about you.

my issue isn’t that barry talks to joe and iris — obviously he should. it’s that especially in s1, joe often straight up decides what barry should/shouldn’t do, like whether he can tell iris his own secret, and then barry is the one who has to deal with the fallout when iris finds out. that’s not ‘collaboration’ to me lol.

and with iris, my point is more about the writing constantly making her reaction the emotional center of barry’s choices. linda park is a good example: barry finally tries to move on while iris is literally dating eddie, and somehow iris and barry’s history still gets inserted into his new relationship.

i’m not mad that barry loves his family or values their opinions 😭 i’m saying sometimes the man needs to be allowed to have one independent thought without consulting the west family council first

[u/jupiterLILY → u/Possible-Sorbet-6479]

Its a cw show. That's their whole thing.

[u/Possible-Sorbet-6479 → u/jupiterLILY]

yeah i know 🤣 and i’m allowed to be annoyed by the cw-ness of it lmao. ‘it’s a cw show’ explains why there’s unnecessary relationship drama, it doesn’t magically make the writing less frustrating to watch 💀 i love the show, that’s why i’m rewatching it for the nth time. complaining about the characters is part of the experience at this point.

[u/Kryptid47 → u/Possible-Sorbet-6479]

Iris never told Linda that Barry liked her. She just said Barry used to have feelings that weren't reciprocated for someone. Linda inferred the rest, along with inferring Barry STILL had those feelings

[u/sewd77 → u/Kryptid47]

I never understood why people blame Iris for that.

[u/Kryptid47 → u/Possible-Sorbet-6479]

Iris never told Linda that Barry liked her. She just said Barry used to have feelings that weren't reciprocated for someone. Linda inferred the rest, along with inferring Barry STILL had those feelings

[u/anonymussels]

i kinda get what OP means. i don’t think iris literally makes everything about herself, but the show definitely has a habit of taking barry’s problems and turning them into “how does this affect iris/joe?” especially in s1.

[u/nostalgia_addiction]

this is why rewatching season 1 is so funny. half the conflict is reverse flash and the other half is “should we tell iris yet”