10 Worst CGI Moments In The Arrowverse

6. The Flash - Barry Battles His Past Self

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It's well-documented how The Flash's computer-generated double is occasionally more video game character than live-action superhero, so can you imagine how seeing two of them went down with fans?

During the second season, Barry decided to go back in time to get advice from his archenemy Eobard Thawne. To do that, he needed to take his past self out of the equation. And naturally, a brawl between the two ensued... a very, CGI-heavy speedster brawl, that is.

In all fairness, the graphics themselves are fine. It's just the lingering shots on the two Scarlet Speedsters' faces (which, to be fair, really do look like Grant Gustin) that let it down because they highlight that they're not real people.

Couldn't they have just used less ambitious shots and relied on Gustin and a body double instead? And if they really wanted to use the CGI speedsters, couldn't they have just avoided close proximity with the models' faces?

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