Arrow Vs The Flash: Which TV Show Is Better?

4. Love Interests

As is customary for superheroes - and more to the point, The CW network - there's plenty of romantic melodrama on both shows (which at times has become too much).

As befitting his playboy status (early on, anyway), Oliver Queen has had a few love interests, though three really stand out: Sara Lance, Laurel Lance, and Felicity Smoak. His relationship with Laurel was a sticking point for the show, with the comics dictating that they should be together, but not much chemistry present. Conversely, he and Sara worked much better together, but it couldn't be a long-term thing. And that brings us to Felicity, or 'Olicity'. Stephen Amell and Emily Bett Rickards had a lot of chemistry, which is why they were eventually put together in the first place, and in theory that should've worked. But it dominated the show far too much, and started to ruin Felicity's character, to the point where they then had to be forced apart. They might well get back together in the future (the groundwork is certainly there), but Oliver's arguably better off alone right now.

The Flash, on the other hand, has only really had one love: Iris West. A brief relationship with Patty Spivot (who was very Felciity-esque) aside, it's always been Iris for Barry, which has often worked to the detriment of the show. At first it was kinda weird, because they were like brother and sister. Then Barry kept his identity from her for too long, and a lot of the time it felt like they were getting together because that's what the future said. Even more egregious, though, is that Iris - despite Candice Patton's performance - largely stopped being a character, and instead became a plot point.

Winner: Draw