The Flash Season 3: 5 Ups And 3 Downs From 'Magenta'
3. Magenta
The CW
With the character of Magenta, it would’ve
been so easy for The Flash to fall in to the ever-familiar murky territory of
villain-of-the-week fodder. That’s something that has befallen many a comic
book character who has been brought to life in one of The CW’s DC-based shows,
but luckily Magenta was largely a success in her appearance here.
Complete with the spin of Doctor Alchemy
having brought out the Magenta in Frankie Kane here, The Flash made this
reluctant rogue work well. The element of an abusive father figure was also
something that made Magenta a far more interesting “villain” that
many of those who have proceeded her.
It may have felt a tad slack for Team Flash
to just let Frankie go out and make her own way in the world at the season’s
conclusion, but the most part Magenta was served well in this outing. She may
not have been the most memorable of threats to the Scarlet Speedster and Co.,
but her inclusion here was interesting enough to feel like a worthy time-filler
for Team Flash as Doctor Alchemy continues to lurk in the shadows.
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