The Flash Season 3: 5 Ups And 3 Downs From 'Magenta'

by Andrew Pollard

1. The Barry And Iris Awkwardness

Barry Iris The Flash
The CW

So, you’ve known each other for a decade. You see each other on a daily basis, often working together to save the city. You’ve finally decided to take the plunge and get romantically involved. Then what? Awkward silences, that’s what.

After all of the hype, all of the building tension for two seasons, we finally get to see Iris and Barry on a fully-fledged date, and all we get is something that feels remarkably awkward, completely uncomfortable, and definitely not natural and as a warm, sincere and genuine as the Iris and Barry relationship should be by this point in the game.

Grant Gustin and Candice Patton seem to largely have some good chemistry together, so it felt a little strange to see The Flash write their first date this way. Sure, many a first date has been known to be a tad frosty and unwelcoming over the years, but this is a duo who have known each other for nearly as long as they can remember.

Of course, the date would come to a crashing halt by Barry being called into superhero action, but if anything this was only a welcome end to a supposedly-romantic situation that needed putting out of its misery.

So, what did you think of Magenta? Let us know in the comments section below.

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