The Flash Season 3: 7 Ups And 2 Downs From 'Paradox'
Ups...
7. Felicity
Smoak, Sounding Board
The CW
At one point in time, Emily Bett Rickards’
Felicity Smoak was the apple of every fanboy’s eye. Then Arrow’s fourth season
happened.
Whilst the last season of Arrow certainly
took some of the shine off the Felicity character, her appearance in Paradox
was well placed and brimming full of the charm and quirkiness associated with
the old Felicity Smoak.
Barry Allen has always had a close bond
with Felicity, and Grant Gustin and Emily Bett Rickards have a special chemistry
together. It was great to have Felicity used here to further push home
the changes that have been made as a result of Flashpoint.
Having Barry using Felicity as a sounding
board of sorts made perfect sense. It gave Barry someone to confide in, whilst also allowing viewers the chance to be guided through just where things
stand in this current timeline.
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