MacCampbell

I hate shows where I find myself yelling at the screen because one character or another (usually Barry) is doing something so monumentally stupid, or all of them are ignoring something so glaringly obvious that I want to pound my head against the screen. Instead of a show about the perpetually insecure Flash and his gang of super whiners, there are lots of DC comics characters that I would love to see in their own series with the sort of gritty sensibility of Arrow or Gotham. Characters like the Teen Titans and Wonder Girl, or the deliciously perverse and conflicted HARLEY QUINN! Put her in a reluctant partnership with Deadpool; that would make for a show with unlimited potential!!

Edited to add: I've been browsing my way through this series, and to my complete surprise (esp. given many other reviews) I found Season 4 suddenly largely devoid of the flaws of earlier episodes. Lots of new writers, evidently. The show leapt out of its rut and stopped taking itself too seriously. Crisp dialog and unexpected plot twists make the characters all look like they've had an overnight IQ boost of 20 points or more. For the first time I'm finding times when the show is actually LOL funny. Moments of outright zaniness. Upping my rating to 7 overall, largely because of the huge improvement in Season 4.

Shame on CBS for the petty censorship of a clever and effective bonding moment between Michael and Tilly that should not have been cut. Other than that, this is another great episode in a consistently fantastic series, especially for featuring a woman, the excellent Sonequa Martin-Green as the central character. Jason Isaacs is wonderfully Bond-like as Captain Lorca. This is the first Star Trek series that's on a par with the superb Battlestar Galactica remake.

I love Jenna Elfman, she's a very talented physical comedienne and often very affecting in dramatic roles. The 3 kids were funny and clever, too. BUT - I would pay to watch an episode in which she immolated that stupid fugly stuffed thing on a hibachi while basting it with Wild Turkey and stabbing it to death with a barbecue fork.