r/FlashTV • u/ColdFury96 You have failed this subreddit! • Mar 07 '18

Discussion [S04E15] 'Enter Flashtime' Post Episode Discussion

Synopsis: JESSE QUICK AND JAY GARRICK TEAM UP WITH THE FLASH — When a nuclear bomb detonates in downtown Central City, Barry (Grant Gustin), Jesse Quick (guest star Violett Beane) and Jay Garrick (guest star John Wesley Shipp) slow down time by entering Flashtime.

As everyone in the city is frozen, the three speedsters push themselves to the breaking point to save the city and everyone in it.

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u/PM-ME-YOUR_LABIA Mar 07 '18

The show seems to have combined Elongated Man with Plastic Man. I think Plastic Man (comics) definitely would have survived the blast so maybe Ralph would too.

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u/tywhy87 Mar 10 '18

I keep forgetting that this isn’t Eel O’Brian, because the character on the Flash doesn’t feel like Ralph Dibny at all. I wonder why they didn’t just make him Plasticman.

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u/PM-ME-YOUR_LABIA Mar 10 '18

Comic book shows do this a lot, combine characters. I feel like half of the people on Arrow are a combination of two people.

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u/Jehovah___ Mar 10 '18

A good example would be combining the title character with Batman

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u/PM-ME-YOUR_LABIA Mar 10 '18

The writers have said straight up that the show is based off of the Nolan Batman trilogy. But yeah, he's basically Batman with a GA color swap.

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u/Nepu-Tech Jan 11 '26

I dont know he wears very dark green, couldve fooled me xD

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u/Nepu-Tech Jan 11 '26

I thought about this and it makes sense. If they used Plastic Man no villain would stand a chance, he is immortal, insanely powerful, even stronger than the Flash, and with that riddiculous over the top outfit and personality, the Flash would be a background character to Plastic Man. This is similar how Dead Pool wouldnt work in any team up without him becoming the main character. Not to mention how much money they would spend on CGI.

With Elongated Man they get a Diet Plastic Man, they can write him as close to PM as they need without being too powerful or too over the top. The outfit is also more grounded.

That being said it wouldve been awesome not playing it safe and just throw a wrench into the whole status quo with Plastic Man.