This post contains spoilers for CW’s The Flash.
Normally, I only watch TV on the weekends—and that’s always the the news. When I do enjoy a TV series, it’s almost always a binge watch. I’ve binged Doctor Who, Sherlock, The Office, Friends, Arrow and I’m currently on Flash.
I’m still halfway through season two, but there’s been a lot of controversy surrounding the musical Supergirl crossover that just aired.
I know this sounds like it would be right up my alley, but I’m actually not super excited to catch up to this episode (though I wouldn’t mind hearing Tom Felton sing).
A single musical episode just seems gimmicky to me—it’s as if they’re trying to draw in a completely new audience and hope that they stick around. In essence, that could be a good idea, but quite a few fans were unimpressed.
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I think it’s lame, Sam. I think it’s lame.
Others were very excited, citing Glee as a influence.
This is largely due to the reunion of Glee cast members Supergirl‘s Melissa Benoist and [spoiler] Darren Criss as the Music Meister.
For those unfamiliar to the DC Universe, the Music Meister is a metahuman (superhuman) with the ability to control people with music. It’s because of this character that I’m willing to give the musical one-off a chance.
Especially because, for the most part, people seemed to enjoy it.
I think the Music Meister is the saving grace for this musical episode. Without that, it would be pointless. Regardless, I hope they lock him up in the particle accelerator and don’t do another musical episode, because then I will really roll my eyes.
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