The Flash vs Arrow: Why Does One Get a Pass? | Absolutely #8

Support the show and get Patreon-exclusive episodes:   / absolutelytv   Check out our other channels!    / @hassankhadair      / @comicpop      / @skootish   Why does The Flash get a pass for borrowing Wally West’s personality, while Arrow gets criticized for turning Green Arrow into Batman? Hassan Khadair and Skootish debate Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen, the Arrowverse, and how much comic book accuracy actually matters. When does changing a superhero make an adaptation better—and when does it stop feeling like the same character? That argument takes us from Christopher Nolan’s Batman and Zack Snyder’s Superman to Smallville, Injustice, and what Young Justice got right about DC’s heroes. Plus, why Nightwing deserved more time in the spotlight. We also revisit the Suits argument, question how much nostalgia shapes our love for Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2, and discuss Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Clayface, Mike Flanagan, and Resident Evil. Then we get into Supergirl, the X-Men movies, and our disagreements over Insomniac’s Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Wolverine. Whose side are you on? Does comic accuracy matter equally for The Flash and Arrow? Tell us where you draw the line. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro and the Lanterns finale joke 03:52 Is Suits actually good? 15:47 Spider-Man 2: Great movie or nostalgia? 19:06 Marvel, DC, and superhero genre movies 20:23 Clayface and Mike Flanagan 24:46 What Spider-Man: Brand New Day gets right 27:18 Resident Evil and video game adaptations 30:06 The Flash vs Arrow: Barry Allen, Wally West, and Batman 42:56 The Dark Knight, Zack Snyder, and Superman 49:00 The Supergirl debate 52:26 Avengers: Doomsday prep and revisiting X-Men 53:51 Insomniac’s Spider-Man 2 and Wolverine 58:26 X-Men: First Class and changing characters 1:00:03 Revisiting Avengers: Endgame 1:00:55 Did Young Justice lose its original appeal? 1:07:39 Nightwing deserved his own story 1:12:30 Wrap-up and Patreon shout-outs Subscribe to Absolutely for weekly movie, TV, Marvel, DC, and pop culture conversations with Hassan Khadair and Skootish. Edited by: ‪@quintonis1‬ #TheFlash #Arrowverse #AbsolutelyPodcast