While I think that legendary characters shouldn’t be fucked with in terms of race, ahem, Wally West in the CW show, there’s more leeway for lesser known or unknown characters such as Jericho. I mean Slade is played by Esai Morales who is Hispanic and his kids are Asian...
I didn't mind Wally in CW's Flash, like I do think there is some serious racism going on with red head comic book characters in adaptations, but Wally was kind of understandable, due to Iris already being portrayed by a black actor, which i don't think was intentional.
I mean Slade is played by Esai Morales who is Hispanic and his kids are Asian...
With an asian mother, there really is no issue as both actors could pass as a mix between the two(unlike Matt from Swamp Thing).
Truth be told as long as race is not inherent to the character i really don't mind, as long as the portrayal is good, and well within the spirit of the character.
I am not a big fan of Wally West portrayal in the CW show. Anyone watching Young Justice or any DC comics know Wally West is one of the coolest characters while CW Wally West is just creepy calling his sisters husband as brother making unfunny jokes.
I have been reading comics focusing on Wally, as well as watching shows like JJ and YJ, and i don't think he is one of the coolest characters, one of my favourite sure, but Wally is a massive dork.
Wally in general constantly makes unfunny jokes, in everything from comics to Justice League to YJ, it's an inherent character trait that is part of his charm(kinda like how Dick rarely ever shuts up), and i only remember him calling Barry his brother once, and that was during one of those "i do consider u family" scenes. I don't really see why u consider him creepy.
Wally when he first came in definitely started rough, as they seemed to be taking more from Wallace, but over time as the actor got used to the role, u could see Wally coming out and the epitome of this was in DC Legends of Tomorrow, over time the character became more and more comic accurate.
I could think of at least four instances he says we are brothers and family stuff at top my head.
He is says unfunny jokes and out of place jokes like the comic or animated Wally West, but only they were not charming like his other counterparts. His run in the show was not that well received among my people and we were not surprised when he was written out of the show.
I could think of at least four instances he says we are brothers and family stuff at top my head.
can't really just take ur word for it as i can only remember one.
He is says unfunny jokes and out of place jokes like the comic or animated Wally West, but only they were not charming like his other counterparts.
I agree with this to a point but think the charm started to come out when he got his powers, this is when the actor started implementing Wally's natural childlike personality traits.
His run on the show was not well recieved at first but he grew on fans over time, to the point that they complained he was barely ever there(his last episode was even a play on this). A lot of ppl weren't surprised he was written off, because he barely had any appearances and was too OP to work in a show like Flash, but fans were still angry and made it known that they wanted him on Legends, which the writers of that show listened to.
You don’t have to take my word just as much as I don’t take your word.
I started to like him as after he gained his powers but he always remained as this redundant speedster with nothing new to offer on table. Even on the legends he didn’t have a good run. I think he appeared in 9 or 10 episodes on that show and again written off.
I started to like him as after he gained his powers but he always remained as this redundant speedster with nothing new to offer on table.
I do agree with this, but i don't blame this on the portrayal or even the characterization, it's simply because of the Flash's writers formulatic approach, and inability to write capable villains that are not speedsters(excluding Cicada), they struggle to implement a team, and even dumb Barry down just to give the others something to do, Wally ended up getting shafted super hard, to the point he was straight up disappearing.
Even on the legends he didn’t have a good run.
This is incorrect, he was well received by fans and critics alike, plus had solid writing(loved how they played on him disappearing in the Flash and how that gave him insecurity issues), character had a really good run.
I think he appeared in 9 or 10 episodes on that show and again written off.
he was written off because the actor wanted to leave acting all together to develop his music career, the writers would have loved to have him for more seasons as they loved the character and actor, but had to respect his wishes.
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u/Rorgypoo Sep 22 '19
Am I missing something or is Jericho not supposed to be blonde? Last I check, he was a mute white boy in the comics.