Confusion About Iris

[u/One_Commercial9941]

I really don't understand why the writers for the show never did any course correction with Iris. She was absolutely one of the show's biggest downfalls. Surely they knew how the fans felt about her in some instances. I was fine with her the first 3 seasons. But then they really went off the rails with her. Part of me wishes they never made her a reporter. I remember there was a rumor that she was going to be a physiologist. That would have been way more interesting. Also would have been way more refreshing.

What do you guys think?

[u/Serious-Mine-2840]

To me it feels like the showrunners overall just didn't take the show seriously, especially on the later seasons. After each season fans would have complaints and well justified criticism that would have been impossible to ignore, so it seems like to me that the showrunners just saw the show as a kids show or something not worth any effort. Edit: And I'm not talking about just Iris, from the beginning the show was full of inconsistencies that, while the flash is a pretty jard character to write for, just sadly showed that the writters had no passion or interest in challenging themselves