The overall plot of this episode is covered well enough in other reviews. The side plot of Iris's follies--well--that's another story.
Iris West has been hanging with Team Flash for some time. She's written as a sidekick and Barry's love interest, but she's moved firmly into the annoying character category tonight. Iris's brainless decision to write a news story detailing how the whole planet will be reduced to simpletons was irritating to say the least. A competent person would realize the panic this would cause. Iris? Not even a blip on her radar. Making her incompetent on top of bossy isn't going in the right direction. Something needs to change with her story placement to make her both more interesting and less of a pain to watch onscreen.
Iris West has been hanging with Team Flash for some time. She's written as a sidekick and Barry's love interest, but she's moved firmly into the annoying character category tonight. Iris's brainless decision to write a news story detailing how the whole planet will be reduced to simpletons was irritating to say the least. A competent person would realize the panic this would cause. Iris? Not even a blip on her radar. Making her incompetent on top of bossy isn't going in the right direction. Something needs to change with her story placement to make her both more interesting and less of a pain to watch onscreen.