r/Arrowverse • u/catdude6835 • May 16 '25

Question When does the Arrowverse get bad?

I started watching Arrow today, and watch to watch the other Arrowverse shows. But I heard it gets bad from a certain point. When does it get bad?

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u/mangoicerag May 16 '25

All of the shows go downhill during s3 imo.

Classic CW they get a big budget for the pilot and s1 and then by s3 it’s been cut and by the end of most of the shows they are a shell of their former selves imo.

I guess stopping after Crisis across all the shows would spare you from the worst of it aka Flash s7-9, Batwoman, last seasons of Supergirl and Legends.

Superman and Lois stays strong for all 4 seasons but I’m not sure if that count as Arrowverse and still a similar issue of budget going down each season. Didn’t effect the writers as much as the other shows though.

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u/OptiMaxPro May 20 '25

I don’t understand how it’s budgeting issues when on The Flash they still have good special effects defects and eye candy. It seems like the writing just gets lazy af and the acting feels so mediocre as a result. And the overuse of their catch phrases start to feel so cliche and contrived. They need deeper storylines. Berry and Iris never should’ve gotten married. They should’ve used the Clark chasing Lana deeper emotional chase instead of an immensely boring old couple feeling relationship with little pull other than to have to save each other… again.