Board Thread:Arrow discussions/@comment-9346948-20161027005821/@comment-27700324-20161031120947

Kir the Wizard wrote:

Xandermcc wrote: Barry not using his powers is just to allow the rest of the plot to happen. Yes, that's bad writing.

Xandermcc wrote: Kara was too busy drooling over the president to save the day at that time, that doesn't make these people bad superheroes or idiots because you want them to predict the future. No, this happen even in the final battle. While she was protecting the President, she just couldn't locate the enemy. Her NOT using her ice breath to cool off people (like she, surprise, did in a later scene) is inexcusable. Her NOT immediately dominating a fire-based alien is similarly inexcusable.

Also, "the hero makes a counter-tornado to resolve the plot" is also very beloved by Berlanti, it seems.

Also please stop going off topic. I did not: I mentioned how Arrow had no such faults this season (so far). You are the one who didn't even mention Arrow, and yet you dare try to police me?

Somehow, Oliver didn't forget hick trick arrows, tranq darts and killing witnesses from the mob and used them accordingly. The villains had to try and best him at his full strength, instead of relying on the hero conveniently forgetting their powers. That is because it wouldn't make for interesting television if every villian was captured in the first scene. The Green Arrow doesn't have to deal with this cause he lacks superpowers, except light magic. He has no powers to downgrade. This happens in every piece of superhero TV and movies though.