@titanbreaker said:
@mattydavehalpeo: I hear you. I really wanted Jay to be the mentor role with powers for Barry and really fight alongside him. Sadly while his character has been great we have maybe a handful of times he has used his powers and while Jay has acted heroic and show a great brilliance to him in science and technology the latest ep kind of swept the rug from under him and is now trying to paint him as a coward.
In a horrible way I get the feeling Jay was more of a prop, a well written and quite enjoyable one but really just a prop to set up E2, Metahumans from E2 the wormholes and of course Zoom before he dies bringing everything almost back to a status quo.
Wells2 will be mentor again, the team will have some hiccups while they quickly adjust back into their rut until finale time where Wells2's daughter is rescued.
I think what urks me is the coward stance they took, it really rubs me the wrong was as it feels disrespectful to Jay when he has done nothing cowardly thus far, and then agree's to it? Almost like the writers are setting up for his death=redemption moment.
I agree with literally everything you've said here.
I don't think Jay came off as a coward, but rather just extremely protective, which he has a right to be. Until recently, he was considered the Fastest Man Alive, a title challenged only by Zoom. Jay is an adult, he's smart, he's fought Zoom before, he almost died fighting Zoom and he doesn't want to see that happen to Barry, because even if Barry is faster than him, Jay probably knows how to use their powers better, hence why and how he can teach Barry things about their power and the Speed Force.
It's like watching your child go off and enter the Marine corps. You know they'll learn what they need to do what they have to do, but you're likely still going to be worried when they get deployed. By comparison, Wells is more like that friendly uncle/aunt who takes the child's side and is always encouraging them because they know what the kid can do and wants them to succeed, even if his words can't convince the mother/father.
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