BREAKING DOWN THE FUNERAL SHOTā¦
In case you canāt read my horrible writingā¦
We may have been denied seeing everyone in wedding attire but we did get to see everyone in their funeral attire which is pretty cool - thereās always something fun about seeing everyone in different clothes from usual... Even if it is for the unfortunate event of a funeral.
THE RUNAWAYS ARE HERE! You know the first thing I noticed about this shot was that Ed was in itā¦ who scrubs up very nicely I might addā¦ though he and Asami clearly had their growth spurts between the end of s2 and Wallys funeral because they were the smallies of the group and are now towering over previous tallie Tye! It genuinely makes me so happy that theyāre all here - they really didnāt need to be given they hadnāt been associated with the heroes very long or know Wally beyond being kid flash, but the fact that they did go to the funeral is so compassionate and respectful - I love it!
Are Dinah's eyes on Bart? If they are, that's a really cool detail that I am obsessed with... Though, I don't know if they actually are, both her and Ollie seem to be looking more in the direction of Red tornado or something off panel... Which is more of an odd choice that I can't quite interpret... That being said, Dinah looking at Bart shows a need to check on him and acknowledge he may not be alright, out of everyone who she knows will definitely be struggling - Artemis, Dick, the other OGs, the rest of wally's family - and yet her focus is on the new kid from the future who would probably down play how affected he is by wally's loss... She's clearly tuned in on more than he'd want anyone to see... There's no hiding from Black Canary!
My boy Bart needs a hug right now! He looks so sad and isolated from everyone despite being surrounded by so many people - his chair is pulled away from iris's, disconnecting him from the other flashfam, there's probably guilt/imposter syndrome at being included with all wally's close family when he's only been around for a few months - obviously he does deserve to be there but I feel like heād much prefer to be at the back and out of the way that front row. Heās looking at nothing/the ground - lost in his own thoughts/memories of past losses, his posture is hunched as he tries to make himself as small as possible - probably not wanting to be noticed or acknowledged in any wayā¦ basically he needs a hug! Also it is always wrong seeing Bart separated from Ed and Jaime - boy needs his besties!
Like when Artemis was ākilledā, Connerās natural response is to be angry before tearful, which I actually quite like - grief shows itself in different ways and itās just as valid a responseā¦ itās also interesting to see how Māgann is focusing on Conner, aware of how hurt he will be but not trying to physically connect/comfort him as they are still broken up at this point and maybe doesnāt want to overstep.
Perdita canāt even look at the tomb stone, possibly trying to hold back her tears.
Artemis, Dick and Kaldurās reactions are all heartbreaking - Artemis is clearly trying to hold it together but is on the brink of completely breaking down while her mum, Barbara and Brucely crowd around her. Dick is full on sobbing - which is something weāve never seen him do and shows just how affected he was by Wallys loss - his closest friend and confidant was gone. Then thereās Kaldur, who isnāt actually showing much visible reaction - which is very Kaldur - holding in whatever emotions he may definitely be feeling because he doesnāt want to access that side of himselfā¦ itās interesting that dick and Kaldur seem to have opposite overall grief responses - dick broke down immediately then proceeded to disconnect from dealing with his feelings over s3, while Kaldur avoided dealing with his built up negative feelings from the beginning and has only just put his effort into working through his grief.
I like the idea that Garth is looking at Kaldur (though it may actually be that heās looking at Artemis or Dick - a lot of the eye lines are difficult to properly pinpoint) If it is Kaldur heās looking at, then that shows hes thinking about him and checking in on him - they were good friends once - and while they may not be as close anymore, Garthās focus on him illustrates that he still cares and understands that Kaldur probably isnāt okay.
There is so much emotion coming from Dick/Artemis/Mrs. West that itās attracting the attentions of Denny, Karen and Royā¦ maybe even Red Tornado and Jaime as well. I love seeing who people are looking at!
ORIN ISNāT WEARING SHOES!!
It genuinely threw me for at least 10 seconds as to which batkid was between Bruce and Cassieā¦ and then I remembered when this was set and that itās obviously Tim (š¤¦āāļø)ā¦ though he does look remarkably similar to s1 Dick Grayson.
Laāgaan is looking very suave in that outfitā¦ though also very upset which is really heartbreaking!
Poor uncle Dudley - could everyone not just shuffle over a little bit so he could be fully in the shot?
Itās cool to finally see Freddy for the first time, who, as pointed out by someone on Twitter, is actually sat on plastic man as a chair - which is ridiculously brilliant - I did think it was an odd colour scheme for the chair to have compared to everyone elseās!
Love Alfred keeping a watchful eye on everyone at the back.
I did not expect this to be what Hawkman looks like under the mask!
Letās talk Dr. Fateā¦ Mr. āDoesnāt-Care-About-Anyone-Elseā being at Wallyās funeral is so powerful and one of my favourite things about this shot - this is a choice Nabu is making which shows respect for someone he had a brief connection with previouslyā¦ also, heās not fully visible so it could be no one else actually knows heās there which plays into their assumption that he doesnāt care about anyone - but him being there shows there is some level of care/compassion. I really do find Nabu to be such a fascinating character in this show!
And those are my current thoughts on this shot - I think itās absolutely brilliant and Iām so glad we go to see it! RIP Wally.
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