Yeah these things are mess. If you read any of the bts stuff they basically come close to fucking up entire seasons worth of scheduling but they keep getting bigger every year. A lot of the cameos you see as well pretty much only happen by the grace & mercy of the actor deciding to make it work.
How the fuck can you watch these superhero shows and take them seriously?
I'll admit seeing OG Flash in there surprised me though, i used to watch that shit as a little kid.
I mean, you don't? Not really. This is the american equivalent of toku. It's just soaps with sfx. That's all any cape shit is. Soap operas where ppl in tights/armor get punched.
Side Note: This final season of Arrow is probably the best and most consistent it's been since season 2/5 maybe? Dropping the episode count to 10 did it wonders. Even all the weird back door pilot stuff with Oliver & Diggle's kids from the future is working for the most part
I've noticed the quality of these shows, particularly the CW ones, rest almost solely on the quality of the seasons villain. All the best seasons of Arrow had great villains and Flash has been trash since season 2 because they haven't been able to get a great villain going. Sometimes the casting is bad, sometimes the excution sucks, and sometimes the villain is just trash.