So I'm almost done with season 7. They had a really cool episode with Godspeed trying to break into Star Labs and then they followed it up with an episode where they brought Nora back (ugh) and then introduce his son Bart (double ugh). It's like getting whiplash. I feel so sorry for everyone involved that they have to do a 9th season. Grant obviously wishes he could have bailed years ago.
So I'm watching part of the 1st season just because I wanted to remember why I liked the show so much in the beginning and it's crazy how much better it was early on. Grant looks actively happy to be playing Barry and they made his character so much smarter and more likable. I know why they didn't and blah blah blah, but Felicity and Barry had so much better chemistry that Barry and Iris, but I get why they had to do it.