I love #TheFlash, but is anyone else bothered by the idea they’ve been kidnapping people the last eight months?

Usually I hate it when people try to apply Real World Logic to fantasy fiction as a criticism (seriously, we’re talking about people who fight crime in colorful costumes– obviously we’ve left real world logic far behind), but sometimes you just have to ask, what would happen if someone tried to do this in the real world? I can see how a sociopath like Harrison Wells could convince a couple of innocent and naive young adults like Caitlin and Cisco that it’s okay to imprison people indefinitely for the greater good, but Barry is a forensic scientist with training in the law, who works for the police– and he never voices a single qualm? And what about Joe? He’s a cop; even if he agrees it’s a necessary evil, shouldn’t he be even slightly anxious about what might happen if/when the District Attorney finds out about this?

I’m not saying the writers should give up on the private prison idea– I just think they’ve missed a bet for some interesting conversations that could add a layer of danger and threat to the situation at S.T.A.R. Labs. The notion that our heroes could be in serious legal trouble if what they’re doing ever got out actually would have helped their rationalization for keeping what they do secret.

But maybe that’s just a Real World Logic bridge the writers didn’t want to cross.

Anyway. Love the show (despite my previously blogged issues with some behind-the-scenes stuff). Just wish the writers had addressed this.