Flash

The Knightmare scene from Batman v Superman was one of the best scenes in the movie. Leaving aside the Darkseid tease, that scene revealed how paranoid Bruce Wayne can be, and how the world would look like under the rule of a ruthless god. Plus, we got that Red Son vibe, which was also nice.

We had no problem – but no problem at all with the violence and the killing. Desperate times call for desperate measures. However, the entire scene’s meaning was ruined by the Flash cameo.

As we understood later, Zack Snyder came up with this idea while shooting Batman v Superman AND working on Justice League Part One, as a sort of Easter-Egg that will pay off later on down the road. But maybe it would have been better if he restrained himself.

With Flash time-traveling, the Knightmare becomes just another tease, just another set-up for future movies. Without it, the Knightmare is the fuel that further feeds Batman’s rage, the personal, petty, and f****d up reason why Bruce wants to kill Clark. And it is exactly what was needed, by us at least – who kills a god just because of some dream? A broken Bat, that’s who.

Fan service and setting up future movies – not so cool.