There was nothing in that storyline that was 'compelling'.
Wally West was so far out of character is was jarring. The plot was nonsensical. The plot holes HUGE and numerous.
And the writer himself admitted the story was already written and the characters were chosen for him by Dan Didio after the fact.
Even is they'd used a different character, it was still a god awful, poorly constructed story.
While I'm with you when you say we need to just go with the flow, things will eventually turn, I am in no way OK with the straight character assassination of Wally West.