Originally Posted by
bat39
I'm not a fan of how CW has handled some of the relationship drama, but its not like relationship angst is completely absent in the source material. Far from it!
A major criticism of Arrow, particularly in its early seasons, was how 'toxic' the Oliver and Laurel relationship was, and the comic-book pairing was held up as this idyllic relationship.
Except...it wasn't.
Comic-book Oliver cheated on Dinah as well. They've broken up and gotten together too many times to count.
A lot of fans of The Flash don't care for how important Iris has become to the show. But Iris is an integral part of the source material.
The same really applies for a lot of other criticism of the CW shows, and other adaptations as well. Character killed off over stupid, petty reasons? Happened all the time in the comics. Time-travel fucks up continuity? Comics practically invented that. Characters are 'replaced' by newer versions? Again...a totally comic-book thing.
Of course, because TV shows are a different medium from comics, a lot of these elements manifest in different ways.