I know that but the season started the folks behind the Flash show gave interviews basically saying they considered Patty to be just like Felicity. They upped the "quirky hot chick" quotient a bit too much with her.
The Patty from the comics is an actual hard-nosed, smart detective not the comically neurotic nerd girl the TV show created.
I would have LOVED her if she were this*. It was crazy. After a few episodes, she didn't even have scenes with Joe anymore.
Ya'll I'm still in shock when it comes to her. She had all this screen time, backstory and relationships with two of the most important people on the show (Barry and Joe) but looking back at her time on the show, her presence didn't mean jack shyt. Kudos to the writers, that takes talent.
*although in the comics, I think she was CSI like Barry but definitely not that overly quirky garbage we saw on our screens.