We're finally here at the end of the season and it sure went out with a lot of unexpected things and some expected things.
To start with the expected I can say I was very pleased to see the man in the iron mask be revealed as Henry Allen's doppelganger; Jay Garrick. After Henry Allen said in the episode "Rupture" that his mother's maiden name was Garrick it became very clear that his doppelganger was Jay Garrick and the man in the iron mask. That suit looked kind of funny but cool all the same. I hope he'll return next season, we barely got to know him.
Zoom's defeat was expected but the twist on how he was handled got me jumping up from my sofa. They turned him into the Black Flash! The speedster of death! The visual effects for that transformation were really good, I loved how his lightning emblem changed from black to red with the white background. Just like Jay, I want him to return but maybe not until season four or five.
Zoom's plan to destroy the multiverse came out of a sudden but it didn't bother me too much. Zoom's an evil madman. Destroying the multiverse? Yeah that sounds like a plan an evil madman would come up with. The way Barry's time remnant sacrificed himself was very similar to how Barry Allen sacrificed himself in the story of "Crisis on infinite Earths" where a villain was trying to destroy the multiverse. Thankfully, in this case, we have one Barry left very much alive.
I was pleased to see that the team could stand up to Barry and let him listen to them. It has occurred a lot of times that Barry doesn't listen to the team and does whatever he wants. There is no 'I' in 'Team Flash'.
Wally being there for Barry was nice, looks like he's starting his sidekick career even before he has powers. With Jesse and Harry presumably gone he could get some more screen time and a better arc than the one he had this season.
To get back on the unexpected, and this is one that also had me jumping around, I have to point out that the episode's final scene where Barry went back in time was so unexpected that I wasn't sure if I had fallen asleep and was dreaming the whole thing. Since it had not been brought up in the entire episode I wasn't sure how to feel but shocked I was. This has ties to the Flashpoint Paradox and makes me wonder if that's where we're going in season three. Does this mean Reverse-Flash is the next season's main villain? I hope not, as awesome as he is, we need a break from all the speedsters. Is Earth-1's Harrison Wells now alive? Did Barry erase the past two seasons or just season one? Are we getting Mirror Master in season three? Anything is possible now!
To start with the expected I can say I was very pleased to see the man in the iron mask be revealed as Henry Allen's doppelganger; Jay Garrick. After Henry Allen said in the episode "Rupture" that his mother's maiden name was Garrick it became very clear that his doppelganger was Jay Garrick and the man in the iron mask. That suit looked kind of funny but cool all the same. I hope he'll return next season, we barely got to know him.
Zoom's defeat was expected but the twist on how he was handled got me jumping up from my sofa. They turned him into the Black Flash! The speedster of death! The visual effects for that transformation were really good, I loved how his lightning emblem changed from black to red with the white background. Just like Jay, I want him to return but maybe not until season four or five.
Zoom's plan to destroy the multiverse came out of a sudden but it didn't bother me too much. Zoom's an evil madman. Destroying the multiverse? Yeah that sounds like a plan an evil madman would come up with. The way Barry's time remnant sacrificed himself was very similar to how Barry Allen sacrificed himself in the story of "Crisis on infinite Earths" where a villain was trying to destroy the multiverse. Thankfully, in this case, we have one Barry left very much alive.
I was pleased to see that the team could stand up to Barry and let him listen to them. It has occurred a lot of times that Barry doesn't listen to the team and does whatever he wants. There is no 'I' in 'Team Flash'.
Wally being there for Barry was nice, looks like he's starting his sidekick career even before he has powers. With Jesse and Harry presumably gone he could get some more screen time and a better arc than the one he had this season.
To get back on the unexpected, and this is one that also had me jumping around, I have to point out that the episode's final scene where Barry went back in time was so unexpected that I wasn't sure if I had fallen asleep and was dreaming the whole thing. Since it had not been brought up in the entire episode I wasn't sure how to feel but shocked I was. This has ties to the Flashpoint Paradox and makes me wonder if that's where we're going in season three. Does this mean Reverse-Flash is the next season's main villain? I hope not, as awesome as he is, we need a break from all the speedsters. Is Earth-1's Harrison Wells now alive? Did Barry erase the past two seasons or just season one? Are we getting Mirror Master in season three? Anything is possible now!