![]() ![]() In the end, Barry has to do the unthinkable and free the Reverse-Flash to put things back on the right path - by having him travel back in time to murder his mother as he was intended to do. Needless to say, that plan goes through a radical shake-up when Barry starts losing memories of his previous life due to what his opponent refers to as “Flashpoint” as a result of the new timeline. There’s also a new villainous speedster in the form of The Rival (Edward Clariss, played by Todd Lasance), who is, appropriately enough, the chief rival of Kid Flash.Īdded into the mix is the imprisoned Reverse-Flash, who, having stopped him from killing his mother, Barry is holding in a speed-dampening cell, with the intention of keeping him there for the rest of his life. Joe West, his surrogate father in the regular timeline, still works as a detective, but is suffering through a bout of alcoholism Cisco is a tech billionaire (and a bit of a deuce), Caitlin is an optometrist (?) and Wally West, it turns out, is the Flash in this universe, given the nick-name “Kid Flash” by Iris (which he bristles at each time he hears it). Reality has altered around him and, like Marty McFly in Back To The Future Part II, he has to acclimate himself to this new environment.įor starters, his parents are alive and he’s been enjoying the past three months with them. In the season two finale, having defeated Zoom, he finally decides to do what he’s contemplated numerous times - he travels backwards in time to save his mother, thus changing his life (and a lot of other peoples’ as well, as it turns out). ![]() Well established by the show is the fact that Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen has parent issues involving speedsters: his mother was murdered by the Reverse-Flash in the series’ first episode, and last year his father was killed by Zoom. Speed has never been an issue with The Flash, but that doesn’t exactly hold true with the third season premiere, ”Flashpoint”, an hour of television that covers so much ground in forty-three minutes that it begs the question, why? Written by Brooke Roberts from a story by Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg Directed by Jesse Warn ![]() Martin (Joe West) Guest Starring: Matt Letscher (Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash), Alex Desert (Captain Julio Menez), Michelle Harrison (Nora Allen), Todd Lasance (Edward Clariss/The Rival), John Wesley Shipp (Henry Allen), Keri Adams (Bethany Snow). Regular Cast: Grant Gustin (Barry Allen/The Flash), Candice Patton (Iris West), Danielle Panabaker (Caitlin Snow), Carlos Valdes (Cisco Ramon), Keiynan Lonsdale (Wally West/Kid Flash), Tom Cavanagh (Dr. The same thing happened with the comics when the entire universe was relaunched.Spoilers are coming at a blur, so don't say that you haven't been warned! In the same way, it isn’t known how it will affect the other DC TV shows. And that’s because this news doesn't concern just this particular TV show, but also the entire DC TV universe. Of course, it isn’t known at this point whether the Flashpoint story will engulf the entire third season of the Flash series. #TheFlashSeason3Īnd I’m cool with you telling them the title □ Just finished reading episode 3-01 titled JK NOT GONNA TELL YOU YET! I’m SO excited to get back to work in 2 weeks. Of course, he needed the approval of the show's producer, Greg Berlanti, at first. The Flash star Grant Gustin made the announcement today on Twitter. Not only that, Flashpoint is also the one that has brought us the New 52, for better or for worse. While this wasn't the best kept secret, it is now confirmed: The Flash premiere episode for Season 3 is called Flashpoint! For those who don't know, Flashpoint is one of the best known Flash stories. ![]()
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