The Flash - Season 1

[LaxScrutiny]

Early in the season Wells notices the changes in the paper, especially the ep where Barry lost his powers. The critical change was the 'Crisis' headline. Wells took steps then to make sure Barry was repowered so that the crisis would be averted.

Wells has come to realize in the last 15 years that Barry has to live, and has to have his powers, or else there is no future to go back to. Wells didn't know this 15 years earlier when he arrived to kill young Barry.

Wells need the giant particle accelerator to be built and to malfunction, or else why build it, and why, according to his ex-protégé (sorry forgot his name) start it up knowing it would blow. This event was critical to creating The Flash.

15 years ago Barry must have injured Wells, damaged his speed suit, drained his power, or otherwise reduced his speed enough to prevent him returning to his future.

Wells must have known that a particle accelerator was built and malfunctioned, creating The Flash. I think it likely that the real Wells, whom he killed and used for an identity, had/would build the accelerator. Wells took his identity so that he would control the process and probably hoping that he could repower himself through the process that created Barry's Flash.

Basically, 15 years ago Wells didn't realize Barry had to become the Flash, so he felt free to go back and kill him as a child. In the intervening years he learns what a mistake that was, and realizes he needs Barry to both ensure the future and to repower himself.

 

[Dick Whitman]

I hope they address the history Wells had with Tina McGee. Clearly there was rivalry between them. I wonder if had something to do with his decision to build the accelerator.

Also I would think she would raise questions about how and why her Tachyon device was stolen. As it is there is a hostility between her and Barry Allen. But that is only because Barry has no idea who it is he is really dealing with. It would make sense for seem to work as allies in defeating the Reverse Flash once Barry learns the truth.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Never trust a billionaire.

After Wells seems to have been killed, some one is going to inherit Starlabs.

Mentor shmentor.

They don't want to pulp the set and rebuild another one to act as a base of operations. Time and money they do not have.

Okay maybe for season 3?

Possible benefactors to the estate of Harrison Wells.

1. If he had always loved Tina, or if he had stolen Tina's life, maybe used her autobiograhy from an old timeline as a playbook, if the "Wells personality" that he wore day to day had invented (and sold) everything that she was supposed to have invented (and sold) including the Flash, maybe it would be an act of decency to give it all back to her upon his death? Of course if it was her life that he took from the history books, then that would mean that he also took the particle accelerator disaster from Dr McGee as well, so maybe what he did evened out?

2. If he sees Cisco as a son, give it all to him.

3. Keep it in the Family. Give Star labs to Eddie. How is Barry going to compete with Eddie "then" if Eddie is not just a hero cop but a billionaire bankrolling Barry's hero gig, who starts pampering Iris like every minute is her Sweet 16 party turned up to 11.

4. There's no logical reason for Pied Piper to inherit Star labs, but it would be funny.

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How much of a #### is Harrison Wells? I've said twice in this post that he's a billionaire even though it looks like he lost everything. But Harry knew that the Accelerator was going to be a disaster. A smart man would short the Starlabs stock to geometrically increase his own wealth, or course a smarter man would not do that becuase he would likely eventually get caught, of course an even smarter man would not get caught.

 

[DWF]

I hope they address the history Wells had with Tina McGee. Clearly there was rivalry between them. I wonder if had something to do with his decision to build the accelerator.

Also I would think she would raise questions about how and why her Tachyon device was stolen. As it is there is a hostility between her and Barry Allen. But that is only because Barry has no idea who it is he is really dealing with. It would make sense for seem to work as allies in defeating the Reverse Flash once Barry learns the truth.

Tina was probably seeing Henry back in the early '90s, Henry did alot of running around back then.

 

[Dick Whitman]

Tina was probably seeing Henry back in the early '90s, Henry did alot of running around back then.

I an curious if they will mention Tina in the Trickster episode. I wonder how much of James Jesse's backstory will be given. Obviously it can not be exactly like the episodes of the 1990 series. Even though the trailer shows pictures of him in costume. But yet Tina McGee was in Central City.

Spoiler: Tony Bellows

is now the Mayor, I hope they say he started off as a Police Officer

plus that was before Henry was in jail. It would be cool if the tie-in comic to the series gives its version with some of the similar characters.

 

[Sketcher]

So what's the justifiable reason for Gideon referring to Eobard as Dr. Wells instead of his true name? Obviously, for the audience's sake, we can't have the future computer outing info like that to us, but is there an in-universe reason? Would Gideon act differently if it knew Wells' true identity, and maybe refuse him information?

 

[The Old Mixer]

He's method-acting...he needs to totally immerse himself in the role of Dr. Harrison Wells even when he's plotting to return to the future.

 

[DWF]

So what's the justifiable reason for Gideon referring to Eobard as Dr. Wells instead of his true name? Obviously, for the audience's sake, we can't have the future computer outing info like that to us, but is there an in-universe reason? Would Gideon act differently if it knew Wells' true identity, and maybe refuse him information?

Maybe Gideon doesn't know Wells' real name.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

So what's the justifiable reason for Gideon referring to Eobard as Dr. Wells instead of his true name? Obviously, for the audience's sake, we can't have the future computer outing info like that to us, but is there an in-universe reason? Would Gideon act differently if it knew Wells' true identity, and maybe refuse him information?

No clue.

But perhaps Eobard's userid is simply "(Dr.) Wells", as a contingency in case Gideon interacts with some or all of the others, to guarantee keeping Eobard's identity a secret.

(Which is in fact similar to what DWF said.)

 

[JoeZhang]

Which is why you could have ten different takes on Atlantis in DC's books. I think for a while even Superman and Superboy didn't bother to cross check, even with the same editor!

There is actually a question about this (why Atlantis is completely different in two comics published in the same month) in one of the 1950s Superman comics and the response from the Editor is "I don't read that comic so wouldn't know about that".

 

[sojourner]

Damn lame reset button of an episode.

 

[DWF]

Strangely enough I didn't think of it as a reset ep., Barry learned a lesson or two. Sisco's life as saved but Barry's secret is out. Wells' was so worried about Barry altering time but that seems to be what he's doing. It was nice to see Payton List again but the gold gun made very little sense.

 

[DEWLine]

Definitely not a reset-button story. Consequences...

 

[sojourner]

Not a reset?? So Sisco is still dead? Police chief is still crippled? Iris still knows Barry is the Flash? Every major plot point of the previous episode was reset.

 

[DEWLine]

Diverted.

 

[DWF]

Not a reset?? So Sisco is still dead? Police chief is still crippled? Iris still knows Barry is the Flash? Every major plot point of the previous episode was reset.

But Barry remembes everything and somehow Wells knew about the computer file.

 

[sojourner]

Barry didn't learn of Cisco's death. Wells knowing about the file is most likely pre-reset, if you get my drift.

 

[Fist McStrongpunch]

A terrible Trek-style reset-button story would have ended with Barry locking up Weather Wizard. This was a good way to do things.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Not a reset?? So Sisco is still dead? Police chief is still crippled? Iris still knows Barry is the Flash? Every major plot point of the previous episode was reset.

But Barry remembes everything and somehow Wells knew about the computer file.

Gideon has digital copies of every newspaper that is going to be published for the next 1000 years, including the one a week from now that outs Harrison Wells as a murderer.

 

[Jax]

So Sisco is still dead

As if they were going to keep him dead, I'd suggest more realistic expectations next time. Killing Cisco would do more harm than good to the show only 16 episodes in for gods sake.