![]() ![]() It’s less time travel, and more like the creation of the different worlds of the multiverse in 52. When it comes down to it, the Flash didn’t change history. So from the standpoint of changing history, it doesn’t make much sense, unless you take the approach that random events are still random in the altered timeline regardless of what happened in the previous one…but then DC usually takes a more deterministic view of time travel in which everything else stays the same, but changes can cascade through chains of cause and effect (“For want of a nail…”) (This would have worked better if the Flash series leading up to Flashpoint had actually shown this as an ongoing character bit, rather than ignoring it for most of the run and dropping back into it for the last couple of issues.)īarry went back in time and succeeded…and somehow it created a ripple effect that cascaded back in time at least as far as World War II ( as ComicsAlliance puts it, “Barry’s mother being prevented from dying in the 1980s caused Frankenstein to kill Hitler in the 1940s”) and out into space, altering the trajectories of Abin Sur’s and Kal-El’s spacecraft and eventually changing the face of the entire world. We learn in…well…flashback, that Barry Allen, tortured by a lonely, closed-off life, decided that he’d had enough: he would try to fix it by preventing the Reverse-Flash from killing his mother. Obviously, spoilers for Flashpoint #5, so stop reading if you don’t want to know yet. Gustin revealed that he has not yet shared a scene with Hoechlin, and doesn’t know if he actually will.Flashpont #5 is out, and we now know how history was changed to create the Flashpoint universe, and how it was changed again to create the new DC Universe. But don’t expect to see a Flash and Superman team-up anytime soon. With "Supergirl" now on the CW, Grant Gustin expressed great excitement at the thought of Superman coming to the series (played by Tyler Hoechlin).He also said that while Julian will know Barry through years of working together, Barry will not be familiar with Julian due to his newness in the Flashpoint timeline. New cast addition Tom Felton spoke about his character, fellow Central City Police CSI Julian Dorn, saying that he will be suspicious of Barry Allen and will have a "slightly abrasive" relationship with him.And since he didn’t raise Barry Allen, the two won't be terribly close - therefore, Joe won’t know who Cisco (Carlos Valdes) or Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) are. While he will interact with Kid Flash, he won’t know that the hero is his son, Wally. Joe West’s relationship with the rest of the cast will have changed as well. ![]() ![]() But Barry will also get advice from another speedster about navigating the new timeline, Gustin said. Both of his parents are alive, Wally West is the Flash, and Barry works for the CCPD. When we pick up with "The Flash" in the season three premiere, a year will have passed since Barry altered the timeline and he will be loving his new life."Flash" lead Grant Gustin even said that he knows of a Flashpoint change in "Arrow," which he said was a subtle one. The fallout of "Flash’s" second season finale, referred to as Flashpoint, will have an effect on the other shared universe CW/DC shows.As always, be sure to share your thoughts on this news in the comments section. It seems like a real shame to essentially reboot the series and wipe out two years worth of character development, but it certainly shakes things up in a way most of us never expected. The hero's relationship with pretty much every key character has also been altered drastically.Īll of this is a bold move on The Flash's part, and it remains to be seen whether or not things will ever go back to the way they used to be. Among them are the fact that Barry has spent a year in the new Flashpoint timeline and that Wally West is The Flash in this world. The site has provided a list of some of the biggest changes, and while the full version can be found by clicking on the link below, we've included some of the most surprising ones here. While most of us suspected that Barry Allen might find himself in a new timeline for just an episode or two before things go back to the way they are, it actually sounds like the new status quo is going to be here to stay. The Flash panel at this year's San Diego Comic-Con begins a little later this afternoon, but Comic Book Resources caught up with the cast of The CW series today to talk all things Flashpoint. ![]()
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