The Flash is not afraid to include several Easter Eggs, hints and nods, as well as introducing several major aspects of the DC Universe. How have you enjoyed that side of the show so far?
Andy: I think it’s a great reward for the millions of DC Comics fans that have been following this universe for so many years. Of course, the number one thing for me for any comic book show is to get great television with outstanding performances and stories. If I can get a little nod or Easter Egg to something from the DC Universe, that’s splendid, but it’s just a bonus.
Blaise: I love it. What’s not to love about it? Between The Flash and Arrow, you can tell they are setting up for something larger. These shows have found so much success, why not continue giving the people what they love? These teases keep us interested and are a sign that the showrunners know what they are doing and know what we want.
Chris: I’ve enjoyed the Easter Eggs just fine, but as someone who isn’t a comics reader, these parts of the show are also less important to me than how the series works as a show first and foremost. When it comes to me with comic book shows, I just want to watch good TV–I don’t need an endless amount of cameos and callbacks to the source material. The show should be allowed to be its own thing.
What is the deal with Harrison Wells? Hero, Villain, Anti-Hero? What’s his part in the Reverse-Flash mystery?
Andy: I think he is Anti-Hero who is working with both the hero and the villain because from the hints that we have been getting: his future is screwed up, hence why The Flash has gone missing according to that newspaper from the future. I don’t think he is the Reverse-Flash at all, however, I think he has been working with him (whether it’s a future version of Eddie or Hunter Zolomon) in order to get Barry where he needs to be so that he can restore his future. Although, is there a chance that the Reverse-Flash we saw in the finale was actually Harrison from an even further future where he knew that he would need to travel back to 2014 at some point? I love that every episode has gone back and forth on whether or not he is good or bad and Cavanagh plays it magnificently.
Blaise: Villain or Anti-Hero. Personally, I think that the TV universe Flash is a combination of Barry and Wally to give fans and viewers the best of both worlds. This means I think there are two men in yellow (as the show itself has pointed out) with Wells being Hunter Zolomon, the Reverse Flash that wants to push The Flash to make him a better hero and, sort of mimicking Arrow, but teaching Barry to know what he’s fighting for. I think that the other Reverse Flash is Eddie from the future, because let’s face it, he’s a modern Eobard Thawne… Him and Wells have been working together but now Wells has the tachyon device and can be his own Reverse Flash. Eventually, Barry and Iris will get together, Eddie will hate Barry for feeling like he stole Iris from him after claiming to not have feelings for her and then discover he is The Flash, which will just make things worse. For me, I thought that when Reverse Flash didn’t lay a finger on Eddie, it made things pretty clear; however, I could be falling right into the writers’ trap and it could be something completely different. Only time will tell…
Chris: Wells is doing everything he’s doing right now in order to protect Barry down the line. That’s why we see that in the future The Flash has gone missing–Wells is trying to fix this through very unorthodox means and mold Barry into the hero that he needs to be. And as for him being Reverse Flash, I think he may be one of them (I think Eddie from the future is the other) or working with him, but there’s no way he’s the only actual Reverse Flash. I just think the show’s writers are trying to misdirect us.
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