The Flash Tom Cavanaugh IS Harrison Wells/Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash

[Batmannerism]

Predictions anyone ?

Will Thawne/Wells/RF survive season one, or will they act out the classic Flash story where

Spoiler

Barry kills the Reverse Flash to protect his fiance- although in this case it's probably Iris.

?

Or does anyone have info that suggests that Cavanaugh is a regular cast member for season 2 (which means that they will probably save this for the climax of season 2 or maybe even 3 ?

This of course does not mean that we won't see the RF again, because Barry's present is Thawne's past (sort of). Due to the magic of time travel the RF can still show up numerous times.

I like the way the writers haven't really been holding back and dragging things out in a painful way. I'd rather the Flash had 3 great seasons and then finished, than turn into the X-files and have 2 great seasons and 7 rather humdrum ones.

A lot of great British TV shows only have a couple of seasons - but every episode is worth watching, whereas some American shows (like Supernatural IMO) go on about 5 seasons too long.

Anyway, predictions anyone about Thawne's doom, or information that suggest otherwise ?

 

[DrStrange]

Predictions anyone ?

Will Thawne/Wells/RF survive season one, or will they act out the classic Flash story where

Spoiler

Barry kills the Reverse Flash to protect his fiance- although in this case it's probably Iris.

?

Or does anyone have info that suggests that Cavanaugh is a regular cast member for season 2 (which means that they will probably save this for the climax of season 2 or maybe even 3 ?

This of course does not mean that we won't see the RF again, because Barry's present is Thawne's past (sort of). Due to the magic of time travel the RF can still show up numerous times.

I like the way the writers haven't really been holding back and dragging things out in a painful way. I'd rather the Flash had 3 great seasons and then finished, than turn into the X-files and have 2 great seasons and 7 rather humdrum ones.

A lot of great British TV shows only have a couple of seasons - but every episode is worth watching, whereas some American shows (like Supernatural IMO) go on about 5 seasons too long.

Anyway, predictions anyone about Thawne's doom, or information that suggest otherwise ?

I don't know about the casting members of season 2 but I think it would be great if they bring him back. RF could have fought Barry in his future. Although being killed a couple years before.
One reason I don't think they will is because they'll want to focus on Grodd and other supervillians. The Flash has a lot to choose from.

 

[DrStrange]

Does anyone else get the feeling that RF remembers everything that happened in "Out of Time"
How else would he know to kill the reporter. Maybe I missed something but if you saw the Flashpoint Paradox movie it explains that RF can remember the alternate timeline just like Barry. Because RF is a time traveler he isn't effected as much. Kinda like Dr Who rules.

 

[The Caped Knight]

A question that's been bothering me:

Why did Wells kill Stagg as himself rather than the RF? Being Wells allowed him to be recorded / photographed entering the office. He could've killed Stagg quickly as RF without being seen and thereby avoiding the reporter asking questions.

I assume it has to do with he didn't want to tip his hand just yet that he was The Reverse Flash. It's also possible that he hadn't yet gain the ability to scythen of Barry's speed to conjoined with his own speed force until Blackout's arrival. Merly a speculation theory.

 

[Nathan]

Does anyone else get the feeling that RF remembers everything that happened in "Out of Time"
How else would he know to kill the reporter.

I guess Gideon told him. She was to tell him when the future was going to change. So the reporter finding out his true identity, could have changed the future and ruined his plans, and Gideon told him the moment she detected a change in future events, and told him of the cause.

Maybe I missed something but if you saw the Flashpoint Paradox movie it explains that RF can remember the alternate timeline just like Barry. Because RF is a time traveler he isn't effected as much. Kinda like Dr Who rules.

The Movie actually skipped some things from the comics. The only reason RF was able to remember the old timeline, was because Barry changed the present, while RF was traveling through time himself, and as a result became unhinged from time.

 

[Gee]

Also, fun easter egg from Google Translate: Translate "Eobard Thawne" from Spanish to English.

 

[coluanprime]

Also, fun easter egg from Google Translate: Translate "Eobard Thawne" from Spanish to English.

That's cool!

 

[Dark Raven]

Also, fun easter egg from Google Translate: Translate "Eobard Thawne" from Spanish to English.

Just tell us here what the translation is.

 

[KillerMcQueen]

Just tell us here what the translation is.

It translates it to "Professor Zoom"

 

[Arach Knight]

Also, fun easter egg from Google Translate: Translate "Eobard Thawne" from Spanish to English.

How did you discover such a cool easter egg?

 

[Gee]

How did you discover such a cool easter egg?

Saw it on reddit.

 

[Dark Raven]

Also, fun easter egg from Google Translate: Translate "Eobard Thawne" from Spanish to English.

BTW, when Oliver Queen says "I have come home with only one goal: to save my city", he sounds so pissed off, disgruntled and reluctant that he might as well be saying "I have come home with only one goal: to save my ****ing city! "

 

[Lilbaz]

BTW, when Oliver Queen says "I have come home with only one goal: to save my city", he sounds so pissed off, disgruntled and reluctant that he might as well be saying "I have come home with only one goal: to save my ****ing city! "

Maybe pissed off that someone has put it in danger.

 

[Arach Knight]

Saw it on reddit.

Gotta love Reddit.

 

[optimus2861]

When season 1 Wells says he's stuck in this time period, does that mean he can't travel forwards to his own time? What about travelling backwards in time though? Can he do that, since he is faster than Barry, and Barry was able to go back in time a full day?

I'm not all that well-versed in RF's comics lore, but their powers are connected. With RF stuck in this timeline, his power is much weaker because this Flash is much weaker than whatever one must exist in RF's time. Something like that. Barry has only just now discovered he can time-travel, but he has no control over it. Presumably if RF tried to time-travel now the result would be quite unpredictable. It may even be that RF doesn't want to try & mess with history any more, his first (?) attempt having left him stranded deep in his past. He may really just want to get home.

And if he can travel back in time, could Wells not have gone back to a point before Cisco discovered his secret and prevent him from doing so, instead of killing him? Surely he must've realised afterwards that Barry and Caitlin would be onto him, and that he wouldn't be able to work with them anymore to help the Flash go even faster. And doesn't he also need Cisco's help as well for certain things? If he killed Cisco, that means he would end up alienating everyone else and would be isolated and forced to live out the rest of his days in the present time as a villain, which is not what he wants at the moment.

Since Barry hadn't yet learned to time-travel, meaning Wells (likely) couldn't, Wells simply had no other option. With Cisco outing him, all of his plans were effectively doomed. I think his only possible way to salvage the situation was to kill Cisco, then kill Caitlin, then lock himself in the vault and spin a yarn for Barry that RF did all this, spouting as RF that he can't kill Wells yet. He'd probably even fake a recording showing the 'confrontation' between RF and Wells to try & make Barry believe it, much like he used the hologram of RF in the first place.

Barry would be devastated, but might.. might. Buy it. Even just long enough for Wells to finish training him, which would allow Wells to achieve his goal and get outta here.

 

[The Caped Knight]

Also, fun easter egg from Google Translate: Translate "Eobard Thawne" from Spanish to English.

Prof. Zoom !!!! t:

 

[foxxer]

Anyone with comic-based knowledge know whether RF was pictured as having an effect on electronic divices there or is that something new to this version of RF?
And i don't mean his vibe-hacking of the flashdrive, but the reaccuring flickering of light bulbs and such.

Is it possible that he somehow can draw on electricity like farooq of whom he took the blood?

 

[Slade W]

I definitely think Wells will survive this season and be brought back in future seasons like Malcolm is in Arrow.

 

[The Infernal]

I don't see them killing off Dr. Wells/Prof. Zoom. He's too good a villain and Cavanaugh has really made the character worth watching. I hope he's present in the second season as a recurring bad guy. Would be really interesting to see Barry and co. go up against him when he can no longer hide behind his Dr. Wells persona.

 

[Nathan]

Maybe he doesn't need to be killed off, but I also hope they don't bring him back, simply because he's popular. Bring him back because you've got a good story to tell. Don't repeat Arrow's mistake with Malcolm.

 

[The Infernal]

I think Malcom's return was inevitable. Regardless of his popularity his ambiguous 'death' and his involvement with the League of Assassins and their increasing presence in the show seemed to make Malcom's return pretty likely anyway.

 

[The Shape]

Maybe he doesn't need to be killed off, but I also hope they don't bring him back, simply because he's popular. Bring him back because you've got a good story to tell. Don't repeat Arrow's mistake with Malcolm.

Yeah, I really hope they don't try to shoe-horn Wells/Thawne into every season of this series just because he's a popular character and they want to keep Cavanaugh contractually obligated to the show. Let him disappear next season and bring him back later in a way that makes sense and is effective.

 

[Silver Lantern]

(spoiler)

Wells is Thawne and Reverse Flash as he revealed it in the show previous episode after Barry traveled one day into the past through a time hole and consequences happen due to that effect after revealing his identity to Iris in the park and Dr. Wells killed Sisco before time changed showing him his powers. I think Barry will find out Wells is RF and everything at star labs will change, others will paet and Barry becomes a solo hero with no team until Bart or Wally arrives in season 2.

 

[xSylar]

Bam now we know wow

Spoiler

Wells Really died and Eobard took his face/body.

 

[Derrick9592]

That was so creepy from tonight's episode.