The Flashpoint timeline has taken just about all of his powers. “It’ll be like it never happened,” Barry promises Iris as they kiss for the second time.
Like old times, Joe is there to shoot him down before he gets to Barry. He finishes off The Rival, so he thinks, but the dude tries the same move he did on Wally. After a heartfelt conversation with Iris, Barry’s eyes light up orange and he undoes the tornadoes.
The Rival forms two huge tornadoes and Barry begins questioning whether or not he can actually defeat him. He easily takes The Rival down but another vision strikes and the evil speedster seizes the opportunity with a huge punch to the chest. With Wally in critical condition, Barry takes his turn. Wally gets in a few good punches and walks away confidently, but The Rival gets back up and stabs him through the chest. Wally and Barry run off to find The Rival together, but when they get there, Kid Flash insists he can defeat The Rival alone. Memories are being erased and overwritten. This time, it’s clear that the Flashpoint timeline is merging with the original. Before before he can finish, he gets another vision. To urge Cisco to help, Barry shares a story about Cisco’s brother, Dante. She may just be an pediatric eye doctor in this timeline, but she’s still damn smart. He searches through the Ramon Industries system, finds Caitlin, and brings her to the lab. Barry convinces Cisco to help find The Rival by reminding him that deep down, he loves helping people, but Barry senses he’s forgetting an important member of the team. He’s the one who designed Wally’s yellow and red Flash suit. Cisco appears to be one of the only people that know Kid Flash’s real identity. Wally and Iris bring Barry to Ramon Industries, which is actually the old Star Labs building. Iris suggests there’s only one man who could help: Cisco Ramon. The three start to devise a plan to defeat The Rival. His car got struck with a bolt of lightning and after a nine-month coma, he woke up as the fastest man alive - The Flash. One night during a race there was a thunderstorm. Back when he was racing cars, he was messing around with a new formula to make his car go faster. Without revealing he’s a speedster too, Barry and Wally become friends and go back to Wally’s apartment. He quickly realizes it’s Wally underneath the mask. Kid Flash goes down and Barry rushes over to see if he’s okay. Before Barry has the chance to get a grip, they both get a call that Kid Flash is fighting The Rival downtown. Just as things couldn’t get any more perfect, Barry has a vision. He sweet talks her and it becomes clear their strong connection has withstood Flashpoint even though Iris doesn’t remember him. Barry and Iris go on a walk together and Barry really lays down the moves. When Iris pops by the office to grab lunch, that’s when we find out she and Joe aren’t on the best of terms. Barry runs him through the shower, gets him dressed and brings him to the office at superspeed and Joe doesn't even notice. Barry rushes off to the West household to find Joe a hot mess snoring on the couch. He’s now a drunk on the verge of losing his job because he’s late all the time. Joe’s reputation isn’t that of the hard-working, level-headed detective we know in the original timeline. “You’ll be begging me to kill her again,” Reverse-Flash threatens, referring to Nora Allen.īarry covers for Joe at the station.
He torments Barry by saying they both have a common enemy - time. Thawne names this new reality ‘Flashpoint’ and warns Barry not to be fooled by the mirage. Barry is holding up Thawne in a cell at an empty warehouse. Before heading to work, Barry goes to bring Eobard Thawne a Big Belly burger. She agrees, and the two set a lunch date. But there is one thing that hasn’t changed: Barry and Iris are still corny in love.īarry works up the courage to ask out Iris after several months of stalking her at the coffee shop. As we anticipated, the new Flashpoint timeline comes with big changes - including Kid Flash, who races around the city chasing The Rival, an evil speedster donning an all-black costume. The Flash Season 3 premiere starts off three months after The Flash Season 2 finale, the night when Barry made the rash decision to go back in time and save his mother from being murdered by the Reverse-Flash. The Flash Season 3 episode 1 felt a little rushed, but I’m certainly not complaining about all the action.