But who is the one that could change that? A friend turned enemy, of course. Barry’s entire trip was to discover Savitar’s identity, something that, despite besting Savitar in the future, he never finds out. It’s this last part that brings us the most intriguing of cliffhangers. It’s a thought-provoking exercise for the viewer, if you will, but also a reminder that Team Flash has a ways to go before they become the well-oiled machine needed to beat Savitar. It’s an irony only a show like The Flash could give us, both powerful and poignant. Yes, Barry returns to present day and while he seems more solid than ever in his mission to save Iris, the team appears more disillusioned than their future counterparts. Even though the end gives us a future where Barry and Team Flash reconnect, there’s still the present-day future to attend to. Whereas most can only see the damage after the fact and no ability to change that, Barry can actually face that reflection of failure-his future self-and converse. It’s a character piece, one where our hero comes face-to-face with the fallout of his worst fears, his greatest failure.
“The Once and Future Flash” seems to pass in an eye blink and while the narrative itself is quite simple, that simplicity is the strength of the episode.
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How long before we see this upgrade for our present-day version. Though taking down Top and Mirror Master requires an assist from his future self and despite him returning to the present without a clue as to Savitar’s true identity, Barry is more grateful than ever for the bonds of family and friendship, a reminder that will only heighten his focus to take down Savitar and save Iris. Yet, as things go, Barry does taps into the hero within, temporarily putting aside his desires to return to the present in order to mend the broken bonds of his Team Flash family. It’s pretty sad to find how broken he’s become and the present-day Barry doesn’t do much in the early goings to try and change things. Sequestering himself away from anyone that meant anything to him and refusing to do anything about the rogue scourge owning the streets, he’s channeled his inner Peter Parker from Spider-man 3, including the emo hairstyle. But the crown jewel of the morose time is the emo Barry. Wally’s catatonic and wheelchair-bound, Cisco’s part cyborg (it happens when your hands get frozen off), Julian’s keeping watch over the incarcerated Killer Frost, Joe’s lost everyone, and HR is…well, in truth, HR is the only one of the bunch that is actually enjoying the current state of Central City 2024. Turns out, Iris’s death was starting point of Team Flash’s downfall. Off the bat, we see that the future of Central City is far from being the bastion of hope present-day Barry has tried to make it. The Future Barry Allen channeling his own version of emo Peter Parker. The good news is that, this time, he’s headed to the future: 2024 to be exact. Back from the dead-or the annual Spring hiatus- The Flash returns this week with Barry doing what he does best: thumbing his nose at timeline etiquette.
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