The CW has released the official synopsis for the first episode of The Flash‘s new season. Titled “The Man Who Saved Central City”, it will air on October 6th.
BARRY DECIDES HE NEEDS TO PROTECT THE CITY ON HIS OWN — Picking up months after the Singularity attacked Central City, Barry (Grant Gustin) is still struggling to forgive himself for Eddie’s death. Concerned about putting his friends in danger, Barry has pushed everyone away and has chosen to protect the city on his own. When a meta-human named Atom Smasher (guest star Adam Copeland) attacks the city, Iris (Candice Patton) tells Barry that he needs to let his friends help him protect the citizens of Central City. Meanwhile, Cisco (Carlos Valdes) helps Joe (Jesse L. Martin) with his Meta Task Force. Ralph Hemecker directed the episode with story by Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg and teleplay by Andrew Kreisberg & Gabrielle Stanton (#201). Original airdate 10/6/2015
While we’re here, there’s a new brief ad for the Season One DVD and Blu-Ray editions. They’ll be released next week, on September 22nd.
Who’s planning to pick up the DVD or Blu-Ray?
I have my DVD set pre-ordered and I’m already planning a weekend to binge watch them! So excited!
I’ve pre-ordered as well, though I doubt I’ll have time to binge-watch anytime soon.
I was thinking about the paradox created in the season 1 finale when Eddie killed himself and thereby erased Eobard from ever existing. That should mean the real Harrison Wells and his wife were never killed 15 years prior. Does anyone else think so?
I’ve considered that as well, but they seem to be going with a more flexible version of time travel.
The best explanation I’ve come up with is that changes to the timeline only propagate *forward* from the point of divergence, not backward. That keeps all of season one intact, but from that point onward Eobard himself can no longer exist. It’s a little weird, but it fits with the way they’re playing it so far.