THE FLASH SEASON 2

The Flash’s season finale was nothing short of breathtaking. The interesting thing about these types of shows is that we expect a certain level of bombastic, craziness to end the season. The Flash decided to give us that on a physical as well as emotional level. The finale was incredible and literally left the door open for an “infinite” number of stories to tell next year.

HAHA. Get it? Cuz of the . . . . infinite . . . multiverses . . . AHEM! So what’s going to happen next year? Well, we imagine Barry is going to travel to different universes and meet all kinds of interesting people. Instead of my usual "what I think will happen next year" thing I’m going to talk about the different universes Barry could potentially stumble into. Here we go!

JAY GARRICK AND EARTH 2

Jay’s helmet is currently sitting in the pipeline. I mean, he’s gonna want it back right? It’s a spiffy helmet! 

Oh shit! There it is! Always in the last place 

One of the most famous Flash stories is the “Flash of Two Worlds” comic where Barry visited a parallel Earth and found an older Flash by the name of Jay Garrick. Garrick was an older man that fought in World War II with the rest of the Justice Society of America. It would be pretty cool for Barry to meet an older speedster with a lot of experience. I think the helmet is a sure sign that we'll be seeing Jay soon.

JOHNNY QUICK AND EARTH 3 

Johnny Quick is the alter ego of Barry Allen on Earth 3. He’s also a murderer and happily uses his speed to maim and kill anyone that he can get his hands on. His recent appearance during “Forever Evil” was amazing and pitted him against Captain Cold. That would be cool to see Johnny Quick face Wentworth Miller’s Captain Cold . . . Pun somewhat intended.

Ice to see you, Barry!

I've mentioned before how it would be cool to see Grant Gustin play an evil version of Barry. There was an episode of Smallville where Clark switched places with his evil doppelganger and it was awesome. Let's give Gustin a chance to stretch his acting muscles a little more.

 THE NEW 52 JAY GARRICK 

A relatively new addition to the comic books (well kinda). Jay is a college student that is granted speed by the actual god of myth Mercury. In the comics, he is tasked to protect the Earth from the invading forces of Apokalips. It would be really great to see Barry meet a speedster that gained his power through magic as opposed to science. It would open up new story possibilities for the series.

THE ORIGINAL FLASH / OLDER BARRY ?

 Man . . . Wouldn’t it be something to see John Wesley Shipp play an older Barry? The show has already featured a few actors from the original series either reprising their roles or, in Shipp’s case, playing a new character. It would be cool to see those actors in an alternate timeline where Shipp is an older, wiser Barry. Recently there was a comic book storyline where the Barry from the future was a darker hero who didn't mind killing if he felt it was necessary. That might be a bit too much for the series but I like the idea of Barry seeing a future where he's become more of a vigilante than a hero. That would definitely haunt him and make him work harder and being a better hero.  Plus ship has a little experience playing a bad speedster. He voiced Professor Zoom in an episode of Batman: the Brave and the Bold. Granted it was a deliberately hammy performance, but still awesome! 

BARRY'S OTHER LIFE / THE "ORIGINAL" TIMELINE

As we discovered in the episode "Tricksters" and the finale "Fast Enough", the entire series technically takes place in an alternate timeline. There is a previous life where Barry’s mom lives, his dad is not in jail, and Harrison Wells and his wife successfully launch the particle accelerator in 2020. Barry and the Reverse Flash fought and caused some sort of Crisis that led to them disappearing in 2024. Barry made the bravest decision EVER by choosing to let his mother die and not let the past be altered. F***KING time travel! But there is another timeline out there where Barry never lived with the Wests and (presumably) never met Cisco, Caitlin, and Dr. Wells. It’s probably closer to the comic books where the Reverse Flash came to the past to meet the Flash (his greatest hero) and something set him off and he ended up hating Barry. I think it would be interesting to see Barry actually get to see this timeline and team up with his other self. Also this way we get to see Matthew Lescher play Eobard Thawne again. He was Captain Love in the Mask of Zorro. He can play a bastard villain with no problem. This is actually in keeping with the original Flash comic books. It wasn't until Geoff Johns took over the Flash with "Rebirth" that Barry's mother was killed and it was revealed to be the Reverse Flash travelling through time to torment Barry. Johns added this because he felt like Barry needed some tragedy in his backstory. These damn heroes and their tragic back stories! Anyway, this would be very exciting to see for the audience and for Barry who deliberately turned his back on this timeline. 

These are the most likely scenarios / alternate universes we will see next season. But it's always fun to throw out some crazy ass ideas that will probably never happen. What ideas you ask?

EZRA MILLER AND THE DC CINEMATIC UNIVERSE

HIGHLY unlikely. But wouldn’t it be awesome if DC and Warner Bros took Geoff Johns “multiverse” comments seriously and had Ezra Miller guest star on an episode of the Flash as his version of Barry Allen. If the show is still on when the movie is about to premiere (March 2018, very likely) it would be a great way to promote the movie by having the two Barry Allens meet. They don't necessarily need to fight or anything like that (although let's face it, they probably will) but it would still be a great nod to the fans that these characters can co-exist peacefully. 

SUPERGIRL

An obvious choice but unlikely given CBS’s comments that Supergirl would remain independent from the CW for now. However, it would be pretty cool to see Barry travel through the multiverse and he spends a day or two in National City helping Kara fight some crazy alien threat. Plus it would be great for Gustin who is a self proclaimed "major Superman fan" to get to work with Supergirl. Since both shows have the same producers it's not completely out of the realm of possibilities but probably not going to happen for a season or two. Plus, I previously mentioned how it's a good idea for Supergirl to remain independent for now. She's got like a career to focus on, ya know? She can't be messing around with other superheroes! 

THE SMALLVILLE UNIVERSE

I will never stop requesting this. EVER! Smallville introduced Impulse, Bart Allen, during their fourth season. He had a good heart but was a petty thief. He was inspired to be better by Clark, eventually teaming up with Green Arrow in a proto-Justice League. It would be awesome to see Kyle Gallner suit up again. Seriously, CW! JUST DO THIS FOR ME! 

These are my thoughts on possible timelines, multiverses, or whatevers that we may see during the Flash season 2. I'm willing to bet I'm right about a couple of these at least. We'll find out in a couple months!

Till Next Time!

JJ - The Comic Junkie!