The past is very important in superheroes stories.
Often its what creates, drives, and/or haunts the superheroes.
Zooming out even further, the genre is obsessed with the past.
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Tonights episode ofThe Flashis all about that.
At the top of the hour, Barry is struggling to make sense ofthe post-Crisis world.
His parents graves has been relocated; Hartley Rathaway, a.k.a.
Pied Piper, is once again Team Flashs enemy and can fly now(!
Unfortunately, the only way out of the mind-scape is via a gate guarded by Solivar, a.k.a.
the Gatekeeper, so he needs Barrys help to defeat him.
As show of good faith, Grodd frees Barry from the cage and restores his powers.
Unfortunately for Barry, Solivar wont let him leave and easily defeats him.
Chester realizes his brief tinkering with Gideon caused this and runs off, ashamed.
This one line is pretty affecting becauseThe Flashrarely, if ever, acknowledges race head-on like this.
That epiphany also gives him the solution for beating Solivar this time around.
We need to run forward, not backward… by fighting together, he says.
Or to borrowPops old mantra, Forward, always.
Cut to Barry and Grodd returning to the forest to face Solivar.
This time around, Grodd and Barry fuse minds to become Gorilla Flash.
And you know what?
I dont care because watching Grodd speed around with lightning trailing behind him is awesome.
So the day is saved!
Tonights episode also features some major twists when it comes to the seasons villains.
Iris simply believes that Eva is scared to try anything because of her past failures.
Reverse Flash is coming back!
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