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Old 10-23-14 | 10:22 AM
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I find it ironic that a major plot point is how Barry's father is unjustly imprisoned and yet nobody bats an eye when they decide to start capturing and imprisoning people without any due process and holding them in what are undoubtedly inhumane conditions.
All I could think about is who is going to feed those prisoners? These scientists have to add "prison guard" to their job duties. The prison idea is super stupid. It'll only be a matter of time before they break out of there.
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Old 10-23-14 | 11:22 AM
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^ Break out and become members of Flash's Rogue Gallery.
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Old 10-23-14 | 01:13 PM
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^ Break out and become members of Flash's Rogue Gallery.
Speaking of, I loved when Barry said he didn't want a museum in his honor. Nice reference to the Flash Museum.
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Old 10-23-14 | 02:12 PM
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Decent episode. Pluses for the Ronnie Raymond flashback scenes. Minus for the pedestrian way the Mist was taken out.
The worst part of the episode was that final confrontation between Flash and the Mist. This show needs to figure out how to show Barry's powers in battle with their limited FX budget. He looks great when zipping around the city.
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I find it ironic that a major plot point is how Barry's father is unjustly imprisoned and yet nobody bats an eye when they decide to start capturing and imprisoning people without any due process and holding them in what are undoubtedly inhumane conditions.
I'm not sure a regular prison is equipped to deal with metahumans like the Mist. Though it makes me wonder if Star Labs is really equipped to deal with long-term imprisonment.
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Old 10-23-14 | 04:20 PM
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I'm not sure we know the extent of Star Labs in the Arrow/Flash universe. When I read DC back in the mid/late 90s it was a large entity. It's possible the Central City location is a defunct branch, but with access to more resources.
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Old 10-23-14 | 05:00 PM
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For a minute I thought the Gas Man would be Metamorpho/The Element Man.

The ep was ok. I keep reminding myself he is new to this hero thing. We've watched various Speedsters get out of these same situations with ease for years. So when i scream "Spin around fast and make the gas blow away!"...I have to remember he isn't there yet.
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Old 10-23-14 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by wmansir
I find it ironic that a major plot point is how Barry's father is unjustly imprisoned and yet nobody bats an eye when they decide to start capturing and imprisoning people without any due process and holding them in what are undoubtedly inhumane conditions.
It's slightly more secure than Smallville's solution of sending people to Belle Reve.
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Old 10-23-14 | 10:05 PM
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I don't suppose I could talk anyone into answering my question on the first page...
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Old 10-23-14 | 10:07 PM
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I find it ironic that a major plot point is how Barry's father is unjustly imprisoned and yet nobody bats an eye when they decide to start capturing and imprisoning people without any due process and holding them in what are undoubtedly inhumane conditions.
They have only imprisoned The Mist (lol), and he is technically dead.
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Old 10-24-14 | 12:05 AM
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I don't suppose I could talk anyone into answering my question on the first page...
This is the first page.


Yes.
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Old 10-24-14 | 01:02 AM
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So, based on what Barry's father said to him at the end, do you think he recognized his own son inside the mask or not?
I don't know, it didn't seem like a key point of focus in that scene.
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Old 10-24-14 | 08:42 AM
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Re: The Flash (S1E03) -- "Things You Can't Outrun" -- 10/21/14
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So, based on what Barry's father said to him at the end, do you think he recognized his own son inside the mask or not?
I think that he thinks he recognized his own son and that we are meant to think that he didn't.

That answer doesn't help does it?
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Old 10-24-14 | 11:04 AM
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This is the first page.
Actually, depending on how many posts you show per page, this could be the first OR second page. For me, and I'm sure for others as well, this is the second page.
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Old 10-24-14 | 11:11 AM
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True. All post numbers are consistent but page counts aren't......
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Old 10-24-14 | 11:32 AM
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Where's Prof. Stein when you need him?
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Old 10-24-14 | 11:57 AM
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So, based on what Barry's father said to him at the end, do you think he recognized his own son inside the mask or not?
Probably. He did get a good look before Barry blurred his face (which was AWESOME).


(Based on how my settings are, this post is the top of Page Two).
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Old 10-24-14 | 02:21 PM
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Re: The Flash (S1E03) -- "Things You Can't Outrun" -- 10/21/14
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Enjoyed the interaction with the main characters but the anything with the Mist was pretty meh. The final battle was anti-climactic.

When Caitlin's fiancé was inside the accelerator, what he saw was pretty Flash-like. Makes me wonder if...

Spoiler:
they're leaning toward the Post-Crisis explanation as to what happened to Barry after he died during the Crisis (before the introduction of the Speed Force in the 90s). He broke apart and became the lightning bolt that turned him into the Flash in the first place. I wonder if Dr. Wells, knowing that Barry will die in the Crisis, travelled back to create the accelerator and "capture" Barry's energy to create that lightning bolt?
That's the way it's always been yea? That's how I explained it to my wife at least.
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Old 10-24-14 | 03:48 PM
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Yes. That's how it happened after 1985.

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As Barry destroyed the Anti-Monitor's cannon, he started to travel backwards through time. He's seen throughout the Crisis maxi-series, slowly shriveling away. A few years later, a Secret Origins annual expanded on the idea and showed Barry traveling backwards in time (to stop the power source of the cannon - A tachyon). He becomes energy and is finally shown as the lightning bolt that struck him.

When Mark Waid introduced the Speed Force, it became the "heaven" that speedsters go to after they die. It's also the energy they tap into to run so fast. It's first hinted, then shown that this is where Barry ended up. During Infinite Crisis, he briefly appears to help Wally and Bart capture Superboy-Prime. He finally escapes from the Speed Force during Final Crisis. As to how and why he actually got out was later explained during The Flash: Rebirth.
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Old 10-24-14 | 04:21 PM
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Re: The Flash (S1E03) -- "Things You Can't Outrun" -- 10/21/14
If I'm remembering correctly, the origin of the lightning bolt
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being Barry hurtling back in time

came out of a Secret Origins story in the late 80s, and wasn't really canonical for all that long.

I'm not that big a fan of that retcon, but it beats this one.
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Old 10-24-14 | 04:54 PM
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What shall I do with my new-found powers of invisibility?
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Old 10-24-14 | 05:18 PM
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What shall I do with my new-found powers of invisibility?
Sorry -- I misread your post and thought you were saying that origin was from Crisis, not Secret Origins. In my defense, reading is hard.
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