One thing that sticks out to me is that the team doesn’t consider that changing the future might result in changing things for the worse rather than better. By having Kid Flash capture Plunder instead of The Flash, one headline has changed from what Barry saw in the future. This means that changing more events may change things for the better. in the vibed version of the future, though he wasn’t there the first time Barry witnessed Iris dying, indicating the future had changed slightly by Barry telling the team about it. They look at the headlines, including The Flash apprehending Plunder (who has been robbing stores around Central City in the present), Music Meister (who will be played by Darren Criss) getting a six-figure book deal, Killer Frost still being on the loose, and the city recovering from a gorilla attack (Grodd!).īarry also sees H.R. To figure out what happens between now and Iris’s death in order to change things, Cisco vibes himself and Barry to that night. I have a feeling she’s keeping a lot of her fear to herself for the moment, so I hope she is able to confide in someone (Wally, maybe?).
But she doesn’t wallow she wants to tell their friends the truth, and I admire her strength to deal with such horrifying news. At first she’s upset that Barry would stop helping the city for her sake, but then the realization of what he’s told her sinks in and she begins to cry. I’d also just like to take a moment to applaud Candice Patton for her work in the scene where she learns the truth from Barry. But on the other hand, Joe would do anything to protect Iris, and I’m in favor of protecting Joe at all costs. I have mixed feelings about this on the one hand, this will obviously come back to bite the team. Iris worries that him learning the truth will cause Joe to go after Savitar himself, which would definitely get him killed.
Thankfully, it also only takes Barry half an episode to reveal the truth to Iris and their friends - everyone except Joe, that is.