The Flash Season 2: 15 WTF Moments From 'Flash Back'

By Andrew Pollard / June 24, 2016

13. Wait, Was That?

So, we see Barry Allen speeding through time, a site weve seen a few times by this point and something that Barry seems more than comfortable with. But wait a moment, whats that?

Just as The Flash is about to crashland back in Season 1 territory, theres an awesome blink-and-youll-miss-it vision of what looks to many comic book fans like the Black Flash. And just like that, this apparent Black Flash is gone, with viewers pondering whether wed get to see any more from this haunting figure in this latest outing.

Of course, wed get to learn more of this Black Flash as the episode progressed, but it was a massive WTF shocker to see the initial appearance of a character who essentially represents Death in the world of comic book speedsters.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

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Posted On: 31st Mar 2016

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