7 Times The Flash Improved DC Mythology (& 4 Times It Failed)
4. Harrison Wells
The CW
The more recent spate of DC TV shows – particularly where the
Arrowverse is concerned – have had a habit of making minor comic book characters
feel like a major deal, or outright creating new characters straight from
scratch.
For instance, Arrow took a Felicity Smoak who had appeared
in merely a handful of old Firestorm comics in the ‘80s and turned her into one
of the most important characters in that show. Then there’s Supergirl, which created
an Alex Danvers character who was likewise a pivotal cog in the grand scheme of
that series.
In The Flash’s case, the main new character created by the
Scarlet Speedster-centric offering is that of Harrison Wells. And not just
that, for The Flash has introduced an ever-increasing amount of different
versions of Wells from across a host of different Earths.
Having the charismatic and entertaining Tom Cavanagh playing
each of these Wells doesn’t hurt of course, and every version of Harrison Wells
seen to date has added something to the greater picture of the Sultan of
Speed’s mythology.
And all of this brings us nicely onto our next point…
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