The Flash Season 2: 7 Ups And 4 Downs Of 'Invincible'
5. Killing Off Henry Allen
We may not have seen a lifeless body slump to the floor, but for all intents and purposes, Henry Allen should totally, totally be dead. In fact, if Henry somehow isn’t dead then that’s a slap in the face of epic Glenn proportions (no, I’ve still yet to forgive The Walking Dead for that).
Let’s work on the basis that Henry is well and truly dead after having been ran through by the vibrating arm of Zoom. That really is a great thing for the show. Not only did this act deliver some severe consequences for The Flash, not only will it only further the rivalry between Barry and Zoom, but let’s face it, Henry Allen was a bit of a drag on the show and was as good as toast the moment he mumbled a line about permanently sticking around in Central City last week.
Last season, the plot arc of Henry being locked up in prison for a crime he didn’t commit lent itself to giving us some great moments between he and his son. In Season 2, though, the character lost a lot of respect from viewers the moment he decided to celebrate getting out of prison by heading off into the distance and leaving his son – y’know, the one who risks his life on a daily basis – in his dust.
Since returning in the last few weeks, Henry’s still felt a little off. With the whole intrigue behind the ‘man in the iron mask’ over in Earth-2, this may not have been the last we’ve seen of John Wesley Shipp on the show, but killing of Barry’s pops was a massive step in the right direction for the show for a whole variety of reasons.