The Flash Season 2: 8 Ups And 2 Downs From 'The Last Dinosaur'
8. Barry Confronting His Mother Issues
Even though Nora Allen isn’t often mentioned in The Flash, there’s still always that underlying feeling that Barry is still battling with his mother’s death. In fact, more importantly, not only is he still battling with her death, he’s struggling even more with the fact that he went back in time and had the chance to actually save her, yet he had to choose to watch her die all over and again.
Whilst it was initially a tad jarring to see the Speed Force imagined as actual people and as some sort of sentient being, that whole concept lent itself brilliantly to Barry finally tackling his mommy issues once and for all.
The character of Nora Allen is such a key figure in the comic book world of Barry Allen, with her often serving as the very motivation to do what he does on a daily basis, and so any time the character is brought into The CW’s Flash show it's always a well-received move.
And more importantly for Barry, not only did he confront the issues surrounding his mother’s death, he’s seemingly now put them behind him and is able to focus on what lies ahead for him, both as The Flash and as plain old Barry Allen.