The Flash Season 3: 15 Things You Need To Know About Flashpoint
1. How This May Fit Into The TV Show
As with any adaptation of anything from one medium to another, any take on Flashpoint that we see in The CW's The Flash will obviously be a little different to what we've seen in the comic books.
For instance, the TV show doesn't have the scope or character depth to go as deep in its actions as the comic arc. In TV land, Barry's world is one that involves the likes of Green Arrow, The Atom, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Firestorm, and now Melissa Benoist's Supergirl. There's no Thomas Wayne to take on the Batman mantle instead of Bruce, there's no Hal Jordan (even though he was teased in an Arrow flashback) to not become Green Lantern, there's no Cyborg to be the world's primary hero, etc.
Given how Barry will shortly be existing in the same world as Supergirl following the Maid of Might's move to The CW, and how that show has recently cast a Superman, the Man of Steel is a vague option for the TV Flashpoint, but that would be too much, too soon and would lack any gravitas.
With the TV Flashpoint, Barry's immediate vicinity is all that we can really expect to change. Wentworth Miller's Captain Cold could well be the hero of Central City, for one. Then there's Stephen Amell's Emerald Archer, who could be pivotal to proceedings should The CW wish to expand their reach to Arrow. In fact, we've already seen a world (Earth-2) where Oliver Queen died and his father Robert became the Green Arrow instead. Maybe that now plays out in Earth-1.
What's most likely is that Barry will be powerless, that Nora will still be alive, and that we could very well see Eobard Thawne's Reverse-Flash lurking in the background ready to taunt Barry for having created a gone-to-the-dogs world.
What do you expect to see from Flashpoint on the TV series? Share your thoughts and theories down in the comments.