The Flash Season 5: 3 Ups & 2 Downs From 'The Icicle Cometh'

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2. Wells, This Is Awkward

The new iteration of Harrison Wells certainly takes some getting used to. The crafty detective that goes by the name of Sherloque Wells is the most unique of all the Wells characters that we have encountered and, without a doubt, the most eccentric. However, that isn't the main issue with the character.

He may dress differently, he may speak differently but he still has Harrison Wells' face - the same Harrison Wells who was deemed a wanted man on Earth-1 because the murderous Reverse-Flash inhabited his body and killed people. So why is he able to investigate and drink tea to stimulate his bowel movements out in public without anyone batting an eye?

This isn't the first time that The Flash has encountered this issue as we often wondered how Earth-2's Harrison Wells, Harry, did the same thing. What's most interesting is that Earth-19's H.R. Wells used an image inducer that utilised his earth's technology to change his face in public.

As the writers went to the effort to explain away H.R.'s identical face, citing a technology specific to him, they should have done it with the other versions as well. Now, it's entirely possible that Sherloque uses a similar device (or technology of his own), but we shouldn't be expected to just buy it without explanation - and viewers will keep asking this question until they get an answer.