Was Flashpoint timeline bad enough to be reset?
I'm not sure I understand the reason for Barry to reset the Flashpoint timeline in The Flash season 3 episode 1. There were several negative changes in Flashpoint:
Barry was losing his memory;
Joe West became a drinker;
Caitlin Snow and Cisco Ramon had different jobs;
Wally West got badly wounded by the Rival.
But were they enough for Barry to let his parents be killed again? If so, then why?
Best Answer
That's subjective. Flashpoint is not as bad as it was in comics, but a lot of things were changed especially related to Barry Allen. His friends are not as much help, as they were in pre-flashpoint to deal with metahuman issues. Wally West was not healing and might die.
So was Flashpoint timeline bad enough to be reset?
For Barry Allen yes, that's why he reverse it. In his own words:
Barry: I thought I could just make things better, but everyone has been paying for my happiness. Will you help me?
Iris: Do what?
Barry: Make things right.
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Does The Flash ever reset the timeline?
The timeline was reset when Reverse-Flash ran back in time and killed Nora again, restoring everything pretty much to how it was before, albeit with some minor differences.Why did flash reset the timeline?
After Wally was badly injured during a battle with speedster villain The Rival, Eobard Thawne convinced Barry that it was best to restore the timeline. Barry set Thawne free, letting him kill Nora Allen, intending to set the timeline back the way it was before.Is Flashpoint the original timeline?
So in Reverse Flash's original timeline Barry's mum never died, just like in the Flashpoint timeline. So the Flashpoint timeline would be closer to the Reverse Flash's original timeline, but with Wally add the Flash instead of Barry...Does Barry return to the original timeline?
NO,he will surely escape flashpoint and reset the timeline but it won't be the timelines of season 1 or 2. The producers have said that this event will only last for a few episodes and then it will be reset. If you haven't read or seen Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox/ Flashpoint I recommend you do.Debunking Flashpoint! [The Flash]
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