The weirdest part is that in her quest to have it out with Barry, she strolled into Star Labs with no security problem whatsoever and seemed to know the exact level he would be working on. If it was this easy for her to find out what he was up to, why didn’t she just tail him earlier?
With Iris now in the know, there are no main characters left on the show
that aren’t aware Barry and The Flash are one in the same. In all honesty, it
just seems a little premature to go there. The clandestine aspect of a
superhero’s identity is one of the most essential components of comic lore and it’s
a key factor in a lot of the story’s overall tension. It’s called a secret
identity for a reason and with every character from Iris to Captain Cold knowing
The Flash is Barry Allen; it seems futile for him to even bother wearing a disguise.
Departing from the secret identity angle seems to be the
popular way to go in the current wave of comic adaptations. It was great when
Tony Stark did it in the first “Iron Man”. Firstly because it hadn’t been done
before and secondly because it was Tony Stark and given the personality of his
character, it was a natural move for him to make. There’s no way a showboat
like Stark would be able to keep his status a secret. Private characters like Oliver
Queen, Barry Allen or Peter Parker feeling as comfortable with such a reveal, doesn’t
ring as true.
Personally, “Smallville” is still the gold standard when it
comes to superhero television series and it didn’t become the longest running
series of its kind without a reason. The knowledge of Clark’s abilities seeped
out slowly and those who learned about them, found out at a time when the
reveal would have the most impact. So much of the Clark/Lana relationship
revolved around him keeping his powers a secret from her. It was a push and
pull that was believable. If Iris is Barry’s Lana then she’s found out way too
soon.
Side Notes/Burning
Questions: Why didn’t the Reverse Flash change the locks to Star Labs so
Barry and company couldn’t have access to all of the technology that would make
it possible for them to take him down? Cisco and Caitlin hilariously eavesdropping
on Iris and Barry’s conversation was a comedic highlight for the episode. Cisco’s movie
references were another one. Will Barry go back in time again and erase Iris’
newfound knowledge of his identity?
Photo: The CW [ "Iris West/Season Zero/Volume 1": The Flash.Wikia ]
Photo: The CW [ "Iris West/Season Zero/Volume 1": The Flash.Wikia ]
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