There were precious few action sequences. There was no metahuman-of-the-week to track and defeat. Hunter is what Barry theoretically could have become if Joe and Iris hadn’t taken him in so many years ago.īefore we got that point, though, “Versus Zoom” was one of the most casual, low-key episodes of The Flash that I can recall. When Hunter trods out his own version of the the old standard “we are not so different, you and I” speech during their epic confrontation we know he’s telling the truth. I must say I do love alternate universes and time travel even though they can be confusing and contradictory.įor me, The Flash episodes that really opened up Earth-2 for the viewer, “Welcome to Earth-2” and “Escape from Earth-2,” were extremely entertaining full of humor and action and mysteries! Seriously, what is more adorable than Barry and Cisco acting like geeky tourists! These two episodes gave us the doppelgangers for almost all of our main characters.The Flash’s “Versus Zoom” ran with the notion that Zoom/Hunter Zolomon is essentially a dark shadow version of Barry. Because I have not read the comics, I was not fully aware of this until I began reading online in order to be sure I had my facts straight about the characters we have seen in season two. When Barry traveled in time at the end of season one in an attempt to save his mother’s life, he inadvertently opened up breaches that have allowed people from Earth-2 and potentially other Earths – alternate universes – to come to Earth-1 better known as our home.Ĭomic book readers are very familiar with the Multiverse, and have been waiting for it to appear on The Flash. Spoiler Alert! I will be talking about events from The Flash episodes up through “Escape from Earth-2.” If you have not viewed those episodes, and are spoiler sensitive, then please bookmark this article and come back after watching them.Įver since the second season of The Flash premiered, we have been exposed to a multitude of Earth-2 characters.

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