1. Notice that the Flash was chasing the original Eobard Thawne. This means that the Flash will have to *meet* the original Eobard at some point in order to be chasing him back in time. Does the Flash go to the 25th century, or does he encounter Eobard on his way back through time to 15 years ago? ie. Thawne's taking jumps through time to get to 15 years ago. If Thawne shows up on his way back through time, that would pretty much exonerate Wells.
Well if he went back to stop the RF, he would meet the original guy, but assume it was Wellsl. I have to watch it again but it looked to me like the RF was the one who took young Barry out of the house since he was outside first and Barry chased after him.
2. What happens to the Flash after he saves his younger self? Does he just go home without finding Thawne? Does he vanish because the timeline has been changed? The Flash that followed him back might have been the one from 2020 and the Tess/Harrison Star Labs and thus ceased to exist when Thawne was trapped.
Maybe that's what that newspaper is he keeps looking at - the Crisis when the Flash disappears.
3. Apparently the original Harrison Wells and Tess would have formed Star labs much later on in the time line, but shifting that event forward by years doesn't meaningfully change the timeline?
Yeah, I don't get why he keeps asking Gideon if the timeline is on track as he already messed it up big time. And I assume he has some contact with the future otherwise how could Gideon even know what the future looks like.
4. Thawne ran out of Speed Force, so he's trapped. His lightning is red as well, so is his Speed Force artificial?
Seems that way. I cant recall but for the original RF in the 60's, didn't the suit have the power and not the person?
5. Was Thawne already a genius when he went back in time, or did he absorb more than Wells' appearance with that gizmo? Unless particle accellerator technology is an everyday thing in the 25th century, I don't think your average citizen would be able to make one. Perhaps this is how Thawne intended to regenerate his Speed Force and/or got it in the first place.
I think he absorbed his knowledge and his personality - Thawne/Wells seems to act and talk just like the real Wells would.
6. No real good closeups of Flash, but he seems to be keeping up with Thawne in the fight. Crazy theory is that it's not Barry, but perhaps Bart, though that's pretty out there. I wonder how far in the future this Flash is from (next year? 2020?)
I wonder even if that is the current Barry - maybe its Barry from 2020 as you say. Its possible if 'our' Barry goes back to change the past we will see three Flashes - the original two and our Barry that interferes.
7. Thawne is tipping his hand all season with his knowledge of superspeed tricks, starting back with running on water. He's certainly much more experienced than Barry regardless of the source of his powers.
Well it seems he is getting sloppy - I was saying to myself when he was telling Barry he sounds like he has done it and Barry would be an idiot if he didn't pick up on it.
8. Maybe Thawne is waiting until Barry is fast enough, then he plans to use his body-snatcher gizmo to become Barry, powers and all?
Maybe - I wonder if he can turn himself back to his original body.
