Instead of seeking justice for a misjudged father and helping people, he knew to only care about himself. It’s no wonder that Hunter became a sociopath that loves ripping hope away from people. Hunter on the other hand was forced to watch as his own father James killed his pleading mother. Worse still, remember that Barry didn’t actually see his mother murdered as future Flash rushed him away. With his mother dead and father ‘justly’ in prison, Hunter was forced into an orphanage and grew up without a loving influence. For when Hunter was a child, his mom was murdered by the possible, an unstable father who just returned from war. We should all know this story by now, so when we see Hunter’s we’re disturbed by how it’s simultaneously the exact same and exact opposite of Barry’s – in EVERY regard. When Barry was a child, his mom was murdered by the impossible and his father was unjustly accused of it, which led Barry to be taken in by the West family. It’s very rare that we get a non-title character Flashback in the Arrowverse but when we do, you know it’s going to have weight! And seeing Zoom/Hunter/Jay’s backstory was not only powerful, but also incredibly familiar. Well this episode sets out to show Barry – and we the audience – just what he could have been: a monster. He recounts that he was one of the lucky ones but wonders where he’d be or what he’d have become if he didn’t have a loving family to take him in. So as always, let’s take a Closer Look at The Flash “Versus Zoom”.īarry Versus Zoom – Backstory, Motivations & The Tragic Parallels:Īs the episode opens, we hear Barry pondering how terrible things can sometimes make us stronger. Though either way, you still might have some confusion and/or want to see what else you missed this episode. The remaining 10% was also answered indirectly, but with tremendous support. This week’s episode answered about 90% of these not only directly but also clearly, which is incredibly impressive for the truth bombs dropped this episode. Well after a mini Spring Hiatus, The Flash returned last night to answer all of our pressing questions about this Season’s big bad “Zoom”: Who is Zoom? What is his relation to Jay Garrick and Hunter Zolomon? Who’s The Man in the Iron Mask? This season of the Flash has been epic but with all that epicness has also come a ton of questions.
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