The Flash Creates A Superpower Problem For Future Sequels

The multiversal story of Andy Muschietti’s The Flash allows Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen to sidestep a superpower issue, but only until his next DCEU appearance. In the DCEU, The Flash is one of the most important metahumans on Earth, as a founding member of the Justice League and a key player in stopping Steppenwolf’s invasion. Barry Allen has presumably made a name for himself as a hero in Central City, and he’s about to become the key to the DCEU multiverse in his upcoming solo movie, The Flash.

However, Ezra Miller’s Flash is far from an experienced superhero. Barry Allen had barely tapped into the Speed Force when Bruce Wayne recruited him, and unlike heroes like Batman and Wonder Woman, he’s just getting used to high-stakes battles. But even though The Flash will be Barry Allen’s very first solo adventure, the movie will already involve the multiverse and bring major changes to the entire DCEU as we know it.

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Such an impressive task certainly calls for an improvement in the Flash’s abilities, as time travel and cross-dimensional travel are only attainable by the most powerful speedsters. By the time the Flash is able to travel to the past and visit other realities, it will be very difficult for anybody to become a threat, as he could dispose of any villain in a matter of instants. This is a common problem that comic books, movies, and shows often run into with speedsters: they simply become too fast for any conflict to be believable. Fortunately, speed will only get Barry Allen so far in The Flash, where making alliances and sacrifices may be more important — and compelling, for that matter.

With Ben Affleck’s departure as Batman and Sasha Calle’s Supegirl possibly becoming Henry Cavill’s replacement, it’s likely that several previous DCEU stories and characters won’t survive the events of The Flash. However, it’s safe to say that Barry Allen will live to see another day. So, after being the central figure of the DCEU’s multiversal rebirth, who can possibly be a formidable villain for the Flash? Future sequels could introduce speedster antagonists like Reverse-Flash, Savitar, or Godspeed, but their speed would keep raising the bar for what is considered “fast” in the DCEU too quickly, making any conflict increasingly unrealistic. By the time Flash and his villains become as fast or faster than light, any other kind of Flash-related character would feel out of place.

The CW’s The Flash, like the comics, often struggles with the godlike speed of Barry Allen and the Flash Family. By season 8, most battles with non-speedster villains are over before they begin, so the series needs to come up with contrived reasons for the heroes to not save the day in the blink of an eye. But at least, the show has taken its time to introduce dozens of classic comic book characters before Barry Allen and co. become invincible. Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen may not be at his most powerful in the upcoming The Flash movie, but the DCEU does need to be cautious with how fast the Scarlet Speedster is depicted.

Key Release Dates
  • The Batman (2022)Release date: Mar 04, 2022
  • DC League of Super-Pets (2022)Release date: Jul 29, 2022
  • Black Adam (2022)Release date: Oct 21, 2022
  • The Flash (2023)Release date: Jun 23, 2023
  • Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)Release date: Mar 17, 2023
  • Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2022)Release date: Dec 16, 2022
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