This post contains spoilers for “The Flash” Season 2 finale, Episode 23, titled “The Race of His Life.”
The Season 2 finale of “The Flash” kept the twists coming, as the show finally unveiled the identity of the mysterious man in the iron mask — and Zoom’s silent prisoner was revealed to be none other than the real, Earth-3 version of Jay Garrick, portrayed by John Wesley Shipp — who also played Barry’s father, Henry Allen, up until his tragic death at the end of last week’s episode. Shipp also played the original live-action iteration “The Flash” in CBS’ ’90s version, bringing things full circle.
The tie between the Allen and Garrick families was teased earlier in the season in Episode 20, “Rupture,” when Henry told Barry that Garrick was the maiden name of Barry’s paternal grandmother. At the time, Barry clearly didn’t think anything of it, but in the wake of Henry’s death,...
The Season 2 finale of “The Flash” kept the twists coming, as the show finally unveiled the identity of the mysterious man in the iron mask — and Zoom’s silent prisoner was revealed to be none other than the real, Earth-3 version of Jay Garrick, portrayed by John Wesley Shipp — who also played Barry’s father, Henry Allen, up until his tragic death at the end of last week’s episode. Shipp also played the original live-action iteration “The Flash” in CBS’ ’90s version, bringing things full circle.
The tie between the Allen and Garrick families was teased earlier in the season in Episode 20, “Rupture,” when Henry told Barry that Garrick was the maiden name of Barry’s paternal grandmother. At the time, Barry clearly didn’t think anything of it, but in the wake of Henry’s death,...
- 5/25/2016
- by Laura Prudom
- Variety - TV News
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