I wanted to wait a few days before discussing this one, just to make sure that everone that DVR'ed it had a chance to watch it. And just for the record? It was freakin' awesome! If you haven't watch it yet, then be warned...MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!!!
Still with me? Good! First of all...Holy crap! Did anyone else see Eddie killing himself coming? I mean, at all? It shouldn't be too surprising (even though it was!) becaues Kreisberg likes doing this sort of thing to keep the viewers invested in a show, and to make it seem more real, you know, like no one is really safe from death. Look at Arrow, in season one they killed off Tommy, in season 2 they killed off Oliver's mother, and in season 3 they killed off Sara. But Eddie making the ultimate sacrafice was something I don't think any of us saw coming. Here's what Kreisberg told the Hollywood Reporter on the matter:
"When we decided to name him Thawne, we hoped the audience would suspect Eddie was the Reverse-Flash because of his last name. We always knew Eddie would be his ancestor, but we weren’t quite sure how we would end the season. The way things were moving forward, it felt like it was the best thing to do for his character. Like with Colin Donnell [whose character Tommy died in Arrow’s season one finale], it was literally the worst thing we could do to ourselves as writers, producers and friends, because we all love Rick so much both personally and professionally, and we think he’s crushed it as Eddie all season. We’ve all become very close. It’s one of those terrible things. The story sort of tells you what it wants to be and as much as it broke our hearts, we knew this was the way the season needed to end…
Eddie has been struggling these last few weeks hearing about the future and about how there is no place for him in the future. He wasn’t going to believe in Wells’ interpretation of the future. He was going to make his own decision and he basically decided to recommit to Iris, which only makes his sacrifice that much more heartbreaking. He didn’t do it because he didn’t have anything to live for. He did it because he had everything to live for."
If you were a fan of Eddie's, though, don't worry. We haven't seen the last of him. Even though he will no longer be a series regular, he'll still be making his way onto the series. There have been talks of alternate universes and timelines being introduced next season, so Eddie will be back in some capacity. AND...he said that they will be introducing some new speedsters to the show next season! There had already been rumors of Wally West showing up next season, but after seeing Jay Garrick's helmet appear in the season finale, I'm guessing that we're going to be seeing him as well. Kreisberg continued:
"Not to pat ourselves on the back too much, but if you watch the pilot, there are clues that got laid out throughout the season. We’ve done the same thing for season two and hopefully we’ve created a structure and a scenario for season two that people will find equally compelling and equally interesting. Some of it has already been set up in the events of season one. Just like we do on Arrow, where without even realizing it toward the end of the season we’re setting up the next season. Once people come back in season two, they’ll look back at some of these episodes in season one and go, ‘Oh wait a minute, I see where this came from.’
Yeah. We are going to introduce a few more speedsters next year and a bunch more villains. How they and those villains come about is part of the surprise of season two. We’re really excited. [Executive producer] Greg [Berlanti] and myself and [executive producer] Geoff Johns and the writers, the cast, the crew, the directors — we are so proud of this season of television. It really is a high mark for all of us and we feel a great deal of pressure and anxiety to live up to it, because it’s been so well received. As proud as excited as we are about everything we’ve done this year, we really are just as proud and excited for all the things we are planning coming up and hopefully people will continue to take this ride with us."
What did you think about the season finale? If you want to know my thoughts, check out the video below:
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