Who is Jay Garrick? Who is this Atom Smasher guy? And what's the deal with Earth 2? Our guide to The Flash season 2 easter eggs is here!
This article consists of nothing but The Flash season 2 spoilers. Caution is advised.
The Flashseason 2 is finally here, and with it, a whole stack of new DC Comics references, easter eggs, superheroes, and supervillains. I'll continue to catalog all of them in my weekly reviews of The Flash, but for ease of access, I'll also start compiling everything (sometimes more in a slightly more in-depth version) in this post, which I'll update weekly.
While my weekly reviews will reflect what we learn week to week, I reserve the right to change any entries here based on what we learn in later episodes. With that in mind, read on with caution if you're behind on episodes. Also, if it was already covered in season one, you probably won't find it here. If you're just looking for a complete guide to the DC Comics references from last year, click here.
If there's anything I missed, please let me know in the comments or on Twitter, and if it checks out, I'll update the article.
Click the episode titles to go to full reviews of each episode, too! Newest episode will always be at the top, and then they'll be chronological after that...
The Flash Season 2 Episode 7 "Gorilla Warfare"
- If you just want some fun Grodd facts detailing his hairiest schemes, then this is the article for you.
- Your eyes did not deceive you, that was your best look yet at Hawkgirl in this universe. The thing is, we still don't know whether Ms. Saunders is already having past life issues and sprouting wings, or if that's simply a vibe of what's to come. Either way, it's pretty cool, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what Ciara Renee has in store for us here and on Legends of Tomorrow.
- Henry Allen was camping in Granite Peak National Park, a place that only exists in the DC Universe.
- For real, a Grape Ape joke? That's impressive, even for Cisco. That put the theme song right in my head, and now it can be in yours, too.
- We're going to get a Flash ring. Holy moley, we're going to get a Flash ring!!! Storing the Flash costume on a mannequin or whatever it is they're doing hasn't felt quite right. Why not embrace the full-on crazy of storying a costume in a ring that Barry can then just leap into as it decompresses on contact with the air? And speaking of full-on crazy...
- Gorilla City here we come! The whole episode, I was thinking up Gorilla City excuses. Caitlin will teach him how to make more like him! Nope. The extra drugs in his bloodstream from their double cross will allow him to make more like him! Nope.
No, instead, Gorilla City already exists, except only on Earth-Two. Now, purists might take issue with this. To them I say, don't be foolish. We just saw Gorilla freakin' City on our televisions. From a story standpoint, using Earth-Two's longer association with wacky metahuman activity allows us to leapfrog all of the "how did a Gorilla City happen in the first place" nonsense.
But don't forget: this is now a world with dimensional portals all over the place. Who's to say that Gorilla City can't be transported wholesale to a rainforest on Earth-One? And since it's in a jungle, who's to say that the super-intelligent gorilla population would even notice? Or that they weren't involved?
Anyway, I don't think we'll get to Gorilla City until season three, or ever, but aren't you just happy it exists?
And now for the previous episodes...