The CW's last Arrowverse series ended with The Flash being pulled back with its ninth and final season. The superhero show has been a fixture of the network and DC Comics fans for nearly a decade, and it premiered in 2014 after introducing us to the character of Barry Allen on Arrow a year ago.
Over the course of nine seasons, fans watched Barry grow into one of the best heroes to grace the small screen. It lived up to its comic book counterpart and made the right choice when lightning struck him in the pilot episode. Grant Gustin has been named one of the best actors to play a superhero, and the series will live on as one of the most important comic book TV shows of all time.
In the ninth and final season, The Flash and his crew battled Red Death, reunited with the Green Arrow to stop Bloodwork, and eventually went up against the Negative Speed Force (who now used Eddie Thawne as his avatar). Eddie also brought back bad speed bikers from Barry's past, which means Team Flash must tackle Reverse-Flash, Zoom, Godspeed and Savitar.
The heroes won the battle and The Flash made sure Central City was safe once again in season 9, but Barry decided to take it a step further to ensure he and Iris' daughter Nora West-Allen and future brother Bart could live. decided. a safe new world.
Warning: HUGE spoilers are coming for The Flash season 9 (and series) finale!
How does the flash end?
The series finale of The Flash primarily focuses on the battle between Positive and Negative Speed Powers as both avatars (Barry and Eddie) lead their teams into battle. Team Flash takes care of their enemies in no time. Barry then appeals to Eddie's better nature to defeat the Negative Velocity Force. Eddie destroys the crystal controlling him, but remains the avatar of the Negative Speed Force, allowing both Forces to exist together now.
In a beautiful and emotional moment, Iris gives birth to Barry and Nora by her side. Joe and grown-up Nora return to attend the birth and Team Flash throws a "Welcome to Nora" party for the new parents. But celebrations are all over the place when we learn that Caitlin is still alive (after Khione leaves her body to become Earth's natural guardian) and Joe proposes to Cecile.
In the end, Barry decides the best way forward is to share a piece of himself with others and chooses a new generation of fast bikers to protect Central City.
Who is Avery Ho in The Flash season 9?
The closing moments of The Flash series finale show us that Barry's voice-over narration in the very first episode is actually his conversation with his newborn daughter, Nora. She continues her story of "don't believe in the impossible" by revealing that she has decided to share her talents with others to create more heroes. So he decides to shoot a lightning bolt into the sky and watches the lightning storm cause three new speedsters to be born.
The first of these speedsters is Avery Ho. On the pages of DC Comics, Avery is known as The Flash of China. On the Arrowverse, we actually met Avery earlier when he shared a special moment with Bart Allen in "Impulsive Excessive Disorder," the sixth episode of The Flash season 8. She was played by Piper Curda, who returned to play her in the series finale.
Who is Max Mercury in The Flash season 9?
The name of the second person destined to become a speedster at the hands of Barry's lightning bolt is Max Mercury. It's a name most DC Comics fans are familiar with, and one that Flash fans have wanted to see working on the series since it began in 2014, so it's fitting that it's finally featured in the series finale.
Also known as Lightning, he was initially an obscure character in the comics, until he was rebooted as a regular character in The Flash's stories, where he served as a mentor to various fast actors (including Barry Allen and Wally West).
Trevor Carroll plays him in his cameo appearance in the series finale of The Flash.
Who is Jess Chambers in The Flash season 9?
The third of the new speed motors is named Jess Chambers. Introduced at DC Comics in 2021, Jess Chambers has a similar name to Jesse Chambers (aka Jesse Quick), but it's important to note that these are two separate characters. Jess is a new character and is known as Kid Quick. They originally came from Earth-11 and are DC's first non-binary Flash.
Hana Destiny Huggins plays them in the series finale of The Flash. And in a callback to the show's pilot episode, Jess's coffee begins to drip out of her cup before lightning strikes (just as the liquids in Barry's lab come out of their bottles before hitting her).
This was an absolutely beautiful Easter Egg for DC fans and a fun way to show us that adventures will always go on.
Does Eddie die in The Flash season 9 finale?
No, Eddie Thawne didn't die in the finale of The Flash. While the character was brought back to life by Negative Speed Force to become his avatar following his death in season 1, he eventually chose to stop the cycle of violence and broke the blue crystal that was affecting him. Barry was determined not to let her die again, and his words seemed to have reached him.
While Eddie is no longer a malevolent force, he remains the Negative Speed Force's avatar, suggesting that he and Barry would cross paths again in the future. They may not agree, but Eddie has a second chance at a life he'll never live. What he does with that remains to be seen, but getting one of The Flash's first major deaths back in the final season is indeed pretty poetic.
Is The Flash getting a spin-off?
While the finale of The Flash series may seem like a spin-off, it's unlikely we'll see the title of Avery Ho, Max Mercury or Jess Chambers' own Arrowverse shows. The CW was sold to Nexstar, so the network is moving away from focusing on superheroes – which is one of the many reasons The Flash came to a conclusion.
While it's not entirely unlikely that Warner Bros. will commission a future Flash spinoff on Max streaming services, it's highly unlikely at the moment as they're both focused on relaunching the DC Universe as one shared universe of heroes. film and television. This unfortunately means they are moving from the Arrowverse.
For now, the Arrowverse is over, but as they say in DC's Stargirl, it was never really the end in the world of DC Comics.
The Flash season 9 premieres on Thursday, June 1, on Netflix.