I like Barry and I am always rooting for him, but I find it interesting to consider whether or not I think his choice to re-open the portal to E-2 in order to go after Zoom was noble. My first thought was: of course it was. But then thinking about it further I think for me it's more grey than that.
First, going back to the time of the creation of the singularity and the opening of multiple breaches which allowed Zoom access and ability to terrorize E-1: well that was b/c Barry was willing to put the earth at risk for the potential personal gain of going back in time to save his mother. Now what he did not do, when he created that particular problem, was create Zoom. Zoom was already alive and well and causing problems on his particular earth, E-2. So, while Barry may have wanted to also kill Zoom and solve E-2 problem for them, Barry's main responsibility, in order to right the wrong he did to E-1 by his original choice, was to close the breaches and exile Zoom from E-1. Which he did.
But then Barry decided he needed to destroy Zoom and save the people of E-2. Now that does seem noble, but in choosing to do this, he once again sought to open a portal, thereby once more potentially giving Zoom access to E-1.
Essentially, Barry keeps deciding that he has the right to put large groups of people at substantial risk -- (in the case of the singularity, everyone on earth/E-1; in the case of re-opening a new portal, all the people that Zoom could potentially terrorize on E-1) -- when it seems to suit him. So, in the case of his second decision (trying to destroy Zoom for the sake of E-2), yes, there is a noble component there, but again, I'm not sure he has the right to make that "noble" decision, considering that if something goes wrong, he's willingly putting people on E-1 at risk by giving Zoom passageway once again... And, as we have seen, his "plans" frequently keep going wrong! Like the army saying goes: "No plan survives contact with the enemy."
I guess, as some others have pointed out, I'd like to see Barry at some point having a little more insight into the consequences of the failure of some of his big plans. I guess I hope to see Barry, as a young superhero-in-the-making, show signs of beginning to acquire the element of wisdom, which comes with experience and a willingness to examine one's failures.
First, going back to the time of the creation of the singularity and the opening of multiple breaches which allowed Zoom access and ability to terrorize E-1: well that was b/c Barry was willing to put the earth at risk for the potential personal gain of going back in time to save his mother. Now what he did not do, when he created that particular problem, was create Zoom. Zoom was already alive and well and causing problems on his particular earth, E-2. So, while Barry may have wanted to also kill Zoom and solve E-2 problem for them, Barry's main responsibility, in order to right the wrong he did to E-1 by his original choice, was to close the breaches and exile Zoom from E-1. Which he did.
But then Barry decided he needed to destroy Zoom and save the people of E-2. Now that does seem noble, but in choosing to do this, he once again sought to open a portal, thereby once more potentially giving Zoom access to E-1.
Essentially, Barry keeps deciding that he has the right to put large groups of people at substantial risk -- (in the case of the singularity, everyone on earth/E-1; in the case of re-opening a new portal, all the people that Zoom could potentially terrorize on E-1) -- when it seems to suit him. So, in the case of his second decision (trying to destroy Zoom for the sake of E-2), yes, there is a noble component there, but again, I'm not sure he has the right to make that "noble" decision, considering that if something goes wrong, he's willingly putting people on E-1 at risk by giving Zoom passageway once again... And, as we have seen, his "plans" frequently keep going wrong! Like the army saying goes: "No plan survives contact with the enemy."
I guess, as some others have pointed out, I'd like to see Barry at some point having a little more insight into the consequences of the failure of some of his big plans. I guess I hope to see Barry, as a young superhero-in-the-making, show signs of beginning to acquire the element of wisdom, which comes with experience and a willingness to examine one's failures.
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