'That word' (below-hyperlinked to FREE streaming of episodes of The CW's THE FLASH) is built on an even-deeper source ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which our lexicon stands ...
The word “Ending” (~ #Ends #Ended #End #Ender #Endings) is built on ancient words that mean " Front, |Forehead ( |Before)" (the Outermost Part, obsolete except in phrase the ends of the earth; Destruction, |Death; the Last Straw, the |Limit).
I've been 'slow binging' episodes of The CW's THE FLASH on NETFLIX (watching one episode a day, reminiscent of the days when we'd be limited to only one new episode a week), and I just watched the last episode of Season Two—where The Flash (whose name is ... SPOILER ALERT ...
(... Barry Allen)—whose mother was killed by a scientist who went back in time to try to kill him when he was a child, a scientist whom Barry went back in time to save himself but was unable to save his mother, whom he was able to save when he went back in time another time (when he saw his first 'time remnant' (from the first time he went back in time) fade away).
Now, I know (and/or 'think I might remember' 🤷) that there's probably a load of time-paradox there; but the episode ended without bringing too much of that up ... he just commented that 'he's sorry he has to go' to his spouse-who-he'll-meet-differently now (his mother's death being 'what caused him to have to be adopted by that girl's dad).
Now I'm thinking I remember that he comes back to the present and finds he has no place in the world and so has to go back into The Speed Force-'dimension' and straighten things out–maybe not 'killing his mom,' but 'ushering her into The Speed Force'-or-something–but I'm Fan-Theorizing for the day-or-so before I start the Third Season; and I'm wondering, why not just let it go?
I'm guessing 'the writers of THE FLASH' think up some "villain from an alternate dimension" invades Earth, and for some reason only 'humans who have experienced The Speed Force' can battle them"; but–failing that–I'm thinking that Barry should've done what we all have to do when "something we expected to have for the rest of our lives" ends prematurely (like when a loved one dies, like when we lose abilities upon which we were going to build our livelihood) ...
... but–since there are at least 4 more seasons to watch, I'm betting it won't be 'the adventures of S.T.A.R. Labs & normal, non-speedster Barry'
Grieve the Loss, and Move On
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