: This act successfully changed the future, creating a time paradox that threatened Savitar’s existence.
As the time paradox began to catch up to him, Savitar attempted a "Plan B": using a modified Speed Force Bazooka to fragment himself across all of time to become a literal god. The Flash - Season 3Eps23
: Barry refused to kill Savitar, but when the villain attacked, Iris West shot him. Some critics found this controversial, as it challenged the idea of a speedster's reflexes, but thematically, it allowed Iris to save the man who had spent the season trying to save her. 🌀 The Speed Force Penance : This act successfully changed the future, creating
The episode opens with the shocking reveal that Iris West did not die. used his facial transmogrifier to take her place, sacrificing his life to save her and atone for accidentally revealing her location to Savitar. Some critics found this controversial, as it challenged
The (or lack thereof) of the Speed Force Bazooka. How this finale set up the drastic tone shift for Season 4.
: Caitlin Snow chose not to take the cure, deciding instead to find her own path as someone who is neither "Caitlin" nor "Killer Frost."
: Barry Allen chose to enter the Speed Force willingly, viewing it as his penance for the chaos caused by Flashpoint.
