The Flash Season 7 Ending Explained & Future SetUp

The Flash Season 7 Ending Explained & Future Set-Up

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The Flash season 7 ended with a thrilling finale that concluded the Godspeed Civil War, while also setting up a villain for season 8.

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The Flash Season 7 Ending Explained & Future SetUp

WARNING: This article features major spoilers from The Flash season 7, episode 18, “Heart of the Matter, Part 2.”

The ending of The Flash season 7 wrapped up the Arrowverse show’s latest storyline while setting up the future season. Following the landmark 150th episode of The Flash, “Heart of the Matter, Part 1,” the season 7 finale resolved the Godspeed Civil War story, bringing back several familiar faces in the process. While the episode provided a satisfying end to the season’s main storylines, it also presented a shocking twist that likely left many viewers wondering what’s in store for season 8.

The Flash season 7 was the shortest one yet — only 18 episodes long — as a result of COVID-19 production delays. Still, the show’s writers were able to pack a lot into the season: After finishing the Mirror Mistress arc, the Arrowverse did its own take on the New Forces from the DC Universe for the first half of the season. In the second half of The Flash season 7, Barry and Iris decided to start a family, only for Godspeed to return, allowing his story to (finally) be resolved.

Even though The Flash has featured a speedster as the main villain previously, the Godspeed war stood out for one main reason: As it became an all-hands-on-deck situation, Barry recruited several speedsters like Jay Garrick, Impulse, and XS to help fight the Godspeed army. Due to the enormous threat that Godspeed became, the arc resulted in being the biggest Flash Family storyline of the series so far. After Godspeed was defeated, Barry and Iris renewed their vows in a charming ceremony with friends and family; however, one major plot thread was left hanging by the finale’s end.

The End Of The Godspeed War In The Flash Season 7

The Flash Season 7 Ending Explained & Future SetUp

Following the cliffhanger in the 150th episode, The Flash season 7 finale expanded upon August Heart’s true motives as he wanted to possess organic speed. The only way to stop the Godspeed clones from terrorizing Central City was if Barry gave August what he demanded. After the Flash Family tried to stop the clones, Barry ended up giving August what he wanted, but Godspeed went back on his promise in true villain fashion. While August had organic speed in his system, Barry and Iris put plan B into motion to stop the psychotic speedster: using the Negative Speed Force.

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While Barry and Godspeed duked it out, Eobard Thawne, a.k.a. the Reverse-Flash, reemerged. Unlike their past encounters, The Flash and Reverse-Flash had to put aside their differences in order to fight Godspeed together as a team. Godspeed created a lightsaber-like weapon made from Speed Force energy and eventually stabbed Godspeed, who did survive but was locked up at Iron Heights, bringing the Civil War to an end.

What Is XS & Impulse’s Arrowverse Future After The Flash Season 7

The Flash Season 7 Ending Explained & Future SetUp

While Nora and Bart West-Allen were present for their parents’ vow renewal, The Flash season 7 finale was pretty ambiguous about what is next for XS and Impulse. Since Godspeed was defeated, 2049 is now technically safe again — but the future is also different since Jay Garrick’s death was prevented. The Flash season 7 finale ended with Iris and Barry’s vow renewal ceremony while their children were still there. Since there was no indication that XS and Impulse were planning on returning to 2049 right away, could they be back in The Flash season 8?

It is always possible The Flash season 8 premiere will include a reference to Nora and Bart going back to their time off-screen; however, given how much emphasis there was on the West-Allen family in the last two episodes, it would not be shocking if The Flash season 8 had the kids back for a few episodes. It took the Arrowverse seven years to finally introduce Impulse on The Flash as one of the remaining big speedsters from the comics. Crisis on Infinite Earths was also able to soft reboot XS as a character, which is why it is hard to picture The Flash not using them again next season. Having XS and Impulse around for at least a few episodes should be possible without messing up the timeline. It could also potentially set up an XS and Impulse spinoff series, perhaps with a backdoor pilot like Arrow attempted to do in its final season for Green Arrow and the Canaries. The CW might be saving Jessica Parker Kennedy and Jordan Fisher’s potential return as a surprise announcement for DC FanDome, if not sooner.

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Reverse-Flash Could Return In The Flash Season 8

Originally, The Flash season 6 was going to end with a major Reverse-Flash cliffhanger before the pandemic forced them to shut down production on the remaining three episodes. Even though the wait was long, The Flash season 7 did restore Reverse-Flash with Harrison Wells’ face. Despite them teaming up to defeat Godspeed, the war between Reverse-Flash and The Flash will never be over. While Barry managed to beat Eobard, The Flash seemingly left the door open for Reverse-Flash to be a prominent villain again. Even though no big bads have been officially announced for The Flash season 8, Reverse-Flash could be one of the main antagonists given the finale’s setup.

So far, The CW has not stated that The Flash season 8 will be the final one for the Arrowverse drama. Many have speculated that The Flash’s end might be near because Arrow finished after eight seasons. However, if it turns out The Flash season 8 will be their last one, it makes sense for Reverse-Flash to be back as one of the final threats of the series. Since the show’s inception, they have always made it clear that Eobard will always play a crucial role in Barry’s life as his ultimate opponent. Besides their iconic rivalry, The Flash season 8 also needs to explain in detail how Eobard was able to come back. Aside from mentioning that the Speed Force connected with the Negative Speed Force, they didn’t go deeper into their explanation of how that worked.

Although even if The Flash season 9 were to happen, there is no reason why Reverse-Flash couldn’t be back next year in some capacity. However, the good thing is the writers have restored Eobard, so they can use Reverse-Flash whenever they want to down the line. In the end, The Flash season 7 finale was a powerful conclusion to the Godspeed war while also celebrating the Arrowverse drama’s past, present, and future.

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Andy is a senior writer at Screen Rant as he has covered the world of entertainment journalism since 2010, mostly superheroes and comic book media. In addition to his work as a reporter, Andy co-hosts The Flash Podcast, Titans Podcast while running the entire DC TV Podcasts network. He is also the founder/editor-in-chief of The Marvel Report since Fall 2015.

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