# The Flash S02E01: The Man Who Saved Central City **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 7, 2015, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s02e01-the-man-who-saved-central-city/733799 "2015-10-07T12:36:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Runestar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@Runestar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runestar)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s02e01-the-man-who-saved-central-city/733799/21 "2015-10-09T14:45:57Z")
Also, now that Harrison Wells is dead, I can’t help wondering who’s footing the bills at STAR labs these days. Mundane of me I know, but that’s the problem with being a grown-up. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s02e01-the-man-who-saved-central-city/733799/22 "2015-10-09T15:18:50Z")
> [@Runestar](#): > > Also, now that Harrison Wells is dead, I can’t help wondering who’s footing the bills at STAR labs these days. OnStar. They’re very helpful. ---
**Author:** ![Gothic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Gothic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gothic)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s02e01-the-man-who-saved-central-city/733799/23 "2015-10-09T17:41:21Z")
The estate lawyer said the property would go into receivership in a week unless he watched the flash drive, so I guess the doc put plenty into an account to cover expenses. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s02e01-the-man-who-saved-central-city/733799/24 "2015-10-11T17:04:57Z")
OK, so why did Barry’s dad have to leave? Does the actor have another gig somewhere? Because the reason given in-show didn’t make any sense at all… Seems like just a bit of ham-fisted angst added in, because every superhero’s got to be at least a little guilt-ridden through holding himself to impossible moral standards to the point of trying to drive everybody away because they just care too much about them. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s02e01-the-man-who-saved-central-city/733799/25 "2015-10-11T17:17:18Z")
> [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#): > > OK, so why did Barry’s dad have to leave? Does the actor have another gig somewhere? Because the reason given in-show didn’t make any sense at all… Seems like just a bit of ham-fisted angst added in, because every superhero’s got to be at least a little guilt-ridden through holding himself to impossible moral standards to the point of trying to drive everybody away because they just care too much about them. I guess he can’t be a regular actor. The show can’t afford him. Lame, but kind of the way it has to be. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s02e01-the-man-who-saved-central-city/733799/26 "2015-10-11T20:04:05Z")
> [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#): > > OK, so why did Barry’s dad have to leave? Barry’s already got a dad: West. As god is my witness, I thought that Barry’s dad was a cop, and he was West’s partner. What the hell? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s02e01-the-man-who-saved-central-city/733799.md?page=1)