Stargirl season 2 could be rebooting Jay Garrick’s The Flash history and that's a big deal. The series, which was a DC Universe original before airing exclusively on The CW, was not officially a part of the Arrowverse. However, the “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover effectively rebooted the multiverse, changing course and merging Black Lightning and Supergirl’s separate worlds with The Flash, Batwoman, and Arrow to create Earth-Prime. John Wesley Shipp’s Flash of Earth-3 (aka, Jay Garrick) presumably died when the multiverse was erased from existence by the Anti-Monitor, but it’s been announced that the actor will reprise his role in season 2 of Stargirl.
Shipp’s iteration of Garrick was first introduced all the way back in season 2 of the speedster’s show. Hunter Zolomon had kidnapped him from his home on Earth-3 and imprisoned him on Earth-2, stealing his civilian and superhero identity for himself. After being rescued by Barry Allen, Jay returned to Earth-3 as that world’s speedster. In The Flash season 4, Jay retired from being a speedster, training a mystery woman in his place before settling down with Joan Williams. Considering that Stargirl is set on a reworked version of Earth-2 (a world currently unknown to Earth-Prime and vice versa), Jay Garrick’s backstory could be given a major rewrite that might prevent him from appearing in The Flash at any point in the future.
Jay Garrick is set to appear as The Flash in Stargirl season 2’s ninth episode, which is slated to be a flashback episode to the Justice Society of America, an all-star superhero team whose members are presumed dead after an attack by the villainous Injustice Society of America. Pat Dugan, a former sidekick of Starman, says he saw everyone die, The Flash included. While it’s unclear whether this flashback will detail the JSA’s origin story or showcase what happened during that fateful night, it’s possible that the superhero series will confirm that the Jay of Earth-3 is now the speedster of Earth-2, with the series reverting to his comic book origins as a JSA member.
All that said, Jay’s The Flash history will effectively be erased. A flashback episode implies that he’s dead in Stargirl’s present day. Yes, he could be revealed as still being alive, similar to how the ending of season 1 confirmed that Starman had somehow survived the ISA attack. Even if Jay’s Flash is still alive, his life is likely much different than it was before “Crisis on Infinite Earths.” It’s possible that his rebooted history means that he will never meet Barry, never work with or marry Joan, and never train the elusive speedster alluded to in The Flash season 4. He might not even remember his previous life from Earth-3 at all and that’s sad to think about, especially since The Flash did a pretty good job with weaving him into the story and developing him as a character.
While Stargirl was in talks to crossover with The Flash at one point, plans for the storyline were reportedly dropped. Now that the superhero series is moving to include Jay Garrick, one can argue that a crossover is back on the table. However, this move could prevent Jay’s return to The Flash in the future, either because he’s no longer around or because he’s unaware of Earth-Prime’s existence. After all, it’s doubtful that revelation will come into play anytime soon. In any case, Jay Garrick’s arrival on Stargirl will officially connect the show to the Arrowverse, even if it will likely change the character’s previously established history forever.
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