The shock reveal way back in The Flash Season 1 that STAR Labs owner Harrison Wells was secretly Reverse Flash Eobard Thawne rocked the world of the show. And Cavanagh’s electric performance, which shifted between kind, friendly mentor and terrifying, manipulative menace with ease, is a big reason that twist worked as well as it did. Of course, everyone wanted to keep the actor around after that – and rightly so! Enter Harry Wells, the gruff and cynical STAR Labs founder from Earth-2 forced to spy on Team Flash after his daughter was kidnapped by the evil speedster known as Zoom.
To be fair, the transformations probably should have just stopped right there. Harry was the first and by far the best replacement Wells and a fantastic character in his own right – damaged, loving, brilliant, and brave. His quest to save his daughter was both moving and meaningful, and resulted in lasting consequences for everyone it touched. His character experienced real growth and became a better man thanks to his experiences with Team Flash.
But rather than truly continue to build on Harry’s story, The Flash sent him back to Earth-2 and introduced a third Wells, a sweet but largely dim version known as H.R., for Season 3. And the character has never been the same since.
The Flash has always loved to play with doppelgangers – it’s how we got Killer Frost in the first place, and for that I’ll always be grateful – but they’re also one of the show’s worst crutches. If another version of the same person always exists somewhere, then no consequences are ever truly lasting.
H.R. sacrificed himself to save Iris from Savitar, but how much does that really matter when a fourth Wells – this time a mysterious detective known as Sherloque, complete with a dreadful French accent – is on the scene by the next season premiere? When that person will inevitably join Team Flash in virtually the exact same role as his predecessor(s)? When we’ll have, at best, a season to get to know them? And they all essentially come with an expiration date attached?
By the time adventurer Nash Wells shows up in Season 6, the presence of a Wells, literally any Wells, on The Flash feels more like a box that has to be checked than any kind of narrative necessity. In theory, Nash was meant to serve as an important catalyst for the massive “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover, but his turn as Pariah was largely forgettable. (Did he…actually do anything of real consequence? I’m not sure.)
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