The Flash Season 7 Introduces An Interstellar Relief Force - Screen Rant

Warning: The following contains SPOILERS for The Flash season 7, episode 12, "Good-Bye Vibrations."

The latest episode of The Flash established the existence of the Cosmic Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) in the Arrowverse. Appearing in only a single issue of the Green Lantern comic in 2003, CEMA is one of DC Comics' most obscure organizations. However, its unique niche makes it an ideal introduction into the Arrowverse at this time.

CEMA was mentioned early on in The Flash episode "Good-Bye Vibrations," as Cisco Ramon informed the rest of Team Flash that he was leaving his position at STAR Labs to lead the Science and Technology department of ARGUS. Apparently, Cisco had been recommended as an ideal candidate for the position by both Lyla Michaels and John Diggle. Cisco also explained that the position was now open because the previous director, Chip Cooper, had been reassigned to a position at CEMA. Cisco then commented that he really was the biggest nerd on the team, as nobody else had heard of CEMA before he mentioned it.

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This was likely a knowing and cheeky nod to the comics; CEMA has only appeared once, in Green Lantern Vol. 3 #166 and even longtime comic book readers may never have heard of it. The comic established CEMA as a disaster relief organization, presumably comparable to the United States' FEMA, made up of aliens from thousands of sentient worlds. Their duties were primarily focused on helping the survivors of planet-eating monsters rather than averting disasters or punishing criminals. This caused CEMA to butt heads with the Green Lantern Corps, which was more concerned with law enforcement than taking care of refugees.

Given how little has been written about CEMA in the comics, they could easily be adapted to meet multiple needs in the Arrowverse. The organization could show up in Legends of Tomorrow, whose season 6 storyline has centered around various cosmic threats born of alien magic. While it might seem redundant to bring another law enforcement agency into the series after they already eliminated the similarly bureaucratic Federal Time Bureau following Legends of Tomorrow season 4, the Legends have always been at their best when they had a rival to work against and CEMA might provide the perfect foil for them.

Another possibility is that CEMA could become the Arrowverse version of S.W.O.R.D., an organization of humans and alien allies from Marvel Comics and the MCU tasked with protecting Earth from alien threats. This could act as an avenue for introducing alien heroes and characters into The Flash after Supergirl comes to a close later this year. Such an organization could easily fill the hole left behind by the DEO after its destruction at the end of Supergirl season 5.

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