The Present doesnt waste too much time getting to those answers.
Doctor Alchemys Philosophers Stone.
And, it just so happens Julian was said papers author.
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Julian also drops one bit of information before their conversation ends: Savitar was the first meta with speed.
Wells is here to bring the Christmas spirit by hanging festive decorations around the lab.
They leave behind Wally, who reveals hes been training with H.R.
Doctor Alchemy is trying to use the building to restore every metas powers from the Flashpoint timeline.
Savitar makes his entrance right when Barry and Jay arrive.
So, Jay takes on Savitar while Barry goes after the stone.
Barry unmasks Alchemy and discovers its Julian.
Julian vehemently denies being Savitar and seems to truly believe he isnt.
Barry suspects Julian may not know hes Alchemy because hes been blacking out.
Barry unmasks in front of Julian to get Julian to trust him.
It works and Julian comes clean about the blackouts and his trip to India.
His blackouts started after the India trip.
(I didnt buy Cisco would fall for this, but whatever.)
Thankfully, Caitlin breaks through to Cisco, who locks the stone back up.
Savitar also reveals Future Barry trapped him in time/eternity and now hes back to take everything from him.
Suddenly, Barry finds himself on Infantino Street in Central City.
Present Barry watches as the other Barry fails to stop Savitar from killing Iris.
the season finale in May also, shout-out toThe Flashtaking a book fromArrows season 4 playbook).
Instead of focusing on what might never happen, he needs to focus on the present.
While Cecil is in the other room, Team Flash gives Wally his present, a Kid Flash costume.
Earlier in the episode, Joe was pissed when he found out Wally was training with H.R.
tells Joe the needs to recognize and encourage Wallys potential or else Wally will look elsewhere for support.
So, thats how we arrive at this point.
Iris is worried theyre moving too quickly, but Barry is sure this is what he wants.
Unlike the season 1 fall finale, there isnt a juicy stinger at the end.
The Present ends the first half of season 3 on an okay note.
It gave us some much-needed answers while also sending the show in a new direction.
However, The Present was so plot-concerned it didnt leave much time to focus on the characters themselves.
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