Much like the deity he named himself after, Savitar’s obsession and conviction gained him followers and disciples over the course of many years, until he eventually became the leader of a speed cult. The Hindu “God of Motion” was named Savitr and when a Cold War pilot-from an indeterminate third world nation-was struck down by a bolt of lightning and discovered his speed powers, that was whom he named himself after on a quest to unlock the secrets of the Speed Force (although he didn’t know about the Speed Force at the time of this accident). To step outside of his comic book origins for just a moment, Savitar’s name is actually Hindu.
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Savitar came to us care of writer Mark Waid and artist Oscar Jimenez during Waid’s much beloved Flash series (which is, fun fact, my favourite Flash run of all time). It’s a pretty accessible issue and it’s easy to get your hands on since it’s available digitally. If you are looking for some reading you can pick up Savitar’s origin in THE FLASH (Vol. Plus, he has a much longer history with a variety of Flashes than Killer Frost. …I know the episode is called “Killer Frost,” but I just ha ve to explore Savitar because he is such a weird and interesting character. Well, unless you’re Caitlin.On this week’s episode of Th e Flash, the big bad of the season has finally been revealed to us! Psych! It was not just Doctor Alchemy-although he is a pretty impressive threat in and of himself-it is a speedster named Savitar. Martin brings such gorgeous depth to the part, and I cannot wait to see him sing in the musical episode. I can’t lose Wally, Barry.”), but he doesn’t punish anyone for the loss. He wants his son back (“We have to bring him back. Joe’s grief stricken at the loss, but bless him: he doesn’t blame Barry. Wally’s trapped (it’s not possible Wally is Savitar, somehow, right?). … I don’t want to be someone that you’re trying to save for the rest of eternity.” In the end, Iris rejects his proposal/stops wearing the ring, and I’m honestly not sure how their relationship is going to shake out. … But I thought you were asking me purely out of love, not fear. Such foolishness, manipulated or not, gets you sucked into the speed force, dude.Īlso? Because Barry rushed the proposal, didn’t ask Joe for permission (Barry: no), and may not have had purely romantic intentions, his relationship with Iris is on the rocks. Sorry, I meant he went off to save the day alone: “No, I can do this by myself.” No.
He committed the cardinal sin of this show, which is going up against a Sicilian when death is on the line. … But you can’t run from a place of fear.”), but the demons (ha) in his head were too loud. In this episode, I vacillated between feeling bad for him and wanting to yell at him. … I’ll see you downstairs.” Hilarious phrasing and an echo of Joe’s tone/inflection from last week, when he agreed to wear a magnet helmet. Oh, and Tom Felton’s delivery of these lines was pitch perfect: “I’m not a human Oujia board. It’s more powerful than you’d expect from a somewhat fluffy show. They’ve seen the worst of each other, but they still believe in each other. You know, in case you’re wondering.) Despite the road bumps these two stumble over, they have a sweet, tender dynamic. ( And yes, I can actually recite that whole speech, complete with accent. To quote Spike from Buffy: :You’re not friends. It’s miserable.” And yet, he still puts himself in a terrible position (twice) of being Savitar’s puppet mouthpiece-all in the name of helping the team and saving Iris.īut he finally gives Caitlin a (moderately fast) kiss (“Sorry, I just wanted to do that in case you…change your mind later.”). He sympathizes with Wally about the Savitar mind-uh, frakery: “I’ve been there, done that. And I’ll say it again: I really like Julian (and HR’s silly British accent). From discovering Barry’s proposal had other (albeit life-saving) intentions to Wally finally revealing he’s been hallucinating Savitar, nearly everyone suffers a setback, emotional or otherwise.Ĭaitlin kept a piece of the Philosopher’s stone (did they steal it from Potter?), and Julian feels understandably betrayed. The Flash’s 15th episode (“ The Wrath of Savitar”) started off fun and lighthearted (the race! The billboard!)-and then quickly took a nosedive into Terrible Life Choices, a suburb of Nopeville.
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