Thelureofthedarknessandotherquestionsthisseasonprojects

TheFlashseriesisnotanotherclichedsuperherostorythoughitisbasedonthestoryofBarryAllen,theFlash.Itcastalotofthough-provokingquestionsoneveryaudiencewhoreallypaysattentionwatchingit.Ithinkthatiswhatmattersforagooddrama.Thequestionswhichwriterswantustothinkaboutinthisseasoncanbeattributedasfollows.Howwouldyoureactifyouknewyouonlyhaveafewweekstolive?Tobattleagainsttheinevitabledestinyorpeacefullyacceptitandmaketherestofyourdaysworthy?ItisthedifferencebetweenRamseyandBarry.Andtheirdifferentbeliefsleadtodifferentoutcomes.Whatwouldyoudoifyoulearnedthatyourbelovedonesisgoingtodie?Woulddowhateverittakestosavethemregardlessofmorality?Youcanusethecuretosaveyourfriendorgiveitawaytosavewhoyourfriendwantstosave.Sofar,youcansee--therearefullofmoraldilemmasinthisTVseries.Butthepointisthatitisthistoughdecisionswhatmakewhoweare.Istherenecessarilyanrewardforallyoursacrifices?WhydoestheFlashstillhastodiewhenhehassavedmillionsoflives?Isitfair?Isitsupposedtobethewayhowtheuniverseworks?Whatitreflectshereisthatthereisnoguaranteefortherepaysofgooddeeds.Ifyoudesirerewardsbeforeyou’vedonesomethinggood.Thenitcan’tbecalledaselflessdeedbutratheratransaction.Onegooddeedforagoodrepayment.Ifheroeshavetoweighthereturnshe’sgoingtoclaimbeforehesavelives,theyarenotrealheroes.SotheupcomingdeathfortheFlashactuallyshowsuswhatarealheromeans.Ilovethelinesinthisseries,itgoeslikethis,‘Nopersonisimmunetofeatanddoubtnomatterhowbrave.That’swhatmakesyouhuman.Butthecouragetomoveforward,eveninthefaceofoverwhelmingodds,that’swhatmakesyouahero.’Shouldheroeskillthebadguys?Aswecansee,intheFlashseries,theFlashhassenthundredsofvillainstoIronHeights,aprison,butinevitablysomeofthemescapejailevenmorethanonetime.Ican’thelpaskingwhydidn’ttheFlashkillthem.Killingistheactofpreventingfuturedisturbancesforgood.ItisnoticeablethattheFlashscoldedkillerfrostthatsheblastedbloodwork(avillain)outofthewindowanditcouldhavekilledhim.ThereisanothertrickythingthattheFlashneverkilledtheReverseFlashwhomurderedhismomevenwhenhegottheperfectchancetodoso.Fromwhatisshownabove,thereseemstobeaninvisiblemoralcodeinsideeverysuperhero--NOKILLING.Ithinkthatiswhatseparatesthemfromothers.Becausenomatteroutofwhatcause,theactofkillingitselfcan’tbeuniversal.Itisabsolutelywrongevenheroescan’texcusethemselvesfordoingso.Besides,criminalsarehumanbeings;theyhavehumanrights--theyarethemselvesbutnotthetoolsofotherstoachievegoals.Ifsuperheroeskillvillainstopreventfuturecrimes,theyareinanotherwaykillingthevillainstoachieveotherpurposes,however,villainsthemselvesareinnowaytools.ThemostmovingpartisthattheFlashSeason6solvestheproblemwhichhashungovermyhearteversinceI’vewatchedStarWars:EpisodeIII-RevengeoftheSith.Whatitisinthedarksidethatluresthepreviousgoodguysevenheroes,turnthemagainsttheiroriginalkindness,eventuallyembracethedarknessandbecomeamonster?PalpatinesucceededinturningAnakinSkywalker.RamseyalmostsucceededinturningBarry.Theywereluredbythephysicalandtouchablegiftsfromthedarksidethatcouldsolveurgentproblemsthathadbeentorturingthem.Asalways,thedarksidecansatisfypeople’sneedswhichthebrightsideisincapableof.Themosttemptingoneistodefydeath.Thedarksidecanofferyouandyourbelovedonesimmortalitywhilethebrightsidecanonlyletyouaccepttheunchangeabletruthofdeath.Inthefaceofdeath,everyone’ssurvivaldesireisactivatedandeveryonewantstodefytheirdestiny.SometimesIthinkitistotallyaparadoxbecausethebrightsideissupposedtosavelivesratherthansittheredoingnothingandseethemunravel.Whyshouldn’ttheytaketheofferingofthedarksidewhentherolebrightnessanddarknessareplayinghavealreadyreversed?Butinthisseason’sFlash,thewritertellsustheunspokentruththroughthemouthofNora,asymbolofSpeedForce--‘AcceptingRamsey’sbloodwouldsaveyourbodyfromthecomingCrisisbutnotyoursoul.Youwouldlosethebestofyou:yourjoy,yourpassion,yourlight,thepartofyouthatIrisloves.’ThoselinesperfectlyansweredwhyAnakinwanttosaveAmiladainthebeginningbutoncehestepsintothedarksideoftheforceheunintentionallycausethedeathofAmiladawhichisexactlywhathewantedtoprevent.