Board Thread:The Flash discussions/@comment-9346948-20160511000438/@comment-26397914-20160511205949

Kaestal wrote: TBH in the comics speedsters dom't have a true top speed.... Wally West managed to move fast enough to outrace the guy whose job is to specifically catch speedsters, and either earlier of later on he ran faster than teleportation used by a cosmic godlike being. True, but didn't Wally have to steal others' kinetic momentum in those instances? I know it took the entire earth's population loaning him speed to outrun the cosmic beings. The TV universe seems to be taking a more simplistic approach. Just look at how they explained the speed force. They tend to leave out a lot. I'm betting to allow future storylines more freedom to explore the nuances (or maybe it's just easier to market a less defined concept to their audience).