Board Thread:The Flash discussions/@comment-9346948-20160127010358/@comment-5139306-20160130233209

Or... The Eobard we was in Season 2 is not as developed as the one we saw in Season 1. No way Flash gained skill enough in so short of time to be able to school Thawne so easily and for all time. This isnt Dragon Ball Z, where you gain strength enough that the last guy you just went to war with, now is left in the dust and is no longer a threat to you.

Eobard in Season 1, with damaged a Speedfoce conection, annihilated Barry. If he didnt run his mouth at the end there would be no Season 2. Power like that is not casually cast aside and forgotten.

What you saw in this episode was the beginning of Eobard Thawne. When we see him next he will be much more. And if he was the same strength level as Season 1 Eobard, and Barry has surpassed him to the point that he is not longer a threat, as you gleaned, then its poor writing. Which I choose not to believe.