User blog comment:Crosaffcheg/Barry screwed up again/@comment-24042303-20170130180116/@comment-3221148-20170130180856

>"Eobard did this because he wants Barry's life to continue as it is right now instead of the version in his future."

Good idea, actually. He DID say that Barry was more stupid than the Flash of 2020.

Maybe Eobard deliberately used the Speed Force to alter reality so that he stays alive, while the weaker version of Barry exists? Pretty evil.