Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-28265951-20160421125919/@comment-28555794-20160606183627

Bo-Katan wrote: Okay but how does this explain why in "Out of Time" and "Legends of Yesterday" why Barry didn't co-exist with his day-younger self?

And also i rewatched the season 2 finale and was it Barry 1 (from timeline where he went back in time to 1 second earlier) or Barry 2 (who was already there) that died stopping the Magnatar? 1. First question is a good one. I guess...because the time travel wasn't intentional? Until his tachyon enhancement, Barry wasn't able to time travel at will.

2. I re-watched it just now, and Barry 2 died. So I guess the whole "Speedforce" thing is why he's still alive. Barry 2 continued to race inside the magnetar while Barry 1 released Joe from his restraints. Then Zoom left the magnetar to fight Barry 1. Then Barry 2 sacrificed himself to destroy the device.

Near the end of the episode, before the real Jay Gerrick's mask was removed, Barry explained that HE was the one who went back in time. So the "time remnant" was Barry 2, the one already there.

So I guess YOU'RE the "time remnant" if your near future self travels back moments in time.