User blog:Xandermcc/Is it getting more obvious?

Every season of the Flash, we have a mysterious big bad. A threat that rises each time. And although each one gets faster and stronger every season, their actual mystery gets even more obvious each season. Here is why.

So let us start off with the master. Eobard Thawne AKA Harrison Wells AKA The Reverse Flash. He had fooled everyone by pretending to be in a wheelchair. (Also gaining in speed while doing this) As Joe pointed out, we wouldn't expect the guy in the wheelchair to be the Reverse Flash. Although he didn't fool the audience in the same way as our heroes because they revealed it to us beforehand. Only mistake made by the guy. He then shockingly revealed it to everyone else, but still kept a diabolical plan intact even when they found out because he expected it and planned ahead. Now for the next threat against Team Flash...

Jay Garrick AKA Hunter Zolomon AKA Zoom. He decided to be the villain and the hero at the same time to fool everyone. A good plan and i still love this guy, but unlike Harrison Wells he made it a little easier to narrow it down. After all, he is the only other speedster on E-2 Barry knows about. Although his speed is depleted and they run a million different tests to confirm this, he ended up tricking them by using a time remnant which i feel is the only way he could keep his secret without them running a million x-rays and finding out. He probabably got a time remnant that had his speed further depleted by Velocity. Though in terms of his fake identity as Jay, the only reason they didn't find out immediately is because Harry never talked with Caitlin that much about Hunter Zolomon until it is convenient. Then once they do find out, he ends up having a plan that is stopped by the Flash, only to have a desperate back up plan of destroying the multiverse. Getting him sloppy just to get Barry to kill him, causing him to fall into the Black Flash. Next is the final threat...

Barry Allen AKA Dr. Alchemy AKA Savitar. He was practically a threat that didn't want his identity a secret because he just wanted to spell it out. I am the Future Flash was said by Julian, this time with no pauses. He was begging to be revealed, but Team Flash never saw the clues, which gave only the illusion of a secret identity. This also caused problems for Savitar once he revealed he is Barry's time remnant. As in Cause and Effect, they just gave Savitar amnesia. Frankly at that point, they can beat him just by putting him in a S.T.A.R labs cell and restoring Barry's mind right there. So this is the case where unlike Zoom and Eobard, both his secret and post-reveal plan fails on so many levels. As not only do they have the key to distrupt his memories, but they know what creates him because of him outright saying it. So him revealing his identity at that point does him more harm than good. Devoe, learn from this. Since Team Flash has the knowledge to beat you because of Savitar, just don't reveal your identity ever.

So that is the study of how obvious the identities of the villains are getting and how they get worse at making plans post-reveal. Do you disagree? Do you agree? Leave it down below.