User blog comment:TheDoctor230/Flash Season 4 Theory/@comment-26618197-20171208154619/@comment-27700324-20171208161015

Well you know the Trial of the Flash lasted a long time. It was a big story for Barry, longer than the Flashpoint book because it was his final story. They didn't think to bring him back after the Crisis back then. At that time, he was going to be dead. So therefore his final story was going to be a long one. Then again, the show shortened Flashpoint down by a lot.