Board Thread:The Flash discussions/@comment-807136-20151028184733/@comment-807136-20151029185150

Cartoon44 wrote: 1. Nope, he faked himself as the one in the car after he had taken the real Wells out, killed him and went back in to place himself in the scene.

2. I don't think it had anything to do with the injury but more the fact that he had used up his speed when traveling back in time and his powers were too weak to fully function.

3. Honestly I think that's just because while he was pretending to be a fully handicapped person, he still had control over the movements of his legs, he just pretended that he couldn't use them.

4. While you made a good point there, it could also be that team flash just never had any reason to suspect he was lying in anyway and healed any injuries they could find. It doesn't really make sense, but that's the most I can explain it.

5. I don't think the power source was enough quite plainly, which is why he needed to steal the tachyon power sources.

Hopefully I answered your questions, I think I got most of them nailed down. Thanks for replying! I still do wonder about what he reported as the extent of his injuries/paralysis. I've heard of people who were unable to walk/support their weight but still had some sensation. Although, I know someone who was nearly electrocuted and he still had mobility but lost feeling-- he couldn't judge how much pressure he was exerting in his right hand, nor could he feel his feet. It made him unable to drive. Gradually he began to get restored sensation and was able to feel enough in his feet that he was allowed to drive again.

Which reminds me:
 * How was Eobard/Dr Wells getting back and forth to STAR Labs and traveling around? Did he have to take a special taxi that could carry his wheelchair? Did he have a van or vehicle he could ride up into in his wheelchair and then steer with his hands (in case someone spotted him driving)? Or did he actually drive like a normal person while storing the wheelchair in the vehicle?
 * I wonder if he ever got in and out of the wheelchair in front of his team-- like to move into a seat or something and if he had to do exercises to make sure he had enough strength to lift himself.
 * I also wonder if Tom Cavanagh will miss being able to crash the chair into things as a joke.
 * I wonder if the cops noticed (or why they didn't notice) that his house did not appear to be ADA compliant. Looked like he had 3 sinks in his kitchen and unless his chair could also raise up higher, he wouldn't be able to reach them. Granted, he might not have had the finances to get the place fixed up after the accident. Of course, maybe they just truly believed he was crippled and didn't even think to look for signs that he wasn't.
 * Slightly OT, was it odd to anyone else how much seating he had in his home considering he seems to be a recluse? LOL. And all that glass had to be a nightmare for temperature regulation. Not very cost effective.
 * And I'm still wondering why the team, when they realized that Barry could regenerate quickly, didn't seem to do more to see if that could be used to heal other people (particularly Dr Wells). Well, maybe they did but just never said so on camera?