Board Thread:The Flash discussions/@comment-9346948-20161207015203/@comment-3423279-20161208000012

UltimateTitan6 wrote: When did Eobard ever state a limit for how fast he wanted Barry to go? I'm sure he didn't care even if he went 50 times faster, as long as it helped him get home. It's not like he hindered Barry's progress in any way. And even if he did, I'm sure Eobard's "held back" training is 10 times better than anything HR could teach Wally. The dude is just not science literate.

I just think Wally is a better speedster (in terms of speed progression) than Barry, just like he is in the comics. Why would he hold back teaching Barry? Many reasons, most of which is that teaching the person who has a better connection his powers is dangerous.

If Barry had gotten faster than Eobard could handle his plan would go up in smoke if Barry ever found out who he was (which he did), and Eobard would be boned.

Instead, Barry only made it to Mach 2, which is exactly what Eobard needed for his plan. And as shown that was still manageable in case stuff went wrong cuz Eobard dominated his last fight with Barry.

Again, Eobard didn't want Barry to be too powerful or knowledgeable, which is probably why he wanted to kill 2016 Barry who was both faster than 2014 Barry AND knew everything.