Board Thread:The Flash episode discussions/@comment-9346948-20150429010150/@comment-139.192.146.35-20150501092329

Samhiuy wrote: 139.192.146.35 wrote: I get what you're saying, but my question is, why is Barry A didnt stay back in Timeline B.. why did he choose to go back knowing that his mom in this timeline B is killed.. hope everything is clear in the next few episodes. That's true, it's one of questions that can't be answered with the current information. We have nothing about Barry A so there is very little to form an assumption on. However, it can be that he tried to escape from the Reverse-Flash and simply went back to his timeline by the accident. That or he knew that it wasn't his timeline and he wants to go back to Timeline A. I mean, sure his mother is dead, but that isn't his mother from A. His friends and family is waiting for him back there, so I don't think there is much reason for him to interfere. He probably trusted that the Barry in B would fix things up. That or Barry A is dead.

Or, my theory, the flash treated timeline not as alternate reality like u said, but as one timeline ONLY (so its like Harry Potter or Looper's 'time traveling system'). I think Barry A ceases to exist the moment Eobard kills Nora because Barry A wouldnt exists if his mother died, and he got his power at a much later stage.. while Eobard still exists since his way way in the future, BUT Eddie must not marry Iris as Iris is with Barry, and if Eddie died (or marry Iris), Eobard ceases to exist too, thats why he has been very protective of Eddie.

In the movie Looper, where an older self of the main character came into the current timeline, he turns out to be evil and the current/younger self decided to commit suicide so that the older one ceases to exist. This might be what Eddie should do too, if he's a good person, he will threaten Eobard that he will commit suicide and thus Eobard doesnt exist.

Man, this time traveling is confusing shit, I hope this time traveling thing stays far away from Arrow.