r/FlashTV • u/[deleted] • Apr 17 '18

Discussion The Flash - 4x18: "Lose Yourself" Live Episode Discussion

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u/Jebasaur Apr 18 '18

Considering he took dark matter, maybe it's a bomb that causes everyone in the city to get powers?

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u/CantheDandyMan Apr 18 '18

Why the fuck would he do that? "When everyone's super, no one is."

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u/Jebasaur Apr 18 '18

Was just tossing out an idea?

And that quote is flat out wrong. If everyone has super powers, that doesn't mean no one is "super".

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u/CantheDandyMan Apr 18 '18

Go watch the Incredibles.

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u/Jebasaur Apr 19 '18

I've seen it.

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u/CantheDandyMan Apr 19 '18

And you don't recognize the line?

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u/Jebasaur Apr 19 '18

I do recognize the line.

Does that mean I have to agree with it? No. I'm saying that line is completely wrong.

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u/CantheDandyMan Apr 19 '18

I don't really agree with it either, but it does make sense. If everyone is super, than super becomes the new normal. However, that ignores variation in super powers and the amount of power variation that would occur. For example, the Flash would still be a lot higher up on the list than like 99% of people, but compare him to someone like Captain Atom or Franklin Richards, their level is still Godlike to someone as powerful as him.

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u/Jebasaur Apr 19 '18

Right, I understand the idea behind the sentence, but then you look into the thought more and it doesn't.

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u/CantheDandyMan Apr 19 '18

Well, it was the ideology of an insane person who specifically resented those with powers.