. This episode opens with Wally telling Joe about the Kid-Flash-themed dreams he’s been having, which worries Joe, since this is exactly what happened to Magenta and the other Flashpoint villains who have been popping up. Needless to say, Wally is upset by his father’s lack of support.
Even though Wally and Barry have come a long way from where they began, Wally still can’t help but compare himself to his father’s other son. Wally can’t understand why Joe has no problem with Barry — who has screwed up many times — having powers and not him. It takes Joe awhile to find the words, but eventually he explains Wally reminds him of himself when he was younger: fearless and reckless. Joe is just simply concerned about what will happen if Wally gets these powers this way, which is very reasonable.
Unfortunately for Wally, Alchemy’s attacks on Wally’s mind intensify. H.R., ever the ideas man, suggests they lock up Wally in the pipeline until they can figure out how to stop Alchemy. (Yes, H.R., a white man, suggesting the imprisonment of Wally for no reason whatsoever is as awkward as it sounds). Despite………………………….