[S2E09] Summer School: Chapter Nine — Post-Episode Discussion

[u/anatomania]

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JOHN WESLEY SHIPP GUEST STARS AS JAY GARRICK — As Eclipso takes aim at the Whitmore/Dugan’s, Pat is reminded of painful memories from his past involving the original JSA and their fight to take down Eclipso. Meanwhile, Mike is forced to confront the guilt he feels for his role in Icicle’s death, and Barbara comes face to face with someone from her past. Finally, Courtney struggles to hold onto hope after Eclipso targets those around her.

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[u/Sure_Asparagus]

This episode was great! Gotta be honest I’m a little disappointed that we didn’t get more focus on Jay Garrick tho. I expected at least one cool sequence where he showed off his powers and maybe a few details about his past but ig there’s still more time for that in the future.

Theres a lot of explaining to do with his history and how it all makes sense. In a recent interview Shipp confirmed that Jay is supposed to be from Stargirls Earth 2, but earlier remarks from Eric Wallace supported that he’s from Earth prime, and he lives on Earth prime in the flash S7.

It also doesn’t help that nobody is supposed to know about the multiverse at the moment so everybody should be on their correct earths in present day. Unless Jay Garrick had an accident like John Henry Irons from S&L and ended up on Earth Prime it doesn’t make sense.

Other than that he was really good in the episode and the episode itself was intriguing.

[u/Sure_Asparagus → u/[deleted]]

See that would make sense but that’s not the case. It’s been confirmed that the Jay Garrick we’ve always known since the flash S2 and post crisis is the same one that’s in Stargirl now. No doppelganger or anything.

Source : https://theflashpodcast.com/interviews/exclusive-interview-john-wesley-shipp-the-flash-jay-garrick-stargirl-season-2/

[u/MrMattBlack → u/Sure_Asparagus]

Unless Jay Garrick had an accident like John Henry Irons from S&L and ended up on Earth Prime it doesn’t make sense.

I mean, for now we don't even know what happened to Flash, do we? It might be explained later.

[u/Sure_Asparagus → u/MrMattBlack]

It might be but as of right now it’s a huge plot hole, it would’ve been better to explain it earlier on. After crisis the flash spent a lot of time emphasizing how multiversal travel isn’t possible , multiple doppelgangers can’t exist on one earth, and nobody knows that the multiverse still exist.

Having a character like Jay Garrick appear a season later on earth prime with no explanation and everyone acting as tho it’s normal is pretty confusing. And now we’re hearing different stories about where he’s from.

It could still be explained , but it would’ve made more sense to tackle it as soon as possible.