The Flash Season 3 will kick off with a version of Flashpoint.

We look at the possibilities.

This article contains major spoilers forThe FlashSeason 2 finale and possible spoilers forThe FlashSeason 3!

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The FlashSeason 2 finale, The Race of His Life, certainly took things in an unexpected direction.

And boy, did they ever.

How else could there be a Flash here to warn Barry against doing it, right?

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I dont think thats the case at all.

Thats the Barry who warned off red emblem Barry during the season one finale.

In fact, Fast Enough did illustrate Barrys decision from Race of His Life.

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It might be season two Barry who temporarily stops Reverse-Flash in the season one finale.

Now I have a headache.

So why would Barry be telling himself not to do this?

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Heres why…

What is Flashpoint?

Flashpointwas a comic by Geoff Johns, Andy Kubert, and Sandra Hope.

You traded the life of your mother for the rest of the world, Thawne tells him.

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But heres where things get weird.

Whether theyrewisedecisions or not is another matter entirely.

To be fair, I doubt this is going to set the tone for the entire season.

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This will be its own thing.

Will the Reverse-Flash Return in The Flash Season 3?

Even more exciting would be the return of Eobard Thawne.

TheFlashpointscenario does set up a Reverse-Flash return of some kind.

Yeah, its weird.

That headache is a full-blown migraine now.

Mike Cecchini has become one with the Speed Force.Call out to him on Twitter.

This article originally ran on May 26, 2016.

It has been updated to reflect recent developments.