The drug seems to be an incredibly potent one, going by Caitlin's synthesis of the formula, and comic book fans know that Velocity is a dangerous drug - as much for the monsters it creates as the side effects. He used the drug, so he claims, to try to keep up with Zoom, no matter the impact on his body. But it's soon revealed that Jay's condition is as much a karmic punishment as a medical one. In fact, he's already done the investigation into the Earth-1 resident who could save him by the time the S.T.A.R. It's worth pointing out here that Jay's impending death isn't a surprise. But there was no Jay Garrick to be found on Earth-1. Labs team, including watching how Barry handled the Atom smasher sent by Zoom to fight him). You see, Jay already had that idea (presumably in the months he admitted to surveilling the S.T.A.R. But Caitlin has a clever idea: what if instead of healing the dying tissue, they simply replaced it with living, healthy tissue from his doppelganger here on Earth-1? Jay is quick to dismiss the idea, offering to explain it to Caitlin in person. That means regaining his speed may not solve anything, since his high-speed healing won't fix the problem. Although Jay claimed that Zoom stole his speed (since that's just his thing), Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker) discovered that was a lie: his cellular degeneration was the result of the 'Velocity' drug, which Jay then claims is the real reason he's lost his speed. Now, what do we know about Jay Garrick? The glimpses into Earth-2 prior to his journey across the wormhole reveal that he's beloved by Central City residents to start with, but proving completely unable to stop Zoom's constant terrorizing (making him a failure and coward in the eyes of Harrison Wells). It's been a flimsy motivation from the start, so an actual mission was expected to be delivered with the reveal of his identity. well, just wants all the speed he can get. No real explanation has been given, with Jay only offering that Zoom. His mission seems shockingly simple: he wants Barry's speed for himself. Speeds well beyond any Barry can approach, as a matter of fact.
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In other words, not the information that Jay has offered personally - including the reason for the loss of his powers, which he admitted was a lie - and the way he made it to Earth-1 - being saved at the perfect moment, pulled into the wormhole in the dead of night, despite it being the afternoon on Earth-1.īy contrast, what viewers have seen is hard to dispute: Zoom looks like a demonic, monstrous speedster thanks to a purposefully-created costume (complete with a full mask concealing all his features) who is capable of moving at incredibly fast speeds. So with that in mind, let's run down the actual scenes and information offered that can be substantiated. before they actually tease the upcoming reveal with increasingly telling evidence. It might seem like a stretch, but if the first season is what we're judging this mystery by, then it's safe to assume the writers have planted some hints. When Barry makes the connection to Jay Garrick - a person whose close relationship to Barry the prisoner should have no real knowledge of - the prisoner nods more enthusiastically still. Skipping over the suggestions that the inmate could probably have just written the letters on the glass of his cell for his fellow prisoners, Barry suggests the name 'Jay' for confirmation, to which the prisoner nods enthusiastically. Upon learning that the masked man is tapping using a system known as "tap code" - tapping letter by letter using numbers - Barry and Jessie discover he's spelling three letters on repeat: J, A, and Y (for the record, he was tapping the same letters in the previous episode's cliffhanger as well). It was clear when the previous week's episode ended with the masked prisoner tapping cryptically on his cell's glass that he was going to play a role, and on the surface, his involvement is still a mystery. But to ensure viewers understood just exactly what was being communicated, let's go over the events of his revelation one more time.