The next memoir incorporates spoilers for The Flash (2023).
IT’S NOT precisely going out on a limb to notify that nearly all sleek superhero motion photos are following a components. Some are better than others, definite. Some end issues stylistically that other’s wouldn’t enjoy idea of and even dreamt of, definite. But when 95% of the initiatives in a certain genre are including, basically the same thing—cameos, easter eggs, teases for the long poke, and loads of others—there’s no denying that the impulse to fit those issues in is handsome an arbitrary one. It be performed since the of us making it basically feel treasure they enjoy to end it.
Per chance nothing falls extra into that category for a superhero movie than the credit scene. The Marvel Cinematic Universe revolutionized the credit scene, in particular, in its early phases, when the credit scenes basically basically were ensuing in something thrilling that used to be handsome on the horizon. Basically the necessary Iron Man launched Samuel L. Jackson as Slash Fury and the literal idea of the Avengers, as an illustration. (Marvel at present uses these scenes to introduce characters treasure Harry Kinds’ Eros and Brett Goldstein’s Hercules who truly seem treasure they may perchance perchance by no device appear on display cloak cloak all any other time).
But in the occasion you is doubtless to be a superhero with an unknown future and nothing to attract up—treasure the DC Universe true now, currently in a transitional generation when it comes to leadership—does the credit scene even enjoy a purpose? The Flash ends with its titular hero in an unknown alternate timeline/universe the assign some issues are what he is ancient to, and other issues (treasure Bruce Wayne now being Batman & Robin giant title George Clooney) are rather varied. One thing is determined: he is now no longer in the “necessary” DC Universe anymore.
And yet when the credit end, right here we’re, gazing The Flash (Ezra Miller) keep in touch with Arthur Curry/Aquaman (Jason Momoa). Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is due out later this 12 months, however this scene provides no particular indication of an adventure incoming. It be now no longer doubtless that Lost Kingdom engages with the running Snyder-verse memoir in the same device that The Flash does, so perchance this is handsome a miniature wink to audiences: retain Momoa in the abet of your thoughts, on story of he is bought one extra adventure coming up sooner than we fully reboot this thing.
Anyway. Let’s discover a miniature bit deeper into it, shall we?
Does The Flash enjoy a credit scene?
The Flash does certainly enjoy a credit scene—and it comes on the very end of the entire credit. It’s seemingly you’ll perchance need to wait and see to your seat to leer it.
What number of credit scenes does The Flash enjoy?
Fully one! The Flash bucks the traits that nearly all superhero motion photos enjoy tailored of getting a credit scene both in the center and end of the closing credit, opting for handsome one credit scene on the very end.
What occurs all the device by device of The Flash credit scene?
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After the movie’s ending chanced on Barry in yet yet any other altered timeline/varied universe the assign his mother is gentle tiresome however his father used to be as a minimum able to be exonerated from being charged with assassinate (and, , George Clooney is Bruce Wayne), the credit scene picks issues up now no longer long after—and it is taking a leer magnificent clearly treasure Barry has made up our minds to discontinuance.
The credit scene finds a truly, very below the impression of alcohol Aquaman/Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) walking out of a bar alongside Barry—who cannot discover below the impression of alcohol, he reminds us, on story of of his hyper-swiftly metabolism. Barry explains his travels to Arthur; that while Bruce Wayne appeared varied every step of the device, he used to be continuously the same. Well, outside of the time he didn’t exist at all on story of his father made up our minds to undertake canines as an alternative.
Arthur then passes out face-first in a puddle and flips Barry a ring, telling him to pawn it off and use the money to discover him yet any other drink. And that ends that scene. No longer precisely a compelling tease for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, due out in December as presumably the final movie of the DCEU’s slate, however as a minimum it is Aquaman, and wager what, he is up subsequent!
What we’re left to surprise, right here, though, is… if Barry is living in this universe, is there yet any other Barry accessible handsome treasure there used to be when he went to Michael Keaton’s universe? If now no longer, does that mean that it is the same universe, however for some purpose a minor swap turned Ben Affleck into George Clooney? Has the Batman and Robin-verse merged with the Snyder-verse? We’re going so that you just may perchance doubtless by no device know the respond.
If this is the universe/timeline the assign Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom would steal discipline, that can perchance perchance basically abet to originate the long-running rumor—that Jason Momoa will turned into the anti-hero bounty hunter Lobo in Gunn’s DCU—a actuality, as that will steal discipline in a thoroughly varied universe/timeline. Genuinely, who knows? But it is price taking a stab at hour of darkness.
Evan is the culture editor for Males’s Well being, with bylines in The Recent York Cases, MTV Files, Brooklyn Magazine, and VICE. He loves strange motion photos, watches too valuable TV, and listens to music extra repeatedly than he doesn’t.