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Smallville introduced a lot of DC heroes, Bart Allen among them. However, by teasing his back story and never exploring it, the show wasted its Flash.
An Easter egg inĀ Smallville actually creates a canon issue for its version of the Flash, and it highlights just how poorly the character was treated on the show. For an origin story that focused itself entirely upon Clark Kent's younger years leading up to his emergence as Superman,Ā SmallvilleĀ certainly branched out into the wider world of the DC universe far more than might have been expected. This was actually one of the show's greatest strengths; by showing how Clark worked with or against not just Superman's supporting characters and villains, but other heroes too,Ā SmallvilleĀ was able to explore almost every facet of his character.
By telling a story that takes place as part of a wider universe,Ā SmallvilleĀ helped shape modern superhero moviesĀ by setting the stage for shared cinematic universes. To that end,Ā SmallvilleĀ not only showed Clark becoming Superman, but it also showed the formation of an early Justice League. The team consisted of Clark, Oliver Queen/Green Arrow, Arthur Curry/Aquaman, Victor Stone/Cyborg, and Bart Allen/Impulse. In the comics, Bart Allen goes on to become the fourth Flash, and, as theĀ SmallvilleĀ character's powers are very much in line with the comics, it follows that the show's version is on a similar career trajectory.
However, inĀ SmallvilleĀ season 4, episode 5, "Run", Clark track Bart to a hotel room, where he discovers a number of fake IDs with the names Jay Garrick, Wally West, and Barry Allen - obvious references to the three people to assume the identity of the Flash before Bart. It's also made clear thatĀ Smallville 's Flash is Bart Allen , but this makes the use of those particular names as aliases a curious choice. It implies that Bart knows the previous Flashes, but the fact that this is never properly explained or explored highlights how SmallvilleĀ failed his character.
By referencing the other people to assume the mantle of the Flash,Ā SmallvilleĀ seemingly confirms their existence within its world. This is later made canon by a flashback that features Jay Garrick, but his connection to Bart (and both Wally West and Barry Allen) are never explained. The show itself never makes any genuine attempts to explain Bart's backstory or legitimize him as its version of the Flash, and is content for him to exclusively use the codename Impulse.
By keeping Bart Allen as Impulse,Ā SmallvilleĀ showed that the Flash wasn't a major consideration. The show briefly touched on the speedster's story and powers, but nothing was ever truly established until the comic continuation,Ā Smallville season 11. As the show did at one point reference the three Flashes that came before Bart though,Ā Smallville appearsĀ dismissive of Bart's claim to the mantle.
The Easter egg is mostly a nice touch, as it fleshes outĀ Smallville 's world at hints at even more depth and history than the show itself was able to explore. However, by referencing Bart's predecessors in such a subtle way and then all but dropping his story altogether, the Easter egg does little more than highlight how SmallvilleĀ fails to doĀ the character justice . Ultimately, even a single episode exploring Bart's origins and providing a clearer hint at his future as the Flash would have sufficed, but it simply wasn't something thatĀ Smallville opted to do.
Niall Gray first started writing about film and TV online in 2020, quickly discovering a passion for covering the ins and outs of both the popular and the more obscure. With a particular interest in the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror genres, his personal favorites include a broad spectrum of content. His specialist subjects would be anything Batman-related, the Rocky movies (any controversial opinions were informed by his other job as a boxing coach), Scrubs, Malcolm in the Middle, or pretty much any other sitcom from the '00s. When he's not writing for Screen Rant, Niall also covers all things movie-related at his own site, Corner of Film, where he also hosts and edits a podcast. He also occasionally writes fiction with a focus on horror and dark comedy. His secret shame is consuming forgotten movies of questionable quality from the '90s and '00s, as well as the fact that he considers 2006's The Wicker Man a twisted Nic Cage masterpiece.
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A younger version of The Flash is featured in some seasons of Smallville, However, a couple of details about him might have dodged fans of the show.
The CW'sĀ SmallvilleĀ serves as a greatĀ origin tale for not only the popular Kryptonian hero Superman but also his friends, family, and notable lovers Lana Lang and Lois Lane. And even though the Justice League members don't get explored as deeply as the teen who would be the Man of Steel, fans still get to learn about their early years.
Bart Allen, aka the Flash, appears asĀ a supporting character in a number of episodes in which he helps Clark better utilize his powers to fight villains. Because Bart appeared only a few times in the show's 10 seasons, there is more information about the speedster that fans might have missed the first time they watched the series.
Among the things that fans missed in the first episode of Smallville is the Flash reference. Clark reads an article on his computer screen titled "Record-Breaking Teen Becomes Fastest Man Alive." The "Fastest Man Alive" is a phrase normally used to refer to the Flash in DC comics media.
There's the likelihood that the writers and producers thought of introducing the Flash sooner but shelved that idea for unknown reasons. Kyle Gallner, who portrays Bart Allen, wouldn't appear until season 4. It's also worth noting that the name of the teen being referred to in the news article isĀ Scott Higgs and not Bart Allen. Whether there was another fast superhero is an issue that the show never addresses.
Bart is first introduced on the show as a fast-moving thief who takes Jonathan Kent's wallet. Clark tracks him down and among the things he finds in his hotel room are fake IDs. Interestingly, the names on these IDs read Barry Allen,Ā Jay Garrick, and Wally West, all of whom are the most powerful versions of the Flash .
These are the names of the previous versions of the Flash that came before Bart in the comics, with Barry being the more popular version of the speedster across DC media. Interestingly, the Toyman'sĀ description of Bart as a Central City native, with blue eyes and blond hair, fits Barry Allen more than Bart Allen in the comics.
Bart mostly goes by his own name in the series and is almost never called by his more popular superhero codename. The only time he is referred to as the Flash is in the season 8 episode"Stilletto" when Ricky and Bruno are examining the files of Justice League members.
Since the series is an origin story, Smallville mostly refrains from referring to the young heroes using their superhero names. For example, Clark usually goes by a number of aliases such as the Red-Blue Blur, the Savior, Boyscout, and the Light. Bart also goes by the alias, Impulse, on a number of occasions, which is truer to his comic book counterpart.
Lex Luthor hiresĀ former Queen Industries employeeĀ Winslow Schott, aka the Toyman, to create Kryptonite bombs in Metropolis. In addition, Toyman acquires files on all Justice League members and in them, a few details about Bart can be seen. The hero is revealed to beĀ s 5'11 tall and weighing 175 pounds. His eyes color is said to be blue.
While Bart would be taller than most people in real life, most of his fellow Justice League members tower above him.Ā Clark Kent is said to stand at 6'3 tall.Ā Among the things fans missed about Arthur Curry (Aquaman) in Smallville is that he is 6'1 tall.Ā Clark's weight of 195 pounds also surpassesĀ Bart's weight of 175 pounds.
In the comics, the Bart Allen version of the Flash isn't a founding member of the Justice League. That honor belongs to Barry Allen. Instead, BartĀ forms theĀ Young Justice with the Robin and Superboy. He later becomes part of the Teen Titans, where he works with Cyborg, Superboy, Speedy, and Slade Wilson's daughter, the Ravager.
Sticking to Bart's comic storyline might have led to complications in the future, especially if the show had intentions of exploring the heroes as adults too. This is because Bart dies early in the comics during theĀ Infinite Crisis event andĀ is resurrected years later in the 31st century toĀ help defeat Superboy-Prime.
Bart's last physical appearance comes in season 8's "Doomsday." In other episodes after that, he is only mentioned. However, he can be seen on a screen monitor when Clark is giving a speech to members of the Justice League and the Justice Society at the Watchtower in the season 9 finale.
It's easy for fans to notice how sparingly Bart is used in the series in comparison to other Justice League members. It could be presumed that this is done intentionally since when Bart was first introduced, there were plans for a FlashĀ movie by Batman Begins writer David S. Goyer.Ā In later seasons, there was also an early attempt to produce a Flash TV show that has become quite popular in recent years.
Though the show officially ends after the last episode aired on the CW in season 10, the story continues in the comics as Smallville: Season 11 . In this extended story, Bart ditches the hoodie and there is a good reason for that. In season 10's "Masquerade," Clark mentions that Bart's hoodie normally falls while he is moving at high speed. According to IGN , the costume change is thus meant to address this problem. While it's definitely a change that should have happened on the show instead of the comics, it's a good thing that it happened as it made more sense for the fast-moving character to be without a cumbersome hoodie that any villain could easily grab.
In all other Flash media, it's explained that the Flash gets his superspeed powers by tapping into the Speed Force. However, no explanation is given as to how Bart Allen is able to move so fast in Smallville .
Leaving the source of Bart's powers a mystery is strange, considering the fact that explanations are given for other Justice League members. Victor Stone is Cyborg because he was experimented on byĀ LuthorCorp's Dr. Alistair Kreig while Arthur Curry is Aquaman because he is from Atlantis. Bart's powers and past, on the other hand, were never explored when the show aired.
The ages of the Justice League members have always been speculated upon but according toĀ Bryan Q. Miller , the writer of the comic book series Smallville: Season 11 , Bart is a year younger than Clark, hence the age of 23.
This is yet another example of creative liberty since Barry Allen is the Flash version that's Clark's contemporary in the comics. The rest of the Justice League members also fall within the same age bracket in the original comics because they were created at around the same time during the Silver Age of comics.
When Bart first flirts with Chloe Sullivan, he mentions that they'll be together in 100 years. ThisĀ alludesĀ to the fact that Bart is from the 30th century in the comics. Bart's prediction of a long future with Chloe might feel like a stretch but there is the likelihood of it happening.
Chloe surviving till the 30th century isn't an impossibility since she is also a metahuman who acquired her powers from a meteorite. Resurrections are common across DC media too, so even if Chloe dies, there is still a chance that she might be resurrected in the 30th century like Bart was in the comics.
Philip Etemesi is an author, journalist, screenwriter, and film critic based in Nairobi. Kenya. As a child, he preferred watching movies like Goodfellas instead of Home Alone. His girlfriend constantly has to pull him from the front of the TV but he just keeps returning. Stubborn dude! An animal lover, Philip also has a pet giraffe called Refu.
Twitter: @Etemessy
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