The Flash Rumors Are Ignoring Arrowverse's Best New Spinoff Idea

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Warning: Spoilers for The Flash season 8, episode 6

Rumors about The Flash’s Impulse and XS getting their own Arrowverse show are ignoring an even better spinoff idea, which would tie into a recent tease about Jay Garrick’s past. The Flash season 8, episode 6, titled “Impulsive Excessive Disorder” shined the spotlight on Barry’s kids and their time travel shenanigans. The direction taken by the episode has fueled speculation that the two characters could get the spinoff treatment.

While “Impulsive Excessive Disorder” wasn’t the first episode where its protagonist took a backseat to other heroes, it was unusual for the series to focus so extensively on recurring characters. Neither Bart nor Nora are series regulars on The Flash. Due in large part to the show’s decision to devote an entire episode to their dynamic, there are now rumors that the Arrowverse is eyeing them for a potential spinoff. It’s been suggested that the episode may have been an attempt to gauge viewer interest in the possibility. It’s also an idea that’s received support from Jessica Parker Kennedy, who plays XS in the Arrowverse.

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Talk about Bart and Nora taking on starring roles in an additional Arrowverse series from The CW is distracting from a more exciting spinoff idea. The same episode that generated these discussions dropped a big reveal that would be an exciting premise for a TV show. When discussing the perils of time travel, John Wesley Shipp’s Jay Garrick told Bart and Nora that he fought Nazis in World War II. A speedster going on adventures in the 1940s and battling the forces of the Third Reich is a concept packed with storytelling potential.

Jay’s remark that his exploits