Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for Episodes 1-3 of CW’s The Flash Season 9As The Flash continues its ninth and final season, the characters face the constant question of secret identities once again.
A long-standing staple of the superhero genre, secret identities often cause problems for the hero.
While the concept of protecting their civilian life is understandable, there is always a conflict.
Either they can’t tell someone and end up hurting them, or the wrong person finds out and uses it against them.
After nine seasons, The Flash’s Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) should know how to handle it, but it’s not that simple.
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