{blackbabes} 'The Flash': Iris finally figures out Barry's secret

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Candice Patton plays Iris West on The Flash

Iris (Candice Patton) has figured out that Barry (Grant Gustin) is the Flash, and it's about time.

"The Flash" teased fans with Iris finding out that her best friend is the Scarlet Speedster in the erased timeline, but now she's figured it out in the present.

After attempting to lay a trap for Eobard Thawne (Tom Cavanagh), Barry realizes that his mentor has actually set the trap for the rest of the team and he's been monitoring them all for months. That means that Iris is also in immediate danger and Barry must rush to save her. The brush of contact between Iris and Barry in Flash mode sends a shock between the two that Iris recognizes feeling when Barry was in a coma.

Hallelujah! Iris is no longer the only one that doesn't know about Barry's super powers. They can finally have a real conversation about their relationship and everything Iris has missed by being in the dark.

While it's a relief that Iris finally knows the truth, it will also serve to complicate things between her, Barry and Eddie (Rick Cosnett). In the closing minutes of "The Trap," Eobard captured Eddie and revealed that they are distant relatives.

If Eddie is an ancestor of Eobard's, then Eddie dying would end the bloodline and stop Eobard from existing. There is no way that Barry or the Flash team would sacrifice Eddie to stop the Reverse Flash -- but they wouldn't be above manipulating that connection for their own advantage.

Now that Iris knows about Barry's powers, inevitably she'll be put in the middle between her boyfriend (and almost fiance) and her life long best friend. Iris finding out the truth isn't a guarantee that she'll get closer to either of the men that love her, because both of them lied about Barry's identity.

The development is also complicated for fans who have grown attached to Eddie as he's taken on a bigger role on the show and proved that he truly loves Iris as much as Barry does.

"For us, part of the fun of Eddie is that he's such a good guy," co-creator Andrew Kreisberg explains to small group of journalists including Zap2it. "When you have a love triangle it's very hard for Barry to not like Eddie, even though he's dating Iris, because he is a stand up guy and he clearly cares about her."

However, romantic entanglements will have to wait. Now that all identities is out in the open, Barry and his team must prepare for the battle of their lives against Eobard Thawne/The Reverse Flash.

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