How Does The Speed Force Work And Who Can Access It?
By Mia Tucker
Just like in its DC Comics source material, "The Flash" incorporates the Speed Force as both an energy source and a physical plane of sorts through which Barry passes while attempting to travel through time.
Currently, the biggest question mark about the Speed Force's manifestation in DC movie canon is the the possibility that others might access it. Since Barry Allen is the only speedster in the DC film universe for the time being, he's the only one with a demonstrable connection to the Speed Force. In DC comics, meanwhile, both scientists and aliens with supernatural abilities can access it on occasion, though its powers are far more often the purview of speedsters alone. The list of speedsters linked to the Speed Force in various comic book storylines includes the villainous Eobard Thawne, superhero Jesse Quick, and the antiheroic Godspeed, among plenty of others.
The DC Universe in the wake of "The Flash" ending, then, may will continue to incorporate the Speed Force as a place that allows for time travel, as well as a potential narrative device through which new speedsters can be introduced into DC movie canon with it serving as the source of their superpowers.
