WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for "Grodd Friended Me," the latest episode of The Flash.
The Paragons aren't the only ones who remember life before "Crisis on Infinite Earths." In "Grodd Friended Me," the latest episode of The Flash, the titular gorilla revealed he too was unaffected by the merging of the multiverse.
At the start of the episode, Barry found himself frustrated as he encountered even more changes spinning out of Crisis, including an entirely new Pied Piper with an ax to grind. He returned to STAR Labs, where he asked Gideon to calculate everything that had changed in Crisis' aftermath. She discovered a whopping 3.752 trillion changes to his universe.
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To add to his troubles, Barry found himself pulled into Gorilla Grodd's mindscape after Chester P. Runk tweaked his mobile interactive artificial intelligence unit. When Barry put it in his ear, it enabled Grodd to reach out telepathically, and he trapped Barry in his mind. He begged Barry for understanding and forgiveness. In the process, he also revealed that he wasn't affected by Crisis.
"Nothing could make you change," Barry insisted.
"Not even the Crisis of Infinite Worlds?" Grodd asked.
"How do you know about Crisis?" Barry whispered, stunned.
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"Grodd's mind wasn't affected by the merging of the multiverse," Grodd explained. "But Grodd can still sense changes in this reality -- changes like Gorilla City. City is here now. The gorillas are here now. Grodd knows this. Grodd wants to return home."
When Barry demanded to know why, Grodd pushed on: "That Grodd wanted power. Power didn't bring happiness. It brought pain. New Grodd wants a new path. Grodd wants to live in peace, with his own kind. Gorilla City is the only place Grodd ever, ever felt happy."
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In "Crisis on Infinite Earths," Barry was one of seven Paragons who helped restore the universe after the Anti-Monitor destroyed everything. As a result, the multiverse was merged into one singular world: Earth-Prime. Now, Earth-Prime boasts elements of several different Earths, which has shaken up the Arrowverse heroes' status quo. No one except the Paragons and their friends can remember life before Crisis -- except, apparently, Grodd. It's possible, then, there are other people out there who are aware of this dramatic shift, but they have yet to be seen.
Airing Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/CT on The CW, The Flash stars Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Carlos Valdes, Danielle Panabaker, Tom Cavanagh, Jesse L. Martin, Danielle Nicolet and Hartley Sawyer.
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