‘The Flash’ spoilers: Is there tension ahead for Iris, Eddie?

While Iris West and Eddie Thawne have been able to keep their relationship going strong on “The Flash” so far, they are about to come up against even more obstacles … and one of them is, to the surprise of no one, going to come courtesy of Barry Allen. Does he attend to cause problems? Not even remotely, but this is what happens sometimes when your secret remains a tremendous burden on everyone in Central City.

In the comic preview below, you can see Eddie clearly suffering from some of the after-effects of knowing that Grant Gustin’s character is the speedster. He is able to use Barry to help put away more criminals, but at the same time, he’s almost too good. This is causing Iris to wonder to herself if there is something that he is keeping secret. He denies it, but let’s just say that Eddie is nowhere close to as good of a liar as he is a cop.

The more we watch Eddie, the more we of course worry about him becoming a potential adversary for Barry. That last name is a consistent reminder of what his descendants will someday do, and if Barry’s secret leads to his and Iris’ relationship coming to a close, that resentment could start to expand and fester.

What we cannot understand at the moment is this: Why just not tell Iris the truth about Barry being the Flash at this point? Wouldn’t she be a source of good PR as a reporter? It just feels like the benefits of it far outweigh what the scant advantages are of keeping it hidden.

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