So our first look at headpiece from the fall 2014 Flash TV show has been released, as seen below:
By now I am expecting that you all have probably yayed/nayed the earbolts and collar to each of your respective heart's content. But what if they aren't our boy Grant just trying to make a fashion statement? I think the earbolts are really communication devices, and here's why:
They angle down, towards his face. You might not have noticed, but the comic Flash has his ear pieces pointing
away from his face (sarcasm). They could have easily made live action lighting bolts that also point away from Grant's face. So there's some specific reason why the creators wanted the bolts pointing down.
They are irregular shaped. It would be really weird if that funky lighting bolt was the show's main symbol, because the lightning 'prongs' are completely different widths and lengths and overall it's not very nicely shaped, especially as Flash's famously simple emblem. Obviously, the lightning bolts are shortened to accommodate the jawline, but they didn't have to be so low on the side of the head to begin with (hint, hint).
And finally,
in the comics, Barry Allen stored radio transmitters in his earpieces. With the fabric-ish cowl we see here, it might be a little hard to stuff an earpiece
underneath the mask, so having it external is the only option; but the location of the comic book earpieces are too far away for Flash to practically be able to use their microphones. (I guess an earpiece underneath the mask could work but it might not be very comfortable. Batman gets away with it because he has it built into his armor-esque headgear/mask. Flash's suit is literally just simple fabric, so.... no.)
So two things to take notice of here: 1) The earbolts angle towards his face, to his lips exactly, and 2) are intentionally not replicas of his main symbol because they were placed so unusually low on his face, relative to traditional Flash earpieces.
I mean, really guys just look at them. Don't they remind you in the least of at least a pair of fanboy bad-cosplay Flash bluetooth earpieces?? Or is it just me? Or is this something obvious you already knew?
Thoughts?
If this is the case, I think this is a pretty cool way to make the earpieces practical while 'modernizing' the look a bit.