i think you are right about some of this. i didn't read much of the crossovers because i follow specific characters (barry allen, arthur curry, carter hall, and billy batson) i don't typically like the alternate versions. we are led to believe that eobard thawne has such mastery of time that he can manipulate events down to the second--probably faster. yes, i think some of the details were lost in the 'quickness' of the series' runs.