Warning: This article contains spoilers aboutThe Flashseason 9 premiere.
With only 13 episodes to go untilThe Flashends for good, why not pause time for a littleGroundhog Dayaction?
I want to just say that flat out she is someone brand new.
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We’re going to find out immediately who she is in episode 2.
What we are going to learn over the course of the season is, why is she here?
She’s that integral to not just Team Flash, but maybe to the whole world.
Its origins are very practical we just don’t have the actor all season long.
Why has he been gone for four episodes?"
What does that mean for their relationship?
It’s just really charming.
I don’t think that’s going to come as a surprise to anyone.
The question is, how does it happen and why is she here?
And also, who exactly is she playing?
That’s a mystery that doesn’t get talked about in her initial appearances on the show.
Also, how will it affect her relationship with Iris?
After seeing that, I literally made a note, “We’ve got to do more of this.
This is gold.”
It’s something that I think fans are going to just love.
[Laughs] you’ve got the option to’t see me winking, right?
I can neither confirm nor deny anything.
I can say this, however: be aware of the blue crystal, especially in the series finale.
I don’t see that changing this season.
However, the question is how can he be alive when we all saw him die?
And if he is still alive, what does that mean for Barry Allen?
And that goes back to tying up loose ends from season 1.
Actually, this has always been the plan.
And even if he’s dead, might there still be some ghostly baggage to deal with that?
So look for that in his return.
Iris expands her media empire on her own terms in this episode how does that impact her season-long arc?
It’s a almost full-circle journey for myself as a writer.
I was the writer of the episode in which Iris got her speed powers way back in season 4.
Now on the other end of it, we learn about her future winning two Pulitzer Prizes.
No offense, Lois Lane.
That’s one of the regrets I think I’ll have.
But that’s life.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
The Flashairs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CW.
