After being introduced in the middle of Arrow Season 2 and returning to hosting his own TV show less than a year later, Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen is entering the final stretch of his career. the flash will return soon for its final season consisting of just 13 episodes and in recent months it has been announced that many familiar faces will be returning to The CW’s Scarlet Speedster series. Now we can add three more names to this list, like the flash Season 9 officially included Rick Cosnett’s Eddie Thawne, Matt Letscher’s Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash, and again Jessica Parker Kennedy’s Nora Allen/XS.
These latest castings were revealed by uh, though showrunner Eric Wallace didn’t specifically reveal which episodes these three characters will appear in. Rick Cosnett, Matt Letscher and Jessica Parker Kennedy have recently appeared the flash Season 8, and each has been an integral part of the show’s mythology in their own way, so it’s nice to know they’ll be back for one final season.
Rick Cosnett was part of the flash The main cast of the first season, with Eddie Thawne as Joe West’s partner in CCPD and ancestor of Eobard Thawne. Eddie committed suicide at the flash Season 1 ends up erasing Eobard from existence (which sadly didn’t pay off), but Cosnett returned in Season 3 as a manifestation of the Speed Force in ‘Eddie’s likeness, then later in Season 1.8 like the returning Eddie. the flash The first season era Nora Allen and Bart Allen traveled to 2014, as well as Deathstorm using the guise of Eddie. Eric Wallace said Cosnett’s inclusion in the flashThe last season of “was more than a privilege. It was obvious.”
While Tom Cavanagh mainly played Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash the flashDuring the run, Matt Letscher portrayed the character in his original form, before taking the form of Harrison Wells. Letscher made his first guest appearance as Eobard during the flashthe first three seasons and then a time-preserved version of it became one of them legends of tomorrowthe main villains of the second season. A redeemed Eobard resurfaced later legends Season 7, then it was brought up to the flash Season 8, though apparently met its end when the original Eobard, who still wore Wells’ face, used his body to resurrect himself with the help of negative forces. Eric Wallace said that “a very special story” was created for Eobard which resulted in “a wild and bittersweet episode that we hope fans new and old will love”.
Finally, after entering and exiting the flash Season 4 as an unidentified female interested in Team Flash, Jessica Parker Kennedy’s Nora Allen was revealed as Barry and Iris’ future daughter in that season’s finale, and was a main cast member in season 5. Although the version original Nora was erased from existence when Cicada’s dagger was destroyed, a new version of Nora, who now had Bart Allen as a brother, debuted in season seven. According to Eric Wallace, the flash In season 9, Kennedy will “take her incredible performance as Nora West-Allen to even greater heights in a way audiences have never seen before.”
Other notable Arrowverse alumni appearing in the flash Season 9 features Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow (died during “Crisis on Infinite Earths” event), David Ramsey as John Diggle/Spartan, Keiynan Lonsdale as Wally West/Kid Flash, Nicole Maines as Nia Nal/Dreamer, Javicia Leslie as Ryan Wilder/Batwoman (plus a mysterious character), Sendhil Ramamurthy as Ramsay Rosso/Bloodwork and Andy Mientus as Hartley Rathaway/Pied Piper. As for the new faces, the only one that’s been revealed so far is Richard Harmon as Owen Mercer, the new Boomerang captain who will be a recurring adversary this season. Season 9 also sees Jesse L. Martin returning as Joe West only, while Mark Blaine / Jon Cor’s Chillblaine has been upgraded to the main cast.
the flash Season 9 premieres Wednesday, February 8 on The CW. While we wait to find out if there are any more established characters returning for this final batch of episodes, check out our 2023 TV Schedule and other upcoming DC TV shows lined up.
Source: Cinemablend
