Arrow Postmortem: Bosses Talk Roy's Dark Journey Ahead, [Spoiler]'s Chill-Inducing Return and the Flash Series
In tonight's midseason finale, for example, Slade (Manu Bennett) was revealed to be the new big bad that has been wreaking havoc on Starling City, Roy (Colton Haynes) was injected with the serum that gives people superpowers, and Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) was hit with a bolt of lightning, setting up the highly anticipated spinoff series
Phew, did you get all that? We chatted with Arrow bosses Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns about what's ahead on the CW's hit drama, including Oliver's (Stephen Amell) new mission and the driving force of the second half of the season. Plus, Gustin reveals what excites him the most about taking on the flashiest role of his career so far.
Flash-y Debut: "He's brought more to Barry Allen than I think we've seen before. We're seeing him in the days where he's taking his first steps. He's got heart, he's got humor," Johns gushes of Gustin. "Barry was always a nice guy—he's the guy that stops and asks if everything is all right. And Grant embodies that. He's a perfect Flash."
Now that we've seen the beginning of Barry's journey towards superherodom (via a flash of lightning in his lab!), we need to know about his superhero suit, naturally. Kreisberg says, "We're obviously still working out the pilot details, but I think Barry's love of the hero is going to play a part in the creation of his whole persona." (Berlanti confirms the suit "will appear in the pilot." Rejoice!)
Gustin is most excited to "play with...how Barry's going to handle this happening to him because he's not just excited, it's scary. It's not just he loves superheroes and is a fanboy and is like, 'I'm going to be one,' and stoked about it."
And will we see some of Arrow's cast crossover in the Flash pilot? "Definitely there's a chance. That's our hope," Berlanti teases. (And though episode 20 is no longer serving as a backdoor pilot, viewers will hear about Barry in upcoming episodes. "You definitely hear, in the back part of the year, what happened to Barry on the periphery. Kind of like how you're hearing about Star Labs now," Berlanti assures.")
In tonight's midseason finale, for example, Slade (Manu Bennett) was revealed to be the new big bad that has been wreaking havoc on Starling City, Roy (Colton Haynes) was injected with the serum that gives people superpowers, and Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) was hit with a bolt of lightning, setting up the highly anticipated spinoff series
Phew, did you get all that? We chatted with Arrow bosses Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns about what's ahead on the CW's hit drama, including Oliver's (Stephen Amell) new mission and the driving force of the second half of the season. Plus, Gustin reveals what excites him the most about taking on the flashiest role of his career so far.
Flash-y Debut: "He's brought more to Barry Allen than I think we've seen before. We're seeing him in the days where he's taking his first steps. He's got heart, he's got humor," Johns gushes of Gustin. "Barry was always a nice guy—he's the guy that stops and asks if everything is all right. And Grant embodies that. He's a perfect Flash."
Now that we've seen the beginning of Barry's journey towards superherodom (via a flash of lightning in his lab!), we need to know about his superhero suit, naturally. Kreisberg says, "We're obviously still working out the pilot details, but I think Barry's love of the hero is going to play a part in the creation of his whole persona." (Berlanti confirms the suit "will appear in the pilot." Rejoice!)
Gustin is most excited to "play with...how Barry's going to handle this happening to him because he's not just excited, it's scary. It's not just he loves superheroes and is a fanboy and is like, 'I'm going to be one,' and stoked about it."
And will we see some of Arrow's cast crossover in the Flash pilot? "Definitely there's a chance. That's our hope," Berlanti teases. (And though episode 20 is no longer serving as a backdoor pilot, viewers will hear about Barry in upcoming episodes. "You definitely hear, in the back part of the year, what happened to Barry on the periphery. Kind of like how you're hearing about Star Labs now," Berlanti assures.")
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Sebastian Grant Gustin was enjoyable to watch and I look forward to seeing that pilot for the spinoff. If it's as good as Arrow, it'll definitely be a big hit.
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So Blood and Slade are the big bads of this season, working as a team? Hmm, so Isabel is not evil?
Roy survived because of his anger. That's interesting.
I can't wait to see the showdown between Ollie and Slade on the island.
Grant Gustin looks like he's going to be a great Flash; he's fun, got charm and that all important 'Nice Guy' quality. I'm excited to see the Flash show and what else he will bring to the role (though I hope we never see his Flash incarnation on Arrow... only Barry). I do object to the producers saying Gustin has brought more to the role then anyone before because I remember watching the previous TV incarnation as a kid very well and John Wesley Shipp was awesome as Barry/The Flash and I remember it fondly. It was a one season wonder, but it was fun, cheesy and a lot lighter then Arrow. It'll be interesting to see what they do with it.
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