Harrison Wells Replacement As "Team Leader" Revealed

Harrison Wells Replacement As "Team Leader" Revealed

Entertainment Weekly has revealed which "The Flash" character will be serving as the "team leader" in the absence of Harrison Wells/Eobard Thawne, as well a the state of Team Flash when the new season picks up. Click the jump for details!

By Gutspinner - Aug 30, 2015 10:08 PM EST
Filed Under: The Flash
Source: Entertainment Weekly (EW)
When we last saw The CW's hit series, The Flash, things had gotten pretty wild. Harrison Wells had been revealed to be Eobard Thawne, an evil speedster from the future, his ancestor Eddie Thawne shot himself to safe Team Flash, and a giant wormhole had opened up over Central City and threatened to destroy EVERYTHING! We learnt recently that when the new season picks up, we'll be seeing six months after the events of the finale, and as you can expect, a few things have changed.

One of the most notable of these changes is that Iris West, daughter of Detective Joe West, and best friend of Barry Allen, will be stepping up to fill the leadership role left empty by Harrison Wells/Eobard Thawne's absence. According to EW, Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg had this to say:

"Iris slides into [the role] very naturally. She's a born leader. One of the best things in the premiere is Barry decides that he wants to work alone because he doesn't want to risk anyone else's lives, and Iris is really the one who gets the band back together again. She's the only one who can stand up to Barry"



Well, that certainly sounds like a massive upgrade from being character who REALLY should have figured out Barry's secret ages ago, but is still the only one who doesn't know that she was last season. But another interesting thing about this is the part about "getting the band back together again" and "Barry decides to work alone". It would seem that by the time the season picks up, it'll be much like the premiere episode of Arrow's second season, in which the team had disbanded following The Undertaking. The notable difference being that this time, the title character hasn't given up on his superheroic activities.

What do you guys think of the idea of Iris stepping up into the leadership position? And what is your opinion on  the whole "Team Flash has disbanded and need to be brought back together again" aspect of the premiere? Let me know in the comments below, and be sure to share and hit that thumbs up!
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Lastofkrypton3
Lastofkrypton3 - 8/30/2015, 10:41 PM
Excuse me, what!?!?
JamesMann
JamesMann - 8/30/2015, 10:42 PM
The woman who can't even tie her shoes is now the leader of team Flash?

Sigh.
Gutspinner
Gutspinner - 8/30/2015, 10:43 PM
@Lastofkrypton3

That's the reaction I'm expecting a lot of people to have when they see this to be honest aha
Gutspinner
Gutspinner - 8/30/2015, 10:45 PM
@JamesMann

I'm a bit confused myself as to why "Iris is the only who can stand up to Barry". Joe has numerous times, as you would expect him to, he IS Barry's surrogate father. Not that I'd have Joe be the leader either, metahumans aren't exactly his forte. I'd say either Cisco or Caitlin would have been better suited.
JamesMann
JamesMann - 8/30/2015, 10:45 PM
I'm sensing another Arrow Season 3 Felicity incoming.
JamesMann
JamesMann - 8/30/2015, 10:46 PM
@Gutspinner

It certainly would have made more sense when they have the most experience with metas.
Gutspinner
Gutspinner - 8/30/2015, 10:51 PM
@JamesMann

Hell, if Jay Garrick DOES play a mentor role for Barry this season, he would've been a better fit IMO. I just haven't see Candice Patton convey ANY of these leadership qualities in the first season
Lemons
Lemons - 8/30/2015, 10:56 PM
Should've just let Barry work alone. We're gonna end up with another Felicity problem.
Gutspinner
Gutspinner - 8/30/2015, 11:04 PM
@FrozenMarvelite

I think the majority just feel like she was too emotional in the third season, following her character development from Arrow's second season, and because, and this comment isn't my own, rather a quote from a friend, "She was too [Frick]ing central to everything. The show is called 'arrow and felicity' or 'Felicity ft Atom and the Arrow'! It was ridiculous!"

I could be wrong, but that's my understanding of the situation
clogan
clogan - 8/30/2015, 11:29 PM
What the [frick]. WHAT THE [frick].

[frick] THIS SHIT.

We wanted LESS Iris, showrunners. LESS. NOT MORE.
CapedBaldy
CapedBaldy - 8/30/2015, 11:55 PM
Retribution13
Retribution13 - 8/31/2015, 1:05 AM
Maybe she can cry and whine about Wally being a speedster since apparently that's what all CW love-interests do.

Cry because of secrets.
Gutspinner
Gutspinner - 8/31/2015, 1:21 AM
I honestly think it'd be so silly to go "by the way, Iris has a long-lost brother" or change it slightly and go "Joe has a sister who has a son" (the only way either of those could work would be if it was the first one, and Iris' mom didn't die, she walked out and had a son at some point).

I think that having characters like Jay, Jesse and Wally are too big, there's no way that they will be a one-season thing. Perhaps Earth-2 will be destroyed and we will get these characters taking refuge on Earth-1?
PesciGotPepsi
PesciGotPepsi - 8/31/2015, 1:59 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
staypuffed
staypuffed - 8/31/2015, 3:02 AM
The Flash is at its worst when Iris is around. This is terrible news.
DRJ01
DRJ01 - 8/31/2015, 3:45 AM
Clearly the writers don't learn from mistakes from their sister shows. I called that with Supergirl coming, flash would dip in quality, similar to what arrow did. I seem to be correct
carls256
carls256 - 8/31/2015, 4:01 AM
I wanted to like Iris but idk she wasnt written as well as she could have been. I hope this season she is written better and allowed to develop in a role that isnt just Barrys love interest
DarkeyeZ
DarkeyeZ - 8/31/2015, 4:25 AM
hey internet, calm your tits. stop overreacting like a bunch of girls that got their period the first time without someone explaining what a period is, take a few deep breaths and, well, wait to see something before you judge it...
who am I kidding, this is the internet, there is no room for logic on the internet, so, so continue to complain about something even though your complaints mean nothing to anyone, I doubt you have anything better to do...
Kyos
Kyos - 8/31/2015, 5:14 AM


Okay, I mean, I think I like Iris better than most people on this site, but they'll have to really work to make this work. We shall see...
cocowolfy
cocowolfy - 8/31/2015, 5:43 AM
I clicked thinking Harrison Wells was coming back as the actual Harrison Wells to be the new team leader lmao ...*crys*
McSullivan
McSullivan - 8/31/2015, 5:48 AM
Hold tight to your chimichangas. Irisity is coming!
Foolsgoldfinger
Foolsgoldfinger - 8/31/2015, 5:50 AM
I guess some of you guys need a character to hate. And it always seems to be female, and one that's close to the hero. Is it fanboy jealousy? Why not just wait and see how this pans out before sending in the hate mail. And for those who hate Felicity, she got one of the biggest round of applause at the Arrow panel at ComiCon. So, it didn't seem to me that the Felicity haters on this site are in the majority.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 8/31/2015, 5:58 AM
Ugh! I hope this is temporary or not true.
AnthonyLantern
AnthonyLantern - 8/31/2015, 6:06 AM
S1 was a revised edition of Arrow S1 and now S2 is sounding that way as well
OpticBlastWins
OpticBlastWins - 8/31/2015, 6:06 AM
I hope we are misinterpreting this a little. She does not need to be a member let alone a leader of the team. Her working on her own and helping out here or there is plenty
poppercherry
poppercherry - 8/31/2015, 1:26 PM
wasn't harrison wells set to return?
Wegm
Wegm - 8/31/2015, 3:21 PM
Part of me wants to complain about this. But then I remember how damn gorgeous Candice Patton is and I feel less angry. Hopefully the writers get their heads on straight and write Season 2 Iris decently, that'd make this decision OK.
tonytony
tonytony - 9/4/2015, 7:54 AM
god no. The less of her the better
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