Season five of The Flash has been described as something of a disappointment by fans of The CW series, especially as Cicada hasn't really lived up to expectations thus far. However, things may be about to get more exciting as a new rumour claims that the upcoming eighteenth episode (directed by Killer Frost actress Danielle Panabaker) is titled "Godspeed."
The villain made his debut during the DC Rebirth era of storytelling and was created by Joshua Williamson and Carmine Di Giandomenico.
A colleague of Barry Allen's in the Central City Police Department, August Heart gained his abilities from a Speed Force storm and started killing criminals with the use of his newfound powers. He also started taking out fellow speedsters in a bid to gain more power and so it's easy enough to imagine how he'll factor into the show.
The question is, could Godspeed be the new persona that Eobard Thawne takes on after being freed from that prison in the future? It would certainly make more sense than using him as a one-off villain.
We'll have to wait and see but this is just a rumour for now and nothing has been confirmed. The prevailing theory right now is that the Red Death could be season six's big bad and that would definitely be an improvement. What do you guys think?
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The Flash -- "King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd" -- Image Number: FLA515b_0024b.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Grant Gustin as Barry Allen and Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon -- Photo: Shane Harvey/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
The Flash -- "King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd" -- Image Number: FLA515a_0016b.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Candice Patton as Iris West - Allen and Jesse L. Martin as Detective Joe West -- Photo: Katie Yu/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
The Flash -- "King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd" -- Image Number: FLA515a_0037b2.jpg -- Pictured: Candice Patton as Iris West - Allen -- Photo: Katie Yu/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
The Flash -- "King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd" -- Image Number: FLA515a_0073b.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Candice Patton as Iris West - Allen and Jesse L. Martin as Detective Joe West -- Photo: Katie Yu/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
The Flash -- "King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd" -- Image Number: FLA515a_0079b.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Candice Patton as Iris West - Allen and Jesse L. Martin as Detective Joe West -- Photo: Katie Yu/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
The Flash -- "King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd" -- Image Number: FLA515a_0102b.jpg -- Pictured: Jesse L. Martin as Detective Joe West -- Photo: Katie Yu/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
The Flash -- "King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd" -- Image Number: FLA515a_0191b.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Jesse L. Martin as Detective Joe West and Candice Patton as Iris West - Allen -- Photo: Katie Yu/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
The Flash -- "King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd" -- Image Number: FLA515a_0295b.jpg -- Pictured: Candice Patton as Iris West - Allen -- Photo: Katie Yu/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
The Flash -- "King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd" -- Image Number: FLA515a_0303b.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Jesse L. Martin as Detective Joe West and Candice Patton as Iris West - Allen -- Photo: Katie Yu/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
The Flash -- "King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd" -- Image Number: FLA515b_0076b.jpg -- Pictured: Audrey Marie Anderson as Lyla Michaels -- Photo: Shane Harvey/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
The Flash -- "King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd" -- Image Number: FLA515b_0129b.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Audrey Marie Anderson as Lyla Michaels, Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon, Tom Cavanagh as Sherloque Wells and Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow -- Photo: Shane Harvey/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved