THE FLASH: Season 9 Details Revealed By Showrunner

THE FLASH: Season 9 Details Revealed By Showrunner

Eric Wallace, the show runner of CW's The Flash, made a special appearance on "TheFlashPodcast" recently and shared some very exciting details for the upcoming ninth season!

By JonathanDan - Feb 05, 2023 10:02 AM EST
Filed Under: The Flash
Source: theflashpodcast

SPOILERS AHEAD!

Eric Wallace, the The Flash showrunner since Season 6, recently hopped on "TheFlashPodcast" for an exclusive interview -- hyping up the fans, and providing insight into what is to be expected of Season 9 which arrives on February 9th!

You can check out the entire interview by clicking here!

Wallace's answers are not too spoiler-like, but if you have been extremely patient in waiting for Season 9 up until now, and you wish for it to remain that way, then I accept if you desire to click off and wait a few more days until the premiere.

There is much to say about the many details Wallace stated to occur sometime in Season 9, so I selected the biggest "interesting" answers he had to state, without giving too much away in the process.

Eric Wallace states surprising facts about what is supposedly coming in Season 9; with the first being that he himself went back to visit the past by rewatching Season 1 and incorporating any loose threads the show had set then into the final season of the show now, to address their absence:

You’ll also see some very big hanging things from season 1 – no spoilers – that needed to get addressed that finally got adressed that I’m very happy about. I would go so far as to say that the closer we get to the series finale, the more you should rewatch season 1, especially in the second half!

Moving on from that, Wallace was then asked about potentially seeing the arrival of a speedster named "Max Mercury" sometime later this season, who had been name-dropped last season, in episode 15:

I would say no. Since we all know that there’s only a ninth season, that was building towards season 10 is what that was. That was a specific plan put in place but sadly will not come to fruition now. It is what I think we would have gotten a chance to pay that off, if season 9 had been a full 20-22, or 23. But as we’ve been breaking down the stories for season 9, there wasn’t just enough time to introduce Max in the way that I wanted to and the way that we were planning to do so, unfortunately, that’s going to be one of those hanging cards.

Wally West is definitely set to return back to the show in episode 9 of this season, for Eric had this to address about him:

There’s a great Wally and Iris scene, which we always love seeing [when it is] brother and sister, one-on-one together. We’re going to see a side of Wally we haven’t seen before. I wanted to make sure if he came back that we grow the character. You may need to rewatch Wally’s first appearances in season 2, because I realized we’re tapping into that pretty hardcore. 

But we have a sense of what he’s learned as a result of his one episode visit for us and it’s pretty incredible. His performance is amazing, you’re going to love it.

This following statement by Wallace may be considered a spoiler for most people; their expectations on how they would have preferred the show to end would not have been met. When asked about Barry turning into the lightning bolt that gives him his powers in the series finale:

 I can tell you that’s not happening, because I didn’t even know about that. That’s interesting. No, that’s not the ending, it will be a happy ending. We want people to be crying with tears of joy. It’ll be a lot of tears and a lot of bittersweet memories and a lot of old faces, hopefully, fingers crossed. We have to check people’s schedules. 

More than one special guest is appearing in the final season, that being the character in Oliver Queen, and Eric had something truly significant to say about that:

That’s going to be crazy. This is probably the biggest thing that can happen in the Arrowverse; the return of Stephen Amell. The question is who is he? Is he the Green Arrow? Is he the Spectre? Is he Oliver Queen? Is he none of the above? Where did he come from? I really don’t want to spoil anything there of his return. 

We’re not throwing out the series finale of Arrow, let me assure you of that. Don’t worry about that. This is moving forward with still us honoring the past. It’s funny, there’s a great scene between Grant and Stephen together, they have that chemistry. 

As for the time being, that is all the answers Eric Wallace was obliged to give, but they did not disappoint; many surprises and reunions are expected to return our way as a very special treat.

The Flash Season 9 premieres this Wednesday and will continue to air every Wednesday. 

DC Studios CEO James Gunn Responds To Fan Who Asks Why New DCU Doesn't Include Aquaman And The Flash
Related:

DC Studios CEO James Gunn Responds To Fan Who Asks Why New DCU Doesn't Include Aquaman And The Flash

THE FLASH Star Grant Gustin On Why He Was Unsure About Playing Barry Allen And His Talks With James Gunn
Recommended For You:

THE FLASH Star Grant Gustin On Why He Was Unsure About Playing Barry Allen And His Talks With James Gunn

DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions.

This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. ComicBookMovie.com will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please CONTACT US for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. CLICK HERE to learn more about our copyright and trademark policies.

Note that ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

DocSpock
DocSpock - 2/5/2023, 4:33 PM


I am very excited about one thing on the CW Flash.

THE END

dragon316
dragon316 - 2/5/2023, 4:41 PM
@DocSpock - got tired of villain being flash clone zoom is exception give other villains to be main gorilla grodd could have been used , think they did one with mirror master ,
DocSpock
DocSpock - 2/5/2023, 4:49 PM
@dragon316 -

No kidding. Black Flash, evil Flash, speed force scary Flashes, Zoom, Reverse Flash, evil Barry, previous Flash, Kid Flash, plus other Flashes I'm too drunk to think of now.

Man did that get tedious.

LiteraryJoe
LiteraryJoe - 2/5/2023, 7:19 PM
@dragon316 - Did you get to see Gorilla Grodd vs King Shark? He was pretty prominent I'm the seasons I watched.
The1st
The1st - 2/6/2023, 8:26 AM
@DocSpock - Oh, don't play the how many speedsters drinking game. Doesn't end well lol.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 2/6/2023, 3:28 PM
@The1st -

Yeah, I got so wasted even my pet platypus was laughing at me.

DiegoMD
DiegoMD - 2/5/2023, 5:10 PM
Hey guys, I worked really hard on this video and I was wondering if you were interested in checking it out. Don´t worry, I won´t spam aynmore, but I was wondering if you could check it out and tell me what you think and if you agree.
Thanks!
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 2/5/2023, 6:54 PM
I just wish this show continuously received the kind of love it received in the beginning. Such a shame.
DevilsDreams
DevilsDreams - 2/6/2023, 5:02 AM
My name is Barry Allen and I am the fastest man alive... well apart from the reverse Flash, oh and Zoom, oh and Wally, Jesse, Jay... then there was Savitar...

I know he tends to end up faster than them, but always feels like there's another speedster better than him most seasons?
View Recorder