"Nuevo proyecto para la CW sobre 'THE FLASH'"

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- The Flash 1.11 "The Sound & The Fury" Promo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlEW968jCuY


- The Flash 1.11 "The Sound & The Fury" Extended Promo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY-LnVFUDX8



- Arrow and The Flash: "Super Starts Here" Promo (HD):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XZnt09bzf0

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- Ray Palmer y Felicity visitarán "The Flash" en el episodio 1.18 "All-Star Team-Up":

En una entrevista de Variety con los paroductores de "Arrow", éstos han revelado que Felicity regresará a "The Flash", esta vez acompañada de Ray Palmer.

El episodio es el 1.18 “All-Star Team-Up” y Kreisberg ha dicho lo siguiente al respecto:

“En el episodio 4 de ‘Flash’ cuando Felicity llega, no fue tan sólo un guiño para hacer que Felicity viniera. Estaba realmente integrado con la historia. Cuando ves lo que está pasando en ‘The Flash’ en ese punto de la temporada, Barry realmente está en una encrucijada. El tener a Felicity llegando cuando él la necesita realmente juega un papel en toda la temporada. Está bien porque como Marc dijo, Ray Palmer es todo tecnología y STAR Labs es todo teconología. Vamos a ver a Ray muy feliz en STAR Labs… Con Cisco [Carlos Valdes] y Ray, ellos son los mejores nuevos amigos. El equipo de STAR Labs va a ayudar más aún a Ray en su projecto ATOM.”

http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/arrow-w ... 201410918/

Añadidos los rátings del 1.10 "Revenge of the Rogues". Podéis encontrarlos AQUÍ

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- Primer vistazo a Andy Mientus como "The Pied Piper":




(Thanks to Access Hollywood)

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- The Flash Stills del 1.11 "The Sound & The Fury":

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- The Flash - New Featurette "Where Do We Go From Here Interview":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4r9RElvRI4

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- Descripción oficial del 1.13 "The Nuclear Man":

Descripción oficial del 1.13 "The Nuclear Man" (10/02/15): ROBBIE AMELL Y VICTOR GARBER ESTRELLAS INVITADAS COMO 'FIRESTORM' — Después de que Ronnie (la estrella invitada Robbie Amell) ataque a un físico (la estrella invitada Bill Dow), Barry (Grant Gustin) y el equipo se dan cuenta de que necesitan ir tras el ex-prometido de Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) quien es ahora un poderoso meta-humano. Ellos deducen que la mejor manera de rastrear a Ronnie es encontrar al Dr. Martin Stein (la estrella invitada Victor Garber) quien estuvo trabajando en un proyecto llamado F.I.R.E.S.T.O.R.M. Barry lidia por equilibrar sus tareas como "The Flash" y su relación con Linda Park (la estrella invitada Malese Jow), y Joe (Jesse L. Martin) enlista la ayuda de Cisco (Carlos Valdes) para re-investigar el asesinato de Nora Allen (la estrella invitada Michelle Harrison). El General Eiling (Clancy Brown) regresa a Central City. Glen Winter dirige el episodio escrito por Andrew Kreisberg & Katherine Walczak (#113).

http://flashtvnews.com/firestorm-warnin ... tion/18675

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- Arrow and The Flash: "Super Starts Here" Extended Promo (HD):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDPk7JXNurs




- Nueva imagen BTS del elenco de la S1 (23-01-15):



(@RickCosnett: How did we get so lucky... these kids @grantgust @candicekp @dpanabaker #TheFlash)




- Imágenes BTS del rodaje en la Gala Fundraiser Overnight con James Jesse the Trickster (Mark Hamill) en el Surrey City Hall (23-01-15):

http://yvrshoots.com/2015/01/shoot-the- ... MQ-iC5HJ42

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- The Flash: ¿Aparecerá 'Red Bee' en el episodio 1.18, en el que también estarán Ray y Felicity?:

TVLine en su sección de spoilers de esta semana, parece que insinúan que "The Flash" se enfrentará con la villana de Quality Comics y raramente usada por DC 'Red Bee':

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"El Episodio 18 liberará en Central City una 'bee-a-utiful' (guapa, haciendo un juego de palabras con el 'bee' de abeja) hechicera tecnológica que usa gafas de gran tamaño y lápiz de labios rojos... y ha trazado un inteligente-amoral y extremadamente inestable plan para armar 'robots' del tamaño de abejas".

'Red Bee' tiene un traje, lápiz de labios y gafas rojas y un par de abejas robots que disparan electricidad (lo que podría ser un buen enemigo para "Atom" que, como recordaréis también aparece en este episodio).


http://tvline.com/2015/01/23/once-upon- ... nts-582101

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- The Flash 1.11 "The Sound & The Fury" Clip #1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0AZg0aLE9o


- The Flash 1.11 "The Sound & The Fury" Clip #2:

http://tvline.com/2015/01/27/the-flash- ... ells-home/


- The Flash 1.11 "The Sound & The Fury" Clip #3:

http://bcove.me/jkabh3k7




- Grant Gustin on Live! with Kelly and Michael (Jan 26th, 2015):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikmjJ12E2T8

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- Andrew Kreisberg habla sobre la visita de Felicity y Ray a "The Flash":

Como ya comentamos anteriormente, Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards) y Ray Palmer (Brandon Routh) aparecerán en el episodio 1.18 de "The Flash" titulado “All-Star Team-Up.”

Durante una sesión de preguntas con el productor ejecutivo Andrew Kreisberg hizo algunos comentarios sobre lo que podemos esperar y cómo van a afectar a la historia:

“En ese punto, Ray necesita un poco de ayuda con su traje de [A.T.O.M.], ¿y quién mejor que los chicos super tecnológiocos de Felicity en STAR Labs?” dice Kreisberg. “Lo que pasa es que sucede en un momento particularmente malo para Barry. Eso es en parte por lo que lo hicimos. El primer episodio con Felicity [Episodio 4], ella realmente vino en un momento cuando su experiencia en ser parte de un equipo de luchadores contra el crimen definitivamente ayudó a Barry a superar lo que estaba enfrentando esa semana. De forma parecida, cuando ella llega, él está teniendo una crisis de conciencia en algunos aspectos, y sólo alguien como ella puede ayudarle a superarlo.”

“Es un episodio realmente divertido,” promete. “No he podido escribie mucho a Ray en esta temporada de Arrow — lo pude escribir en el libro de cómics Flash: Season Zero, y me encantóp. Así es que poder escribirlo... es tan divertido, y encuentra un buen amigo en Cisco.”

“Incluso hay una línea en el guión donde Felicity dice ‘Ray es como Barry en el cuerpo de Oliver’,” se ríe. “Y luego dice ‘Oh, Dios, ¿dije eso en voz alta?’ Y Ray sólo – incluso aunque se vea como Brandon Routh – es un gran friki de la tecnología de corazón, así es que él y Cisco conectan rápidamenmte. Es un episodio divertido.”

El enemigo que enfrentará el Team Flash y Amigos será 'The Bug-Eyed Bandit', conocido por ser un enemigo de Atom de los cómics. En ellos es el alter ego de 'Bertram Larvan' un inventor que diseñó unos insectos mecánicos para controlar las plagas de insectos, pero como no tenía dinero para financiar su proyecto, lo robó y usó su invención para robar aún más, haciéndose con un ejército de insectos. Por accidente descubre la identidad de Atom y se enfrenta con él en varias ocasiones.


http://flashtvnews.com/flash-spoilers-a ... isit/18683
http://www.etonline.com/tv/156855_the_f ... crossover/

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- The Pied Piper está llegando y tiene sed de sangre (IGN):

The Pied Piper está llegando y tiene sed de sangre
Por Roth Cornet 26 Enero 2015

The Flash will introduce a new classic comic character this week in the form of the show's version of Pied Piper. After a confrontation with Captain Cold and Heat Wave, Barry Allen and Team Flash (are we calling them Team Flash yet?) will come face-to-face with Dr. Wells' golden-boy/ideal employee-turned menace to Central City Hartley Rathaway (Andy Mientus), who has returned bent on revenge after being...negatively impacted by the particle accelerator explosion (we won't say how, for now).

Another Non-Metahuman Villain:

“He's got one of our technology-based powers like Captain Cold"

"Like many of the comic book characters, they sometimes are a little bit silly," Executive producer Andrew Kreisberg told reporters today at an event previewing "The Sound and the Fury" when asked what The Flash producers wanted to bring forward in the character that fans may not expect.

"The Pied Piper dressed very flamboyantly," Kreisberg continued. "And would literally play his pan flute and warp people's minds. We wanted to do something a little bit more grounded."

The Flash's Piper can manipulate sound waves. He is not, however, a metahuman.

"He's got one of our technology-based powers like Captain Cold," Kreisberg said of the character. "They hadn't really gone up against anyone like him before. We wanted them to go up against someone who was brilliant - a genius. Someone that they really had to outwit; which was different because a lot of times it's Barry having to either outrun or out-speed the villain. This one was complicated in that we had to establish things very early on, like how important Wells was to the team. It really becomes a chess match between Rathaway and Wells with Barry as the pawn."

Might Pied Piper Have a Larger Role on the Series?:

“He's the evil Harry Potter".

As to the casting, Kreisberg says that he and his fellow Flash producers were fans of Andy Mientus' work on Broadway (in Les Miserables, among other plays) and hope that the character can continue on the show. "When he came in we said he was evil Harry Potter," Kreisberg laughed. "We booked him for two episodes and we're hopeful that he'll come back."

Pied Piper has a redemptive arc in the comics, and it's possible that the series may follow that trajectory - eventually. We'll have more on that post-episode.


Pied Piper Knows Things:

As we've seen from the marketing materials, Hartley Rathaway is out for vengeance, but more than that, he poses a threat to the team as a solid unit. He knows things about their collective and individual pasts - as well as their present - that could rock the foundation that they've build. That's all we'll say for now, but we'll have plenty more from Kreisberg on what you can expect from The Flash moving forward.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/27/ ... -for-blood?

- Candice Patton sobre la pasión de Iris y sus sentimientos hacia Barry (tvfanatic):

Candice Patton sobre la pasión de Iris y sus sentimientos hacia Barry
Por Carissa Pavlica 27 de enero, 2015 7:30 am.

Iris is about to land her dream job on The Flash Season 1 Episode 11 - and Candace Patton, who breathes life into Iris West, was kind enough to share some time with TV Fanatic to talk about it.

Enjoy the details of the conversation below and be sure to tune into The Flash tonight on The CW at 8/7c to see Iris join the Central City Picture News...

So far Iris has been more wrapped up in Barry's story rather than viewers having a chance to explore her life. As she joins Central City Picture News, that will change. What are you most excited for us to know about Iris?

Yeah, what you said is pretty accurate. She's been involved with either Barry or Eddie and kind of bouncing back and forth in a love triangle and for the first time we'll see Iris step into her own storyline and how we kind of know her from the comic books is as this reporter from Central City Picture News so, you know, it's exciting to see her go after her dreams and have a reason to wake up every morning and have this passion in her life.

You know, everyone around her sort of has their job and what they look forward to and Iris has had trouble finding that. So it's the beginning of a really great career for her. I think people will be really excited to see Iris and how she uses her inquisitive nature and translates that to being a journalist.

What is it about reporting that appeals to Iris?

I think, for her, she loves Central City. She grew up with her dad being a cop and protecting the city in that way. Then dating Eddie, who is also a cop who lives to protect the city, as well. And she also has this relationship with The Flash who wants to save the city and so Iris herself, too, in her own way, wants to be a part of doing something great for the city she loves. I think Iris is just always inquisitive and curious and kind of nosy, so this is just a perfect for her. It's like a perfect fit for her in life.

How will getting a career help establish Iris' identity?

I've never really had a specific opinion of Iris just based on her having or not having a career. I mean, it's easy because everyone else is associated with The Flash and that's what the show's about. Iris, what's interesting and what I like about playing her as a character, is she's someone who over time you see evolve and learn about The Flash and sort of step into that storyline. It's not something that happens in episode 1 or episode 5. It's a natural evolution for her.

She's associated with Barry and she's interested in The Flash and she's blogging about him, but she doesn't know who he is. She finally gets this job at Central City Picture News and she'll be more involved with The Flash and eventually, hopefully, she'll find out about who he is. I think it's nice to see a natural progression instead of something that just happens right away. I've never been too concerned about not knowing much about Iris. We're hoping to have plenty of seasons and I hope that we learn about her over time and not all at once.

How will establishing her career alter her various relationships?

I don't know that it will change anything. She's just kind of living her dream and I think that's what everyone wants for her. Her father's happy for her, Barry's obviously happy for her and, you know, she meets Mason Bridge who will be somewhat of a mentor towards her, so I think her relationships are nothing but strengthened by working at Central City Picture News.

I don't have a lot of information on Mason Bridge, other than he's not all that excited to have Iris tagging along. What can you tell us about that?

Yeah! She's assigned to Mason Bridge by the editor and he's very reluctant to work with her because he sees her as just a blogger who just gets on the Internet and writes about silly stories she really knows nothing about, so it's a rough relationship from the beginning. She has to earn his respect. He's a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist at the paper and someone that Iris looks up to and she desperately wants to prove her worth to him and her colleagues.

We have hanging out there the reveal about Barry's feeling for Iris. Will this positive change in her life enable her to sift through her own resulting feelings?

Yeah, I think it's a big bomb that's been dropped on her and I think not really something she's ever thought about, you know, over the years. For Barry, he's been living with it every day. We've watched him live with it. But for Iris, it's very new for her and it's kind of come out of nowhere. It's something that she has to grapple with. For Barry it's finally something that's off of his chest. It is what it is for him. He just wants to move forward now that he said it. At least he said it and he can move on. But I think what we will see is that now Iris is the one who has to deal with those feelings and in her own way figure out what that means to her. How does she feel back towards Barry?

If Iris suddenly discovered she had a latent metahuman power, what would you want it to be and would you want her to be a hero or a villain?

I think I'd want her to be a hero just because I think that's how we know Iris to be, so I wouldn't want to change that. She's just a really good hearted person and means well, and I guess for her a metahuman ability would be to hear things from miles away; superhuman hearing. She's got to get the scoop on all the really good news stories so I think super hearing would be a good asset for her.


http://www.tvfanatic.com/2015/01/the-fl ... gs-for-ba/

- Candice Patton sobre el que Iris se una al grupo de los Perdiodistas y cómo se siente sobre Barry (AccessHollywood):

Candice Patton sobre el que Iris se una al grupo de los Perdiodistas y cómo se siente sobre Barry
Por Jolie Lash 27 Enero, 2015 01:04 PM EDT

Candice Patton's Iris West is ditching brewing up java at Jitters to pound the pavement as a freshly minted reporter in "The Flash."

Iris had been pulling double duty, making cappuccinos for Central City's caffeine addicts by day and hitting the keyboard at night, documenting The Red Streak. On Tuesday on The CW, however, she's finally getting paid for her passion when she's hired by Central City Picture News. And, AccessHollywood.com has an exclusive sneak peek at just how crunchy her new coworker, Mason Bridge ("General Hospital's" Roger Howard), is when he meets the newest reporter recruit.

In a new interview, Candice told Access about Iris' big career development. She also explained why she thinks Iris hasn't been able to talk to Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) about his love confession in "The Flash's" Christmas episode last year.

AccessHollywood.com: What did you think when you read the script and found out Iris is getting a new gig?
Candice Patton: Obviously, I was personally excited because I think we all kind of know Iris West and her relationship with Central City Picture News in the comics, so it's kind of fun to see that happen so soon on our show, and she's kind of been working her way to become this great reporter and it's finally great to see her step into that. It was fun being on that set for the first time.

Access: Do you think she's going to have coffee withdrawal in her new job?
Candice: No, for some reason Jitters never really makes its way out of the picture. People are always stopping in at Jitters. We're always taking little coffee breaks over there, so no, there's no way Iris would ever give up Jitters coffee.

Access: Tell us a little bit about what are we going to find at Central City Picture News – what it looks like and the makeup of it.
Candice: It's big, it's bustling. It's a really important paper in Central City and I think Iris is just kind of shocked and overjoyed that she got this job at the paper and so she's nervous, obviously, because she's kind of been blogging and she doesn’t really know what it's like to work at a legitimate newspaper. … She's, as usual, confident and excited and she's met with some resistance because her editor is really only interested in her relationship with The Flash. He's kind of brought her in to get more stories about The Flash and Iris just really wants to write great pieces about all sorts of things that are going on in Central City, not just The Flash, so she kind of feels as though, her only position there is because of The Flash. And she also meets Mason Bridge, who's a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist at the paper and he's less than happy to have Iris around. I think he just assumes that she's a blogger and she's just like everyone else who's getting on the Internet and writing their thoughts and feelings, so he doesn't really take her too seriously in the beginning. … You see in the episode [on Tuesday] that Iris is really trying to prove to Mason that she is worth her weight. And she does that very quickly.

Access: Roger Howarth (who plays Mason) ran a newspaper before on one of his last shows.
Candice: Oh really? That's so great! No wonder he's so good.

Access: He ran The Sun on 'One Life To Live.' What's it been like working with him and having him up there?
Candice: He's amazing. He's so amazing. He's actually a close personal friend of Jesse's [L. Martin] so it was fun [having] him on set. He just kind of fit right in. We've been doing this for months now and we're pretty welcoming with everyone, but with Roger, it just seemed like he's been here since Day 1, so it's fun. I actually love having him on the show and especially at Picture News.

Access: As things progress, are we going to see you two going out on your own investigations and stories you're following?
Candice: I think that's where we're sort of headed. Mostly it's Mason trying to make me a better reporter in the beginning and kind of trying to stretch my skills as a journalist. He just kind of challenges Iris in a way that she's never been challenged before and it gets her thinking and gets her being even more inquisitive than we already know her to be.

Access: You mentioned her skills. What kind of skills do you think she had before she got this new job? She was blogging on her own.
Candice: I think she was always extremely inquisitive and curious about things going on around her and especially about her city. She's very passionate about Central City and I think she gets that from her dad, having seen her dad protect the city she's grown up in and now she has a relationship to some degree with The Flash, who does nothing but want to protect the city that she lives in. ... I think Iris, in her own way, wants to be a part of that. This is her way and so she started doing this blog, which is the only thing she kind of knew how to do, and it was kind of something she was doing for class, for graduate school, and it just became something that she really loved and she found that she had a knack for. So, I'm excited to see that evolve. I don't really want her to be a great reporter right away. I kind of want to see her kind of work for it and hustle for it.

Access: The Eddie factor -- [he] no longer seems to be after The Flash after last week's episode. Is that something that they can maybe bond over at home in their apartment?
Candice: I don't know if they bond over it, but it's definitely a point of tension that has probably significantly been reduced. So Eddie and Iris are moving in together and there are a lot of changes just going on in her life in general. She's moved out. Barry has moved back in [with her dad]. She's never lived with anyone really, but things between them are going really well -- as well as to be expected. Obviously, there was the whole Barry bombshell and Iris is still dealing with that, but for the most part, things with her and Eddie are looking good.

Access: So -- Barry. Why do you think she can't talk about what Barry said in the Christmas episode?
Candice: I think it's just – it's one of those things where, when you've known someone for so long and you haven't really seen it coming or maybe you have, but it's buried so deep in your subconscious that once it's been kind of scratched at, it changes the way you view the relationship and the way that you view the world around you. … I think for Iris, it's just kind of so jarring that she doesn’t really know how to deal with it or what to say or how she even feels about it. Grant has said it before… now Iris is the one who's awkward and has to kind of deal with these feelings that have been placed on her. Barry kind of has a sense of relief. Even if Iris doesn't love him back, at least he's kind of said how he feels. Iris is now in a difficult position of loving Eddie, but also having to deal with the fact that her best friend loves her and how does she feel about that, really. So, it's difficult.

Access: Do you think we'll get more exploration of that as the episodes roll out here?
Candice: Oh, of course. I don't see why not. … I know a lot of fans were hoping with Episode 10 that we would kind of quickly jump back into that storyline and resolve it, but it's not that easy and I don't think it's ever that easy in real life. I think it's going to take some time for us to see what's really going to happen with Barry and Iris


http://www.accesshollywood.com/the-flas ... cle_103340

- Candice Patton sobre el nuevo mentor de Iris, y como la confesión de Barry ‘Volvió su mundo patas arriba’ (givememyremote):

Candice Patton sobre el nuevo mentor de Iris, y como la confesión de Barry ‘Volvió su mundo patas arriba’
Por Marisa Roffman 27 de enero, 2015

THE FLASH’s Iris West is continuing her streak of big life changes: fresh off of moving in with her boyfriend, Eddie — and finding out that her long-time best friend, Barry, is in love with her — Iris has taken a reporting job at Central City News.

I spoke with THE FLASH star Candice Patton (Iris) about the changes in Iris’ life…

Iris has a new job! What can you tease about where that takes her?
Candice Patton: Basically, she takes, what I think for her, is a dream job at Central City News, and I think that’s how we know Iris in the comic books — as this journalist, at this great newspaper. So she joins the newspaper, and immediately, she realizes the editor really only wanted to bring her in for her relationship and proximity to the Flash. He’s really more interested in more stories about this super-human guy that this city has found out about.

So, it’s kind of disappointing to Iris, because that’s not how she solely wants to be known. And she gets paired up with Mason Bridge [guest star Roger Howarth], who is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, and he’s not interested in working alongside her.

She starts the paper, and it’s not as dreamy as she imagined, and she’s trying to prove her worth in this world.

As she’s trying to prove her worth outside of the Flash, what lengths will she go to?
CP: The thing about Iris, is she’s extremely curious and inquisitive. With that comes a lot of danger, but she was doing that even before she had the job — she was finding herself in dangerous positions. I don’t think that’s going to stop. I think that’s only going to get worse with having this job and having to meet deadlines. And she’s also got this mentor, Mason, who is known for getting the story no matter what it takes, so, that will rub off on Iris. She will use that in her own profession.

How are Mason and Iris working together?
CP: Initially, he not really thrilled about her. He’s kind of old-school, and comes from an old-school way of reporting — digging and going after the story. He sees Iris as this new generation of blogger, who just gets their information from the internet and hearsay, and types up their thoughts and feelings.

One of the things they need to investigate is Dr. Wells. How is Iris handling that?
CP: The thing is, Iris doesn’t know much about Dr. Wells. She has no reason to think of him other than a savior, of sorts. She knows him as the man who saved her best friend’s life, and for that, she’s eternally grateful. So, for anyone to kind of accuse him of anything other than being a great scientist, it’s kind of shocking for Iris, and puts her in a somewhat difficult position.

She’ll definitely be prompted by Mason in particular to go after the story, to look into it, to ask her friends about Wells. And it’s a difficult thing for her to do. So you kind of have to wait and see how she handles that.

Is she able to talk that out with her father?
CP: We don’t see much of that. Iris is pretty self-sufficient, and I think she wants to prove to herself that she has this grown-up job, and she can do it on her own. She relies on that. She uses her resources. She pops up at the police station when she can to get information, or to bug Eddie to look into something for her. But for the most part, Iris is taking this job as something she’s very capable of doing.

Her relationship with Eddie seems to be strong, despite Barry admitting his love. How is Iris’ romantic life seeping into everything else she’s trying to handle?
CP: There’s a lot happening for Iris. She’s obviously moving in with Eddie, this man that she loves, and has been extremely wonderful and amazing to her. And she’s also dealing with the feelings that have been placed on her by Barry, in the Christmas episode, where he confessed his love for her.

Romantically, Iris is in a very confusing place in her life. She loves Eddie — there’s no reason not to love him, he’s never done anything but be amazing. And yet, here is this person she’s known for most of her life, telling her he’s madly in love with her. For Iris, it turned her world upside down, because she never thought of him in that way, and now that that box has been kind of opened for her, she’s forced to reevaluate how she feels. I think over time, you see her battling with her feelings.

How is she reacting to the new girl that catches Barry’s attention in next week’s episode, “Crazy for You”?
CP: I think it’s always interesting how relationships are — you always want what you can’t have. I think what we’ll constantly see with Iris is that until something is placed in front of her and she’s forced to see it, that’s when she realizes more of her feelings. So when she sees Barry go on a date with Linda, it’s like, oh, wait, I don’t know how I feel about that. She doesn’t know how she feels about seeing Barry with another woman at this point, when he’s just said he loves her. So there’s a lot of conflicting and confusing emotions in Iris, and the fact that she can’t put words to them — or express them — she’s kind of trapped.

And Linda is also Iris’ coworker, correct? So how does that stress add to Iris’ predicament, since she can’t even use work to escape the Barry situation?
CP: She works in the sports department, but yes, they work in the same office. Iris has nothing but respect and admiration for Linda, she’s a great reporter. But I think it is hard to see Barry come into the newspaper to see Linda, and not come in to see Iris. That’s new. [Laughs] I think it’s hard, because she’s always been the center of his life. For someone else to take that role, it’s difficult for Iris.

As an actress, is there a part of you that wishes Iris was in on Barry’s secret so you could play more with the Flash world? Or are you content to let it pay out until the timing is perfect?
CP: That’s the thing — the timing has to be perfect. We want to reveal it at the perfect time for audience members [so] they’re just as excited as we are.

I want Iris to find out, obviously, I really want her to find out. Maybe that’s just Candice wanting that. But at the same time, it’s kind of part of the character. It’s part of the Lois Lane, thing. That’s just how it is. And if you give it away too soon, it’s kind of not fun. So I want her to find out, but I don’t know that I, personally, need it to happen tomorrow. I think it’ll happen at just the right time.

That makes sense. Which upcoming metahuman are you most excited for viewers to see?
CP: There’s so many! We were just shooting with Mark Hamill on Friday, the Trickster. That’s a real treat for everyone — the cast and the crew and the background actors. It’s just kind of amazing to have such an iconic actor on our show, reprising his role as the Trickster. And he’s just as amazing as you remember. So that’s probably one of my favorites.


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- Andy Mientus dice que está ‘Definitivamente abierto a un spin-off de Pied Piper’ (TheWrap):

Andy Mientus dice que está ‘Definitivamente abierto a un spin-off de Pied Piper’
Por Travis Reilly 27 enero27, 2015 @ 10:39 am

“He’s one of the more fascinating characters I’ve seen in the DC universe,” the CW actor tells TheWrap

Sonic supervillain Pied Piper finally makes his debut Tuesday on The CW’s “The Flash.” The actor is thrilled to be playing Barry Allen’s (Grant Gustin) brilliant adversary in at least two episodes of the freshman series, but if the network asked him to he’d be more than willing to star on a spin-off of his very own.

“I’m definitely open to a Pied Piper spin-off. He’s one of the more fascinating characters I’ve seen in the DC universe and a fan favorite because he’s so different than everyone else,” Andy Mientus, who plays Hartley Rathaway a.k.a. villain Pied Piper, told TheWrap. “Whether or not he could be the anchor of [a series] I’m not sure, but as the actor I’d obviously be thrilled.”

Mientus, who previously starred as Kyle Bishop on NBC’s “Smash” and in a shorter run on ABC Family’s “Chasing Life,” made headlines in October when he was cast as Pied Piper, one of the most popular gay characters in the DC Comics universe.

In addition to speaking about spin-offs and supervillain sexuality, the 28-year-old screen and stage star — he made his Broadway debut in a 2014 production of “Les Miserables” — teased Pied Piper’s infiltration of STAR labs and inevitable showdown with Flash.

TheWrap: What did you think when you saw yourself as Pied Piper for the first time?
Andy Mientus: Well, I actually hate to watch myself. But so far I haven’t been scared away by the trailers, photos or ADR. I’ll probably watch it because I’m curious to see how all the visual effects and stunts turn out.

Pied Piper makes a great joke to Barry in the trailer about loving men in leather, but later he looks menacing. How do balance the two sides of his character?
Piper is not the most battle savvy villain that we’ve encountered so far. He’s probably the worst fighter of any of the villains … he’s not so different from the rest of the kids in STAR Labs. He’s truly scary in some parts, really vulnerable in other parts and also funny a lot of the time. He’s not a typical villain.

Pied Piper eventually turns good the comics, right?
Umm, yes. [laughs]

Will we see that on “The Flash”?
I can’t speak to where things are going, but when you meet Piper you’ll see pretty quickly he’s not a typical villain. Maybe his motives aren’t so completely sinister. Maybe there is some good, intent but poor execution on his part.

At TCA the showrunners confirmed another spin-off is in the works. Most are betting on Atom (Brandon Routh of “Arrow”), others are guessing Firestorm (Robbie Amell/Victor Garber), but why not Pied Piper?
I’m definitely open to a Pied Piper spin-off. He’s one of the more fascinating characters I’ve seen in the DC universe and a fan favorite because he’s so different than everyone else. He’s a bit of an outcast even within the Rogues, doesn’t quite vibe with the other guys on the team. He’s completely fascinating and fun to embody. Whether or not he could be the anchor of [a spin-off series] I’m not sure, but as the actor I’d obviously be thrilled.

Speaking of … can you talk about when Pied Piper will join forces with other Rogues villains, like Heat Wave (Dominic Purcell) and Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller)?
Not yet, unfortunately. But what’s cool about Piper’s story is that he’s one of the first villains on the show who gets to play with all of the STAR labs kids. And where the other villains played with Flash in his suit, Piper gets to play with Barry.

Which STAR labs hero does Pied Piper have the best chemistry with? Is it Cisco (Carlos Valdes)?
Carlos and I went to school together and have known each other for the better part of a decade now. We had great chemistry and great exchanges because we had history together. [But Piper] sees everybody in STAR labs. Without giving too much away… I get in there and wreak havoc on all of their lives. It’s really, really fun for me.

Your characters on “Smash” and “Chasing Life” died. Can we expect the same for Pied Piper on “The Flash”?
[Laughs.] It’s better to make an impact then to just fade away and not show back up again. I love “The Flash” and the people I work with, so I would selfishly like him to stay alive for that reason. If the character needs to go down in a blaze of glory then I’ll be the vessel to tell that story, but I am attached to him.

As an openly bisexual actor, what does it mean to play an openly gay TV villain, especially one who gets to have fun with his sexuality?
It speaks to the progress of the integration of gay characters on TV and in the media.

With Pied Piper there is definitely room in the future for his sexuality to come up in a major way, but in his introduction that’s not the focus. It’s huge progress because if you introduced a gay character on a show, 10 years ago it would be a big thing and probably cause a controversy. But now we live in an age where there is a gay character on almost every show. Not just on premium, edgy cable channels, but on network and teen shows. It’s everywhere, including on superhero shows. People think the [superhero] audience is adolescent, straight males. But it’s much more diverse and they’re ready for this.

Are you nervous about how hardcore DC Comic fans will respond to your Pied Piper portrayal?
Only because I know this character is a fan favorite. It means a lot to so many people and I respect that. Also, being someone who wasn’t necessarily a fan of these comics growing up, I want to make sure I get Piper right. I don’t want people to think I came in without no regard for the character’s legacy and history. So, I’m nervous about that.

I just want to do the character justice, to do a good job for the people I know who are looking forward to this.


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- Andy Mientus Habla sobre THE FLASH y las vendettas personales de Pied Piper (Collider):

Andy Mientus Habla sobre THE FLASH y las vendettas personales de Pied Piper
Por Christina Radish 27 Enero, 2015

The Flash is not only a highly entertaining, funny and fun show, but it’s got killer villains that could each have their own cool arc. On Episode 11 of The CW series, called “The Sound and The Fury,” Dr. Wells’ (Tom Cavanagh) former protégé, Hartley Rathaway (Andy Mientus), returns to seek revenge on his mentor. Now able to manipulate sound waves, earning him the nickname of Pied Piper, the brilliant Rathaway is a dangerous threat to both Wells and The Flash (Grant Gustin).

During this exclusive phone interview with Collider, actor Andy Mientus talked about the most exciting thing about being a part of the DC superhero universe, the most daunting thing about playing this character, having previously auditioned for the role of Barry Allen, why he wanted to play Pied Piper, the duality of this character, bringing the openly gay villain to life, that getting to wear a costume was his every adolescent dream come true, how cool the effects will be, and that he would love the chance to have the character return for more. Be aware that there are some spoilers.

Collider: This is your first time working in the comic book world, and you’re jumping right into the DC superhero universe as a villain who gets to go up against The Flash. What’s most exciting about getting onto a set like that, and what’s most nerve-wracking about it?

ANDY MIENTUS: What was most exciting to me was just knowing that I was going to get to do these action scenes that I was reading in the script, and that they would be fully realized in a way that I had never experienced before, as an actor. Everything that I’d done on camera previously had been pretty intimate drama. I did one multi-cam sitcom, but just with people talking to each other. So, to read through this script and read, “He flips the car with his sound waves. He blows up the door with this thing,” and to know that when I showed up on the day, things would blow up for real and I’d be wearing the costume with the cape, was just really exciting to me. I felt like a kid, honestly. We were getting to play pretend, but with the best toys in the world. I was also really excited to play with the cast, just because I was friends with a few of them previously and I was a fan of all of them from the couple of episodes that had aired already. I was just really into the show and watching it as a regular viewer, before I was cast or had any hope to be cast.

And the most daunting thing is entering the DC universe, playing this character who really is a fan favorite, and learning from his role in the comics, over decades. To get to play him on camera, really for the first time that he’s ever been fleshed out, is a challenge. It’s daunting because I know he means a lot to a lot of people. I didn’t know much about him before I got this job, so I feel a real responsibility to get it right for those people. I don’t want to tarnish the legacy of this character that they love, so I definitely did my homework, with DC and the team at The CW, and listened carefully to what all of the higher-ups at the show were telling me. I did my best, so hopefully everyone is pleased with that.

And you had previously auditioned to play Barry Allen, right?

MIENTUS: That’s right, yeah.

When you didn’t get that role, had you ever thought that maybe another opportunity would arise, or was this role just completely surprising when it came up?

MIENTUS: I didn’t get very far along in the process of reading for Barry. It’s not as if it was between me and Grant [Gustin], and I didn’t get cast. But I got great feedback that said, “He’s not quite the right fit for Barry, but we really like him. He’s really interesting. Maybe there’s something down the pike.” You hear that a lot, as an actor, and you like to hear that. It’s a nice thing to hear, but you don’t necessarily think, “Oh, I better wait by my phone ‘cause they’re gonna call any minute.” So, when they did call, my ears pricked up. You have so many auditions, as an actor, and so many disappointments that you learn to not get too attached to anything. But that first step in the process went really well, and then this character came up. When I read it, I saw that it was maybe a good fit for me, and I just really liked it. I immediately felt an attachment. It was a character that I wanted to see and knew I would enjoy, as a viewer, so it was then somebody that I wanted to embody. So, I was hopeful. I really wanted this one, more than the average thing, and I’m really glad it worked it.

All of these villains have a duality to them because they were all somebody before they could do what they do now. For people who aren’t familiar with this character, who is Hartley Rathaway and what can he do as Pied Piper?

MIENTUS: Without giving too much away before we get his full origin story, they have officially said that he was involved at S.T.A.R. Labs before the accelerator exploded and everything was set into motion. So, what’s really interesting about that is that he’s got a history and relationship with all of those other characters. Where most of the villains get to deal with The Flash, I get to deal with everybody on the team and have a long history with many of them. His agenda becomes a little bit more personal than just wanting to ruin everyone’s day or make a lot of money, or the typical criminal motivations. He’s got a personal stake in what he’s setting out to do. He doesn’t have superpowers. He’s just a genius. He’s created mechanisms to be able to manipulate sound waves. It’s really interesting because he’s going up against somebody who’s been endowed with great power by this thing that happened that he’s trying to seek revenge for. But, he’s not evenly matched. He’s only got what he’s born with to fight that. I think that’s even cooler.

This is the first time an openly gay villain has been featured on the small or big screen in the comic book world. What does it mean to you to be a part of bringing that character to life?

MIENTUS: It’s really affirmative to me that we have made such progress. Awhile back, maybe a show would date to introduce a gay character and it would probably create a lot of hoopla. It was maybe the kind of thing you could do on premium cable, or late at night, in the 10 pm slot on an edgy drama. Now, there’s a gay character on almost everything, including this superhero show, which you think of as being a really adolescent, straight male driven world. That’s not true. It’s a really diverse group of people who enjoy comic books and superheroes. I think everybody enjoys comic books and superheroes. But I think it just really goes to show how far we’ve come that this character can be on this show that’s viewed by a lot of teenagers and teenaged girls, and they’re not concerned about alienating any of that audience. They know that the world is ready to accept something like that, and not be turned off by it. It’s really encouraging.

What do you enjoy about getting to play a villain versus a hero? Is it more fun to get to play a character who doesn’t necessarily have to have the same moral compass that a hero really does have to have?

MIENTUS: Absolutely! I think it’s a cliche that most actors like to play the villain because they tend to be better, more interesting and get the better dialogue. Piper has a bit more going on than your typical villain. You’ll meet him and identify him as a villain, but then the more you learn about him, you’ll start to wonder what side he’s playing for and if he’s completely villainous or not. I feel like I get the best of both worlds. It’s a villain that, even if his acts are completely dastardly, as the person trying to embody him, I completely relate to why he is doing these things. It’s a real treat. He’s not just curling his mustache and tying girls to train tracks. He’s got some really human struggles going on that make him do what he does.

What was it like to actually get to have a costume?

MIENTUS: It was just like every adolescent dream come true. I was definitely an indoor kid where, instead of fantasizing about being a hugely successful sports star, I fantasized about having superpowers, being a wizard and being superhuman, running around with a cape. That’s easy to tap back into. I’m a bit older now, but that wasn’t so long ago. There’s something about donning this really stylized, heightened costume that makes you feel like a kid playing in your backyard that lets you really play, as an actor. That empowered me to make bolder choices than I might if I was just wearing a t-shirt and jeans. You feel a need, on camera, to be incredibly naturalistic, but even just putting on the costume allowed me to be a bit more theatrical, and it allowed me to create something more interesting, more fun and more in keeping with the tone of this show that I love so much. I think people really respond to The Flash because it feels like a comic. It is a bit heightened and a bit color and a bit exaggerated. It’s not total naturalism, and I think that’s awesome. I was a little scared, to be honest, about rising to that level, but I feel like the costume did a lot of that work for me.

When you’re dealing with effects, does it just feel totally awkward, acting and reacting when things aren’t there, or does it help that you have the reassurance that these guys know what they’re doing?

MIENTUS: I went to drama school and spent countless hours pretending that I was a dog or a tree, or did mirror exercises. I am game to just go there with full commitment. So, I didn’t feel too silly. It was more just fun to imagine. Because I had seen episodes of the show and had seen how filmic they made it all look, and how much time and effort they put into making the effects look really great for TV – it’s unprecedented how much production value is in this show – I knew it was going to look incredible. Also, a lot more of it was practical effects than I had anticipated. I really thought everything was going to be visual effects, after the fact, but there are quite a few live explosions, glass breaking, people flying through stuff, and just real action going on around me. It was really, really overwhelmingly cool.

Have you gotten a chance to see how it’s all come together?

MIENTUS: I haven’t seen much more than the rest of America. The trailer is the most I’ve seen of complete effects. I had to go back and do some ADR for some audio, the way you do with anything, so I’ve seen some scenes, but even when I did that, the effects weren’t done yet. They were just band-aid place-holders. I’m going to see it with everybody else, which is really cool. I’m not an actor that feels really great watching myself. I tend to now watch, especially TV that I do, or if anything comes out of what I’ve done on stage. I don’t like to watch it because I can’t not see everything I hate about what I’m doing. Even if everyone else is liking it, I’m too critical. But because I’m so excited to see everything come together with The Flash, and because this character is so unlike myself and I’m in a cape, I will be okay to watch this one. I’m actually really looking forward to it.

If Pied Piper makes it through the episode alive, is he someone you’d like to see make a return appearance, at some point? Do you still feel like there’s more to explore, if given the opportunity?

MIENTUS: Oh, absolutely! They set up a lot of potential story points in this introductory episode with him. If you look at where the character goes in the original books, it’s a fascinating arc for him. He gets to go so many places, and go back and forth on which side he’s fighting for. I think he’s become a fan favorite because his stories are so good. Even with what we’ve done already, there are lines about his past that allude to a really rich history that would be really fun to explore. Above all, he’s just a really fun, cool, funny character that I love to play, so I would love to have the chance to embody him more.


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- Andy Mientus sobre la "Rivalidad de Hermanos" de Pied Piper con The Flash, "Pasan muchas cosas má" que el sólo ser gay (comicbook):

Andy Mientus sobre la "Rivalidad de Hermanos" de Pied Piper con The Flash, "Pasan muchas cosas má" que el sólo ser gay
Por Russ Burlingame 27/01/2015

Andy Mientus is bringing his brand of Broadway magic to The Flash tonight at 8 p.m., when he'll appear as Hartley Rathaway, the Rogue better known as the Pied Piper.

Piper will return to S.T.A.R. Labs, angry at Harrison Wells and looking for trouble, in an episode that we already know will see him don a version of his sonic-powered gear from the comics and take on police cars.

Mientus joined us to talk about his role and the exciting, twisting-and-turning episode ahead.

You're no stranger to coming onto these things when they're a moving train. Is it always gratifying to land a role on something that's a huge hit?

What's been really cool in this instance is when I was cast, only the first episode had aired. I auditioned a bit before I started shooting. And the pilot obviously had historic numbers for The CW but you never know if a show is going to really catch on. So it's been really cool to see it become such a thing and to be a part of that. I've been really proud of it as it's been progressing.

Everyone's excited about Piper. Do you clear off the Internet for your own protection, or do you bathe in the entusiasm for the character and just try not to worry about the other stuff?

Comic fans are one thing, but I feel like everything I've done so far has come with this rabid fan base built right in. My first job was on this [Broadway] show called Spring Awakening that had this crazy, rabid, teenage fan base. Smash had this crazy fan base and I came into that late and now I'm doing Les Miserables, which has decades of fans. So I've learned through those experiences to just sort of avoid, avoid, avoid.

For every ten good things that you read, there's going to be one bad thing. There's just bound to be. And for me that's what will stick with me. I can read a hundred positive comments and one terrible one and then be pissed all day long, so I've learned to just trust that if the writers are happy, the directors are happy, I'm happy. If your bosses are pleased, then you're doing what was asked of you.

Your character was kind of teased last week and it seems your parents are a key part of the character's dynamic. Is that something you guys are going to get into right away?

It's definitely referenced and without giving too much away I'll say that it's not dealt with head-on, at least just yet, but it's brought up because it really keys into Hartley's whole motivation to do what he's doing. You see that his lack of a family created this big hole in him and another character sort of filled that gap for a time and when that turns sour, it really sets him off and sets him on this villainous path.

So his relationship with his parents is sort of the root of everything, so it is really important which is why it's been brought up already.

You're after Wells in this episode, and obviously he's kind of a surrogate father for Barry at the moment, so does that create an interesting dynamic for you and Grant [Gustin] to explore?

Yeah. I think it's classic almost sibling rivalry that's going on. If Barry is the new baby, the new golden child, then what does that make Hartley if Harrison has become that for him? So yes is the answer to that.

Piper is a character who isn't always all bad. Do you think that being set against Wells more than Barry opens up doors for you to potentially be a good guy down the line, when Barry finds out about Wells' true nature?

Yeah. I think you're going to find in this first episode where he's introduced that pretty quickly you see that it's a little bit more complex than your typical villainy where I'm after money or I'm after power.

When you find out why he's fighting Wells, I think you start to see that he's not your typical villain and maybe not a villain at all, maybe just so confused and angry but maybe not so different from Barry or from some of the other S.T.A.R. Labs kids.

Yeah, I think there's really thrilling possibilites of where it can go based on the way that we've set it up.

Is your character actually a metahuman or are you like the Rogues that we had this week where you've got wonderful toys?

Yeah, I've got wonderful toys so far; so far it's just gadgets.

The details of Piper's involvement with most things has been under wraps. Is it hard to do these interviews with so little out there?

Umm...[Laughs] There's a couple of answers to that. One thing is that I really don't want to spoil the things that I do know because they're really cool. I think this episode is really strong, there's a lot of twists and it's a really interesting, more personal episode than people might be used to. There's a little bit more intimate scenework going on and more drama than just full-on action and that really interests me.

And the other thing is that with any TV I've done, when people as questions far out into the future, usually we don't know. You know about as much as we do becuase the scripts are coming week by week. It's a little hard to know where things are going but also a lot of times we can't say.

You aren't the first LGBTQ character to show up in the Arrowverse but your character has been scrutinized in that way more than Canary and Nyssa. Has that affected your day to day, having those conversations in every interview, or is that just something where you say "Well, that's one of thirty or forty things about my character I have to talk about today?"

Well, that's how I look at it, definitely. I think that when you're a queer person, it's generally not the first thing you think of about yourself. I think it's part of you; it's like having blue eyes or brown hair or whatever but there are much more interesting things to say. I think there's a whole lot more going on than just him being gay. I think him being gay is like a few lines so far. I think there's room for it to be more of a focus in his storyline down the pike but for now it isn't that much of a focus, just more of a cool detail about him.

I think people are making a big deal about it becuase there just aren't that many badass, dangerous, gay male characters for whatever reason. I don't think people expect that. I think there's this stereotype of gay men being weak in some way or being polite or whatever. I think the tide is turning on that. I think on [American] Horror Story, there's so many terrifying gay characters on that every year. So I just think its something people don't expect and so it's something that people have to talk about. I'm hoping that soon it will sound as ridiculous as talking about a black superhero or a female superhero -- something you don't need to mention or something that sounds silly to even mention. But for now it's a point of interest so we have to talk about it.

Before you were ever on board, it was already the one thing people were talking about. Do you think part of this discussion is that for months before you were cast, that was all there was to talk about?

I think it's a combination of curiosity slash shock, and people that are really excited that that's going to happen. I think there's very little negative reaction to that nowadays but I think there's some fans that are like "How are they going to handle this? Is it going to become a different show than I've fallen in love with? Is it going to be like some after-school special or something?" And then I think you get some people who are just like, "Oh, that's awesome." So I think that's why it's a big deal. I also think that Greg [Berlanti] bringing a gay character into the show, some people are going to see some kind of agenda or something but of course that has nothing to do with anything and Piper has been gay for a long time, since long before Greg was involved with The Flash.

And Piper has been a key part of the Flash cast for most of my reading life, since the '90s. He'll fade away but when he comes back it's always a thing. When you audition for a part like this, in the back of your head do you just go, "Am I a series regular in Season Two?"

Well, you're always hoping, aren't you? [Laughs] Listen, I don't really know much of what they have planned beyond what I've been told and I never believe anything until I'm there doing it because you never know how things change in this business. But I will say that I really love this character and I love, love, love this cast and team. It's probably my favorite thing that I've ever worked on just because the people are so lovely and it's so stupidly fun to flim these action scenes and deliver this kind of heightened superhero dialogue.

So obviously I would be thrilled if I was asked to be more of a premanent fixture but you're right in that he will fade in and out, make a flash, and then kind of disappear into the background for a while and there's value in that, too, so whatever happens I'm really happy to be playing it.

You touched on something with the cast; this is a great cast and most of the guest actors haven't gotten to work with most of the cast because Flash not having gone public yet, the storylines were a little more segregated. Given your connection to S.T.A.R. Labs, though, did you get to play off just about everybody?

Yeah, I did definitely get to work with many more cast members than I think the average villain got to because of the S.T.A.R. Labs story. What I'm really interested in is that there's a couple of characters we're meeting up with in recent episodes and in upcoming episodes as we learn more about S.T.A.R. Labs prior to the explosion. There were more players there than we originally thought and so I would be really interested in if the show explores a little more in flashback of what was going on in the lab before the explosion. I think there's a really rich thing, which would allow me to work with some actors I would really love to work with.

Also, I hope, I hope, I get something to do with Jesse Martin. He's a really good friend of mine from Smash, I've idolized him for years, ever since Rent, and he's just a great guy. This year we spent Thanksgiving and New Year together. I would be in Heaven to do some scenes with him, so here's hoping.


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- Mientus despotrica sobre el llevar a Pied Piper a "The Flash" (cbr):

Mientus Sounds Off on Bringing the Pied Piper to "The Flash"
Bryan Cairns, 27 Enero 2015

The Flash better be prepared to pay the piper. The Pied Piper, that is. Introduced in 1959's "The Flash" #106 from DC Comics, a hearing-impaired Hartley Rathaway, AKA the Pied Piper, created a flute device to transform sound into devastating sonic waves or hypnotic melodies. Eventually, Rathaway abandoned his villainous ways, came out of the closet and turned into an ally and friend of Flash successor Wally West. For now, The Pied Piper will be making some noise when he targets Dr. Wells and S.T.A.R Labs in "The Sound and the Fury," tonight's episode of The CW's "The Flash."

CBR News spoke to actor Andy Mientus about his spin on the Pied Piper and bringing the character to television. In addition, we discuss portraying a gay comic book character, sound versus speed and why Mientus makes a better Rogue than hero.

CBR News: Were you a comic book fan growing up, and did you jump at the chance to become involved in "The Flash?"

Andy Mientus: I did jump at the chance, although I actually wasn't a comic book fan. I was a video game kid growing up and wasn't ever introduced to comics by my parents. But, for a lot of kids, these characters have existed for so long and are saturated in other media, such as games and films. They are like fables. So, even though I had never read a Flash comic, I completely identified with childhood memories of that lightning bolt and that red costume. There was this nostalgia when I heard they were doing this show. Then, I was so excited to be a part of it, but I didn't know really anything about Piper before. I had this quick crash course that's been really helpful. Hopefully, I've done everyone proud

Were there certain aspects of the Pied Piper that you gravitated towards?

Yeah, I guess I gravitated towards his motivations or his villainy. He's a complex character. Instead of being a mustache-twirling guy who wants money, he's got some deep-seated issues that come from his identity and from his upbringing. That creates the evil in him. It's interesting and gives me something to really play with, rather than just playing some caricature of a villain.

Is that what separates him from Flash's other Rogues?

Absolutely. That, and he has some history with some of the other characters, so I get the opportunity to play with a lot more of the cast than just the Flash. It's all just a little more personal. Not to give too much away, but I can really dig at some of the other characters because I know their pasts. I know them well enough to know what's going to get under their skin. Hartley is incredibly clever. There's a lot more going on than the typical villain. He was a blast to work on.

Dr. Wells calls the Pied Piper his "prodigal son." What is their history?

Hartley used to be involved in S.T.A.R. Labs. Hartley is incredibly clever. The first thing it said on the breakdown for the character when I was auditioning was he was a genius. He was the star of that world and then all of that went sour. Now he's back and has an agenda.

Is there a rivalry between Piper and Cisco (Carlos Valdes)?

As I said, Hartley was a star at S.T.A.R. Labs. Obviously, he's going to have certain opinions of the people running the show now. That's all I will say.

What does portraying one of the first openly gay comic book villains mean to you?

It's an incredible show of progress. Ten years ago, having any gay character on any show would have caused major controversy or uproar. Now, there's pretty much a gay character on every show, including a hit superhero show. That's amazing to me. It speaks to the producers taking the fans seriously and trusting them with being able to handle that, rather than just assuming a comic book crowd is some straight-male, adolescent crowd that would be disgusted by that. They know the comic book crowd is really diverse, mature and accepting. It shows that they are taken seriously and are ready for this. I am honored to be part of that.

Since you originally auditioned for the role of Barry Allen, how much fun has it been playing the villain as opposed to the hero?

I always love playing the villain. I tend to play villains a lot. It's always more fun and more interesting. It suits me better. I completely get why I wouldn't work as the Flash. I'm a little more angular and a little too strange in my life in the way I am and the way I look. This role feels like a perfect fit to me. It's really been a blast.

So far, the Flash has been able to outrun basically anything his foes throw at him. What kind of battle can viewers expect to see considering Pied Piper's means of attack revolves around sound?

What's really interesting about the battles you are going to see between the two of them isn't going to be so much about the manner of what I'm shooting at him, and whether it's sound or fire or ice. What sets Hartley apart is his intellect. He's not as good at the implementation as he is at the planning of it and actually getting the Flash in the wrong place at the right time. He's always two moves ahead of the Flash. He's really just a scientist. He's not a trained warrior.

The television version of Piper doesn't use a flute. What's the deal with the gloves?

If you look carefully at the trailers, there's a part where you see the gloves close up and there's a bit of green, which is like on a flute or a wind instrument. It's sort of like a throwback to the actual comic books. It's cool they were able to tie in that reference to make it feel authentic.

Piper mocks Flash by saying how being scooped by a guy in red leather is a fantasy of his. Was that pure sarcasm or him trying to rattle Flash?

I think it's both. Hartley's biggest strength is in his wit and intellect. He knows exactly how to get under these characters' skins. When you see the episode, you'll see more of that. He's taking each person there and cutting them down with his words to get to them. Hartley's is trying to make Flash uncomfortable and trying to make a joke about this arrest. You see I'm not awfully worried about it.

In the comic books, Pied Piper eventually develops a friendship with the Wally West Flash and renounces being a bad guy. In what way, if at all, is that set in motion?

You see pretty quickly that there's more going on with him than wanting to mess up the Flash's day. You see what he's fighting for. They really don’t' make him out as a bad guy. You see the good in him. You see a good person underneath that black hood pretty quickly.

Your costume is pretty "badass." What did you like about it and how did it help you relate to the character?

I loved that it was like real clothes. I feel Hartley would have gone out and bought them to be stealthy and to be invisible, rather than some spandex thing to look like a super villain. It's much more realistic in that way. On a personal note, I like that it wasn't spandex and skin-tight because then I didn't have to worry about what I looked like in it. It was really comfortable on those long-shoot days. It felt authentic to be wearing and would actually be useful in lurking in shadows, instead of being something flashy just because we're on a superhero show.

How much more of the Pied Piper can viewers expect in the future?

I've shot two episodes. I'm doing this Broadway show ["Les Miserables"] in New York, so I'm a little tied up at the moment. The way this little introductory arc ends, you see the potential for more to come.


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- La reunión de los Rogues podría pasar pronto, además hay novedades sobre Gorilla Grodd (IGN):

La reunión de los Rogues podría pasar pronto, además hay novedades sobre Gorilla Grodd
Por Max Nicholson y Roth Cornet

Yesterday, IGN's own Roth Cornet and a handful of other outlets spoke with The Flash executive producer Andrew Kreisberg about what fans can expect to see in the rest of Season 1. While the interview covered a range of different Flash topics (more to come!), a good chunk of it centered around Flash's enemies, particularly The Rogues and whether we may see them all come together at some point. Additionally, Kreisberg dropped a few hints about Peyton List (Tomorrow People) as Lisa Snart -- aka Golden Glider -- and other metahumans set to appear this season...Plus, we'd previously spoken to him on the likelihood of Gorilla Grodd.

Rogues Assemble!

So far, The Flash has introduced several of the comics' classic Rogues, but how long before we see them all come together as a team? "We're going to do something with all the Rogues," Kreisberg confirmed. "I can't promise it'll be this season, but we know that the original Flash series, if they had gotten a second season, both [John Wesley Shipp and Mark Hamill] have told us it was going to be a giant Rogues episode, so... that sounds like a good thing for maybe us to do what they didn't get the opportunity to do."

He added, "I think this season is really about introducing them all. We have episode 16, which is going to have Captain Cold, Heat Wave and Lisa Snart -- Golden Glider. Obviously we've got the Trickster (Hamill) in episode 17, and those dailies are incredible."

Golden Glider is Hot and Cold

Speaking of Golden Glider, Kreisberg also talked about casting List as Lisa Snart, Cold's sister. "That was another no-brainer. I didn't work on Tomorrow People, but I was working with Greg [Berlanti, Kreisberg's co-executive producer on The Flash] while it was going on, and Peyton is that rare breed of being so unbelievably gorgeous, but then also being so unbelievably talented. She was just right at the top of the list. She's also really funny, so it felt like she would really fit in there with [Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell] -- especially the two of them, the history that they have and the shorthand and in-jokes and the camaraderie. If you were going to throw somebody in there, it would have to be somebody like Peyton, or they were going to get blown off the screen."

As to how Lisa will get along with Cold and Heat Wave, Kreisberg said, "She stands toe to toe with the two of them. It's a really fun relationship. It's watching [Captain Cold] trying to be a good big brother to his slightly psycho younger sister, and watching her manipulate Heat Wave -- and Dominic's willingness to sort of be a dumb lug for love, I can't say enough about him. He loves playing the part, and the three of them together, it's so much fun to watch. You haven't really seen that anywhere in live-action, sort of watching all the villains team up. Both of our shows, we have Team Arrow and Team Flash, but watching the Rogues form and watching the complexity of those characters and the caliber of actors that we've gotten to play them, you can envision an episode where you're just following them, and you're not bored."

The Flash's latest episode will see the debut of the Pied Piper, played by Smash's Andy Mientus. His character, of course, is a non-metahuman, same as Cold and Heat Wave. But which metahumans can fans look forward to seeing in the next few episodes? "We've got a bunch of metahumans coming up," Kreisberg said. "We've got Peek-a-Boo in episode 12, and Firestorm in 13, and Weather Wizard the real Weather Wizard."

Britne Oldford will play Peek-a-Boo, aka Shawna Baez, and Liam McIntyre will play Weather Wizard, aka Mark Mardon, in episode 15.

As for Firestorm, Victor Garber will play Dr. Martin Stein, joining Luc Roderique as Jason Rusch and Robbie Amell as Ronnie Raymond -- all of whom are alter egos of the atomic superhero. Interestingly, Kreisberg noted that they originally planned for Garber to show up in the premiere. "Greg, Marc and I actually worked with [Garber] on Eli Stone," he explained. "There is actually a scene in episode 13 that was in the pilot. We were going to have Barry on the train home from Starling City coming to Central City, and we were going to show him on the train and meeting Martin Stein. But we just decided for time and budget that we didn't quite need it. But even back then we were saying we should get Victor. So this has always been in the back of our minds. I don't know what kind of stars we were born under, but it feels like every time we have one of these amazing parts, our first choice somehow agrees to do it."

Is Gorilla Grodd in the Works?

Finally, during the recent TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour, we spoke with Kreisberg with a small group of reporters and got some major hints about Gorilla Grodd being on the show, but given the obvious difficulty in bringing that character to life, are we anywhere close to seeing a hyper-intelligent, telepathic gorilla on TV? "You're close-er!" laughed Kreisberg. "One of the things I was so excited about with the old Flash show was getting to see Gorilla Grodd. But you look back and realize there was no way they could have pulled that off." But now? "[We are] living in a world where you can see Gorilla Grodd come to life." In other words... maybe?


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- Andrew Kreisberg habla sobre Pied Piper & Evil Harrison Wells (ksitetv):

Andrew Kreisberg habla sobre Pied Piper & Evil Harrison Wells
Por Craig Byrne, 27 Enero, 2015

As mentioned in our review earlier today for tonight's episode of The Flash, the Pied Piper torments the STAR Labs team, and yesterday, we participated in a group Q&A with Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg for some intel on what we can expect from The Flash's newest foe.

"Like many of the comic book characters, they sometimes are a little bit silly, and the Pied Piper dressed very flamboyantly, and he would play his pan-flute and warp people's minds. We wanted to do something a little bit more grounded," Andrew Kreisberg said of their take on the villain. Cast to play the role was Andy Mientus, known to TV audiences for his role on the second season of Smash. "We were all fans of Andy from his work on Broadway. When he came in, we said he was 'Evil Harry Potter'!" Kreisberg exclaimed.

Like Captain Cold and Heat Wave before him, Hartley Rathaway (the Pied Piper) has technology-based powers and is not a metahuman. With that said, the team hasn't really faced anyone like him before. "We wanted them to go up against somebody who is brilliant, and a genius, and somebody that they really had to outwit, which was different, because a lot of times, it's Barry either having to outrun or outspeed the villain. This one was really complicated, in that we had to do a lot of different things," Kreisberg explained.As for other villains... look for the endgame of the Harrison Wells story "this season." "Wells has a definitive plan, and when you look back, you will see he has had a definitive reason for doing all of the things that he's done throughout the course of the season, and we think it makes sense. Hopefully you all will too!" Kreisberg said hopefully. The audience learning the truth about Wells so soon was a conscious decision by the executive producers.

"With Arrow, I think we learned not to jerk the audience around too much," Kreisberg explained. "I think sometimes people withhold secrets at their peril. We felt like if we hadn't revealed it, then it wouldn't have been a satisfying conclusion of those first 9 episodes. The only debate we had amongst ourselves was 'how long will the audience accept knowing that he's the villain,' and having the rest of our characters not know, which is something that we've been dealing with for the back half of the season. Are people going to feel like they're dumb for not realizing this? I think part of what's keeping this next stream of episodes going is how good at hiding his villainy Wells is, and how strong Tom's performance is, and having episodes like 'The Sound and the Fury' where he really is being incredibly selfless, and yet, part of you knows it's all a show, and it's all fake… but just how effective it really is, and even moreso than that, how much you want it to not be true," he said.

"I think that's the biggest thing that we have discovered as writers, and when we watch the episodes.. you watch Tom in those scenes and you see how kind he is, and supportive… there's always those little moments throughout the episode - and even the moments that Tom brings into it, like throwing in an ad-lib, or the way he reads a line that we weren't expecting, or just a look he gives," Andrew continued. "Even though we know - we're the ones who made him evil - we sit there and are just like 'Why? Just please be Harrison Wells! Please don't be this nightmarish demon!' But I think that hopefully, we've plotted it so that not being sure what he was, and then knowing he's the Reverse-Flash but still not knowing what his full agenda is, people will continue to invest in him without feeling like they're too far ahead of the characters."

http://www.ksitetv.com/interviews-2/the ... ells/54429

- Andrew Kreisberg habla sobre THE FLASH, Reverse-Flash, The Rogues y Más (collider):

Andrew Kreisberg habla sobre THE FLASH, Reverse-Flash, The Rogues y Más
Por Christina Radish 27 de Enero, 2015

The Flash is not only a highly entertaining, funny and fun show, but it’s got killer villains that could each have their own cool arc. Whether it’s metahumans, people with cool weapons, or geniuses who manipulate technology, they are all unique adversaries for the Scarlett Speedster (Grant Gustin).

During a recent Q&A at The CW offices, executive producer Andrew Kreisberg spoke to a handful of online outlets about what they wanted to do with Pied Piper (Andy Mientus), Dr. Wells’ (Tom Cavanagh) secrets and his definitive plan, letting the audience in on the Reverse-Flash reveal, why Barry Allen and Joe West’s (Jesse L. Martin) relationship is the heart of the show, the likelihood that they’ll explore time travel, Barry’s budding romance with Linda Park (Malese Jow), Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) and Ray Palmer’s (Brandon Routh) cross-over appearance, why Central City doesn’t know about the Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) situation, and the desire to get all of the Rogues together, at some point. Be aware that there are some spoilers.

Question: What did you want to do with this episode and with Pied Piper?

ANDREW KREISBERG: Well, like many of the comic book characters, they sometimes are a little bit silly. The Pied Piper dressed very flamboyantly and he would literally play his hand flute and warp people’s minds, and we wanted to do something a little bit more grounded. We were all fans of Andy [Mientus] from his work on Broadway. When he came in, we said, “He was the evil Harry Potter.” And Hartley is not a metahuman. He’s one of our technology-based villains, like Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller). [Team Flash] hadn’t really gone up against anybody like him before. We wanted them to go up against somebody who was brilliant and a genius, and somebody that they had to really outwit, which was different because a lot of times, it’s Barry either having to outrun or out-speed the villain. So, this one was really complicated, in that we had to do a lot of different things. We had to establish, early on, how important Wells was to the team, and how important his thinking was to the team. That gave us the idea of the chess master, and that played throughout the entire episode. It’s really a chess match, with Barry as the pawn between the two guys.

Will Cisco (Carlos Valdes) really let Hartley go free in order to find Ronnie (Robbie Amell)?

KREISBERG: Hartley is actually in the next episode. His threat that Cisco might let him out very soon, the repercussions of that will play out in the next episode.

Can the Pied Piper be redeemed?

KREISBERG: Absolutely, which is why we went to great lengths that he doesn’t kill anybody. He tries to kill people, but there aren’t any actual deaths. We booked him for two episodes and we’re hopeful that he’ll come back. In the comics, he’s actually in a relationship with Singh (Patrick Sabongui), so hope springs eternal.

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen someone targeting Dr. Wells. Is that going to be a continuing theme, with Barry Allen protecting this man without knowing who he is?

KREISBERG: I’m not sure how many more times that comes up. The truth is that every metahuman could wake up one day and go, “Hey, wait a minute, it was that guy!” So, we don’t want to play that card too often. What was interesting about this one, and what made it different from “Power Outage” and Blackout was that Hartley hates him from before the accident. Tom especially loves playing the pre-accident flashback days because he was living a normal life. But, you really saw a glimpse of that darkness when he lets Hartley go. It’s interesting because it’s somebody who was targeting Harrison for what he had done beforehand, and then consequently targeting The Flash because he felt replaced.

Will the endgame that’s been mentioned and that’s being planned close out the season arc?

KREISBERG: The endgame will happen this season. Endgame is also a chess term. Wells has a definitive plan, and when you look back, you will see that he’s had a definitive reason for doing all the things that he’s done, throughout the course of the season. We think it makes sense, and hopefully, you all will, too.

What made you decide to reveal to the audience that Wells is the Reverse-Flash?

KREISBERG: With Arrow, we learned not to jerk the audience around too much. Sometimes people withhold secrets at their peril, and we felt like, if we hadn’t revealed it, then it wouldn’t have been a satisfying conclusion to those first nine episodes. The only debate we had amongst ourselves was about how long the audience would accept knowing that he’s the villain and having the rest of our characters not know. It’s something we’ve been dealing with for the back half of the season. Are people going to feel like they’re dumb for not realizing this? Part of what’s keeping these next stream of episodes going is, how good at hiding his villainy Wells is and how strong Tom Cavanagh’s performance is. Having episodes like “The Sound and the Fury,” where he really is being incredibly selfless, and yet, part of you knows it’s all a show and it’s all fake, shows just how effective it really is. And even more so than that, it shows how much you want it to not be true. That’s the biggest thing that we discovered, as writers. When we watched the episode, and saw Tom in those scenes, you see how kind and supportive he is. There’s always those little moments, throughout the episode. Even though we’re the ones that made him evil, we sit there and go, “Why?! Why?! Just please be Harrison Wells. Please don’t be this nightmarish demon.” Hopefully, we’ve plotted it so that not being sure what he was, and then knowing that he’s the Reverse-Flash, but still not knowing what his full agenda is, people will have continued to invest in it without feeling like they’re too far ahead of the characters.

How will Eddie (Rick Cosnett) and Joe’s (Jesse L. Martin) investigation into Dr. Wells unfold?

KREISBERG: In pretty interesting ways. In an upcoming episode, without letting Cisco know what he’s really thinking, Joe and Cisco launch a pretty spectacular investigation into what actually happened the night Barry’s mother died, which plays out in a really cool way. There’s something in Joe’s cop gut that tells him that this guy is wrong, and he can’t let that go. Joe smells something, and that’s definitely going to be causing problems for everyone, as the episodes progress.

The relationship between Joe and Barry is really great. Are we about to see it all fall apart?

KREISBERG: Not to give anything away, but no. Every episode with a great Joe and Barry scene is gold. It just is. They’re so good together, and you can see it. That love between them is not only acting, but it’s also between Grant and Jesse. There really is this father-son dynamic between them in real life, too. That’s the heart of the show, and you don’t want to mess with that. There’s enough pain and heartache everywhere else. I think one of the great strengths of The Flash is just how close everyone is on the show. They tend not to have these raging conflicts, like what we keep giving everybody on Arrow. That show is more of a soap opera, and I don’t say that derogatorily. I’m one third responsible for that soap opera. But there, we always think to ourselves, “How can we hurt these people more? What’s the worst thing we can do to Thea? What’s the worst thing we can do to Laurel? What’s the worst thing we can do to Oliver?” And the drama comes from there. Part of the strength of The Flash is that the drama comes from how these people who have banded together and love and trust each other, and how they deal with conflicts that come their way.

Barry has two father figures in his life that are both keeping secrets from him. Is that going to come to a head?

KREISBERG: Yes. We have this mystery where one of our characters is essentially the devil, and he’s mixed in with everybody else. If and when people find out, what will their reactions be? That’s the fun of this back half of the season, so I don’t want to speak too much about that. Joe and Barry are the rocks. It’s more about what they’re going to do, as opposed to creating a schism between them.

Is it Morena Baccarin’s voice that we hear in the episode?

KREISBERG: Yeah, it’s Morena, which, by the way, we cast her before Gotham. She is an old friend of mine from years and years back, and we asked her to do this. She was so gracious.

It’s been hinted at that you might be doing some time travel. Can you talk about that, at all?

KREISBERG: No. Well, if you’ve seen the pilot, you know in some subsequent episodes, certain individuals have certain knowledge of certain events that they wouldn’t have, if they didn’t have access to the future. So, if you’re a fan of the comics, you know that The Flash is ultimately all about time travel, and you’ll start getting some more hints of that. We have to satisfy the comic book fans, but we also have to satisfy the regular fans. For the regular fans, it’s all brand new to them, so they’re just going with it. And for the fans of the comic, we try to create and layer surprises, so that their expectations are met, but then we also subvert them in a way that they’ll enjoy and not be angry at.

Now that you’ve mentioned it by name, is Speed Force something that you’re going to be exploring?

KREISBERG: Obviously, Speed Force is very important to The Flash lore. We don’t have anything definitive, right now. The Speed Force is, in a way, a little bit like The Force in Star Wars. It is this amorphous thing. Hopefully, comic book fans will feel a little bit more like we’re heading in certain directions. For right now, it’s a catch-all phrase that speaks to a grander universe and a grander power and, ultimately, grander abilities. If you know the comics, you know what having access to the Speed Force gives you the ability to do.

What can we expect from Barry’s upcoming budding romance with Linda Park?

KREISBERG: Malese Jow is so adorable. She’s amazing. She and Grant are really fun together. We wanted Barry to have a little romance, and our iteration of Linda is a spark plug. She’s a firecracker. She’s a lot of fun, and she’s ballsy. She speaks her mind, and she’s cool. Barry can’t believe that somebody like her is interested in him. She’s in four or five episodes, and she’s really great. Barry suddenly having somebody like that in his life will cause all the other women in his life to maybe see a little green.

Iris is remarkably calm for someone who had her best friend tell her that he’s in love with her. Are we going to see that come up again?

KREISBERG: Yeah. They had that really nice talk in Episode 10, but it’s out there. And when he starts dating Linda, what he said he changed things, and it’s definitely weighing on her. It’s also going to weigh on Eddie, and it’s going to weigh on Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker). And it’s going to weigh on Linda, a little bit. Watching what putting that out there means is a lot of the emotion of the back half of the season.

What can you say about the upcoming appearances of Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) and Ray Palmer (Brandon Routh)?

KREISBERG: At that point, Ray needs a little help with his suit, and who better than Felicity’s high-tech guys at S.T.A.R. Labs? It happens to come at a particularly bad moment for Barry, but that’s partially why we did it. In the first episode with Felicity, Episode 4, she really came along at a time where her experience in being part of a crime-fighting team definitely helped Barry overcome what he was facing that week. And similarly, when she comes again this time, he’s having a crisis of conscience that, in some ways, only somebody like she can help him through. But, it’s a really fun episode. I hadn’t gotten to write much Ray this season, on Arrow. I got to write him in the Season Zero comic book that we wrote, and I loved it. So, getting to write him is just so much fun. And he finds a best friend in Cisco. There’s even a line in the script where Felicity says, “Ray is like Barry in Oliver’s body.” And then, she says, “Oh, god, did I say that out loud?” Ray, even though he looks like Brandon Routh, is just a big tech geek, at heart, so he and Cisco quickly bond. It’s just a fun episode. We have the Bug-Eyed Bandit, who’s a big Atom villain, and is going to be the villain in it.

Is there any particular reason why Central City doesn’t find out about the Oliver situation?

KREISBERG: When you do these things and you have these shared universes, sometimes it’s the coolest thing ever. There’s an upcoming thing in a Flash episode that feels like a throw-away, but it actually describes an event that happens in a flashback story, this season on Arrow. We do stuff like that. For us, it’s so much fun, and hopefully, the audience finds it fun. Last season, there were all the mentions of the accelerator on Arrow and Channel 52. But then, sometimes, it’s a real hindrance because we’re like, “Oliver’s missing. Call Barry and have him run to Nanda Parbat, and run all over the place until he finds him.” So, when it serves us, it’s absolutely great. But the more we talked about it, bringing all that up on The Flash side of things, especially given all of The Flash stories, knowing that Oliver is missing created more problems than it was worth. If we addressed it on the show, then it would seem a little bit unsympathetic because they were not throwing all of their S.T.A.R. Lab resources into finding Oliver. So, sometimes, discretion is the better part of valor. But, Ray and Felicity are coming.

You have so successfully introduced members of the classic Rogues. Is there any chance of seeing all of them together, fairly soon?

KREISBERG: This season is really about introducing them all. We have Episode 16, where we’re going to have Captain Cold, Heat Wave, and Lisa Snart, or Golden Glider. And we’ve got The Trickster in Episode 17. Those dailies are incredible. So, we’re going to do something with all the Rogues. I can’t promise that it will be this season, but definitely. We know that the original Flash series, if they had gotten a second season, both John [Wesley Shipp] and Mark [Hamill] have told us that the first episode was going to be a giant Rogues episode. So, that sounds like maybe a good thing for us to do, since they didn’t get the opportunity to do that.

How did you decide on the Golden Glider casting?

KREISBERG: That was another no-brainer. I didn’t work on The Tomorrow People, but I was working with Greg [Berlanti] while it was all going on, and Peyton

• is that rare bird of being so unbelievably gorgeous, but also being so unbelievably talented. She was just right at the top of the list. And she’s also really funny, so it felt like she would really fit in there. With Wentworth [Miller] and Dominic [Purcell], and the history that they have, and the shorthand and the in-jokes and the camaraderie, if you were going to throw somebody in there, it had to be somebody like Peyton, or they were going to get blown off the screen. She certainly stands toe-to-toe with the two of them, and it’s a really fun relationship, watching Captain Cold try to be a good big brother to this slightly psycho younger sister, and watching her manipulate Heat Wave, and his willingness to be a dumb lug for love. I can’t say enough about Dominic. He loves playing the part. And the three of them together is just so much fun to watch. You haven’t really seen that dynamic anywhere in live-action, watching all the villains team up. We’ve got Team Arrow and we’ve got Team Flash, but watching the Rogues form, and the complexity of those characters and the caliber of actors that we’ve gotten to play them, you can envision an episode where you’re just following them and you’re not bored.
  
  Does it tempt you to do a villain spin-off?
  
  KREISBERG: Oh, god!
  
  
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- Candice Patton nos cuenta a a qué pareja apoya en ‘The Flash’ y por qué la relación de Barry e Iris es ‘Complicada’ (mtv):

Candice Patton nos cuenta a a qué pareja apoya en ‘The Flash’ y por qué la relación de Barry e Iris es ‘Complicada’
Por Crystal Bell 27 Enero 2015

Iris West got her big break thanks to The Flash, but will she be happy with her new career at the Central City Picture News? When “The Flash” returns with Tuesday night’s (January 27) all-new episode, Iris (Candice Patton) is in for a rude awakening.

MTV News chatted with “Flash” star Patton about Iris’ tough first day on the job, her rocky relationship with Eddie this season, and what Barry’s declaration of love means for WestAllen shippers.

MTV News: We know Iris has her first day at the Central City Picture News coming up. What can we expect her first day to be like? It sounds like there’s tension.

Candice Patton: It’s not an easy first day, which is what I think Iris was hoping for. She’s such an optimistic, positive, bright and funny person, so she’s really excited to have this job, so for her to go into her first day and be met with this kind of resistance is hard for her — first, from her editor, who is really only interested in Iris working for the paper because of her connection and relationship with The Flash. He wants her to get the scoop on The Flash, and she begins to realize that her connection may have been the only reason she got the job. So that makes her sad.

And then there’s Mason. He’s a senior reporter at the paper who’s been paired with Iris — and he’s not happy about that. He kind of views Iris as this blogger who sits at home and writes about stuff that she hears. So he doesn’t have a lot of respect for her right away. You see Iris really struggle with that. She so desperately wants to prove her worth in this new environment.

MTV: Will she use her connection to The Flash to her advantage?

Patton: Yeah, for sure. Obviously, she’s interested in The Flash. That’s something that will never go away, so she’s willing to do that for her editor. But at the same time, she says, “I will do these stories for you, but just so you know, I’m also a talented reporter and I want to be able to do stories that I’m passionate about.” She’s very good at leveraging her relationship with The Flash to take a stand at her job with her editor. And I think that gains her a lot of respect.

MTV: Barry declared his love for Iris in the midseason finale, and it was clear that Iris really didn’t know how to react. Is she going to start to realize her feelings for him may be more than platonic?

Patton: It’s complicated. It was kind of a bombshell that he dropped on her, and I don’t think she saw it coming. That’s the reaction you saw in that episode. She didn’t see it coming, so it’s really difficult for Iris now. Barry has gotten it off his chest. so he’s feeling a little bit better about it. But now Iris is the one who has to deal with those feelings. It’s difficult for her because she’s never really thought of Barry in that way, so this is the first time in her life that she’s re-evaluating their situation and looking at him a little differently. At the same time, she’s re-evaluating her relationship with Eddie, who she loves so dearly.

MTV: Do you think Iris should take a chance with Barry, or do you think she’s more compatible with Eddie?

Patton: For me, I think Eddie is such a likable guy. He hasn’t done anything that would make Iris doubt being with him. He treats her wonderfully, and he loves her and respects her. What more could you really want from someone? So he’s a great candidate for Iris. But at the same time, I think that there is a chemistry between Barry and Iris that cannot go unrecognized. And for me, being a fan of the comics now and knowing the relationship between Barry and Iris, I just think it’s something that I would like to see happen at some point. I don’t know if I was to see it right away, but I think it would make so many people who love the comics so happy to see that relationship at some point. But right now, I think Iris is very happy and content where she is.

MTV: Are you ever worried that being with Barry would put Iris in major danger? We don’t want her to follow in the footsteps of Gwen Stacy.

Patton: I’m not really worried because whether Iris is with Barry or not, she’s an extremely curious, inquisitive person, and she’s always going to find herself in dangerous situations. That’s just her nature. She’s going to be dealing with Metahumans and the dark side of Central City regardless of who she’s in a relationship with.

MTV: From what we know of the cannon, Iris won’t be donning a superhero suit anytime soon. Do you like playing one of the only humans on the show? Are you a little upset you won’t get your own badass superhero getup?

Patton: It’s a superhero show. Would I love to wear some leather and a cape? Sure! But I think if you only had a superhero show with superheroes and villains, then it becomes unrelatable for the audience. That’s what I love about Iris and Joe. They’re relatable. They’re the everyday person. And most importantly, they ground this superhero world in a way that these Metahumans and superheroes can’t. I like that about her.

MTV: There’s been a lot of talk that Eddie might be connected to this Reverse-Flash. Do you know anything about that? And what’s ahead for Iris and Eddie’s relationship this season?

Patton: I know nothing about that! But I will speak to their relationship in the second half of the season. It’s rocky. Iris is dealing with a lot of things — not only her relationship with Barry, but also her feelings for Eddie. I think Eddie is committed to his job and sometimes that gets in the way, so things get difficult for Iris and Eddie.

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- Andrew Kreisberg sobre los secretos de Reverse-Flash, el viaje en el tiempo, la Speed Force y más (IGN):

Andrew Kreisberg sobre los secretos de Reverse-Flash, el viaje en el tiempo, la Speed Force y más
Por Roth Cornet 27 Enero, 2015

The Flash's "The Sound and The Fury" saw the introduction of another Flash villain, Pied Piper/Hartley Rathaway (Andy Mientus). Rathaway's arrival also afforded us another glimpse at the dark side of what Flash executive producer Andrew Kreisberg calls "the devil" in Team Flash's midst, Dr. Harrison Wells.

To Reveal Reverse-Flash or Not to Reveal

"Even though we know we're the ones who made him evil, we sometimes sit there and go, 'God, why? Just please be Harrison Wells! Please don't be this nightmarish demon".

IGN attended a screening of the episode and Q&A with a small group or reporters where Kreisberg spoke about the decision to reveal Wells as the most insidious of Flash's foes. The devilish demon with a friendly face. There are some of us - myself included - who have continued to imagine and believe that there must be more to Wells' connection to Reverse-Flash, and indeed Kreisberg did disclose that Eddie Thawne's connection to Reverse-Flash will pay off later on this season beginning with a big hint in episode 15 when we spoke to him at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour earlier this month.

As far as the idea that Wells may be doing it all for the greater good, though, it looks like we can count that out - maybe...probably (I refuse to believe it!).

"With Arrow, I think we learned not to jerk the audience around too much," Kreisberg reflected in thinking about the decision to come clean on Wells sooner rather than later. "I think sometimes people withhold secrets at their peril. We felt like, if we hadn't revealed it, then it wouldn't be a satisfying conclusion to those first nine episodes. The only debate we had amongst ourselves was, how long will the audience accept knowing that he's the villain and having the rest of our characters not know? That's something we've been dealing with in the back half of the season. Are people going to feel like [Team Flash] is dumb for not realizing this?"

"I think part of what's keeping this next stream of episodes going is how good at hiding his villainy Wells is and how strong Tom's performance is," Kreiserg continued. "And having an episode like "The Sound and the Fury" where he really is being incredibly selfless, and yet part of you knows it's all a show; it's all fake -- but just how effective it really is. Even more so than that, how much you want it not to be true. I think that's the biggest thing we've discovered as writers. When you watch those episodes, you watch Tom in those scenes, and you see how kind he is, and supportive. Even though we know we're the ones who made him evil, we sometimes sit there and go, 'God, why? Just please be Harrison Wells! Please don't be this nightmarish demon.' But hopefully we've plotted it so that not being sure of what he was and then knowing he's Reverse-Flash but still not knowing what his full agenda is, people will continue to invest in it without feeling like they're too far ahead of the characters."

The Flash producers want to put even more emphasis on creating a sense of family, so that when the S.T.A.R. Labs team does wise-up, it'll be that much more painful.

"I think at this point in the storyline, obviously, the audience wasn't quite sure where Wells stood," Kreisberg explained. "I think now they have more information about who he is and what he's up to. Now that the audience knows that, watching the camaraderie amongst everybody, it's almost more heartbreaking now. We just love that dynamic. There's something about the fun, especially at the beginning of this episode, with the Keystone Cops, and Wells comes in and he's being this hero, but we all know he's the Reverse-Flash. How do you square that circle? That's one of the things that keeps changing over the course of the season, as secrets start to come out. How do you reconcile the Harrison Wells that we see in this episode, who's a friend and selfless and kind, with this demon-like monster? I think that's why Tom loves playing the part; it's why we love writing the part."

What Will Eddie and Joe's Investigation Into Wells Reveal?

"We have this mystery where one of our characters is essentially the Devil, and he's mixed in with everyone else".

As mentioned, Eddie's comic connection to Reverse-Flash will not be abandoned. Currently, on the series, Joe and Eddie are looking into Wells. During our chat with him at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour, Kreisberg said that we'd also be getting a more in-depth look at what happened the night that Barry's mother died.

"In an upcoming episode, Joe and Cisco -- without letting Cisco know what he's really thinking -- launch a pretty spectacular investigation into what happened the night Barry's mother died," Kreisberg reiterated at the recent Q&A session. "Which plays out in a really cool way. It was actually one of our writers Brooke Eikmeier who came up with the very interesting piece of evidence, which you'll see in episode 13. But again, that was the very interesting thing about this scene; Joe's being all 'Aw, shucks,' but you see that there's something about it and something in his cop gut that tells him that this guy is wrong, and he can't let that go. And every time a piece of evidence comes his way, it gets dismissed, but Joe's Joe, and he smells something. That's definitely going to be causing problems for everyone as the episodes progress."

"You know, we have this mystery where one of our characters is essentially the Devil, and he's mixed in with everyone else," the producer continued. "If and when people find out and what their reactions are to it, that's sort of the fun of the back half of the season."

Barry's now got two father figures, with each one hiding things from him. We shouldn't expect a seismic fallout with Joe, however. "Joe and Barry, they're the rocks," Kreisberg assured. "It's more about what they're going to, as opposed to creating a schism between them."

Time Travel is Coming

"Right now, the Speed Force in a way is kind of like the Force in Star Wars -- before Midichlorians came along".

During the TCA press tour, Kreisberg revealed that the Weather Wizard would introduce time travel to the show via an accident. He elaborated a bit at the recent screening about how that may play out.

"If you've seen the pilot and some subsequent episodes, you know that certain individuals have certain knowledge of certain events that they wouldn't have if they didn't have access to the future," Kreisberg said, being rather coy. "If you're a fan of the comics, you know. The Flash is ultimately all about time travel. You'll start getting some more hints of that. Like I always say, we have to satisfy the comic book fans and the regular fans. For the regular fans, it's all brand new to them, so they're just kind of going with it. For the fans of the comics, trying to create and layer surprises that will have their expectations met but also have them subverted in a way that they enjoy and they're not angry at."

Speed Force

"The Sound and The Fury" introduced the first reference to Speed Force on the series, which will leave many fans wondering how that will continue to be explored.

"Obviously the Speed Force is very important to the Flash lore," Kreisberg said. "Right now, the Speed Force in a way is kind of like the Force in Star Wars -- before Midichlorians came along. It is this amorphous thing. Obviously Wells...Again, for comic book fans, will hopefully make them feel a little bit more like we're heading in certain directions. For right now, it's a catch-all phrase that sort of speaks to a grander universe and a grander power and, ultimately, grander abilities -- because if you know the comics, you know what having access to the Speed Force gives you the ability to do..."

Just How Many Metahumans Will Attack Wells?

“Hartley hates him from before the accident".

"We don't want to play that card too often," Kreisberg laughed when asked if we can expect several repeats of the Pied Piper's attack.

"We're sort of conscious of it," he continued. "The truth is, every metahuman could wake up one day and go, "Hey, wait a minute it was that guy!" What was interesting about this one and what made it different from "Power Outage" and "Blackout" was that Hartley hates him from before the accident. Tom especially loves playing those pre-accident flashback days, because he was playing this part and living a normal life, but you really saw a glimpse of that darkness when he lets Hartley go. So that was an interesting thing where it was somebody who was targeting Harrison for what he had done beforehand and then consequently targeting the Flash, because he felt replaced."

Hartley, Firestorm and More Pied Piper

"His threat that Cisco might let him out very soon, the repercussions of that will play out in the next episode".

Hartley's introduction episode also left the door fairly open for a return, given what he said about having information about Firestorm.

"He's in the next episode," Kreisberg confirmed. "So his threat that Cisco might let him out very soon, the repercussions of that will play out in the next episode."

The producer says that Caitlin's reaction to Hartley's claims and the knowledge that Cisco closed the door on Ronnie in the Accelerator may surprise viewers. "We're far more interested in these people getting closer and tighter than we are wanting to blow up all their relationships," Kreisberg said.

Warning: Some Arrow/Huntress spoilers follow:

Kreisberg also teased the character's continued role on the series, particularly given that in the comics, Pied Piper has a redemptive arc.

"That was actually why we went to great lengths that he doesn't actually kill anybody," Kreisberg laughed. "He tries to kill people, but there are no actual deaths. It's funny, because we talk about that a lot with Helena on Arrow, because we're slowly staging her, but she killed a lot of people and innocent cops. When we made some of those decisions early on, we weren't exactly counting on the longevity that we had. But with Hartley, definitely, especially with Andy, who is so appealing. We booked him for two episodes, and we're hopeful that he'll come back. In the comics, he's actually in a relationship with Singh, so, you know, hope springs eternal."

The Endgame Approaches

At the close of the episode, a very maniacal looking Dr. Wells said that his "endgame" was approaching. Now of course that's a chess term and was utilized as a tie-in to the overall theme of the episode, but it also indicates that we're getting close to the reveal of Wells' ultimate goal.

"The endgame will happen this season," Kreisberg confirmed when asked if we'd see Wells' Reverse-Flash arc play itself out in fairly short order. "Wells has a definitive plan, and when you look back you'll see he's had a definitive reason for doing all the things that he's done throughout the course of the season. We think it makes sense. Hopefully you all will too."

Yes That Voice You Heard is Morena Baccarin


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What Will Eddie and Joe's Investigation Into Wells Reveal?

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We have this mystery where one of our characters is essentially the Devil, and he's mixed in with everyone else.

As mentioned, Eddie's comic connection to Reverse-Flash will not be abandoned. Currently, on the series, Joe and Eddie are looking into Wells. During our chat with him at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour, Kreisberg said that we'd also be getting a more in-depth look at what happened the night that Barry's mother died.

"In an upcoming episode, Joe and Cisco -- without letting Cisco know what he's really thinking -- launch a pretty spectacular investigation into what happened the night Barry's mother died," Kreisberg reiterated at the recent Q&A session. "Which plays out in a really cool way. It was actually one of our writers Brooke Eikmeier who came up with the very interesting piece of evidence, which you'll see in episode 13. But again, that was the very interesting thing about this scene; Joe's being all 'Aw, shucks,' but you see that there's something about it and something in his cop gut that tells him that this guy is wrong, and he can't let that go. And every time a piece of evidence comes his way, it gets dismissed, but Joe's Joe, and he smells something. That's definitely going to be causing problems for everyone as the episodes progress."

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"You know, we have this mystery where one of our characters is essentially the Devil, and he's mixed in with everyone else," the producer continued. "If and when people find out and what their reactions are to it, that's sort of the fun of the back half of the season."

Barry's now got two father figures, with each one hiding things from him. We shouldn't expect a seismic fallout with Joe, however. "Joe and Barry, they're the rocks," Kreisberg assured. "It's more about what they're going to, as opposed to creating a schism between them."

Time Travel is Coming

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Right now, the Speed Force in a way is kind of like the Force in Star Wars -- before Midichlorians came along.

During the TCA press tour, Kreisberg revealed that the Weather Wizard would introduce time travel to the show via an accident. He elaborated a bit at the recent screening about how that may play out.

"If you've seen the pilot and some subsequent episodes, you know that certain individuals have certain knowledge of certain events that they wouldn't have if they didn't have access to the future," Kreisberg said, being rather coy. "If you're a fan of the comics, you know. The Flash is ultimately all about time travel. You'll start getting some more hints of that. Like I always say, we have to satisfy the comic book fans and the regular fans. For the regular fans, it's all brand new to them, so they're just kind of going with it. For the fans of the comics, trying to create and layer surprises that will have their expectations met but also have them subverted in a way that they enjoy and they're not angry at."

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Speed Force

"The Sound and The Fury" introduced the first reference to Speed Force on the series, which will leave many fans wondering how that will continue to be explored.
Flash: Gorilla Grodd on the Way! Plus, Potential Rouges Team-Up

"Obviously the Speed Force is very important to the Flash lore," Kreisberg said. "Right now, the Speed Force in a way is kind of like the Force in Star Wars -- before Midichlorians came along. It is this amorphous thing. Obviously Wells...Again, for comic book fans, will hopefully make them feel a little bit more like we're heading in certain directions. For right now, it's a catch-all phrase that sort of speaks to a grander universe and a grander power and, ultimately, grander abilities -- because if you know the comics, you know what having access to the Speed Force gives you the ability to do..."

Just How Many Metahumans Will Attack Wells?

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Hartley hates him from before the accident.

"We don't want to play that card too often," Kreisberg laughed when asked if we can expect several repeats of the Pied Piper's attack.

"We're sort of conscious of it," he continued. "The truth is, every metahuman could wake up one day and go, "Hey, wait a minute it was that guy!" What was interesting about this one and what made it different from "Power Outage" and "Blackout" was that Hartley hates him from before the accident. Tom especially loves playing those pre-accident flashback days, because he was playing this part and living a normal life, but you really saw a glimpse of that darkness when he lets Hartley go. So that was an interesting thing where it was somebody who was targeting Harrison for what he had done beforehand and then consequently targeting the Flash, because he felt replaced."
The Flash: Pied Piper is the Evil Harry Potter

Hartley, Firestorm and More Pied Piper

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His threat that Cisco might let him out very soon, the repercussions of that will play out in the next episode.

Hartley's introduction episode also left the door fairly open for a return, given what he said about having information about Firestorm.

"He's in the next episode," Kreisberg confirmed. "So his threat that Cisco might let him out very soon, the repercussions of that will play out in the next episode."

The producer says that Caitlin's reaction to Hartley's claims and the knowledge that Cisco closed the door on Ronnie in the Accelerator may surprise viewers. "We're far more interested in these people getting closer and tighter than we are wanting to blow up all their relationships," Kreisberg said.

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Warning: Some Arrow/Huntress spoilers follow:

Kreisberg also teased the character's continued role on the series, particularly given that in the comics, Pied Piper has a redemptive arc.

"That was actually why we went to great lengths that he doesn't actually kill anybody," Kreisberg laughed. "He tries to kill people, but there are no actual deaths. It's funny, because we talk about that a lot with Helena on Arrow, because we're slowly staging her, but she killed a lot of people and innocent cops. When we made some of those decisions early on, we weren't exactly counting on the longevity that we had. But with Hartley, definitely, especially with Andy, who is so appealing. We booked him for two episodes, and we're hopeful that he'll come back. In the comics, he's actually in a relationship with Singh, so, you know, hope springs eternal."
End Arrow Spoilers!

The Endgame Approaches

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Hello, Clarice.

At the close of the episode, a very maniacal looking Dr. Wells said that his "endgame" was approaching. Now of course that's a chess term and was utilized as a tie-in to the overall theme of the episode, but it also indicates that we're getting close to the reveal of Wells' ultimate goal.

"The endgame will happen this season," Kreisberg confirmed when asked if we'd see Wells' Reverse-Flash arc play itself out in fairly short order. "Wells has a definitive plan, and when you look back you'll see he's had a definitive reason for doing all the things that he's done throughout the course of the season. We think it makes sense. Hopefully you all will too."

Yes That Voice You Heard is Morena Baccarin

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When Wells was talking about his end game, he was of course speaking to his computer, Gideon. The voice behind the machine was none other than Firefly, V, Homeland, and now Gotham actress Morena Baccarin.

"By the way, we cast her before Gotham," Kreisberg laughed when we asked about the voice. "She is an old, old friend of mine from years and years back. We asked her to do this, and she was so gracious."

Perhaps well be hearing (and eventually seeing?) more of her..



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- Andrew Kreisberg sobre el viaje en el tiempo, la Speed Force, Ray Palmer y Felicity (comicbook):

Andrew Kreisberg sobre el viaje en el tiempo, la Speed Force, Ray Palmer y Felicity
Por Russ Burlingame 28/01/2015

Ahead of this week's episode of The Flash, which aired last night, ComicBook.com sat down with series executive producer Andrew Kreisberg and a number of reporters to talk about the episode, the future and the long game.

Why do we know about Wells so far ahead of the characters? Can Piper be redeemed? And has Kreisberg considered a villain-centric spinoff?

Read on...and be on the lookout for a giant tease of the Season Two premiere.

What did you want to do with this episode and with Pied Piper?

Well, like many of the comic book characters, they sometimes are a little bit silly. The Pied Piper dressed very flamboyantly and he would literally play his hand flute and warp people’s minds, and we wanted to do something a little bit more grounded. We were all fans of Andy [Mientus] from his work on Broadway. When he came in, we said, “He was the evil Harry Potter.” And Hartley is not a metahuman. He’s one of our technology-based villains, like Captain Cold.

They hadn’t really gone up against anybody like him before. We wanted them to go up against somebody who was brilliant and a genius, and somebody that they had to really outwit, which was different because a lot of times, it’s Barry either having to outrun or out-speed the villain. So, this one was really complicated, in that we had to do a lot of different things. We had to establish, early on, how important Wells was to the team, and how important his thinking was to the team. That gave us the idea of the chess master, and that played throughout the entire episode. It’s really a chess match, with Barry as the pawn between the two guys.

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen someone targeting Dr. Wells. Is that going to be a continuing theme, with Barry Allen protecting this man without knowing who he is?

I’m not sure how many more times that comes up. The truth is that every metahuman could wake up one day and go, “Hey, wait a minute, it was that guy!” So, we don’t want to play that card too often. What was interesting about this one, and what made it different from “Power Outage” and Blackout was that Hartley hates him from before the accident. Tom especially loves playing the pre-accident flashback days because he was living a normal life. But, you really saw a glimpse of that darkness when he lets Hartley go. It’s interesting because it’s somebody who was targeting Harrison for what he had done beforehand, and then consequently targeting The Flash because he felt replaced.

This episode, we heard that Wells' "endgame" is afoot. When will we get a peek at that?

The end game will happen this season. Wells has a definitive plan. When you look back, you will see he has had a definitive reason for doing all the things he has done throughout the season. We think it makes sense, hopefully you all will too.

Was there a reason behind when you guys revealed that he was the Reverse-Flash?

With Arrow, we learned not to jerk the audience around too much. Sometimes people withhold secrets at their peril. We felt like if we hadn’t revealed it then it wouldn’t have been a satisfying conclusion to those first nine episodes. The only debate we had amongst ourselves is how long will the audience accept knowing that he’s the villain while having the rest of our characters not know?, which is something we’ve been dealing with for the back half of the season. Are people going to feel like they’re dumb for not realizing this?

Part of what’s keeping these next stream of episodes going is how good at hiding his villainy Wells is and how strong Tom’s performance is, and having episodes like “The Sound and the Fury” where he really is being incredibly selfless, and yet part of you knows it’s all a show and it’s all fake, but just how effective it really is. Even more so than that, how much you want it to not be true.

I think that's the biggest thing we've learned as writers when we watch the episodes: you watch Tom in those scenes and you see how kind he is and supportive and there's always those little moments throughout the episode and even moments things that Tom adds -- an ad lib or the way he reads a line that we weren't expecting or just even a look he gives. And you just sit there and even though we know that we're the ones who made him evil, you just sit there like, "Oh, God, why? Just please be Harrison Wells. Don't be this nightmarish demon."

Hopefully, we’ve plotted it so that not being sure what he was, and then knowing that he’s the Reverse-Flash, but still not knowing what his full agenda is, people will have continued to invest in it without feeling like they’re too far ahead of the characters.

How will Eddie (Rick Cosnett) and Joe’s (Jesse L. Martin) investigation into Dr. Wells unfold?

In pretty interesting ways. In an upcoming episode, without letting Cisco know what he’s really thinking, Joe and Cisco launch a pretty spectacular investigation into what actually happened the night Barry’s mother died, which plays out in a really cool way. There’s something in Joe’s cop gut that tells him that this guy is wrong, and he can’t let that go. Joe smells something, and that’s definitely going to be causing problems for everyone, as the episodes progress.

The relationship between Joe and Barry is really great. Are we about to see it all fall apart?

Not to give anything away, but no. Every episode with a great Joe and Barry scene is gold. It just is. They’re so good together, and you can see it. That love between them is not only acting, but it’s also between Grant and Jesse. There really is this father-son dynamic between them in real life, too. That’s the heart of the show, and you don’t want to mess with that. There’s enough pain and heartache everywhere else.

I think one of the great strengths of The Flash is just how close everyone is on the show. They tend not to have these raging conflicts, like what we keep giving everybody on Arrow. That show is more of a soap opera, and I don’t say that derogatorily. I’m one third responsible for that soap opera. But there, we always think to ourselves, “How can we hurt these people more? What’s the worst thing we can do to Thea? What’s the worst thing we can do to Laurel? What’s the worst thing we can do to Oliver?” And the drama comes from there. Part of the strength of The Flash is that the drama comes from how these people who have banded together and love and trust each other, and how they deal with conflicts that come their way.

Barry has two father figures in his life that are both keeping secrets from him. Is that going to come to a head?

Yes. We have this mystery where one of our characters is essentially the devil, and he’s mixed in with everybody else. If and when people find out, what will their reactions be? That’s the fun of this back half of the season, so I don’t want to speak too much about that. Joe and Barry are the rocks. It’s more about what they’re going to do, as opposed to creating a schism between them.

Is it Morena Baccarin’s voice that we hear in the episode?

Yeah, it’s Morena, which, by the way, we cast her before Gotham. She is an old friend of mine from years and years back, and we asked her to do this. She was so gracious.

It’s been hinted at that you might be doing some time travel. Can you talk about that, at all?

No. Well, if you’ve seen the pilot, you know in some subsequent episodes, certain individuals have certain knowledge of certain events that they wouldn’t have if they didn’t have access to the future. So, if you’re a fan of the comics, you know that The Flash is ultimately all about time travel, and you’ll start getting some more hints of that.

We have to satisfy the comic book fans, but we also have to satisfy the regular fans. For the regular fans, it’s all brand new to them, so they’re just going with it. And for the fans of the comic, we try to create and layer surprises, so that their expectations are met, but then we also subvert them in a way that they’ll enjoy and not be angry at.

Now that you’ve mentioned it by name, is Speed Force something that you’re going to be exploring?

Obviously, Speed Force is very important to The Flash lore. We don’t have anything definitive, right now. The Speed Force is, in a way, a little bit like The Force in Star Wars. It is this amorphous thing. Hopefully, comic book fans will feel a little bit more like we’re heading in certain directions. For right now, it’s a catch-all phrase that speaks to a grander universe and a grander power and, ultimately, grander abilities. If you know the comics, you know what having access to the Speed Force gives you the ability to do.

What can we expect from Barry’s upcoming romance with Linda Park?

Malese Jow is so adorable. She’s amazing. She and Grant are really fun together. We wanted Barry to have a little romance, and our iteration of Linda is a spark plug. She’s a firecracker. She’s a lot of fun, and she’s ballsy. She speaks her mind, and she’s cool. Barry can’t believe that somebody like her is interested in him. She’s in four or five episodes, and she’s really great.

Barry suddenly having somebody like that in his life will cause all the other women in his life to maybe see a little green.

Iris is pretty calm for someone who had her best friend tell her that he’s in love with her. Are we going to see that come up again?

Yeah. They had that really nice talk in Episode 10, but it’s out there. And when he starts dating Linda, what he said he changed things, and it’s definitely weighing on her. It’s also going to weigh on Eddie, and it’s going to weigh on Caitlin. And it’s going to weigh on Linda, a little bit. Watching what putting that out there means is a lot of the emotion of the back half of the season.

What can you say about the upcoming appearances of Felicity and Ray Palmer?

At that point, Ray needs a little help with his suit, and who better than Felicity’s high-tech guys at S.T.A.R. Labs? It happens to come at a particularly bad moment for Barry, but that’s partially why we did it. In the first episode with Felicity, Episode 4, she really came along at a time where her experience in being part of a crime-fighting team definitely helped Barry overcome what he was facing that week. And similarly, when she comes again this time, he’s having a crisis of conscience that, in some ways, only somebody like she can help him through.

But, it’s a really fun episode. I hadn’t gotten to write much Ray this season on Arrow. I got to write him in the Season Zero comic book that we wrote, and I loved it. So, getting to write him is just so much fun. And he finds a best friend in Cisco. There’s even a line in the script where Felicity says, “Ray is like Barry in Oliver’s body.” And then, she says, “Oh, god, did I say that out loud?”

Ray, even though he looks like Brandon Routh, is just a big tech geek, at heart, so he and Cisco quickly bond. It’s just a fun episode. We have the Bug-Eyed Bandit, who’s a big Atom villain, and is going to be the villain in it.

Is there any particular reason why Central City doesn’t find out about the Oliver situation?

When you do these things and you have these shared universes, sometimes it’s the coolest thing ever. There’s an upcoming thing in a Flash episode that feels like a throw-away, but it actually describes an event that happens in a flashback story, this season on Arrow. We do stuff like that. For us, it’s so much fun, and hopefully, the audience finds it fun. Last season, there were all the mentions of the accelerator on Arrow and Channel 52.

But then, sometimes, it’s a real hindrance because we’re like, “Oliver’s missing. Call Barry and have him run to Nanda Parbat, and run all over the place until he finds him.” So, when it serves us, it’s absolutely great. But the more we talked about it, bringing all that up on The Flash side of things, especially given all of The Flash stories, knowing that Oliver is missing created more problems than it was worth. If we addressed it on the show, then it would seem a little bit unsympathetic because they were not throwing all of their S.T.A.R. Lab resources into finding Oliver. So, sometimes, discretion is the better part of valor. But, Ray and Felicity are coming.

You have so successfully introduced members of the Rogues. Is there any chance of seeing all of them together, fairly soon?

This season is really about introducing them all. We have Episode 16, where we’re going to have Captain Cold, Heat Wave, and Lisa Snart, the Golden Glider. And we’ve got The Trickster in Episode 17. Those dailies are incredible. So, we’re going to do something with all the Rogues. I can’t promise that it will be this season, but definitely.

We know that the original Flash series, if they had gotten a second season, both John [Wesley Shipp] and Mark [Hamill] have told us that the first episode was going to be a giant Rogues episode. So, that sounds like maybe a good thing for us to do, since they didn’t get the opportunity to do that.

How did you decide on the Golden Glider casting?

That was another no-brainer. I didn’t work on The Tomorrow People, but I was working with Greg [Berlanti] while it was all going on, and Peyton

• is that rare bird of being so unbelievably gorgeous, but also being so unbelievably talented. She was just right at the top of the list. And she’s also really funny, so it felt like she would really fit in there. With Wentworth [Miller] and Dominic [Purcell], and the history that they have, and the shorthand and the in-jokes and the camaraderie, if you were going to throw somebody in there, it had to be somebody like Peyton, or they were going to get blown off the screen. She certainly stands toe-to-toe with the two of them, and it’s a really fun relationship, watching Captain Cold try to be a good big brother to this slightly psycho younger sister, and watching her manipulate Heat Wave, and his willingness to be a dumb lug for love.
  
  I can’t say enough about Dominic. He loves playing the part. And the three of them together is just so much fun to watch. You haven’t really seen that dynamic anywhere in live-action, watching all the villains team up. We’ve got Team Arrow and we’ve got Team Flash, but watching the Rogues form, and the complexity of those characters and the caliber of actors that we’ve gotten to play them, you can envision an episode where you’re just following them and you’re not bored.
  
  Does it tempt you to do a villain spin-off?
  
  Oh, god!
  
  
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- Kreisberg se mete dentro de "The Sound and The Fury" mientras que "The Flash" corre hacia el futuro (cbr):

Kreisberg se mete dentro de "The Sound and The Fury" mientras que "The Flash" corre hacia el futuro
Por Scott Huver, 28 Enero, 2015

Don't go zooming ahead if you haven't watched the latest episode of The CW's freshman superhero hit "The Flash," because you'll be racing into a spoiler-filled landscape in which executive producer Andrew Kreisberg not only breaks down the key reveals and offers some behind-the-scenes insight into the course of the season's remaining storylines.

Everyone up to speed, so the speak? "The Sound and the Fury" not only offered the introduction of the classic Flash Rogue the Pied Piper, AKA Hartley Rathaway -- in the form of "Smash" actor Andy Mientus, playing the acid-tongued wunderkind and former protégé of Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh) who resurfaces with sonic-based tech designed to settle an old score, it also offered an ultimately disturbing window into the agenda of Wells himself.

Seemingly humbled and uncharacteristically willing to reach out to mend the rift he's created between himself and Barry Allen and the rest of the S.T.A.R. Labs team, Wells is nevertheless revealed to still be just as cold and scheming as ever in his secret role as the Reverse-Flash -- and in possession of technology that channels the Speed Force to power him.

"We have this mystery where one of our characters is essentially the devil," Kresiberg explained. "He's mixed in with everybody else, and if and when people find out, what their reactions are to it and what their reactions are to other people who knew it -- that's the fun of this back half of the season." The EP joined a group of reporters to break down the episode's big revelations and to offer speedy glimpses at the breakneck storylines still ahead.


On showing the seemingly sympathetic side of Harrison Wells, while still illustrating that he hasn't veered in the slightest from his secret agendas:

Andrew Kreisberg: I think at this point in the storyline, obviously, the audience wasn't quite sure where Wells stood, and now, they have a little bit more of information about who he is and what he's up to. And now that the audience knows that, watching the camaraderie amongst everybody, it's almost more heartbreaking now -- and we just love that dynamic.

And there was just something just about the fun, especially the beginning of this episode -- that a little bit of "Keystone Cops," and Wells comes in and he's really, like, being this hero. But we all know that he's the Reverse-Flash. How do you square that circle? And that's one of the things that keeps changing throughout the course of a season as secrets start to come out. It's just like, how do you reconcile the Harrison Wells that we see in this episode, who's a friend and selfless and kind, with this monster? And I think that's why Tom loves playing the part. I think it's why we love writing the part.

On the target that's existed on Wells' back since the particle accelerator accident:

The truth is, every metahuman could wake up one day and go, "Hey, wait a minute -- It was that guy!" So we don't want to like play that card too often. And what was interesting about this one, and what made it different from "Power Outage" and Blackout was that Hartley hates him from before the accident. And Tom especially loves playing these pre-accident flashback days because he was playing this part and sort of living a sort of normal life. But you really saw a glimpse of that darkness when he lets Hartley go, so that was an interesting thing where it was somebody who was targeting Harrison for what he had done beforehand, and then consequently targeting The Flash because he felt replaced.

On translating the Pied Piper from comics to screen:

Well, like many of the comic book characters, they sometimes are a little bit silly. And the Pied Piper, dressed sort of very flamboyantly and literally, he would play his hand flute and warp people's minds. And we wanted to do something a little bit more grounded. And we were all fans of Andy's from his work on Broadway. And when we came in [Laughs], we said, "He is evil Harry Potter." And Hartley's not a metahuman; he's one of our technology-based powers, like Captain Cold. And they hadn't really gone up against anybody like him before.

We wanted them to go up against somebody who was brilliant and a genius and somebody that they had to really outwit, which was different because a lot of times, it's Barry either having to outrun or out-speed the villain. So this one was really complicated in that we sort of had to do a lot of different things. We had to establish an early on, how important Wells was to the team and how important his thinking was to the team. And that gave us the idea of the chess master. And as you saw, that played throughout the entire episode, that it was really a chess match with Barry as the pawn between the two guys... The endgame will happen this season. Yeah, Wells has a definitive plan, and when you look back, you will see he's had a definitive reason for doing all the things that he's done throughout the course of the season. And we think it makes sense. Hopefully, you all, will too.

On the decision to let the audience in on Wells' identity as the Reverse-Flash before the other characters discover it:

I think with "Arrow," we kind of learned not to jerk the audience around too much. Just for Greg [Berlanti] and Marc [Guggenheim] and I on "Arrow," and for Greg and Geoff [Johns] and I on "Flash," I think sometimes people withhold secrets at their peril. And we felt like if we hadn't revealed it, then it wouldn't have been a satisfying conclusion to those first nine episodes. And the only debate we sort of had amongst ourselves was, how long will the audience accept knowing that he's the villain and having the rest of our characters not know? It was just something we'd been dealing with for the back half of the season. Are people going to feel like they're dumb for not realizing this?

And I think part of what's keeping these next stream of episodes going, is how good at hiding his villainy Wells is and how strong Tom's performance is. And having episodes like "The Sound and the Fury," where he really is being incredibly selfless and yet, part of you knows it's all a show and it's all fake, but just how effective it really is -- and even more so than that, how much you want it to not be true. I think that's sort of the biggest thing that we discovered as writers.

And when we watch the episode, you watch Tom in those scenes and you see how kind he is and supportive -- there's always those little moments throughout the episode, and just even moments that Tom brings to it, like throwing an ad-lib or the way he reads a line we weren't expecting or even just a look he gives. I mean, even though we know, we're the ones that made him evil [Laughs], we sit there and go, "Why? Why? Just please be Harrison Wells. Please don't be this nightmarish demon." But I think that hopefully, we've plotted it so that not being sure what he was and then knowing that he's the Reverse-Flash, but still not knowing what his full agenda is, people will have continued to invest in it without feeling like they're too far ahead of the characters.

On Joe's decision to look even deeper into Wells' past:

In an upcoming episode, Joe and Cisco launch -- without Joe letting Cisco know what he's really thinking -- a pretty spectacular investigation into actually what happened the night Barry's mother died, which plays out in a really cool way. It was actually one of our writers, Brooke Eikmeier, who came up with the very interesting piece of evidence which you'll see, I think, in Episode 13. But again, that was the interesting thing about this scene [in this episode]: It's like, Joe's being all, "Aw, shucks," but you see that he's there's something in his cop gut that tells him that this guy is wrong. And he can't let that go. Every time a piece of evidence comes his way, it gets dismissed, but Joe's Joe, and he smells something. That's definitely going to be causing problems for everyone, as the episodes progress.

On whether Joe's secret investigation will affect his relationship with Barry:

Every episode with a great Joe and Barry scene is gold. I mean, it just is. They're so good together. And you can see it. That love between them -- that's not only acting, but it's also between Grant [Gustin] and Jesse [Martin], and there really is this sort of father/son dynamic between them in real life, too, and that's sort of the heart of the show, and you don't want to mess with that. There's enough pain and heartache everywhere else.

I think one of the great strengths of "The Flash," the series, is just how close everyone is on the show, and they tend not to have these sort of raging conflicts like the way we keep giving everybody on "Arrow" [Laughs], because that show's more of a soap opera. And I don't say that derogatorily -- I mean, I'm one third responsible for it, the soap opera! But there, we always think to ourselves, how can we hurt these people more? And what's the worst thing we can do to Thea? And what's the worst thing we can do to Laurel? And what's the worst thing we can do to Oliver? And that's sort of where the drama comes from there. And I think part of the strength of "The Flash" is that the drama comes from how these people who have banded together and love each other and trust each other, how they deal with conflicts that come their way, as opposed to sort of list internecine conflicts that come... Joe and Barry, they're the rocks. And it's more about what they're going to do, as opposed to creating a schism between them.

On the Pied Piper's impending return and his connection to Ronnie Raymond:

He's actually in the next episode. His threat that Cisco might let him out very soon and the repercussions of that will play out in the next episode... Caitlin's reaction to this information -- and also the knowledge that Cisco closed the door on Ronnie in the accelerator -- is both surprising and not at all surprising. And again, we're far more interested in these people getting closer and getting tighter, than we are in blowing up all our relationships.

On whether the TV incarnation of the Pied Piper has the same possibility for redemption as the comic book version has demonstrated:

Yeah, absolutely. And that was actually why we went to great lengths that he doesn't actually really kill anybody -- he tries to kill people, but there's no actual deaths. It's funny because we talk about that a lot with Helena on "Arrow" because we're slowly staging her, but she killed a lot of people and a lot of innocent cops. When we made some of those decisions early on, we weren't exactly counting on the longevity that we had. But with Hartley, definitely -- and especially with Andy who is so appealing. We booked him for two episodes, and are hopeful that he'll come back. And in the comics, he's in a relationship with Singh. So hope springs eternal.

On the impending introduction of time travel into the storyline:

If you've seen the pilot, you know in some subsequent episodes, certain individuals have certain knowledge of certain events that they wouldn't have if they didn't have access to the future. So yeah, if you're a fan of the comics, you know. "The Flash," ultimately is all about time travel. And you'll start getting some more hints of that. But hopefully, again, like I always say, we have to satisfy the comic book fans, but we also have to satisfy the regular fans. And for the regular fans, it's all brand new to them, so they're just kind of going with it. And for the fans of the comic, like trying to create and layer surprises that they're both having their expectations met, but then also having them subverted in a way that they enjoy and they're not angry at.

On introducing the Speed Force into the series:

Obviously, Speed Force is very important to the Flash lore. We don't have any sort of definitive -- right now, the Speed Force is, in a way, a little bit like the Force in "Star Wars" -- before midi-chlorians came along! But it is this amorphous thing. Hopefully, again for comic book fans, will make them feel a little bit more like we're heading in certain directions. For right now, it's a catchall phrase that sort of speaks to you, a grander universe and a grander power and ultimately, grander abilities. Because if you know the comics, you know what having access to the Speed Force gives you the ability to do.

On Barry's forthcoming romantic interest Linda Park, and Iris' reaction to his new relationship:

Malese Jow is so adorable. I mean, I can't -- we all just watched the screen. She's amazing, and she and Grant are really fun together. We wanted Barry to have a little romance, and our iteration of Linda -- she's a spark plug. She's a firecracker, and she's a lot of fun, and she's ballsy, and she speaks her mind, and she's cool. And Barry can't kind of believe that somebody like her is interested in him. [Laughs] And the episodes that have her, which I think is starting in Episode 12 -- and she's in four or five episodes -- she's really great. And Barry suddenly having somebody like that in his life will cause all the other women in his life to maybe see a little green.

[Barry and Iris] sort of had that really nice talk in episode 10, but [his feelings are] out there. And I think that when he starts dating Linda, [after] Caitlin said, "You change things" -- he's putting it out there. And it's definitely weighing on Iris and it's going to weigh on Eddie -- and it's going to weigh on Caitlin. And it's going to weigh on Linda, a little bit. And watching what putting that out there means is a lot of the emotion of the back half of the season.

On the upcoming crossover that brings Felicity Smoak back to Central City, along with Ray Palmer:

At that point, Ray needs a little help with his suit, and who better than Felicity's high-tech guys at S.T.A.R. Labs? It happens to come at a particularly bad moment for Barry, but that's partially why we did it. The first episode with Felicity -- Episode Four -- she really helped come along at a time where her experience in being part of a crime-fighting team definitely helped Barry overcome what he was facing that week. And similarly, when she comes back, he's having a crisis of conscience that, in some ways, only somebody like she can help him through.

But it's a really fun episode. I hadn't gotten to write much Ray this season on "Arrow," and I got to write him in the comic book, in the "Season Zero" [comic book] that we wrote, and I loved it. So getting to write him, he's just so much fun, and he finds a best friend in Cisco. There's even a line in the script where Felicity says, "Ray is like Barry in Oliver's body," and then went, "Oh God -- did I say that out loud?" Ray, even though he looks like Brandon Routh, he's just a big tech geek at heart, so he and Cisco quickly bond. And it's just a fun episode. We have the Bug-Eyed Bandit, a big Atom villain, is going to be the villain in it.

On keeping the Central City team in the dark about Oliver Queen's disappearance over in "Arrow":

When you do these things, when you have these shared universes, sometimes it's the coolest thing ever, and there's an upcoming thing in a "Flash" episode which feels like a throwaway, but it actually describes an event that happens in a flashback story this season on "Arrow." And we do stuff like that. For us, it's so much fun, and hopefully, the audience finds it fun, like last season, all the mentions of the accelerator on "Arrow" and Channel 52.

And then sometimes, it's a real hindrance because even in the room, we're like, "Oliver's missing -- call Barry. Have him run to Nanda Parbat and run all over the place until he finds him." So sometimes when it serves us, it's absolutely great. But the more we talked about it, sort of bringing all that up on "The Flash" side of things, especially given all "The Flash” stories and knowing that Oliver is missing, it sort of created more problems than it was worth because it's like if you address it on the show, then they seem a little bit unsympathetic that they're not throwing all of their S.T.A.R. Lab resources to finding Oliver.

So sometimes, discretion is the better part of valor. But Ray and Felicity are coming. And because the airdate's changed, we're trying to square the circle on what was happening on "Arrow" when they come to "Flash." So hopefully, it won't feel like too much of an evergreen episode, because we felt like it really worked the first time around.

On when, after so successfully introducing the key Rogues, the show might bring them all together on screen:

I think this season is really about introducing them all. We have Episode 16 which is we're going to have Captain Cold, Heat Wave and Lisa Snart -- Golden Glider. And obviously, we've got the Trickster in Episode 17. Those dailies are incredible. Yeah, I mean, we're going to do something with all the Rogues. I can't promise that it will be this season, but definitely. We know that the original "Flash" series, if they had gotten a second season, both John [Wesley Shipp] and Mark [Hamill] have told us that the first episode was going to be a giant Rogues episode. So that sounds like maybe a good thing for us to do, what they didn't get the opportunity to do.

On casting the Golden Glider:

That was another sort of no brainer. I didn't work on "Tomorrow People," but I was working with Greg while it was all going on, and Peyton

• is that rare bird of being so unbelievably gorgeous but also being so unbelievably talented. And she was just right at the top of the list. And she's also really funny, so it felt like she would really fit in there. And I know Wentworth [Miller] and Dominic [Purcell], especially the two of them, with the history that they have and the shorthand and the in-jokes and the camaraderie, if you were going to throw somebody in there, it had to be somebody like Peyton, or they were going to get blown off the screen. And she certainly stands toe-to-toe with the two of them, and it's a really fun relationship.
  
  Watching him try to be a good big brother to this slightly psycho younger sister, and watching her manipulate Heat Wave -- and Dominic's willingness to be a dumb lug for love. I can't say enough about him. He loves playing the part, and the three of them together, it's just so much fun to watch. And again, you're seeing that dynamic of -- because you haven't really seen that anywhere in live-action -- watching all the villains team up. On both of our shows, we've got Team Arrow, and we've got Team Flash. But watching the Rogues form, and the complexity of those characters and the caliber of actors that we've gotten to play them, you can envision an episode where you're just following them, and you're not bored.
  
  On having enough singing talent to make "The Flash: The Musical":
  
  We're getting crazy with the number of people who can actually sing on this show. In the next episode, Episode 12, we actually get to hear Grant sing, which is a real treat. Grant's a very good singer. Danielle [Panabaker] said, "I can't really sing." And I said, "As bad as you think you are, you have to sing worse than that." Barry and Caitlin go on and an inadvertent date, which is one of my favorite scenes of the whole year. They're hilarious together. And it's funny, because Jake Coburn is one of the "Arrow" Co-EPs. He came by, and I was watching it and he's like, "Yeah, scenes like this [are] where 'Arrow' goes to die." The characters going out for a drink or characters going out and having fun. Whenever we try that on "Arrow," it never works, and we cut it. Or, unfortunately, it aired. But it's fun with "The Flash": you really can sort of have these, like, after-work- everybody-goes-out-and-has-a-drink-and-has-a-fun-night [scenes].
  
  On the subject of cut scenes:
  
  Greg and Marc and I actually worked with Victor Garber on "Eli Stone" which was a show that we all worked on together, and when we started talking about doing Firestorm -- there's a scene in Episode 13 which was actually in the pilot. We were going to have Barry on the train home from Starling City, coming back to the Central City pilot, and we were going to show him on the train and meeting Martin Stein. And we just decided, for time and budget, that we didn't quite need it. But even back then, we were saying that we should get Victor. So this has always been in the back of our minds, and I don't know what kind of stars we were born under, but it feels like every time we have one of these amazing parts, our first choice somehow agrees to do it.
  
  On kicking off the second half of the season with a bang:
  
  Having not always come back from "Arrow," I think both of our Episode 10s -- and it's no disrespect to the writers and the directors and the cast -- we didn't always feel like we came back as strong as we could have from the Christmas break on "Arrow" on Seasons One and Two. And so we were really conscious on both shows: "What can we do to come back really strong?" And having that incredible cliffhanger on "Arrow" certainly helped.
  
  But creating this sort of trilogy of episodes with Brick was certainly something that we'd never done before, sort of having this mini-Big Bad in the middle of the Big Bad to really make those episodes strong. And then with "Flash," we were like, "Our greatest villain so far has been Wentworth, so to have Dominic come out with the first team of the Rogues and Cold and Heat Wave versus them -- we thought that was such a great way to come back. And then going to Pied Piper: it wasn't a conscious decision to move away from that. We've got a bunch of meta-humans coming up. We've got Peek-a-Boo in Episode 12, and Firestorm in Episode 13, and Weather Wizard -- the true Weather Wizard -- coming up.
  
  
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- Imágenes BTS del 1.11 "The Sound and the Fury":




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- The Flash 1.12 "Crazy for You" Promo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkCp382qnP8



- The Flash 1.12 "Crazy for You" Extended Promo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYcPakzZVdo

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- Nuevas imágenes BTS de la S1 (27-01-15):



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@RickCosnett: #TheFlash All new. On tonight. Barry come home from your snow storm #Beddie @CW_TheFlash)

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- Primer vistazo de Devon Graye como el nuevo 'The Trickster' y de Mark Hamill como 'James Jesse' (28-01-15):



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