Casting news behind the jump. Spoilers ahead!
CBR is reporting that The Flash TV series has indeed cast its gender-swapped Top. Awkward star Ashley Rickards will play Rosalind ‘Rosa’ Dillon, who’s apparently Mirror Master’s partner.
According to the character’s description, she “has the power to make people’s heads spin… she’s the Bonnie to Mirror Master’s Clyde and one of the most dangerous members of the gallery of Rogues.”
“It’s kind of the origin of Mirror Master…We’re really excited,” explained executive producer Aaron Helbing. Todd Helbing, his brother and fellow executive producer, added, “It’s the origin story of him, but it’s this struggle between Mirror Master and Captain Cold and you get to see who comes out on top.”
The most interesting aspect of this is that Captain Cold will be back with the Rogues next season. It’s kind of crummy that the announcement is about Rosa but actually tells us more about Mirror Master than her, which doesn’t bode well for the treatment of a female character, but maybe the showrunners are keeping something under wraps. With the classic Top it wouldn’t be unexpected for him to let the others fight over leadership and then swoop in to take power for himself; I’d actually be pretty excited if Rosa did that. We’ll see, I guess.
What does everyone think? Looking forward to Bonnie and Clyde on the Rogues, and the return of Captain Cold? Share your thoughts!