The CW has already posted the teaser for the next episode of The Flash. The actual episode doesn’t air until January 20th, so we have a long time to wait. It’s titled “Revenge of the Rogues”, and features the return of some guys we haven’t seen in a while.
Mark Hamill, known worldwide as Luke Skywalker but to Flash fans as the live-action Trickster from the 1990s Flash TV show, will be back to reprise the role in the 17th episode of the new Flash TV series, as reported by HitFix.
Hamill joins John Wesley Shipp, the original series’ Barry Allen, who plays Barry’s father on the new show, and Amanda Pays, who returns as Dr. Tina McGee. Like Pays, he’ll be playing a different version of the character this time around:
In this new iteration, The Trickster is an anarchist terrorist con man serving a life sentence in Iron Heights who helps Barry (Grant Gustin) and Det. West (Jesse L. Martin) to foil the city-wide attacks of a wannabe Trickster eagerly following in the original’s deadly footsteps. The episode will reunite him with John Wesley Shipp who went up against him as the original ‘Flash’ on the CBS version.
It sounds like they’re bringing in both James Jesse and Axel Walker, which I think is a great move. The New 52 Trickster lost something when they tried to make Axel the original rather than someone who stole the identity and gadgets. I like that they’re incorporating the con man aspect as well, since that’s one of my favorites versions of the character.
So what do you think of bringing back Mark Hamill as the Trickster? Great idea, or best idea?
The big FLASH-ARROW crossover event is over…and what a ride! We find Oliver Queen (and his team) in Central City to fight Roy Bivolo (a name that should be familiar) and Barry Allen (and Cisco and Caitlin) in Starling City to track down Digger Harkness (another VERY familiar name). There are some interesting developments for all the characters, even though there are a couple of nagging things that we’ll get to…but overall it was a great two-night event. WARNING: There will be a few spoilers…not a lot…but still…
The CW released a longer trailer for next week’s Flash episode, and CTV has one as well. Both are pretty spoilery, but they have very different material in each.
More behind the jump.
The Flash mid-season finale airs on December 9th, and it sounds like it’ll be a doozy. Even the episode title is a spoiler, so everything’s behind the jump.
The much-anticipated Flash/Arrow crossover airs this week, on December 2nd and December 3rd in North America. And there are some new promo clips and information to be shared.
More behind the jump, including some likely spoilers. So you’re warned.