The Flash returns to The CW tonight at 8 p.m. and in a recent interview, the show’s star, Grant Gustin, offered some juicy tidbits about what to expect.
On Barry’s reaction to Iris rejecting his advances…
“You would think Barry would be incredibly awkward now because that’s his nature and he was just rejected by a life-long love, but the relationship is so important to him,” Gustin tells ETonline. “Once it goes down the way it goes down and Iris is moving in with Eddie, he accepts that and he wants to be able to still have her in his life, whatever that relationship is. The tables have turned and now Iris is the awkward one. Barry’s been honest; she’s put in a place now where she’s wondering if she hasn’t been completely honest with herself about her feelings.” That doesn’t mean their friendship is over (“Iris is the love of his life,” Gustin insists), though Barry will be busy with other pursuits. “Their relationship is moving forward, [though] Barry’s mostly focusing on training and getting ready to face off against Reverse again, whenever that may be.”
On his new love interest Linda, played by Malese Jow, (who Barry meets in an upcoming karaoke-themed episode)
“They have a lot of fun, and [it’s] a refreshing relationship for Barry and for Linda, I think,” he teases. “She’s never met a guy like Barry, and it’s new for both of them.” One plus: They’re a blank slate. “They can talk about things that Barry and Iris don’t talk about. It’s a nice change of pace.”
On Barry being able to time-travel…
“That’s what I’ve always wanted and now it’s happening, slowly at first but in a big way by the end of the season.” And they’ve already begun filming those sequences: Episode 15 is when it all begins! “It gets logistically very confusing because now we’re dealing with different timelines.”
