Since we’ll likely see the Rogues appear in the show, I would have had them be the first season’s main villains.
If it were me, I would have saved Zoom for a later season. At best I expected him to be a shadowy figure who wouldn’t be revealed until the end of the first season. Considering how Zoom’s role in Barry Allen’s life has been, to use a Doctor Who phrase, “timey-wimey,” I hope that they don’t overcomplicate his time-traveling and just keep Thawne as someone who is jealous of Barry and travels back to ruin his life.īeing a Flash fan, I knew that the show would somehow tie Zoom with the tornado force Barry saw as a child, but I never expected that Zoom would be introduced as a main character in the first season. The description doesn’t mention Thawne having any superpowers, but considering his role in the Flash mythos, it’s very likely we’ll see Zoom revealed as a speedster from the future, which explains why no one knows anything about his past. No one knows where he comes from, and he “harbors a dark secret”.īludhaven Banter was also the website that revealed the character descriptions for Iris West and her father Detective West, so this sounds like it’s on the up-and-up for now. Thawne’s announcement comes a day after Moviehole announced that Cisco Ramone, better known as Vibe, would also appear in several episodes of the series. However, the most intriguing part about this character is that his past will be a complete mystery. (We assume this’ll mean he takes credit for some of The Flash‘s work, but that’s just speculation on our part).
Thawne is set to be loved within the precinct and takes the credit for a lot of things that Barry can’t. Now, that’s not a lot to go on, so I did some additional digging and it turns out that he may very well become the villain we all know and love. The description for the character states that he is “leading man handsome” (late 20s-early/mid 30s) and has recently transferred to Central City Police Department from Keystone. In pilot episode for The Flash, there is a character called “Detective Eddie Thawne” which sounds a lot like Eobard Thawne, the name of Professor Zoom. The Reverse-Flash, will have a major role both as a major villain and also as someone who works close to Barry.
According to Bludhaven Banter, Professor Zoom, a.k.a.
It was a cool Easter egg for the fans and now it seems that this force will play an important role in the upcoming Flash TV show. Arrow Season 1 is out now on DVD for £21.02 or on Blu-ray for £27.49 from .uk.When we met Barry Allen in Arrow three weeks ago on Arrow, we were treated to a Professor Zoom reference when Barry said he believed his mother’s death was caused by a blurry tornado force that struck his house.
Killer Frost on the cover of Justice League of America issue 7.2Ĭaitlin Snow meanwhile, is the real name of Killer Frost, a Firestorm villain who can conjure ice spikes and sub-zero temperatures, but must feed on human life to stay alive.īoth characters have some pretty weird and wonderful back stories, so we can expect a full Arrow-style reinvention…Īrrow Season 2 Part 2 will air early 2014 on Sky 1 HD. This is big news for comic fans as Eobard Thawne is the alias for Professor Zoom, the sadistic ‘Reverse-Flash’ who can mimic our hero’s superspeed with murderous consequences. The Crazies and Friday The 13th reboot star Danielle Panabaker and The Vampire Diaries‘ Rick Cosnett have joined the cast of The CW’s Arrow spin-off, The Flash.Īccording to Deadline, Panabaker will play bioengineering expert Caitlin Snow, who lost her fiancé during a lab explosion, while Cosnett will play Detective Eddie Thawne, who is new to the Central City Police Department. Professor Zoom on the cover of Flash: Rebirth issue 4 by artist Ethan van Sciver