“There are some unanswered questions that I want answered,” Eric Wallace says.
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Wednesday’s episode ofThe Flash, “Into the Still Force.”
The Flashshowrunner Eric Wallace decided to stage his own version ofUndercover Bossby directing this week’s episode.
Grant Gustin on ‘The Flash’.Bettina Strauss/The CW
and they kind of don’t know what to make of you at first.
Let’s have fun.
Why did you want to step into the director role on this show?
Candice Patton on ‘The Flash’.Bettina Strauss/The CW
It allowed me to understand what we can really do production-wise on our show.
How come we never shoot in this corner?
Nobody thought about it before."
Danielle Nicolet, Jesse L. Martin, Grant Gustin, Kayla Compton, and Brandon McKnight on ‘The Flash’.Bettina Strauss/The CW
I said, “Well, we’re doing it today.
Let’s do something new.”
I feel like it makes it a little more real.
It should be a little bit bigger and higher than what we normally see."
And of course, there’s also a lot that happens by the end of this episode.
We’ve started our interlude episodes with “Funeral for a Friend” last week.
There’s a couple of them in a row, including next week.
They’re all different.
That was not intentional, but it sort of became that through the writing.
You’re absolutely right, it’s a big part of our final graphic novel of the season.
We have three this year: “Armageddon” was our first one.
Then we had a few interludes.
Then we had “Death Revisited,” our second one of the season.
Can you reveal what the title of the third graphic novel arc is?
No, I’m not [going to], because it issospoilery.
[Laughs] It literally has the name…
It’s like Deathstorm with “Death Revisited.”
But don’t worry, Iris' time sickness will be resolved by the end of season 8.
She will be cured, and I am happy to report that Iris and Barry will be reunited joyously.
They’re not breaking up.
Neither of them are dying.
It is a happy, happy ending at the end of season 8.
That’s great news.
Yeah, there’s a couple of driving forces behind the final graphic novel of the season.
That’s a big driving point behind this last graphic novel, to answer some hanging threads.
2 is it’s very much been a season with Barry and Iris apart.
Meanwhile, Barry has held the fort down with Team Flash as a leader who’s leveled up.
All of those seeds are going to come back together.
That’s the other thing driving the season finale this year.
verify everything’s okay."
That is not a coincidence.
Take a note of that.
I hope next year isn’t the last season, knock on wood.
But I have to now plan, going into season 9…
I mean, I have to plan it that way, just in case.
I don’t want to get caught unawares.
That was going to be the end of the season.
If next season is the last season, where do you want to see the show end?
I’ll be very honest with you, I’m still trying to figure that out.
I know what the plot endgame of next year is.
That’s not a problem.
Ironically, it’s set up very succinctly in the season finale for this year.
However, where all the characters end up emotionally, that’s still in flux.
What do I want their final goodbyes to this wonderful, loyal audience to be?
That’s what my summer homework is.
The Flashairs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CW.
