ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: It feels like this has been a long time coming.
When and how did you realize it was time to hang up the graphic tees and leave the show?
CARLOS VALDES:I was actually just saying playing this character has permanently ruined graphic tees for me.
Carlos Vales on ‘The Flash’.Katie Yu/The CW
Cosplaying as myself, so to speak.
So yeah, it ruined that for me!
I just put my head down and I made it work.
Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow and Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon on ‘The Flash’.Bettina Strauss/The CW
And a lot of joy and satisfaction and career rewards and momentum have come from that.
This big ol' goodbye… really, Cisco is just moving across the street.
That’s really all that’s happening.
Even though this is your formal goodbye episode, we know you return for the season 7 finale.
Yeah, I’m coming back, baby, for the last two!
What do you think you’ll miss the most about the show?
I’ll miss the paycheck.
I’ll miss the financial security for sure!
And those people are some really, really special people and the crew on our show is no exception.
When you look back on your seven seasons onThe Flash, what’s your fondest memory?
There’s something about that energy while supporting each other that I’ll really miss.
Do you know what’s next for you?
Truly no clue and I love that.
And I’m learning to appreciate that mystery.
So I don’t know.
The Flashairs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CW.
