His lightning rod! Grant Gustin opened up about saying goodbye to The Flash — and teased how the collection finale will go away his character, Barry Allen, and spouse Iris West’s relationship.
“We’re not likely enjoying — I don’t wanna say video games, however there’s no further battle happening with [Barry and Iris] in direction of the top of the season as we’re ending up,” Grant, 33, informed Us Weekly completely about how the present plans to wrap the couple’s story line. “They’re form of leaning on one another. There’s clearly a lot happening in Central Metropolis and [Barry and Iris are] anticipating a child and are about to turn out to be dad and mom. They’re largely simply staying constant and leaning on one another. This complete season, I feel we actually wished to complete off seeing the start of their household and leaving [them] in a very good place. I feel that’s what we do. I imply, they only form of get stronger and stronger because the season goes and we’re leaving them in a very great spot as a pair.”
The Glee alum, who has starred on The Flash since its premiere in 2014, made his first look because the superhero throughout a season 2 episode of Arrow the 12 months prior. In March 2022, the CW introduced the present — which is now the longest-running Arrowverse collection on the community — would wrap up with a 13-episode ninth and closing season.
Through the years, followers have grown hooked up to not solely Group Flash, however the relationship between Barry (Gustin) and Iris West (Candice Patton), specifically, even lovingly dubbing the twosome “WestAllen.” The childhood pals to lovers — who first started relationship in season 3 and have been collectively ever since — tied the knot in season 4 and at the moment are proud parents-to-be. That stability, Gustin believes, is one thing that has contributed to fan’s attachment to the pairing.
“We went for it so early after which [Barry and Iris have] stayed so constant,” he defined to Us. “After all, they’ve, like every relationship, their bumps and struggles alongside the best way. However they’re a reasonably steadfast couple.”
The Virginia native added that whereas there have been “many” seasons the place it “felt like WestAllen have been separated,” the connection between the couple has “all the time [been] constant and powerful” regardless of no matter was making an attempt to drag them aside. “Folks in all probability get pleasure from that we didn’t actually play the standard TV romance video games,” he quipped.
One of many duo’s newest challenges was being launched to their future youngsters, Nora (Jessica Parker Kennedy) and Bart (Jordan Fisher), who appeared on the collection as adults. Whereas Barry and Iris in the end dealt with the unusual scenario pretty easily as a unit, it took Gustin — who shares 2-year-old daughter Juniper Grace Louise with spouse Andrea “LA” Thoma — welcoming a baby in actual life to settle into being a dad on display screen.
“Barry was extra comfy with the thought of being a mother or father to an grownup than Grant was enjoying it,” the Supergirl alum informed Us, laughing. “I feel as soon as I really had a child [who was] a new child on the time, it was a bit simpler to, like, wrap my head across the thought of, ‘What if my daughter confirmed up 20 years sooner or later?’ I feel I might settle for the thought sooner [now] … It was such a bizarre idea to me that he was so comfy with the thought of being a mother or father to this grownup. Having a child made it a bit simpler for me to digest it and discover methods to play it and join with my grownup baby.”
Candice Patton, Grant Gustin. The CW
Barry and Iris’ journey has been a core facet of the longstanding collection, however The Flash has soared due to its ensemble. Whereas Gustin has loved working with each one among his costars, he felt a selected loss when Carlos Valdes, who portrayed Cisco Ramon on the Arrowverse collection, exited the present in season 7 — and even joked that the twosome may‘ve had a enjoyable romance.
“Cisco’s my private favourite character on the present, so, he’s [been] enormously missed. I additionally simply love Carlos. I like being round Carlos,” Gustin gushed, including that Valdes, 34, may make him each “snicker” and “cry” an equal quantity whereas filming. “He’s a genius in some ways. I feel their relationship was simply all the time so sturdy and so they have been all the time so weak with one another. I imply, they typically had their very own struggles as pals the identical method Barry and Iris had as they grew and developed their relationship.”
Whereas viewers have but to see if Valdes will return for the collection finale — which can air Wednesday, Could 24 — Gustin, for his half, is wanting ahead to the “subsequent chapter” together with his household. That doesn’t imply, nonetheless, he wouldn’t be up for suiting up once more sooner or later.
“I can’t wrap my head round it proper now, clearly. But when somebody known as me at this time or tomorrow and was like, ‘Hey, we’ve this wonderful Flash thought,’ clearly it’s like, I’m gonna take that telephone name and hearken to that concept,” he revealed. “And I feel this can be a character that I’m going to — irrespective of if I play it once more [or not] — I’ll in all probability be related to this character greater than anything in my profession, for the remainder of my life. So I’ll all the time hearken to any Flash pitch.”
The Rescued by Ruby star added that he hasn’t “acquired any of these telephone calls” however would “for certain be open” to enjoying the character once more. “I imply, it’s very, very near my coronary heart. I feel it all the time will likely be,” he informed Us.
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The Flash season 9 airs on The CW Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET.
