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The Flashhas finished its run.
The network confirmed the show’s final seasonto PEOPLE in August 2022, with executive producer Eric Wallace speaking on the “emotional journey.” “Nine seasons! Nine years of saving Central City while taking audiences on an emotional journey full of heart, humor, and spectacle. And now Barry Allen has reached the starting gate for his last race,” he said.
Wallace went on to thank the show’s “amazing” stars — includingGrant Gustin (Barry), Candice Patton (Iris), Danielle Panabaker (Khione/Caitlin) and Danielle Nicolet (Cecile/Virtue) — and crew members who “have given their talents, time, and love to bring this wonderful show to life each week.”
The Flashmarked the last Arrowverse series to take its final bow.Arrow, which kicked off the franchise in 2012, ended its run in 2020 after eight seasons and 170 episodes, whileSupergirl’s series finaleaired in November, six years after its 2015 debut.Legends of Tomorrowran for seven seasons from 2016 to 2022;Black Lightningaired for four, from 2018 to 2021; andBatwomangot three seasons, from 2019 to March 2022.
The Flash’s series finale, which marked part 4 of “A New World,” sees the return of Eddie Thawne (Rick Cosnett) and several of Barry’s former nemeses as the Negative Speed Force attempts to gain control of the timeline and destroy the Flash forever.
Warning: spoilers forThe Flashseries finale ahead.
In an effort to stop Eddie, Barry teams up with a number of members from Team Flash, including Khione (Panabaker), Virtue (Nicolet), Allegra Garcia (Kayla Compton), Mark Blaine/Chillblaine (Jon Cor) and Chester P. Runk (Brandon McKnight), though they soon learn that Eddie has gathered his own team of supervillains at his side, including Godspeed (Karan Oberoi), Savitar (Gustin), Eobard Thawne (Tom Cavanagh) and Zoom (Teddy Sears).
Knowing he needs to stop the Negative Speed Force but not wanting to kill Eddie, Barry finds himself at a standstill. Khione then gives him some sound advice, urging him to find a new balance between the two Speed Forces that doesn’t ultimately end in destruction or violence.
As a result, Barry has a proposition for Eddie: remain the avatar for the Negative Speed Force but don’t give into the darkness. Eddie eventually complies, destroying the blue crystal possessing him.
A week after Nora’s birth, Barry and Iris hold a party for their newborn with Team Flash in attendance, including Nora from the future (Jessica Parker Kennedy). As Iris reflects on the crazy past week, future Nora quips that Bart’s due date will be even crazier, hinting at the eventual arrival of Jordan Fisher’s character, who wasfirst introduced in season 7.
At the party, Caitlin has a phone call with her mother, telling her she loves her. Caitlin and Barry also share a heartfelt moment as the latter apologizes for their last conversation together and they share an embrace.
Joe also gives a speech to the “special ladies” in his life. After praising his daughter Iris for all of her accomplishments, including becoming a mom and a Pulitzer Prize winner, he turns his attention to Cecile. He gushes about watching her become a superhero and the best mother to their daughter and notes that whenever their dreams take them, “they will always keep loving each other.” As David Singh (Patrick Sabongui) hands him a box, Joe gets down on one knee and proposes to Cecile, which she happily accepts.
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The final scene shows Barry and Iris adjusting to their new lives as parents.
source: people.com
