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Thanks to tsukikomew for the heads up.
It's official, kids: Kid Flash is taking a permanent seat on the Waverider.
Warner Bros. and The CW have just confirmed that Keiynan Lonsdale, who joined The Flash in Season 2 as Joe West's son Wally West, will now be a series regular on DC's Legends of Tomorrow starting with Season 3 Episode 13.
Lonsdale will first appear in the Feb. 19th hour, then join the team full-time two episodes later. As of now, there are no plans for him to pop back into The Flash. But he had better keep in touch with sister Iris or he's gonna be hearing from us.
Warner Bros. and The CW have just confirmed that Keiynan Lonsdale, who joined The Flash in Season 2 as Joe West's son Wally West, will now be a series regular on DC's Legends of Tomorrow starting with Season 3 Episode 13.
Lonsdale will first appear in the Feb. 19th hour, then join the team full-time two episodes later. As of now, there are no plans for him to pop back into The Flash. But he had better keep in touch with sister Iris or he's gonna be hearing from us.
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Thanks to Jaz for the heads up.
Speaking with ComicBook.com during this weekend's DC in DC event, series star Brandon Routh said that while the cast and crew are aware of the trope, he does not think it will be a concern for fans, who already have an understanding of the characters, who they are, and what they can bring from the table apart from their demographics.
“Yeah. You know, I think that goes with the talent that Keiynan brings to his role and to this newly-forming — is it forming? — energy of him coming in to be a part of our show for a little bit,” said Routh, who plays Ray Palmer on the series. “I think for the most part, our writers are writing for us as a team and putting the team first, and if we can make poignant stories about cultural differences or religious differences, then we do, but if we can’t, then we are all working together on the team to solve history, which is I feel like a place that we can get to in the world, where we can understand that we all have differences but we can all talk person to person, human to human.”
“Yeah. You know, I think that goes with the talent that Keiynan brings to his role and to this newly-forming — is it forming? — energy of him coming in to be a part of our show for a little bit,” said Routh, who plays Ray Palmer on the series. “I think for the most part, our writers are writing for us as a team and putting the team first, and if we can make poignant stories about cultural differences or religious differences, then we do, but if we can’t, then we are all working together on the team to solve history, which is I feel like a place that we can get to in the world, where we can understand that we all have differences but we can all talk person to person, human to human.”
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