The Flash is losing two of its original cast members. Earlier this month, it was announced that both Tom Cavanagh and Carlos Valdes will exit the long-running CW series sometime in its ongoing seventh season. This news came with confirmation that star Grant Gustin is locked in to appear in season 8, with the rest of Team Flash still standing being in negotiations to return. But another original cast member might not be back along with the rest.
We’ve heard from our sources – the same ones who previously fed us accurate intel on Superman & Lois before that premiered – that Danielle Panabaker might be leaving The Flash following season 7. There has been talk of the actress being on her way out of the Arrowverse for years, but we’re now being told that there is a good chance she’s about to follow Cavanagh and Valdes out the door.
Just like that pair, Panabaker has been with the series since its first season as Caitlin Snow. From season 3 onward, though, she’s been on double duty as (formerly Killer) Frost, Caitlin’s metahuman alternate persona. Despite that, The Flash has often struggled to find a natural place for Panabaker in its busy ensemble. Season 7 has been doing right by her, though, giving her a strong storyline involving Frost going to jail for her crimes, with Caitlin having to fight to free her “sister”.
The series would be losing not just one but two major characters, then, if Panabaker did leave. What with the exits of Wells and Cisco, and Ralph having to be written out over Hartley Sawyer’s firing, that would be four of the Scarlet Speedster’s greatest allies removed from the show over the course of a year, leaving just Barry, Iris and Joe from the original line-up. That would only add fuel to the theories that season 8 could be the last.
In the meantime, The Flash season 7 continues airing new episodes Tuesdays on The CW.
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