The Flash - Season 7
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Like last season, this season was broken up into story arcs which were called "Graphic Novels". The first three episodes of the season were a continuation of "Reflections and Lies"[1], the first story arc was called "God Complex"[2], and the second story arc was called "The Godspeed Imperative".[3]
After a thrilling cliffhanger last season which saw the new Mirror Master victorious and still-at-large in Central City, the Flash must regroup in order to stop her and find a way to make contact with his missing wife, Iris West-Allen.
The seventh season of the American television series The Flash, which is based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash, premiered on The CW on March 2, 2021. The season follows Barry trying to stop Eva McCulloch and finding a way to locate his missing wife Iris West-Allen, and facing the consequences of the resurrection of the speed force and the ensuing Godspeed war.[1] It is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the universe, and is a spin-off of Arrow. The season is produced by Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television, and DC Entertainment, with Eric Wallace serving as showrunner.
The season was ordered on January 7, 2020. Production began that October and concluded the following May. Grant Gustin stars as Barry, with principal cast members Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, Danielle Nicolet, Efrat Dor, Tom Cavanagh, and Jesse L. Martin also returning from previous seasons, while Kayla Compton and Brandon McKnight were promoted to series regulars from their recurring and guest status in season six. This is the last season to feature Valdes and Cavanagh as series regulars. The series was renewed for an eighth season on February 3, 2021,[2] which premiered on November 16, 2021.[3]
Season seven is broken into two "Graphic Novel" storyline arcs, known as the third and fourth graphic novel respectively; this numbering continues from the first two "Graphic Novels" established in season six.[4] The first three episodes of the season conclude the second "Graphic Novel" that began in and was supposed to end in season six.[5]
On January 7, 2020, The CW renewed the series for a seventh season.[39] At San Diego Comic-Con 2019, series star Grant Gustin implied it could be the final season as none of the actors were contracted for beyond seven seasons.[40] However, the show was later renewed by The CW on February 3, 2021, confirming that it would continue with at least an eighth season.[2]
Regarding the character of Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man, given actor Hartley Sawyer's firing from the show, Wallace said they would be giving the character "a rest for while. But we will leave the door open" for a version of the character to appear again. Given Dibny's powers allow him to alter his appearance, Wallave stated that it created "a couple of ways" for Dibny to "still appear in at least one episode this season to wrap that storyline up, that gets us what we need and still allows fans to say goodbye to the character, at least for the indefinite future." Wallace also revealed they had a planned storyline for Dibny with another character that would have tied into the season's main villain. As a result, another character was utilized for that storyline and Wallace said "the storyline became so much stronger" because it became more of an emotional journey for them, going "somewhere that we never imagined they would until many seasons down the line". Despite setting up the relationship between Dibny and Sue Dearbon, Dearbon would still appear in the season, assisting Team Flash "in an unexpected way".[33] Wallace later said that Joe West's storyline in the season would be "inspired by societal changes happening in today's world".[44]
Main cast members Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, Danielle Nicolet, Efrat Dor and Jesse L. Martin return as Barry Allen / The Flash, Iris West-Allen, Caitlin Snow / Frost, Cisco Ramon, Cecile Horton, Eva McCulloch, and Joe West.[1] Tom Cavanagh, in addition to returning as Nash Wells, also plays Harry Wells, H. R. Wells, Sherloque Wells, Earth-1 Wells and Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash.[45] Brandon McKnight, who plays Chester P. Runk, was promoted to the main cast on March 3, 2020, while Kayla Compton, who plays Allegra Garcia, was promoted to the main cast two days later, on March 5, 2020.[46][47] Hartley Sawyer was expected to return as Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man in the season, but on June 8, 2020, he was fired from the series after his past social media posts with racist and misogynistic references resurfaced in the wake of the George Floyd protests.[48] Sawyer's character eventually made his appearance in the third episode "Mother", portrayed by an uncredited actor. On December 1, 2020, David Ramsey was revealed to be reprising his Arrow role of John Diggle in the season.[35] On January 13, 2021, Jon Cor was cast in a guest role as Mark Stevens / Chillblaine for the seventh season.[30] On March 30, 2021, Jordan Fisher was cast in a recurring role as Bart Allen / Impulse.[36] On May 4, 2021, it was announced that Cavanagh and Valdes would leave the series after the season concludes. It was originally planned for Cavanagh to leave after season six, but he remained to properly conclude his characters' storyline in the seventh season's first three episodes; he is credited as a special guest star for his later appearances.[49] In the same month, it was revealed that Jessica Parker Kennedy and John Wesley Shipp would be reprising their roles as Nora West-Allen / XS and Jay Garrick.[31][38]
The episode that would have been season six's 20th was 90% filmed before being announced as the season seven premiere.[50] The season was scheduled to begin filming on October 1, 2020.[51] However, by September 29, the start of filming was indefinitely delayed because of delays in receiving COVID-19 test results for the cast and crew.[52] Filming eventually began on October 9.[53] On November 29, filming was suspended following a member of the production testing positive for COVID-19,[54] and resumed by mid-December at Cloverdale.[55] Filming concluded on May 22, 2021.[56]
In early August 2020, The CW released several posters of the Arrowverse superheroes wearing face masks, including the Flash, with all posters having the caption "Real Heroes Wear Masks". This marketing tactic was used to "raise public awareness on the efficacy of facial coverings preventing the spread of COVID-19."[57] In early December 2020, the titles for the first five episodes of the season were revealed.[58]
The seventh season premiered on March 2, 2021,[59] delayed from its previous date of February 23, 2021.[60] Despite premiering much later than previous seasons, it was not expected to have a much shorter episode count.[61] In September 2020, Wallace said the number of episodes for the season had not yet been decided, and that would depend on when the season would begin filming safely.[62] On May 25, 2021, it was confirmed that the season 7 finale would be on July 20,[63] and that the season would have only 18 episodes.[64]
Unfortunately, it appears that neither side of the Godspeed War is going to stand down anytime soon. Along with a couple of other problems, they spell trouble for Team Flash as the show nears the end of the season.
The hour was full of strong character moments with only a tiny bit of plot setup for the rest of the season. Unfortunately, we do not know much more about Team Flash's future woes than we did after The Flash Season 7 Episode 3.
The season aired on Tuesday nights at 8:00 PM prior to Superman & Lois during the first four weeks of March, Supergirl from March 30 to May 11, and Superman & Lois again for the remainder of the season.
Season seven is split into multiple graphic novels, starting with the continuation of the previous season's Reflections and Lies arc, episodes 1 to 3; then God Complex, episodes 4 to 11; Interlude I, episodes 12 to 14; and The Godspeed Imperative, episodes 15 to 18.
On June 8, 2020, it was announced that production would resume in the following weeks, with COVID-19 production safety policies being put into place by Hollywood North's government Creative BC.[3] Production for the season is expected to start up in August 2020.[4]
The seventh season premiere of The Flash received a viewership of 1 million and an 18-49 demographic rating of 0.3, a 0.1 decline from the season six finale that aired ten months prior. The first, second, sixth, and seventh episodes of the season were the only ones to earn a 0.3 rating. Episode two marked the first episode of The Flash to fall under 1 million in live viewership. The following week's March 16 episode marked a new series low of 0.2, a rating earned by most episodes in the season; however, the two April episodes both earned 0.3 ratings. The Flash hit yet another series low (0.1 rating) on its May 25 episode, but rose back up to 0.2 on its June 8 episode and continued steady until the season finale on July 20. Despite the 50 percent drop in mean demographic rating from the sixth season, The Flash remained one of the top performers of The CW's 2020-21 season, alongside newcomers Walker, Superman & Lois, and Kung Fu.
Welcome back Cisco! He was such a non-entity over the back half of last season that seeing Carlos Valdes truly back in action, both as a problem solver and the person who knows Barry best is so very welcome.
After a little bit of discussion of what happened in season six and a peek at the unseen footage, showrunner Eric Wallace explained that you can get a good idea of where the show is going in season seven if you carefully watch the trailer.
"Iris will be getting out of the mirrorverse shortly after we return with season seven," he said. "So regardless of what exactly that's going to entail, we're going to see them together a lot more next year than we did last year." 781b155fdc