The Flash at Fan Expo Chicago 2025

It’s been two years since the series finale of The Flash on the CW. After 184 episodes and nine seasons, it’s a good time to reflect. Some of the cast reunited at Fan Expo Chicago to discuss their experiences on set as members of Team Flash. 

Team Flash consisted of Grant Gustin (The Flash), Danielle Panabaker (Caitlin Snow), Carlos Valdes (Cisco Ramon), Tom Cavanagh (Dr. Harry Wells), and Candace Patton (Iris West.) Both Grant and Carlos recently spent time on Broadway, so there was a lot of discussion on the anxieties of a different format of acting with Tom offering advice about his experience in the past. The team was all smiles while recounting Grant’s  ability to act realistic sprinting or make up woes within episode filming.

Danielle dug deeper into her time filming Sky High now on the eve of its 20th anniversary as well as her first ever directing job, which also came with some helpful advice from Tom. Funny enough, Tom did in fact direct a good amount of the Flash episodes, claiming a successful director relies on the trust and chemistry of the actors, as they generally know more about their characters than the director does.

Candice provided some insight on her ground breaking role as Iris West and how she felt it impacted female African American women in superhero roles. 

Overall it was a fun and fascinating dive into becoming the characters of the Flash. 

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