

9 Secrets We Learned About This Years Flash Arrowcrossover

MTV News visited the sets of ' Arrow ' and ' The Flash ' last week to talk all things CW superhero television — including the much-anticipated upcoming crossover between the two shows. This will not only be the second major crossover event of the Flarrow universe, but will set the stage for the ' Legends of Tomorrow ' midseason spinoff, so you better believe we're excited.

Here's what we learned about this 'bigger,' 'crazier' crossover from the casts of both shows...

  1. It will launch Legends of Tomorrow. ? The CW

    This isn't exactly breaking news, but it bears repeating. When chatting about the crossover, Danielle Panabaker (Caitlin Snow) told us: 'It's bigger. It's crazier. The fact that [we combine] 'Flash,' 'Arrow,' and now adding in 'Legends?' It's nuts. But it's great.'


  2. The cast will be even more expansive. The CW

    The Flarrow universe is racking up the characters, and — though not all characters will appear in the entire crossover event — that expansive cast will be well represented. According to Grant Gustin (Barry Allen): 'It feels even bigger. I feel like more people are a part of it on both sides. We're tying in 'Legends,' obviously, so it's just bigger this year.'


  3. Iris doesn't have much of a role in the crossover. Cate Cameron/The CW


  4. But it does include new 'Legends' villain Vandal Savage. The CW

    Several of the crossover stars gushed about 'Legends' big bad Vandal Savage who will be appearing in the crossover. Vandal is an immortal who has plagued humanity since the beginning of history and whom the 'Legends' crew will be working on stopping across time. #AchievableGoals

    'I'm working a lot with Casper Crump as Savage, and he's really good,' Gustin said, while Amell stopped his answer to a general question about 'Legends of Tomorrow' to say: 'Vandal Savage, by the way, is a spectacular character.'

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  5. The crossover will tell a serialized story. The CW


    In addition to the integrated elements that Amell teased, he confirmed that both episodes would share 'a common villain,' which certainly makes watching both 'The Flash' and 'Arrow' eps pretty necessary, if you want to get the whole story.

  6. Barry is aware of Darhk. The CW

    Speaking of villains, though Gustin wouldn't say if he will share a scene with current 'Arrow' big bad Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough) — or if he is the 'common villain' in question — he did tease: 'I will say Damien Darhk's name for sure.' Yes, a pretty coy answer, but one that shows that Barry is at least aware of the mystical villain. And, given Barry's presence in the 'Arrow' season premiere flash forward, you better believe we're looking for any and all clues that might relate to who is in that grave . ?

  7. Barry will be super snarky. The CW

    In talking more generally about the Flarrow crossover, Gustin said: 'I have more and more fun the more I do this character just because he's evolving more, he's getting closer and closer and closer to The Flash. Especially when I'm in the suit. Not necessarily Barry as much, but The Flash from the comics. Even when the stakes are really, really high, he's kind of just a smart ass, like having fun. It's almost like a defense mechanism now.' Are you ready for more Snarky Barry?

  8. We will get some fun new character interactions. The CW

    When chatting about the Flarrow crossover, Carlos Valdes (Cisco Ramon) teased: 'One of my favorite parts about the crossovers is that, you get to see people that you wouldn't otherwise see interact, interact. And that sort of creates a mysticism, like fireworks, about it. So I think fans can definitely expect a lot of new relationships to blossom and new interactions to arise.' Any requests?

  9. We will see Caitlin and Felicity interacting. The CW

    Though Panabaker said that, sadly, she and IRL friend Katie Cassidy (Laurel Lance) wouldn't get any one-on-one character interaction in this crossover, she did tease some Caitlin and Felicity screen time, saying: 'You do get to see a little bit more interaction between Caitlin and Felicity. Just little tiny bits of it. Those crossovers, it's a lot to pack into a 45-minute-ish episode.' We gots to nab our Bechdel interactions where we can get it, we suppose...