Flash Producer Explains Need For Speed Villains
The third season of The Flash is drawing ever closer, which means we’re close to the birth of the Flashpoint storyline. However, with confirmation that it won’t last the whole season, it’s inevitable that Barry Allen will have to face villains eventually as Flash.
In this season, it’s been confirmed that two villains will be the focus for the third season, Savitar, and Dr. Alchemy. But why these villains? And why have a speedster villain for the third season in a row? Executive producer Todd Helbing sat down with IGN to talk about just that, starting with the difference between Savitar and previous Speedsters Reverse Flash and Zoom:
“Savitar is more of a psychological villain in a weird way. I think the Hindu word for Savitar means God of Speed; he’s all about speed. Everything about this guy is different. I can’t go into super detail, but he’s not like Zoom or Reverse Flash.”
As for Alchemy:
“We still need those darker moments, and I think when you find out what Alchemy is doing, it sort of provides that “holy s**t” moment that we really love to have on our show.”
Season 3 will no doubt be one many are looking at with anticipation. Flash returns to CW on October 4th.