The Flash returned this week, kicking off Season 8 of the long-running Arrowverse series with the first part of the five-part “Armageddon” event. The eagerly anticipated event, while not exactly a crossover according to series showrunner Eric Wallace, does see some familiar faces from other DC-inspired shows on The CW. While Black Lightning (Cress Williams), Alex Danvers/Sentinel (Chyler Leigh), and Mia Queen/Green Arrow (Katherine McNamara) are all set to appear in later installments, the kick-off episode saw Ray Palmer/The Atom (Brandon Routh) pay a visit to Central City.
Of course, he’s not the only visitor to The Flash’s hometown. A mysterious alien visitor from the future, Despero (Tony Curran) shows up with some dire information for Barry (Grant Gustin) about the state of the future, and his role in it. So, what threat is Team Flash facing now? We’ve got you covered with those details in our recap of “Armageddon, Part 1” but be warned: there are spoilers beyond this point.
Central City, 2031. There is chaos in the street and a literal “the end is nigh” graffiti. Despero shows up and notes that he can stop this before activating his belt and vanishing. Present-day Central City. Caitlin and Barry walk to get coffee. Frost is away, still pining over Chillblaine. Caitlin says she’s ready to start dating again, but they get an alert of an impending train disaster. The Flash speeds off to save the lives of those on the trains before speeding back to coffee. Barry is faster than ever. He’s leveled up.
At the Citizen, Iris has a podcast and is interviewing Kramer, who has had a huge change of heart about metahumans since last season. The Citizen has leveled up, too as CC Citizen Media, moving to a building owned by Sue Dearbon. Iris promotes Allegra to supervising editor. At home that night, Barry and Iris have dinner and relax, planning to have some alone time when there’s a knock at the door. It’s Ray Palmer. He’s in town for a tech conference and needs to crash with them.
