Posted in: Arrow, Batwoman, Black Lightning, CW, Preview, streaming, TV | Tagged: arrowverse, batwoman, black lightning, bleeding cool, cable, comic books, Comics, cw, dc, dc comics, john wesley shipp, Legends of Tomorrow, preview, Stargirl, streaming, supergirl, superman & lois, teaser, television, the cw, The Flash, trailer, tv

Stargirl Season 2: John Wesley Shipp's The Flash Set to Appear

If you thought John Wesley Shipp's run as the Scarlet Speedster was over, think again. On Thursday, EW reported exclusively that the actor will reprise his role as OG speedster Jay Garrick (from The Flash) during Episode 9 of the second season of DC's Stargirl. With a description that has Garrick appearing in "a pivotal flashback episode" that will reveal "the Golden Age Flash as a member of Earth-2's Justice Society of America." So while it's not a mega-crossover event like "Crisis," it does further establish Stargirl's place in the Arrowverse alongside The Flash, Superman & Lois, Batwoman, Black Lightning, Supergirl, and DC's Legends of Tomorrow. Originally playing the hero in the 1990 CBS television series The Flash, Shipp joined the Arrowverse as Barry Allen's (Grant Gustin) father, Henry- and would go on to play various versions of The Flash over the years, including reprising his 90s version for "Crisis."

Series creator/executive producer Geoff Johns headed into New York Comic Con-Metaverse with series stars Brec Bassinger, Yvette Monreal ( Yolanda Montez aka Wildcat II), Anjelika Washington (Beth Chapel aka Doctor Mid-Nite II), Cameron Gellman (Rick Tyler aka Hourman II), and Meg DeLacy (Cindy Burman aka Shiv) to break down a number of the first season's key moments while also offering a behind-the-scenes perspective on how the series made it to air.

But it wasn't all about looking to the past, not with work underway on the series' second season- a season that Johns says will see them facing off against a "big bad" unlike any other: Eclipso [recently-announced Nick Tarabay]. "I'm so excited for Eclipso. He's so terrifying. I've always loved the character," explained Johns. "He's a very different antagonist or villain than the ISA. We're just starting to cast him, so we're looking for that. And I've got these wonderful designs from [costume designer] L.J. Shannon on what he's going to look like. But it's such a different, darker, scarier threat."

Johns went on to offer a little more insight into who (or what) it is that's inside Cindy's black diamond. "The thing inside it, this entity that's trapped, is this ancient being that feeds off humanity's own sins and grief and fear and darkness," he revealed. "It has been there for a long, long time and is aching to do what he does and feed off the darkness within humanity. It's going to take a lot to confront it, and it's going to take the JSA and every one of our wonderful characters to a place that's going to be tough for them to explore."

But what fun would there be with only one "big bad" next season when you can have two- especially one that tends to be a bit "shady," shall we say? "We're going to see a lot of the Shade [recently-announced Jonathan Cake]," Johns revealed. "He's another main character that's going to be coming into season 2. He's a pretty famous and popular character from James Robinson's run on Starman… He's an immortal that's been around for hundreds of years. He's a member of the ISA… and he was the only member of the ISA who wasn't present in Blue Valley today, but we saw him when the shadow hand grabbed Dr. Mid-Nite in the opening of the pilot."

Though he may prefer to stay in the background, for now, Johns stresses that the Shade isn't someone Courtney and the new JSA should underestimate for a second. "As Pat [Luke Wilson] will tell Courtney at some point, he's the most powerful of them all," he explains. "He's very threatening because no one knows exactly what he wants. But we'll be playing a lot with the Shade."

Also, those still-unclaimed items that Courtney still has that haven't found their proper "home" yet? Johns says that those will come into play during the season, and will factor into Courtney realizing that there are some things in all of this she can't control. Like the return of Sylvester Pemberton (Joel McHale) for example? That would be one of those things, with Johns confirming that viewers will get some clarity during the second-season premiere.

Enjoyed this? Please share on social media!

Stay up-to-date and support the site by following Bleeding Cool on Google News today!