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"The Flash" Season 6, Episode 1 "Into The Void": A "Crisis" Comes Calling… [PREVIEW]

With the September days upon us, now's as good a time as any to update ourselves on pre-season news before The CW's "Arrowverse" shows return. With Arrow shuffling off the network's programming coil after an abbreviated eighth season (making The Flash the "elder states-show" of the "Arrowverse" as it speeds into its sixth season), Ruby Rose-starrer Batwoman joining the family alongside Supergirl, and a looming "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover that could change things dramatically (more on that below), the 2019-2020 season isn't exactly going to be lacking in change – and the news hasn't slowed down.

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With "Team Barry" speeding its way back to our screens on October 8 with "Into The Void," The CW has released a new set of preview images that answers one obvious but important question: How long before "Crisis" comes calling on our heroes?

Not long at all…

"The Flash" Season 6, Episode 1 "Into The Void": A "Crisis" Comes Calling… [PREVIEW]
The Flash — "Into The Void" — Image Number: FLA601b_0279b.jpg — Pictured: Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon — Photo: Jeff Weddell/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
"The Flash" Season 6, Episode 1 "Into The Void": A "Crisis" Comes Calling… [PREVIEW]
The Flash — "Into The Void" — Image Number: FLA601b_0257b.jpg — Pictured (L-R): Grant Gustin as The Flash, Candice Patton as Iris West – Allen, Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon and Danielle Nicolet — Photo: Jeff Weddell/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
"The Flash" Season 6, Episode 1 "Into The Void": A "Crisis" Comes Calling… [PREVIEW]
The Flash — "Into The Void" — Image Number: FLA601b_00167b2.jpg — Pictured (L-R): Grant Gustin as The Flash — Photo: Jeff Weddell/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
"The Flash" Season 6, Episode 1 "Into The Void": A "Crisis" Comes Calling… [PREVIEW]
The Flash — "Into The Void" — Image Number: FLA601b_0132b.jpg — Pictured (L-R): Danielle Nicolet as Cecile Horton and Grant Gustin as The Flash — Photo: Jeff Weddell/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
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The Flash — "Into The Void" — Image Number: FLA601b_0044b.jpg — Pictured (L-R): Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon, Hartley Sawyer as Dibney, Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow and Grant Gustin as Barry Allen — Photo: Jeff Weddell/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
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The Flash — "Into The Void" — Image Number: FLA601a_0313b.jpg — Pictured: LaMonica Garrett as The Monitor — Photo: Katie Yu/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
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The Flash — "Into The Void" — Image Number: FLA601a_0025b.jpg — Pictured (L-R): Candice Patton as Iris West – Allen and Grant Gustin as Barry Allen — Photo: Katie Yu/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
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The Flash — "Into The Void" — Image Number: FLA601a_0017b.jpg — Pictured (L-R): Grant Gustin as Barry Allen and Candice Patton as Iris West – Allen — Photo: Katie Yu/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
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The Flash — "Into The Void" — Image Number: FLA601b_00185b.jpg — Pictured: Grant Gustin as The Flash — Photo: Jeff Weddell/The CW — © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved

https://youtu.be/1EoRkH1YV4A

"The Flash" Season 6, Episode 1 "Into The Void": A "Crisis" Comes Calling… [PREVIEW]

The Road to "Crisis on Infinite Earths"

Viewers can't say they weren't warned in advance. At the end of 2018's CW Arrowverse "Elseworlds" crossover that brought together The Flash, Arrow, and Supergirl (and nearly DC's Legends of Tomorrow, but they let it go to machine – way too busy for all that), we saw that the end was only the beginning… of the end. As Barry (Grant Gustin) and Oliver (Amell) shared what felt like a final toast and Kate Kane's Batwoman (Rose) returned to protecting the streets of Gotham – with a sense that something felt a little off – we got a small taste of what's still to come in 2019…

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"Crisis on Infinite Earths!" Worlds will live! Worlds will die!

And the CW's "Arrowverse" will never be the same…

The season's eighth episode will be the "Crisis" crossover episode – comprising the fourth hour of the crossover:

Supergirl – Sunday, December 8th (8/7c)

Batwoman – Monday, December 9th (8/7c)

The Flash – Tuesday, December 10th (8/7c)

Arrow – Tuesday, January 14, 2020 (8/7c)

DC's Legends of Tomorrow – Tuesday, January 14, 2020 (9/8c)

Black Lightning will also be represented during the crossover event… and yes, legendary Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy will star as a future version of Bruce Wayne. If that wasn't enough, Tyler Hoechlin will be returning as "The Man of Steel"… alongside the crossover's other Superman (expecting this number to grow): Brandon Routh (DC's Legends of Tomorrow), returning to the cape for the first time since his cinematic turn. Johnathon Schaech's Jonah Hex (DC's Legends of Tomorrow) is also set to saddle up for the crossover, and John Wesley Shipp will be reprising his role as The Flash of Earth-90.

For most of their respective seasons, things have been "All Quiet on the 'Crisis' Front" when it came to Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl – but that changed in a big way during their respective season finales… even for DC's Legends of Tomorrow!

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In Arrow season finale "You Have Saved This City," the Monitor (LaMonica Garrett) returns to cash in on the favor that Oliver owes him: help him save the multiverse – taking a moment to tell him the "fine print": Oliver's going to die during "Crisis" and there's nothing the Monitor can do to stop it.

Then there's that matter of Future Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) and the trip she's taking with the Monitor to see Oliver… somewhere… and it's apparently a place she can't come back from. Hmmm…

https://youtu.be/XGoeR7qf14o

Over at The Flash season finale "Legacy," some recent maneuverings with Time moved up the date on Barry's "red skies/2024" newspaper warning just a wee bit… to say, 2019?

The fourth season finale of Supergirl "The Quest for Peace" had The Monitor speaking to a hooded figure, telling him that now is the time for him to lead "his people" and to take revenge on his captor… and brother: J'onn J'onzz (David Harewood). Meanwhile, just because Lex Luthor (Jon Cryer) may have shuffled off this mortal coil (???) doesn't mean his role in the upcoming "Crisis" is over quite yet…

DC's Legends of Tomorrow season finale "Hey, World!" found the plan to take down Neron (Brandon Routh) resulting in a major status quo change for Zari (Tala Ashe) – a change that the suddenly-appearing Monitor does not appear to approve of in any way, shape, or form. At least he got some popcorn out of it – and yes, that is The Book of Destiny he's using to balance it.

The CW's Batwoman and Supergirl premiere Sunday, October 6; while The Flash premieres Tuesday, October 8, with Arrow joining them on October 15. Black Lightning premieres the following week, on Monday, October 21.


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Ray FlookAbout Ray Flook

Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.
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