Barry & Cecile vs New Killer Meta

After this week’s Ronnie Raymond/Black Flame (Robbie Amell)-focused episode of The CW’s The Flash, the Grant Gustin & Candice Patton-starring series will be taking a two-week break before speeding back on April 27th with “Death Rises.” But that doesn’t mean it’s too early to share some preview images of what’s to come. As we learned from the overview that was released earlier this month, the season’s twelfth episode finds Joe (Jesse L. Martin) lending a hand to take down a new Meta while Barry (Gustin) and Cecile (Danielle Nicolet) take on the killer on the scientific side. And yet, we can’t help feeling like there are a lot of big details being left out to keep from spoiling what happens this week with “Resurrection.” Just something to keep in mind as you check out these looks at “Death Rises” (followed by a look back at what’s ahead for tonight):

The Flash Season 8 Episode 12 “Death Rises”: ALL HANDS ON DECK – With a new Meta terrorizing the city, Joe (Jesse L. Martin) lends a hand to the local authorities, meanwhile Barry (Gustin) gets an assist from Cecile (Danielle Nicolet) who helps to track the mass murderer. Phil Chipera directed the episode with the story by Alex Boyd and teleplay by Arielle McAlpin & Dan Fisk.

Now here’s a look back at the relatively small amount of preview images as well as the overview & promo for tonight’s chapter, S08E11 “Resurrection”:

The Flash Season 8 Episode 11 “Resurrection”: WHISPERS AND SCREAMS – Barry (Grant Gustin) and Chester (Brandon McKnight) may have found a way to stop the “Black Flame” from hurting anyone else meanwhile Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) decides to handle a situation on her own, possibly putting more innocent lives in danger. Emily Palizzi directed the episode written by Greg Beeman.

Showrunner & EP Eric Wallace explained how that potentially huge easter egg that surfaced when Bart and Nora (Jessica Parker Kennedy) visited the 2049 Flash Museum in the season opener “Impulsive Excessive Disorder” came together & why this season’s finale could be “a little wilder and perhaps a little more terrifying” than viewers have been used to:

Yes, That Was Donald Faison’s Booster Gold You Saw in That Headline: “It was just a kind of a fun coincidence. I was in post working on episode 806 and I knew the kids, Bart and Nora, would be looking at future things in the Flash Museum. And the head of post for our show and for ‘Legends’ is the same person, Geoff Garrett. He happened to mention, ‘Oh, by the way, don’t tell anybody, but Booster Gold is going to be appearing in the finale of ‘Legends.” I’m a big Booster Gold fan, and I went, ‘Hey, have they cast that person yet? I have a crazy thought. What if we see our kids in this episode looking through newspapers and we see whoever you guys have cast really fast, kind of a connected thing?’ And he said, ‘Well, it’s funny you should mention that, Eric, because the finale of ‘Legends’ airs the week before ‘Flash’ returns.'” From there, LOT showrunner Phil Klemmer Faison gave their blessings and it went from there.

Want Clues to the “Hardcore” & “Intense” Season 8 Finale? It’s Time to Rewatch “Armageddon”: “Look at those things. If you want to get ready for the new season, go back and re-watch ‘Armageddon’ on the CW app. We had a master plan and ‘Armageddon’ was only part one of three parts. If you want to divide the season into three: ‘Armageddon’ part one; the middle Graphic Novel, part two; and [then] our big finale in which we’re not trying to outdo ourselves from last year. We’re trying to do something a little different that is a little wilder and perhaps a little more terrifying. Team Flash is about to go through some very intense times. I’m not kidding. It’s about to get hardcore.”