This article contains spoilers from the season 6 premiere ofThe Flash, Into the Void.
What do you do when you learn the exact day youre going to die?
Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) will have to figure that out this fall onThe Flash.
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How they handle this news will fuel the season as it heads toward theCrisis on Infinite Earths crossover.
The countdown begins next week.
What kind of urgency does that give them?
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An extreme one, showrunner Eric Wallace told reporters at a recent screening of the premiere.
What can we do?
Should we fight this?
This isnt the first time Barry and Iris have received this kind of news.
In season 3, the team fought to change the timelineafter Barry witnessed Savitar kill Iris in the future.
Barrys shortened life expectancy creates an interesting parallel withDr.
Ramsey Rosso (Sendhil Ramamurthy), the big bad of the seasons first seven episodes.
Its the reason Bloodwork was chosen as a villain this season.
He added: Crisis is about grief and about death and about the end of all worlds.
So you have [in] Bloodwork a villain who was facing his own end of his own world.
So from his point of view, Who cares about crisis?
I might die before.
Now, does that mean he could perhaps live past Crisis?
The season 6 premiere set up many other things to come in the season.
Thats going to lead to some more tears.
But then at the end, shes going to grow into something that didnt exist before.
You know, maybe you do lose that killer?
On why the season 6 version of Harrison Wells is his favorite one yet:Hes cool.
Its just what Tom [Cavanagh] said at Comic-Con.
This is a man of adventure.
This is a man who can kind of get in a fight and hold his own.
We need to do it now.
It doesnt always have to be a bank robber anymore.
So its been a blessing from the story gods.
Theyre doing great, said Wallace.
And thats one of the themes of [Ciscos] season arc that plays over all 22 episodes.
Can you be happy being human?
Can you be happy not being a meta?
Can you be happy not saving the world every week?
Its time to grow up.
The Flashairs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on the CW.
