Barry Allen and Iris West have loved each other since they were kids, and they're getting closer to finally tying the knot as part of this year's massive CW/DC crossover . The Lightning Wedding has been in the works for several seasons, although fans suspected it was from the first episode. Like many of the stories in the show, the wedding is an event that takes place in the comics. While the show tends to draw from the comics, it doesn't follow them frame by frame. In the "Flash" comics, Barry and Iris' wedding almost derailed due to a switch.
Because this is The Flash , there's no way their wedding will be smooth sailing. And it’s definitely not in the comics. In the source material, Iris almost married the wrong guy pretending to be Barry. Professor Zoom switches bodies with Barry, almost marries Iris and gets away with it. The Flash stops this from happening by crashing into the wedding at the last minute. In the end, everything went according to plan. Different villains are the focus of this season, and The Flash series has already dealt with Zoom. This time they will be a different problem. Earth-X is coming.
But according to the comics, the happy couple are destined to be happy. Iris West first appeared in Showcase #4, released in October 1956. While the Iris in the comics has a very different life than the Iris in the TV series, there are some overlapping elements. Both the comic book Iris and the TV Iris fell in love, got engaged, and then married Barry (the TV Iris was not married, of course). Both versions started out as reporters and grew into brave warriors fighting evil alongside The Flash.
At San Diego Comic-Con, Candice Patton, who plays Iris on Entertainment Tonight , was asked what Barry and Iris' wedding would be like. she says:
"There was a joke earlier that it was a little destination wedding, inviting all of our friends from across the multiverse to meet us in the Speed Force. We'd speed you in and out and don't have to worry about airfare. Nothing like this Better. "Well, we got you." "
While a Speed Force wedding is sure to be memorable, Barry and Iris' TV wedding won't be too far removed from the one in the comics. Body switching isn't a sure thing, and the wedding of the century will be ruined by an AU version of the friendly hero. "Crisis on Earth-X" is a four-part collaboration between "The Flash ", " Arrow ", "Legends of Tomorrow" and "Supergirl ". It introduces the Nazis from the 53rd Earth. They threaten the entire earth and force the super The heroes reunite as a super team to save the planet. world. At the very least, they have to save the wedding.
Not even their Earth-X selves can match all the love and commitment shown in these four shows. "Arrow" executive producer Wendy Merrick told TV Guide that the crossover will not only allow Barry and Iris to live happily ever after, but it will also remind others of the true meaning of "true love." This is an especially relevant topic for Oliver Queen. she says:
"It really explores the question of true love, what does true love look like? It's very emotionally compelling and you'd be surprised by what Oliver learns and how he learns and who he learns from. It's pretty crazy stuff. , I won’t lie.”
So while the show seems to be mostly doing its own thing as far as actual wedding chaos goes, The Flash is adapting a theme from the comics: love conquers all. Iris and Barry are canon in any universe, and eventually, they might even get to say their vows.
