Rick Cosnett as Eddie Thawne
Rick Cosnett Is Back on The Flash Season Eight

Rick Cosnett is returning to The Flash! That's right ladies and gentlemen, Rick Cosnett is back on The Flash later on during season eight! It sure has been a while since we've seen good old Eddie, a direct ancestor of Eobard Thawne, the Reverse Flash. We've actually known Cosnett would be returning to The Flash for a while now, but it's even more exciting than we originally anticipated. See, fans assumed Cosnett would be returning for just an episode. It made sense that Eddie would show up for an episode, most likely in some kind of flashback. It looks like that isn't the case at all. Deadline is reporting that Cosnett will be appearing in at least three episodes! Eric Wallace, the showrunner for The Flash, says that Eddie's character is going somewhere unexpected too. What does it all mean? We'll find out starting in March, I guess.

Eric Wallace had this to say in regards to Cosnett's return.

“Rick’s been such a fantastic part of our Flash family since S1. And we have been looking for ways to bring him back to the show ever since. Fortunately, we’ve been able to do so now in Season 8. And Rick has been fantastic in bringing an exciting new side to his portrayal of Eddie Thawne that honors the character’s past but also takes it somewhere unexpected.”

Other than that, details are pretty scarce on what to expect when Cosnett returns to The Flash. It could potentially have something to do with Bart and Nora Allen, and the way they appeared in a photograph during the finale of Armageddon. Though, that's just speculation at this point. It's entirely possible that it has absolutely nothing to do with Nora or Bart. However, his origin to Eobard certainly makes it a little more likely. There are other rumors involving Cosnett's return too, though. One even claims that he won't be portraying Eddie Thawne, but a completely new character. That would certainly be quite the twist!

We'll just have to wait and see, I suppose. Unfortunately, The Flash doesn't return to continue its eighth season until March 9th on The CW. Until then we can all speculate together though if you head over to the Multiversal News Facebook and Twitter! I'd love to hear all your The Flash theories!

Alexander Ouellet
Alexander is passionate about everything related to gaming, comics, television, and film. You can usually find him watching some kind of DC show.
Alexander is passionate about everything related to gaming, comics, television, and film. You can usually find him watching some kind of DC show.