Fans of The CW's The Flash fans shouldn't expect a typical superpowered brawl between the Scarlet Speedster and Bloodwork in the first half of the show's midseason finale, "The Last Temptation of Barry Allen."
Speaking with EW, Sendhil Ramamurthy, who plays the villain Ramsey Rosso/Bloodwork, dished on his and Grant Gustin's reaction to the episode's more cerebral take on the supervillain-superhero confrontation. "First of all, having a villain for each half of the season is a new thing for The Flash," he said. "But the way in particular that this hero-villain relationship is approached in the first half of the season, I think, is new for the show, and I think that’s always fun for actors who have been on a series for a while."
The first part of the midseason finale will see Bloodwork contaminate The Flash's body with a hallucinogen, forcing Barry into a mental war of words with the villain. "Grant was really into it, and I think he does an amazing job in tomorrow night’s episode," Sendhil added. "It was a really difficult episode to film for him in particular, and he kind of knocks it out of the park."
Airing Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on The CW, The Flash stars Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Carlos Valdes, Danielle Panabaker, Tom Cavanagh, Jesse L. Martin, Danielle Nicolet and Hartley Sawyer.