‘The Flash’ preview: Malese Jow as Linda Park, Firestorm and Grodd coming

The CW has released the first clip from Episode 12 of “The Flash,” which brings us our first look at guest star Malese Jow as Linda Park. Set to serve as a love interest for Barry in the series, the character in the comics went on to become the wife of the third Flash, Wally West.

Titled “Crazy For You,” the episode is officially described as follows:

“Caitlin decides that she and Barry need to move on from Ronnie (guest star Robbie Amell) and Iris and find new loves so she takes him for a night out at the local karaoke bar. Caitlin doesn’t have any luck making a love connection but Barry meets Linda Park (guest star Malese Jow), a sports reporter for the Central City Picture News, and asks her out on a date. When Barry tells Iris he has a date, Iris is surprised by her reaction. Meanwhile, Cisco considers Hartley’s (guest star Andy Mientus) dangerous offer and the team searches for Shawna (guest star Britne Oldford), a meta-human with teleportation powers, who just busted her boyfriend Clay (guest star Micah Parker) out of Iron Heights. When Henry (guest star John Wesley Shipps) snoops around in an attempt to help Joe and Barry solve the crime, he ends up in the infirmary after getting roughed up by inmates.”

Directed by Rob Hardy and written by Aaron Helbing & Todd Helbing, “Crazy For You” is set to air February 3. “The Flash” airs Tuesdays at 8 P.M. EST.

Firestorm is coming!

“Well, you’ll see in February, I’ve got a couple episodes coming up.  You’re going to see my character and you’re going to be introduced to Victor Garber’s character, the other half of Firestorm,” says Robbie Amell to Collider.

“Things are not going to be easy.  The last time you saw me, I flew away and told Danielle’s (Panabaker) character not to look for me again, and obviously she does if I come back.  The relationship there is really difficult.  You’ve got two minds inside one body fighting for control.  So, it’s going to be dangerous.  There are going to be repercussions.  But there’s some really cool stuff coming up.  It’s tough.  I can’t tell you too much.  (Laughs)”

More on  Collider

More details on episode 13, titled “The Nuclear Man” below.

Grodd

There has also been a tease of Grodd’s appearance by The Flash showrunner, Andrew Kreisberg via Twitter:

@armenvfx just showed us a little Grodd VFX in honor of @geoffjohns birthday and it blew our puny human minds! #groddlives #TheFlash – @AJKreisberg 

ROBBIE AMELL AND VICTOR GARBER GUEST STAR AS FIRESTORM — After Ronnie (Robbie Amell) attacks a physicist (Bill Dow), Barry (Grant Gustin) and the team realize they need to go after Caitlin’s (Danielle Panabaker) fiancé who is now a dangerous meta-human. They deduce the best way to track Ronnie is to find Dr. Martin Stein (guest star Victor Garber) who was working on a project called F.I.R.E.S.T.O.R.M. Barry struggles to balance his duties as The Flash and his relationship with Linda Park (Malese Jow), and Joe (Jesse L. Martin) enlists Cisco’s (Carlos Valdes) help to reinvestigate the murder of Nora Allen (Michelle Harrison). General Eiling (Clancy Brown) returns to Central City. Glen Winter directed the episode written by Andrew Kreisberg & Katherine Walczak.

Robbie Amell on “The Flash”