

And this other character I'm referring to is one of our series regulars, so it's going to be very exciting. For that other character, it became a much more of an emotional journey. But what's Ralph's loss will be another character's gain: "We pulled the Elongated Man out of this particular storyline, and the storyline became so much stronger because now it's focused on the other character, I don't want to reveal because it's a surprise. And yeah, we can't do that anymore," Wallace explained.


Wallace didn't hold back during the interview, also revealing that not having Elongated Man around did impact a major Season 7 storyline: "There was a whole storyline that involved Ralph with another character, in particular, going off on a two-hander journey - a season-long that would have involved a whole bunch of twists and turns that would have played into the season's big bad, which I don't want to spoil. Without giving any spoilers away, there are a couple of ways that we can have Elongated Man still appear in at least one episode this season to wrap that storyline up, that gets us what we need and still allows fans to say goodbye to the character, at least for the indefinite future." Now thank goodness, Ralph is a guy who can change faces and his appearance in many ways. In fact, it sounds like that's exactly how Wallace and the creative team will still be able to have Elongated Man involved at the beginning of the seventh season (a must considering the role he plays in one of the major sixth season cliffhangers) without needing Sawyer: "In order to wrap that up, which we're going to do at the top of season 7, Ralph has to be part of that. Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Flash | Season 7 Teaser | The CW ()
