Nora West-Allen is back! After her mysterious demise in Season 5 ofThe Flash, it was has recently announcedThe Flash: Jessica Parker Kennedy returns for 150th episode | EW.comher return to the show. She is reported to appear for an undisclosed amount of episodes that includes the landmark 150th episode of the show. Additionally, she will most likely cross paths with her brother Bart Allen, who has also been confirmed to appear in upcoming episodes.
Kennedy’sNora West-Allen, aka XS, originally started popping up inThe Flash’s Season 4 through cameo appearances. Over the season, her role became more prominent culminating in the season cliffhanger moment when she revealed her identity to her parents. In Season 5, we learned that West-Allen had come from the future at the behest of Reverse Flash, and she acted as a regular of the show all season. Throughout the season, she became a critical member of the team and formed close relationships with her parents, specifically Iris. In the season finale, Team Flash foiled Reverse Flash’s plans resulting in West-Allen being erased from the timeline. Since then, she has not appeared on the show due to her never existing (time travel rules are difficult to understand sometimes).
However, she will soon make her return, but it is not yet known how or why. A good guess is thatBart Allenis directly involved with her reappearance in some way, butThe Flashfans will just have to wait and see. Another burning question about her return is will she be the same Nora as the one from Season 5 or a completely new version with different memories? Kennedy’s return to the role insinuates that it will be the same Nora, butThe Flashis known to re-use actors for different roles all the time. There is plenty of room for drama and mystery. The role is confirmed to only appear for a few episodes as well, so perhaps she is merely a cameo.
What makes the news so exciting is that it’s paired with the introduction of Bart Allen, aka Impulse. Jordan Fisher will appear as the future version of Bart making his debut on an upcoming episode. It is not known if Bart Allen and Nora will make arrive in the same episode, but it would make sense. Bart Allen has been confirmed to appear onThe Flashfor several episodes as well, probably joining the team like Nora did in Season 5.
This season ofThe Flashhas brought in all kinds of conflicts forTeam Flash, including some unsettling familial ones for Barry. The Speed Force has manifested itself in the form of Barry’s mother, Nora Allen (not to be confused with his daughter Nora West-Allen), and has caused many headaches. It’s entirely possible that the Speed Force is the catalyst for the arrivals of Barry’s and Iris’s future children. In any case, Barry and Iris are in for an interesting and potentially upsetting family reunion in the looming episodes.
The Flashairs every Tuesday on the CW, with the 150th episode being the 17th episode of the season (air date not yet released). This news comes to us fromEntertainment Weekly.
