According to a new report from Variety, it appears that Emily Bett Rickards' Felicity Smoak will be making another appearance in Central City - and this time she'll be joined by her colleague and love interest, Ray Palmer (played by Brandon Routh). The duo are reportedly dropping by in Episode 18 - intriguingly titled "All Star Team-Up". Could this potentially bring about a Flash/ATOM partnership? Read on to see what producer Andrew Kreisberg had to say...
“In episode four of ‘Flash’ when Felicity came by, it wasn’t just a gag to have Felicity come by. It really was integrated into the story. When you reach what’s going on in ‘The Flash’ at that point in the season, Barry is really at a crossroads. Having Felicity come by exactly when he needs her really plays into the whole storyline. It’s fine because as Marc said, Ray Palmer is all about technology and STAR Labs is all about technology. We get to see Ray so happy to be in STAR Labs… With Cisco [Carlos Valdes] and Ray, they’re new best friends. The STAR Labs team is going to help Ray further his ATOM project.”
Well there you have it! It appears there's a budding friendship forming between tech geeks Cisco and Ray - but what about The Flash & The ATOM? Hopefully we'll also get to see Ray in action, fighting alongside the Scarlet Speedster. Notably, this marks Felicity's third appearance on Arrow's sister show. Could she eventually make a permanent move to The Flash?
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