The Flash season 8 may be getting another visit by Impulse as the Bart Allen actor teases his return in a new video. Throughout The Flash's run, the Arrowverse drama hasn't shied away from using the massive DC mythology that is part of Barry Allen's legacy. While the show is primarily told through the eyes of Grant Gustin's leading character, The CW series has also relied on the overall Flash Family. However, because of the many alterations to the timeline, especially post-Crisis on Infinite Earths, the speedster line-up has had its fair share of changes.
Towards the end of The Flash season 7, Nora West-Allen, a.k.a. XS, made her return to the series after being erased in season 5. However, thanks to the soft reboot of the Arrowverse continuity, Iris and Barry's daughter lives again, but with a massive twist as she now has a younger brother, Bart, a.k.a. Impulse. As the West-Allen siblings garnered a lot of positive reception, The Flash season 8 brought them back earlier this year for a special time-travel-centric episode.
While the door is always left open for the futuristic heroes to visit the present (a.k.a. their past,) it looks like one of them is returning later this season. Jordan Fisher, who portrays the Arrowverse's iteration of Impulse, recently shared on Twitter a new video with The Flash's leading lady, Candice Patton, that seems to be from one of their trailers in Vancouver, Canada. As the TV mother and son were goofing off, it does indicate that Bart is on his way, as seen below:
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Based on the timing of Fisher's post, it would appear that Bart is back for one of the final episodes of The Flash season 8. Whether it's for The Flash's season 8 finale, an episode before that, or for multiple episodes remains to be seen. While Jessica Parker Kennedy, who plays XS, hasn't been officially announced to return, it wouldn't come as a shock at this point if both West-Allen siblings are present once again for the season's final installments. Similar to last year, it may be an all-hands-on-deck situation for whatever threat The Flash and his team are facing.
Given the positive response to their characters, it only makes sense for The Flash to keep bringing back XS and Impulse whenever possible. At this point, the show benefits from bringing back as many familiar faces while they still can. Even though The Flash was one of the two Arrowverse series to get renewed for another season, the end is definitely near. Currently, The Flash season 9 hasn't been confirmed to be the show's final one by The CW. Given that The Flash is getting closer to the finish line, characters like XS and Impulse could potentially go into their own spinoff, which could keep the speedster legacy alive in the Arrowverse. While time will tell what happens, fans can now look forward to seeing Impulse back at some point in The Flash season 8.
Source: Jordan Fisher