Good news-bad news, "Flash" fans. The good news is that, according to Entertainment Weekly, Robbie Amell will be returning as Ronnie Raymond in an upcoming episode. The bad news is that he won't exactly be Ronnie Raymond.
"Flash" fans know the character as one-half of Firestorm with Martin Stein (Victor Garber). But Ronnie sacrificed himself during the season two premiere to save Central City. As a result, when he returns he'll actually be the Earth-Two version of Ronnie, who is a very different character.
"We are beyond excited to have Robbie back on The Flash," executive producer Andrew Kreisberg tells EW. "You can't keep a good Firestorm down. Only this time, he's back with a twist, a deadly Earth-Two version of our beloved Ronnie in the form of Deathstrom."
Sounds pretty ominous, no?
In the comics, Ronnie is resurrected as the bad guy Deathstorm, a member of the Black Lantern Corps. He's a big fan of death and destruction, which is not in line with the Ronnie we came to know and love. In addition, Earth Two Ronnie's ex-wife, Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker), is Killer Frost. In the Earth Two continuity, the couple is still together and wreaking havoc everywhere they go.
Basically, Barry Allen has his work cut out for him when "The Flash" returns to The CW on Jan. 19.