THE FLASH's Danielle Panabaker Comments On A Possible Transformation Into 'Killer Frost'
Danielle Panabaker talks here about her role in hit new CW series The Flash, sharing her thoughts on whether knowing that Caitlin Snow one day becomes Killer Frost changes how she approaches playing the character and weighs in on the seemingly sinister Dr. Harrison Wells...
S.T.A.R. Labs is one very mysterious place, especially with Dr. Harrison Wells in charge and two other characters who we know one day become Killer Frost and Vibe! The former is played by Danielle Panabaker, and in a recent interview with IGN, The Flash star was asked how she feels knowing that Caitlin Snow one day becomes a villain. "I think it’s really exciting. What’s so cool about this show is how, at least in my experience, how faithful they are being to all the comic book lore. They are so respectful of the stories that have been told and it’s exciting. The thought that goes into the Flash costume and all of that. It would be exciting to be a part of that."
However, as for whether or not knowing that she may one day suit up as Killer Frost and that Cisco could become Vibe changes her performance at all, she added: "I don’t think so. I don’t think it changes things for me, as an actor because a lot like the audience, we’re getting the scripts one week at a time and just sort of taking this new information. Obviously we’ve had conversations with Andrew [Kreisberg] and Greg and Geoff [Johns] about what’s happened before and that sort of thing but it’s kind of fun to be that audience member who gets every new script. I mean, truthfully when they come in, I’m like a little kid in a candy store. I like can’t wait to read it and I’m squinting, reading it on my iPhone, and I can’t wait to see what happens." It sounds as if we're a long way off from seeing that happen, something which isn't necessarily a bad thing considering what a great supporting character and friend to Barry Allen Caitlin has been so far.
Panabaker was then asked to weigh in on Dr. Harrison Wells, a character many fans believe could be Reverse-Flash. "It’s hard for me, as an actor, because obviously I see the whole script and now I’m seeing the episodes but Caitlin doesn’t know that but she comes back to Star Labs because she believes in Wells. If you think about Star Labs and the vastness of it, how many scientists were working there and how many people were there… The fact that she and Cisco are the only two that show up again, just in a very sort of silent way, demonstrates their belief in him so we’re starting this journey with the upmost respect and passion for him. I don’t know that they’re at a place where they want to see Wells’ flaws if that makes sense." What do you guys think?
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