Flash's Tom Cavanagh Compares Reverse-Flash and Pariah Costumes Comfort Levels - CBR - Comic Book Resources

The Flash actor Tom Cavanagh, who has portrayed countless incarnations of the same Arrowverse character, revealed how some Harrison Wells outfits compared to others.

During an interview with TVLine, Cavanagh was asked whether he had more difficulty wearing the iconic Reverse Flash costume or his Pariah outfit from the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover. In response, he revealed that the former suit had more development time by comparison and he only got to wear it by The Flash's ninth episode. "Those leather workers/artisans did such an incredible job, with fitting after fitting," he stated. "With the Pariah suit, we were under the gun [to be ready for the crossover]."

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"When crafting the Reverse Flash suit, we knew that guy has to be able to roll on concrete and jump off buildings. Pariah had to be less action-ready, so we could add more things to it," Cavanagh further elaborated about the costumes' differences. "The collar alone, you could not have an item like that if there's stunt work. I had, like, nine different levels of stuff that I was putting on! It took [costume designer] Mary and I a good five minutes to suit up, which after a while you think, "Maybe I'll complain about this…." But then you look to your left and Cress Williams has, like, three full-time costumers who would bring out fans in a box because his Black Lightning costume is such a big and powerful thing — and he would handle it all with such good nature. I wasn't going to stand beside that guy and whine, when he's been doing it for so many episodes. That was a good slap in the face."

It was announced recently that Cavanagh will leave The Flash after seven seasons playing Harrison Wells allies of Team Flash, members of the "Council of Wells," and longtime Flash villain Eobard Thawne. Season 6 introduced a version named "Nash" Wells who, after unwittingly releasing the Anti-Monitor, was transformed into "Pariah" so that he could bear witness to each world consumed by the anti-matter wave. However, after Nash sacrificed himself and the other Wells in Season 7's premiere, a variation of the original Harrison Wells was reborn with the ability to travel through space and time, helping Barry Allen regain his connection with the Speed Force.

The Flash stars Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Jesse L. Martin, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes and Tom Cavanagh. New episodes air Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

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Source: TVLine

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