THE FLASH — Art, Photos from Episode 3, and Casting News

The Flash is a hit and has an exciting season ahead. The CW has released banner art that shows The Flash (Grant Gustin) speeding away from an explosion. They have also released photos for the third episode ahead of the airing of the second. I'm guessing they really don't want ratings to drop on the second one.

Official synopsis for episode threem titled "Things You Can't Outrun," airing October 21st — via Coming Soon:

THE FLASH BATTLES THE MIST, CAITLIN TELLS BARRY ABOUT RONNIE -- As Barry (Grant Gustin) and the team at S.T.A.R. Labs work to capture Kyle Nimbus (guest star Anthony Carrigan), a.k.a. The Mist, a dangerous new meta-human with toxic gas powers, they revisit the painful night the particle accelerator exploded and killed Caitlin's (Danielle Panabaker) fiancé, Ronnie (guest star Robbie Amell). Meanwhile, Joe (Jesse Martin) decides to finally visit Henry (John Wesley Shipp) in jail after all these years, but things take a dangerous turn when Kyle shows up looking to punish Joe for arresting him years ago. Meanwhile, Iris (Candice Patton) and Eddie (Rick Cosnett) continue to hide their relationship from Joe. Jesse Warn directed the episode written by Alison Schapker & Grainne Godfree (#103).

The Hollywood Reporter says that Victor Garber, best know for being on Alias, has been cast as reoccurring character Dr. Martin Stein. Stein is an arrogant nuclear physicists who, through transmutation with Ronnie Raymond (Robbie Amell), becomes Firestorm.

More casting news from TVLine reports that Andy Mientus has been cast as Hartley Rathaway. Rathaway was born deaf and becomes obsessed with sound. He then discovers how to hypnotize people using sound. He later gives up the life of crime and in 1991 became DC comics' first openly gay character.