The CW DC show's eighth season is kicking off with its own five-part crossover event.
HOME LATEST REVIEWS TECH IO9 EARTHER SCIENCE FIELD GUIDE TELEVISION When The Flash Returns, It's Bringing Some Friends The CW DC show's eighth season is kicking off with its own five-part crossover event. By James Whitbrook 19 minutes ago Comments (2) Alerts Barry’s gonna need to get his phonebook out. Image: The CW The Flash is about to become one of the longest-running DC/CW shows around now, as Supergirl prepares to bid farewell with its final sixth season. But when The Flash returns, it’s doing so in speedster style to kick off a major event that ties together DC shows past and present . ADVERTISEMENT By Clever Advertising Dubbed Armageddon , the five episodes opening season eight will see Team Flash and the rest of planet Earth threatened by an alien invasion that pushes Barry to his limits. Realizing that he can’t face this new threat alone, Barry and Iris roll out their suitably epic-sized contacts list and recruit some old friends to