When Grodd comes to check on the team, he finds Barry, lying on the ground, frozen and removes him from his cage for disposal. Barry has Caitlin use her ice powers to fake his death.
The team asks Caitlin to kill Cisco to prevent Grodd from using him to open a portal, but she refuses. Grodd seizes control of Gorilla City and prepares an invasion of Earth-1. Grodd uses Barry's victory to convince the apes that humans are dangerous, and plans to force Cisco to open a portal for him to Earth-1. Barry agrees to fight Solovar in the arena for the lives of the others defeating him, he spares his life. Telepathically speaking through Harry, Grodd asks Barry to assassinate his master Solovar (leader of Gorilla City) to prevent a planned invasion of Central City. He, Julian Albert, Cisco Ramon, and Caitlin Snow try to rescue Harry, but are captured by Gorilla Grodd. Barry Allen remembers the news report during his visit in the future, in which it was revealed that Central City will be attacked by gorillas. His daughter Jesse Wells explains to Team Flash on Earth-1 that her father was leading an expedition to Gorilla City which was ambushed and killed while Harry disappeared. On Earth-2, Harry Wells is captured when he runs through the woods in Africa. The episodes received a positive critical response, with critics highlighting the ambitious and entertaining storyline, the fight sequences and visual effects. According to Nielsen Media Research, the first episode was seen by 2.78 million viewers and the second by 2.87 million viewers, consistent with ratings for the rest of the season. In the second episode, the Flash and his team must stop Grodd and his army of gorillas from destroying Central City. They are captured and brought to Grodd, who says that he needs their help to stop Solovar. In the first episode, Barry, Caitlin Snow, Cisco Ramon, and Julian Albert travel to Earth-2 to rescue Harry Wells from Gorilla City. Keith David and David Sobolov guest star as the voices of Solovar and Gorilla Grodd, respectively.
Martin and Keiynan Lonsdale and recurring cast members Tom Felton, Violett Beane, and Jessica Camacho.
#THE FLASH S2E7 ACTORS AND EXTRAS SERIES#
Grant Gustin portrays Barry Allen / Flash, joined by series regulars Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, Tom Cavanagh, Jesse L. Both episodes were directed by Dermott Daniel Downs. The first episode was written by Aaron Helbing and David Kob from a story by Andrew Kreisberg, and the second episode was written by Benjamin Raab and Deric A. The storyline began on Februwith "Attack on Gorilla City", and concluded on February 28 with "Attack on Central City". The series is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the universe, and is a spin-off of Arrow. A costumed superhero crime-fighter with the power to move at superhuman speeds, Barry is a crime-scene investigator who gains superhuman speed which he uses to fight criminals, including others who also have superhuman abilities. " Gorilla City" is a two-part story arc across the thirteenth and fourteenth episodes of the third season of the American television series The Flash, based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash.