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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Will we see Gorilla Grodd in the new Flash series?

Last week's premiere of The Flash featured many Easter Eggs. Among them was a cage with busted doors that had the word "Grodd" scrawled upon it. For the uninitiated, this refers to a Flash villain called Gorilla Grodd, and I have hopes he may turn up in the series.

Gorilla Grodd is a hyper-intelligent psychically-endowed gorilla that has the "Professor X" (Marvel) power of mind control. He got his powers after an alien spacecraft crashed into his African home. I kind of think (for the television series) that they're going to use the explosion at the super collider to give Grodd his powers. His psionic abilities allow him to place other beings under his mental control, project force beams, transmute matter, transfer his consciousness into other bodies, and absorb intelligence through the consumption of human brains! Flash basically has immunity to Grodd's psychic abilities because he moves so fast that his thoughts process Grodd's illusions in slow motion.

Grodd has potential to be a launching point to introduce Wonder Woman as there's this whole plot arc with Gorilla City (a super advanced civilization existing somewhere in Africa).

So what do you think? Will we see Gorilla Grodd in the new Flash series?
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16 comments:

  1. Alex J. CavanaughOctober 15, 2014 at 6:45 AM

    I saw that as well. Hope so!

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  2. David P. KingOctober 15, 2014 at 9:05 AM

    I still need to see that first episode. Glad to know they're laying the foundation early. :)

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  3. MorganOctober 15, 2014 at 9:24 AM

    Oh, I'm sure we'll see him. (Like I would know) but every story needs a freaky gorilla. :)

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  4. Luanne G. SmithOctober 15, 2014 at 9:33 AM

    Ack. I'm still getting caught up on season two of Arrow. I haven't seen the new Flash series yet. But you know they'll find a way of introducing that gorilla. Ha.

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  5. J.L. CampbellOctober 15, 2014 at 9:34 AM

    Sounds to me like this would be a way to launch another series. If there's money to be made ...

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  6. Sarah AhiersOctober 15, 2014 at 11:31 AM

    My thoughts are no. I think it was an easter egg nods to the fan, but i don't think they're actually going to put a hyperintelligent ape on the show. I think it would risk turning off the new viewers, or fans of the show but who are unfamiliar with the source material

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  7. PT DillowayOctober 15, 2014 at 12:02 PM

    Probably at some point.

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  8. M PaxOctober 15, 2014 at 1:15 PM

    The Flash is OK. Maybe a mad gorilla would make it better.

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  9. stephen HayesOctober 15, 2014 at 2:47 PM

    I'm new to this character so I can't offer an opinion.

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  10. Liz A.October 15, 2014 at 3:08 PM

    Probably depends on how long the series runs. The more seasons = need for more characters.

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  11. CindyOctober 15, 2014 at 3:12 PM

    I agree with Sarah. Too risky.

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  12. DEZMONDOctober 15, 2014 at 3:25 PM

    They've just announced the lead actor for THE FLASH movie too today, you have it at my bay today :) He is no Grant Gustin, though....

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  13. Sheena-kay GrahamOctober 15, 2014 at 8:22 PM

    I hope so. You've gotten me all excited.

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  14. HelenaOctober 15, 2014 at 10:07 PM

    Considering the success of the Planet of the Apes movies, a psychic gorilla in the superhero flicks and shows somehow now sounds inevitable. And kind of funny.

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  15. dolorahOctober 16, 2014 at 11:41 AM

    Lots of comic series in video now.

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  16. mooderinoOctober 16, 2014 at 3:20 PM

    Depends on the effects. Could easily be very cheesy to have a talking ape if it's a man in a costume.

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