The actor says Firestorm was going to show his new ability called matter manipulation in the season finale, but the scene was cut from the episode.
- Jun 15, 2015
AceShowbiz - The Flash is not the only character with expanding ability on The CW's series. Robbie Amell who plays Ronnie Raymond, one half of Firestorm, reveals that Firestorm was going to show his new power that enables him to rearrange the subatomic structure of inorganic material in the first season finale, but the scene was cut from the episode.
"The sad thing is there was a moment in the finale that had to be cut out - just because it was such a massive episode and it didn't actually have anything to do with plot - where they introduced matter manipulation," he shares. "There's a scene where Danielle [Panabaker]'s character is checking my temperature and giving me the once-over. I call Victor in the room and we merge, and I turn her thermometer into a daffodil."
He continues, "It was just like a really nice, sweet way of showing... because she's asking if we're going to be OK, and I'm like, 'Actually, we're getting pretty good at this whole Firestorm thing.' And we merge without even missing a beat and turn that into a flower. It was a nice moment, but ultimately it just didn't hold any bearing on the plot."
Although the scene was cut from the season finale, Amell believes that fans will soon see Firestorm's new ability called matter manipulation. "So, matter manipulation I'm sure will be reintroduced, or maybe it will be available on the DVD director's cut of the episode," he teases.
"But there's so much they can do with this character. My biggest fear with the character was that he was too powerful. I think that sometimes that can be an issue. I feel like that's the only problem I ever have with the Superman comic book, is other than kryptonite, how do you stop this guy? But they've done an unbelievable job."
Victor Garber, who plays the other half of Firestorm, has confirmed that his character Dr. Martin Stein and Amell's Ronnie will return for the first episode of "The Flash" season 2. Dr. Martin Stein will then move to the spin-off "DC's Legends of Tomorrow", while Amell's Ronnie Raymond remains on "The Flash".
