Part of the genius of The Flash (and at least some of its success can be attributed to this) was launching it off of the back of The CW's other surprise superhero hit, Arrow. Barry Allen guested in a couple of episodes which effectively acted as a backdoor pilot to giving The Flash his own show, and it clearly paid off - remember the ratings mentioned back there, which left Arrow in their dust. Oliver Queen made a quick cameo appearance in the pilot as sort of connective tissue between the two shows, but since then has been absent from the show. Well, DC aren't going to let their Shared Televisual Universe stop there. Supporting Arrow character Felicity Smoak is due to appear in the fourth episode of The Flash, titled Going Rouge, where she'll apparently have a bit of a flirtatious encounter with the spurned Barry Allen. Even more exciting than that, however, is the prospect of the upcoming eight episode, of which there isn't any information bar the title: Flash vs Arrow...
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