Earlier this season onThe Flash, fans got their first look at the nefarious King Shark in the episodeThe Fury of Firestorm. We learned last month that this massive villain will return in a newArrowcrossover episode, which will feature Diggle (David Ramsey) and his wife Lyla (Audrey Marie Anderson) as they head to Central City. The episode, appropriately titledKing Shark, airs tonight at 8 PM ET on The CW, and to get fans ready, the network has released a new trailer, poster and photo which gives us a new look at King Shark.
King Shark is actually the henchman of this season’s big bad, thesuper villainZoom (Tony Todd), who came fromEarth-2. Executive producerAndrew Kreisberghad said in the past that it would be too expensive to do a full King Shark episode, and many fans thought he wouldn’t be back on the show, but that is not the case. This episode will center on King Shark escaping from an A.R.G.U.S. holding tank, with Diggle and Lyla coming to Central City to warn Barry thatKing Sharkhas escaped. This nefarious villain will attack Joe West (Jesse L. Martin), Iris West (Candice Patton),Wally West(Keiynan Lonsdale) and Barry at the West family home.
The trailer features some familiar music, with a different version of the iconicJawstheme, and the title card itself is even a parody ofJaws. The always quick-witted Cisco (Carlos Valdes) ends the trailer with yet another playful jab atSteven Spielberg’s 1975 classic, teasing “We’re gonna need a biggerFlash.” We’ll have to wait and see if Team Flash can contain this menacing metahuman for good later on tonight.
King Shark is just one of a slew of new characters who have debuted on the show this season. Others includeMichael Ironsideplaying Lewis Snart, Shantel VanSanten as Patty Spivot,Violett Beaneas Jesse Quick, Demore Barnes as Henry Hewitt andAdam Copeland, a.k.a former WWE SuperstarEdgeas Atom Smasher. Gorilla Grodd also returned inGorilla Warfare, but it isn’t known if he will be return in the back half of this season.
King Shark debuted in the pages of Superboy way back in 1994, and ever since, he has accumulated a strong cult following. Some believe King Shark to be a mystical shark god. Others believe he is a mutant freak of nature. What do you think we’ll learn about this mysterious character in tonight’s episode ofThe Flash? Check out the trailer, poster and photo below, and stay tuned for more onThe Flashas its second season continues.
