Why is Iris missing from the Flash?

We know that the character could be MIA for a good stretch of the next few episodes. What's going on here? Story-wise, it seems like Iris' exit is going to be addressed as a result of her time sickness, something that will play out as Barry does his best in order to find her.
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Why is Iris not in episode 15 and 16?

Iris was largely missing in action for a chunk of episodes due to an illness. The reason for her health issue was briefly alluded to by her and Barry's son named Bart (Jordan Fisher) on the penultimate episode of season seven.
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Why is Iris not in The Flash Season 7 episode 15?

Iris Missing

She's just not there for whatever reason. A scheduling issue, contract dispute, out sick–it's anyone's guess. She's gone. And so instead we get lots of talk about Iris, and a handful of scenes of Barry having one-way conversations with an absent Iris.
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Does Barry get Iris back?

“Here's the good news: By the end of season 8, Iris' time sickness will be cured and Barry and Iris get reunited and they live happily ever after,” Wallace laughs.
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What happens to Iris in The Flash comics?

After years as a prominent presence in the Flash's life and in Central City, She was killed by Professor Zoom during a costume party.
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Barry Realizes Iris Is Missing | The Flash 8x15 Opening Scene [HD]



Who is Barry Allen's wife?

Iris West-Allen is the wife of the second Flash, Barry Allen, and aunt to the third, Wally West. She is a reporter for the Central City news outlet Picture News.
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Is Iris and Wally related?

Wallace Rudolph West II, or Wally West, was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino and introduced in The Flash #110 (1959). The character was the nephew of the existing Flash character's girlfriend and later wife, Iris West.
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Will Iris be in season 7 of The Flash?

The Flash: Why Iris West's Season 7 Absence Is A Huge Arrowverse Problem. Iris West's recent physical absence from The Flash season 7 robbed the character of agency and damaged the show's efforts to develop her character.
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Will Iris become a speedster in season 7?

As the Speed Force resurfaced during the Season 7 finale to give the Flash Family a power boost, Iris' residual connection to the Forces led to her gaining super-speed herself.
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Is Iris on The Flash pregnant?

After helping Team Flash defeat Cicada, this version of their daughter faded from existence; however, the experience clearly left Barry and Iris yearning to start a family. It seems season 7 is setting up the reveal that Iris and Barry are expecting, and that in the near future, they will welcome their first child.
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Is Iris pregnant Season 8?

In episode 15, they believed that Iris was pregnant, but, unfortunately, it was a false alarm. The Flash star Grant Gustin discussed if Barry and Iris are still trying to have a baby in season 8 with TVLine. Gustin said, “Yes.
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Is Iris from the future?

In the comics, Iris phases back and forth in time because it's revealed she is actually from the future and was sent back to the 20th century by her birth parents.
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Will there be a season 9 of The Flash?

The Flash may end with Season 9 on The CW | SYFY WIRE.
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Is Frost gone from The Flash?

The show's Deathstorm story saw the series say goodbye to yet another longtime Team Flash member when Killer Frost (Danielle Panabaker) died stopping the villain. She's gone, but now the show is suggesting that she can be brought back somehow.
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What's Iris West real name?

Candice Kristina Patton is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Iris West-Allen in the television series The Flash (2014–present), which earned her a Saturn Award from four nominations.
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Does Iris become a speedster?

Iris is given Barry's speed when the team fights a bus meta who has the ability to swap people's DNA. Iris is given Barry's speed when the team fights a bus meta who has the ability to swap people's DNA. Iris is given Barry's speed when the team fights a bus meta who has the ability to swap people's DNA.
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How is Iris alive?

Iris survived thanks to the sacrifice of H.R. Wells, and in the final battle, she killed Savitar, erasing him from existence.
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Is Wally West dead?

In Young Justice, one of the show's most heartbreaking moments came when Wally West sacrificed himself against the Light and the Reach. He ended up disarming bombs and absorbing energy from a chrysalis, which erased his essence from the face of the Earth.
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What happened to Iris in the Flash Season 7 episode 16?

In episode 16 of The Flash Season 7, Barry finds out that Deon, the Still Force, is protecting Iris. She had been phasing through temporal planes, causing her eyes to glow green. Basically, she was going in and out of the timeline.
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Who killed Iris in The Flash?

The Flash season 8 episode 19 spoilers: Eobard Thawne kills Iris.
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Who is leaving The Flash season 8?

Jesse L. Martin is speeding his way to a new series. After eight seasons playing sage father figure/detective Joe West on The Flash, the actor is stepping down from being a series regular to star in a new NBC pilot.
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Why did they make Iris Black?

For the Arrowverse series, the show's creators wanted to diversify the cast of characters and chose to make the West family Black. The series has never put a focus on Iris's race, instead choosing to focus on the other aspects of the character.
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When did Iris become black?

Iris's Appearance

Iris was recast as a black woman in 2014 in the New 52, along with her nephew, Wally. This actually coincided with the start of The Flash live action CW series, where Iris is played by the very talented and beautiful Candice Patton.
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Who is the strongest Flash?

This seminal story set off decades of other versions of The Flash, some far more powerful than others.
  1. 1 The Red Death. The Red Death is one of the most recent versions of The Flash, and in many ways, is the most powerful.
  2. 2 Kingdom Come Flash. ...
  3. 3 Barry Allen. ...
  4. 4 Wally West. ...
  5. 5 Zoom. ...
  6. 6 Reverse Flash. ...
  7. 7 Black Flash. ...
  8. 8 Bart Allen. ...
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