Falk Hentschel On Hawkman’s Epic Introduction On ‘Flash’/’Arrow’ Crossover

The life of Jitters’ newest barista, Kendra Saunders, is about to get a lot more complicated on Tuesday’s “The Flash.” 

As the two-night crossover event begins on The CW (it continues on Wednesday on “Arrow”), the espresso expert will find herself at the center of an ancient mystery when the villainous Vandal Savage (Casper Crump) floats into town in a knife coat, bent on causing her major harm. 

Ever-heroic Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes) will step up to help protect the lady he’s been courting, by taking her to Team Flash, where Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) decides this isn’t a task they can handle on their own. Keeping Kendra safe is a job they can share with Oliver Queen and Team Arrow over in Star City. But, Vandal isn’t the only one coming for Kendra. Falk Hentschel is set to make an epic entrance as Hawkman/Carter.

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“I’m going to literally fly into the show, I believe… and swoop Kendra off her feet,” Falk told Access Hollywood when he sat down for an interview on Monday afternoon. “I’m not going to say how or if she likes it or not, but that’s how I sort of come into the show and I come in very strong. I want to be with her, I want to save her, I want to do what I’ve been doing for 4,000 years and she has no idea of it, but you’ll see that in Carter’s manner he’s like, ‘You’ll love me, it’s going to be great!'”

If that sounded confusing, let us explain a little more: Carter, who also happens to be Hawkman, believes Kendra is a woman he’s had a relationship with for centuries – she just doesn’t remember it (look for a full explanation of the mystery in the episodes).

If Carter is ready to rekindle an ancient romance with the beautiful Central City barista, that’s certainly going to present some complications for Cisco. 

“To be honest with you, my take on it, and I don’t know how it’ll come through ultimately with the edit and everything, but you know, he’s seen this happen probably 100 times,” Falk said of how Carter views Kendra’s romantic life when they meet (are reunited) on “The Flash.” “I’m assuming he saw her [before] and was like, ‘Oh, she’s married and she’s got kids,’ so I think he has to be a bit more relaxed about this stuff. He’s a bit new-age-y on it, I would say, and then also, with Cisco in general, he’s just so different from Carter that I think he’s sort of like… ‘Give it a shot. I’m her soulmate and I’m pretty sure it’ll be the same way it’s been for the last 4000 years.’ So that’s sort of the take that I had. There wasn’t really a scene that pointed that out, but I always looked at it and was like, ‘You’re a funny, cool guy. Give it your best shot and we’ll see who she picks.'” 

While Carter does have (rekindling their) romance in mind when he sees Kendra (again), a woman Cisco knows is special (thanks to seeing her as Hawkgirl in a vibe), what’s at the center of the crossovers drama is keeping her safe from Vandal Savage. 

“He is my arch enemy and has been after the Hawks for quite a while and I think he’s zeroing in on Kendra’s location, and so is my character, and it’s sort of a race to get there before and try my best,” Falk told Access.

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“He’s extremely dangerous,” Falk continued of Vandal. “To me, he’s extremely dangerous, especially the way — what Casper Crump is doing with the character. He genuinely believes he will save mankind and I think those are always the most dangerous villains — the ones that really think they’re actually doing something good for humanity by doing all the nefarious horrible things that they’re doing.” 

We’ll have to wait and see whether Team FlArrow can expand to include Hawkman or if they’ll come at the Vandal problem from different angles. One thing we do know, thanks to the promo photos, is there are a lot of heroes ready to fight the baddie.

Willa Holland as Speedy, Stephen Amell as The Arrow, Katie Cassidy as Black Canary, Grant Gustin as The Flash, David Ramsey as John Diggle, Ciara Renee as Hawkgirl and Falk Hentschel as Hawkman
Willa Holland as Speedy, Stephen Amell as The Arrow, Katie Cassidy as Black Canary, Grant Gustin as The Flash, David Ramsey as John Diggle, Ciara Renee as Hawkgirl and Falk Hentschel as Hawkman (The CW)

“Coming on set, getting ready for a scene and seeing eight other superheroes all lined up — it’s fun and it’s been a lovely experience across the board,” Falk said. 

The two-night crossover kicks off on Tuesday night’s “The Flash,” at 8/7c on The CW and concludes on Wednesday’s “Arrow,” airing at 8/7c.

Jolie Lash

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