‘The Flash’: Jesse L. Martin On Joe’s Worries Over Barry’s Relationship With Harrison

Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen is in over his head in this week’s episode of “The Flash.”

Barry is continuing to put himself in harm’s way (before he understands all of the changes to his body) and the man who raised him, Jesse L. Martin’s Joe West, is very, very worried.

“That’s my boy, so anything he does, I’m gonna worry about,” Jesse told Access Hollywood, previewing the freshman drama’s second episode, “Fastest Man Alive,” airing Tuesday night. “If he’s getting himself into these mysterious and like highly dangerous situations, I’m gonna worry about him.”

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But Joe’s concerns extend far beyond Barry’s physical safety.

“He’s very worried about Barry and he’s also worried about his new relationship with Harrison Wells, at S.T.A.R. Labs because he feels like Harrison is encouraging him to go out there and put himself in danger every day, and my whole thing is… I don’t want anything to happen to Barry, particularly now that he’s become this red blur,” Jesse said. “He’s not happy about the situation at all. It’s just another reason to worry and he doesn’t particularly trust Harrison Wells, so he tries to keep a close eye on what’s really going on over there.”

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Tuesday’s episode will see Barry tackling another metahuman – Danton Black – a man who can replicate himself.

“We have these clones this week and it’s remarkable — like the idea of trying to fight something that keeps replicating is just maddening, particularly for Joe because he can’t even believe what he’s seeing,” Jesse said.

“It’s like the coolest job ever because every week something wild is happening. Like something really, really wild and unbelievable is happening,” he continued of what it has been like to play Joe on the hit drama. “This one is particularly cool because of how much this thing replicates. It’s crazy.”

One thing that makes “The Flash” so accessible is that viewers get to follow Barry’s journey as he becomes a superhero. Similarly, with Jesse’s character, Joe, the audience can relate to his surprise and awe with each new metahuman he comes across.

To be able to stay true to his character, and experience those surprises and better play them as an actor, Jesse tries to avoid getting ahead in the storyline.

“This is why I always say to the writers and the producers not to tell me too much about what’s coming up because I like being surprised by the whole thing and I think that’s what Joe is. He’s constantly amazed and surprised at what’s coming at him,” the actor said.

Jesse also tries to avoid spoilers outside of work too.

“People will tell me things — they’ll tell me about characters and Rogues and supervillains coming up. ‘Wait ’til you see such and such.’ I’m like, ‘Who’s that? Oh my God, I shouldn’t have heard that!'” Jesse laughed.

But the actor has limited time these days outside of work. In fact, when the news broke that “The Flash” was a hit in the ratings last week, becoming The CW’s most-watched premiere since 2009’s “The Vampire Diaries,” the cast and crew were so busy filming the drama that there was little time to celebrate.

“A friend of ours [who] we met here in Vancouver made cupcakes for us. They were Flash cupcakes, which we thought were really, really nice. But we didn’t have a whole lot of time to celebrate. We are in the middle of work, so it was kind of hard to celebrate,” Jesse said.

Still, the team making “The Flash” were elated that so many people tuned in for their show.

“It’s the best feeling in the world,” the actor said. “You can’t really predict that people are gonna go crazy or we’re gonna get the kind of numbers, or even the kind of reviews that we got. We could still get numbers and not good reviews and we got both, so we were super excited about the whole thing. It certainly validates all this work we’re doing because we’re working very hard to make it all right and ready and the fact that it’s paying off is the best feeling in the world, you know? Everybody wants that job.”

“The Flash” continues Tuesday at 8/7c on The CW.

— Jolie Lash