Also it's assured that the villain will turn out to be a "friend" of Barry and team Flash. Said villain will die... Only to have the actor portraying said villain come back next season in an alternate universe version. This villain will be caught up in something having to do with time travel and a woman in Barry's life will be the focus of Barry's arc. Be prepared for the shocking death of Iris West, only to have Joe West take her place. No worries though. Jessie L. Martin will return in two episodes as Earth-14's Max Mercury.