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* Creator/KeiynanLonsdale originally auditioned to play Jefferson Jackson (the Arrowverse' version of the second host body of ComicBook/{{Firestorm|DCComics}}) for ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' before the showrunners decided to cast him as ComicBook/WallyWest instead.

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* Creator/KeiynanLonsdale originally auditioned to play Jefferson Jackson (the Arrowverse' version of the second host body of ComicBook/{{Firestorm|DCComics}}) for ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' before the showrunners decided to cast him as ComicBook/WallyWest Wally West instead.
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** The same pilot also originally featured Kyle Nimbus/The Mist as the villain instead of Clyde Mardon, and he (not Ronnie Raymond) would have been the boyfriend/fiance of Caitlin Snow. For her part, Caitlin was originally envisioned as an older scientist (compared to the trio of Barry/Cisco/Hartley) and may have been intended to have a romantic arc with "Harrison Wells"; if true, this probably makes her Season Two romantic arc (this time with ComicBook/HunterZolomon) a case of RecycledScript.

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** The same pilot also originally featured Kyle Nimbus/The Mist as the villain instead of Clyde Mardon, and he (not Ronnie Raymond) would have been the boyfriend/fiance of Caitlin Snow. For her part, Caitlin was originally envisioned as an older scientist (compared to the trio of Barry/Cisco/Hartley) and may have been intended to have a romantic arc with "Harrison Wells"; if true, this probably makes her Season Two romantic arc (this time with ComicBook/HunterZolomon) [[Characters/TheFlashHunterZolomon Hunter Zolomon]]) a case of RecycledScript.
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* There were also plans for a {{ComicBook/Blackest Night}} inspired storyline for Season 9 of The Flash, which was set up using Deathstorm in Season 8. As Eic Wallace puts it, it would have been "one final, big, huge epic crossover, getting everybody—if you're on a show or not—back together for that storyline."
** In a different interview, Eic Wallace also confirmed having [[spoiler: Diggle refuse the Green Lantern ring]] was also set up for the event. How this decision would've affected the Crossover was never disclosed.
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* According to Grant Gustin, an idea he liked for the ending of The Flash involved Barry sacrificing himself to keep the Speed Force alive, [[WhereItAllBegan and becoming the lightning bolt that struck him in Season 1.]] [[spoiler: This was, of course, shot down in favor of the HappyEnding we ended up getting.]]
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Zor-El (Kara's father) created the Worldkillers in the comics, not Jor-El (Kal's father)


* After Andrew Kreisberg was fired, the majority of the second half of Season 3 had to be heavily rewritten. A lot of what was originally planned can be worked out by comments before the season. These include, word of God confirmation from Kreisberg himself that Lena would have turned evil by the end of the season by doing one small bad thing at a time; the casting for Sam and Ruby stated that the former was a one season fractional regular and the latter was recurring with an option to be a regular in season 4. It doesn't take much to work out that Sam was supposed to die and Alex would end up adopting Ruby; the shared nightmare that Kara and Sam had about Alura turning into a monster was never explained. With Creator/EricaDurance signed for a certain amount of episodes and the Argo story coming out of nowhere, it seems likely that Alura would have been revealed as the creator of the Worldkillers (it was Jor-El in the comics) and Kara might have well have been one as well. Lena eventually did have a FaceHeelTurn in season 5, but in a different way than originally planned, the anger towards learning Kara was Supergirl made her become a WellIntentionedExtremist, and she eventually has a HeelFaceTurn near the end of that same season when they make amends.

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* After Andrew Kreisberg was fired, the majority of the second half of Season 3 had to be heavily rewritten. A lot of what was originally planned can be worked out by comments before the season. These include, word of God confirmation from Kreisberg himself that Lena would have turned evil by the end of the season by doing one small bad thing at a time; the casting for Sam and Ruby stated that the former was a one season fractional regular and the latter was recurring with an option to be a regular in season 4. It doesn't take much to work out that Sam was supposed to die and Alex would end up adopting Ruby; the shared nightmare that Kara and Sam had about Alura turning into a monster was never explained. With Creator/EricaDurance signed for a certain amount of episodes and the Argo story coming out of nowhere, it seems likely that Alura would have been revealed as the creator of the Worldkillers (it was Jor-El Zor-El in the comics) and Kara might have well have been one as well. Lena eventually did have a FaceHeelTurn in season 5, but in a different way than originally planned, the anger towards learning Kara was Supergirl made her become a WellIntentionedExtremist, and she eventually has a HeelFaceTurn near the end of that same season when they make amends.
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* ComicBook/{{Vigilante}}'s identity was suppose to be revealed in Season 5, but due to time constraints and the production team unable to get the actor they wanted at the time, the Vigilante subplot was pushed to Season 6.

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* ComicBook/{{Vigilante}}'s identity was suppose supposed to be revealed in Season 5, but due to time constraints and the production team unable to get the actor they wanted at the time, the Vigilante subplot was pushed to Season 6.



* Creator/KatieCassidy was suppose to show up in some capacity, but then [[Creator/DavidCassidy her father]] died so her planned appearance was written out so she could go to his funeral. ''The Flash'' episode, [[Recap/TheFlash2014S4E19FuryRogue "Fury Rogue"]] revealed she would've been cast as Siren-X, the New Reichsmen's answer to the Black Canary, was Oliver-X's ex-lover and ''pissed'' that the Earth-1 heroes killed him.

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* Creator/KatieCassidy was suppose supposed to show up in some capacity, but then [[Creator/DavidCassidy her father]] died so her planned appearance was written out so she could go to his funeral. ''The Flash'' episode, [[Recap/TheFlash2014S4E19FuryRogue "Fury Rogue"]] revealed she would've been cast as Siren-X, the New Reichsmen's answer to the Black Canary, was Oliver-X's ex-lover and ''pissed'' that the Earth-1 heroes killed him.
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* Creator/BlakeLively, Creator/MinkaKelly, Creator/HilarieBurton, Creator/KatherineIsabelle, Creator/RachaelTaylor, Creator/AlexandraBreckenridge, Creator/MaggieGrace, Creator/BrittanySnow, and Creator/ShantelVanSanten were considered for the part of [[ComicBook/{{Black Canary}} Laurel Lance]] before the casting of Creator/KatieCassidy. [=VanSanten=] would eventually play Patty Spivot in ''The Flash'' Season 2, while Kelly would eventually play [[ComicBook/HawkAndDove a different bird-themed superheroine]] in ''Series/Titans2018'' who even made a cameo at the end of ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019''.

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* Creator/BlakeLively, Creator/MinkaKelly, Creator/HilarieBurton, Creator/KatherineIsabelle, Creator/KatharineIsabelle, Creator/RachaelTaylor, Creator/AlexandraBreckenridge, Creator/MaggieGrace, Creator/BrittanySnow, and Creator/ShantelVanSanten were considered for the part of [[ComicBook/{{Black Canary}} Laurel Lance]] before the casting of Creator/KatieCassidy. [=VanSanten=] would eventually play Patty Spivot in ''The Flash'' Season 2, while Kelly would eventually play [[ComicBook/HawkAndDove a different bird-themed superheroine]] in ''Series/Titans2018'' who even made a cameo at the end of ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019''.

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