'The Flash' Season 2 Spoilers & Cast News: Candice Patton Teases Iris West's Tasks In Upcoming Installment

"The Flash" star Candice Patton recently opened about her character Iris West's fate in the upcoming installment.

In an interview with Comic Book, Patton slammed rumors that Iris will be taking over S.T.A.R. Labs after Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) decided to leave his team behind.

"I don't know where you guys are hearing this, but I think it's a gross exaggeration that Iris is going to take over leadership at S.T.A.R. Labs. What I will say is that she does encourage Barry Allen to come back to S.T.A.R. Labs and get the team together and keep fighting to protect Central City," she said.

Just recently, reports broke that Iris will become the new leader of S.T.A.R. Labs after executive producer Andrew Kreisberg said that her character is a natural born leader.

At that time, Kreisberg told Entertainment Weekly, "She's a born leader. One of the best things in the premiere is Barry decides that he wants to work alone because he doesn't want to risk anyone else's lives, and Iris is really the one who gets the band back together again. She's the only one who can stand up to Barry."

Meanwhile, Patton also talked about Iris' job at Picture News and said that her character will continue to be part of the publication.

"She works at Picture News and we know her as this iconic reporter and what I will say about her strength is that this season we will see her step into that role which I am very excited about because I think she has a lot to offer Team Flash in that way," she said.

"The Flash" Season 2 will also introduce new Speedsters and villains. The upcoming installment will also feature the powers of Cisco and Caitlyn.

"The Flash" Season 2 will premiere on The CW on Oct. 6.

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