CWDid Robbie Amell seem a bit different on last week's episode of The Flash?
That's because The Tomorrow People alum was playing not one but two different characters, fused into one body!
Thanks to F.I.R.E.S.T.O.R.M. and the particle accelerator blast, both Ronnie Raymond (Amell) and Dr. Martin Stein (Victor Garber) have been inhabiting the younger man's body for almost a year, but after the nuclear explosion at the end of last week's episode, the two will finally split and end up back in their own bodies in tonight's episode, "Fallout."
So what did the Alias alum think of how Amell portrayed him on the CW superhero drama?
"I told him, 'I don't know how you came up with those line readings. They were disgusting,'" Garber tells E! News with a laugh. "No! I thought he was great. I thought did a great job because it wasn't exactly an impersonation, but there was a sense where I could hear the difference in his tone because I know him. We're friends, so I could hear that very subtle but effective interpretation. I was very pleased, and I was joking with him the other day about it actually."
Garber reveals that it was actually knowing that Amell would be playing his "other half" that convinced him to take on the role of Dr. Stein in the first place.
"That was part of the attraction for me," Garber says. "We have a great time together and it's part of the joy of doing it."
Check out the rest of our Q&A with Garber below!
E! Online: Did you coach Robbie or offer him any tips before he played both of you in the same body?
Victor Garber: No, because I don't think I even read the script where he was doing it. I came after I realized what was happening and I was already involved. I just teased him, mostly. That's what I do. I make him laugh and we just have a lot of fun together.
What can you tease about the "Fallout" from the nuclear explosion that separates the two men?
The "Fallout!" That was good. Clever. [Laughs] There is fallout. Basically it's now about trying to reenter the world where we're from, for both of us. When you have an experience that changes your life, like obviously this would, to come back to where you were, as much as you might think you want that, you're not the same person anymore. It's an exploration of that and also what's next for this duo.
Are they still going to be involved with each other's lives?
They are now irreparably joined even after they've been separated officially. In the beginning, it looks like Stein wants nothing to do with this guy and yet you find that they can't just go their separate ways. It's very intriguing.
Are they still metahumans even though they've separated?
That's what we experiment with in this episode, to see what happened. I can just tell you that Firestorm is not over. Just because they've been separated does not mean they can't figure out a way to still do what they've done. That will become clearer in this episode.
Will Stein be able to get a happy ending with his wife?
He's reunited with the woman he loves deeply but he's been altered. He's changed. What are the repercussions of that? We'll explore that much more in the future. There's a lot to discover now that he's back.
I know that General Eiling returns in this episode, so what can you tease about what he wants?
Eiling wants what he wants. He wants control and that's always dangerous and difficult to achieve. Other people aren't willing to give him that control. There's a lot that goes on with him.
Now that Barry is aware the time travel is possible, will Dr. Stein help him on that front?
There's actually going to be a really fascinating scene. Barry obviously has this trauma in his past that he's trying to reconcile and Dr. Stein is enlivened by trying to help this boy that he's taken on a fondness for since they share this interest. Really it's a question of "let's compare notes and see what we both believe and see what's possible and how we can infiltrate this netherworld." That's what their journey is about. Stein, in a sense, becomes like another father figure for Barry but also someone who understands his plight and his dilemma.
Are you going to be back in more episodes after tonight or is this the conclusion of your arc?
I'll be back! Not sure exactly when or how, but I will be back.
The Flash airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on the CW.