'The Flash' Season 2 Cast to Include 'Battlestar Galactica's Aaron Douglas — What's The Role?

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"The Flash" keeps bringing surprises for viewers, as IGN reports another addition to the show once it comes back for its midseason premiere next week. "Battlestar Galactica" actor Aaron Douglas, who played Galen Tyrol in the show, is set to grace "The Flash" as the villain called The Turtle. The comic book version of the character used slow tricks to battle the original Flash. Douglas' The Turtle, however, is a metahuman who can manipulate time.

"In a surprisingly funny twist, Cisco [Carlos Valdes] has actually been hunting The Turtle the entire series. To Barry’s surprise, everybody knows about Cisco’s hunt for the great white whale, which is The Turtle; he’s the only one who didn’t know about it," executive producer Andrew Kreisberg told Entertainment Weekly.

"We love the idea that there was a villain out there that they knew about, but they just haven’t bothered to tell the audience about yet. All Barry wants to do is get faster, because if he can get faster, he can take on Zoom. He’s going up against a villain who is literally slowing him down," he explained.

Kreisberg promises this to be an "emotional" episode, and one of the best they have created so far. Another exciting feature of "The Flash" is its ties to "Arrow" and the multiple crossovers that occurred in the past.

The Wrap reports that fans haven't seen the last crossover yet, as CBS President Glenn Geller had to pick his words when answering a question posed by reporters during the Television Critics Association winter press tour. He ultimately made a statement that sparked hope among fans and viewers, as he asked them to "watch and wait and see" if a "The Flash" and "Supergirl" could happen.

It's not a far-fetched dream, as both shows already the same executive producers in the form of Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Kreisberg. CBS is also the sister network of The CW, so it wouldn't be too complicated to create such a crossover. This comes as great news to fans, as former CBS president Nina Tassler had already shut down the possibility of a "The Flash" and "Supergirl" crossover. Now that she no longer holds the reigns, though, winds have changed.

The sophomore season of "The Flash" promises a chock-full of new characters to get invested in, including Jay Garrick played by Teddy Sears, Wally West played by Keiynan Lonsdale, and Patty Spivot played by Shantel VanSanten. Douglas joins the ranks of newbies in "The Flash," which returns to television on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 8 p.m. on The CW.