‘Don’t think anybody else could have played them better’: The Flash Fans Honor Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen and Candice Patton’s Iris West Relationship as Final Season Ends Legendary Run
Andrew Mccoy
Updated on April 03, 2026
The main attraction of superhero movies and TV series is the action and grandeur of how strong the main character can be, among many other things like the character’s origins and personality. But there’s always been room for a dynamic where two people love each other, and The Flash’‘s Barry Allen and Iris West’s relationship is one such dynamic that has fans going crazy.
Of course, a relationship like that of Clark Kent and Lois Lane is the gold standard here, at least for the DC lovers. But there’s no other relationship in the DC world that fans would argue is better than the love that Grant Gustin and Candice Patton have for each other, and they mean it.
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The Flash’s Barry Allen And Iris West: A Brief Throwback
To make things clear, and as every dedicated The Flash fan would know, Iris West and Barry Allen’s relationship is not one of two lovers but that of two best friends who are in love. Let’s have a little throwback to how the love started and grew between the two popular characters from the TV series who have been the subject of many fandom shipping debates.
Grant Gustin and Candice Patton’s characters first met when they were just children and continued to remain friends ever since then. Fans would know that Eddie Thawne came in between the two when Barry Allen was in a coma, but the former’s honorable death at the end of season one paved a way for the relationship between Allen and West to grow once more.
One thing leads to another and the relationship between Allen and West kept growing as the seasons for The Flash kept coming out. A significant milestone in their relationship came about when the two finally got married in Season 4 of the TV series despite a brief interruption by Nazis.
It’s truly a relationship that has been well-written and thought out with many interesting moments in the TV series that further strengthen the love that the two characters have for each other, and it’s beautiful.
The Flash Fans Are Stanning Barry Allen And Iris West’s Relationship
Barry Allen and Iris West’s relationship, and the development of that relationship into a fruitful marriage is what keeps fans of The Flash going to this day. Now that season nine of the beloved TV series is almost out (literally yesterday), it’s only fair that fans would want their relationship to progress further.
There’s a lot more to do even though they’re married. But fans, for the time being, are enjoying how cute the love that the two have for each other-
The way Grant and Candice have played Barry and Iris have been amazing these past 9 years I don’t think anybody else could’ve played them #theflash #westallen
— ᖭི༏ᖫྀ (@merreaa) February 9, 2023
Major missing-
i missed their bff moments so bad like omg #theflash #westallen
— َ (@ungodlywests) February 9, 2023
That’s cute –
HIM IMITATING HER STOPPP literally best friends in love #theflash #westallen
— َ (@ungodlywests) February 9, 2023
A sudden change-
This is so domestic like where was this from season 4-8 #Theflash #westallen #westallenpremiere
— ♡︎westallen day (@westspalace) February 9, 2023
It was quite funny too-
okay this was a cute lil scene #theflash
— ً (@westsiriss) February 9, 2023
She’s super goofy-
Drunk Iris is my new favorite thing #theflash #westallen
— ♡︎westallen day (@westspalace) February 9, 2023
That’s what you get with actors who were made for the role! –
Oh you can tell they had fun with this episode you see when the writing gives the actors good material so they’re not bored and are engaged, their acting actually comes through #TheFlash #westallen
— ♡︎westallen day (@westspalace) February 9, 2023
Fans will have to pray and hope that the last season of The Flash doesn’t end up giving an unworthy conclusion to Barry Allen and Iris West’s relationship.
The Flash is currently available for streaming on The CW.
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