The Flash season one review

The Flash season one review 

 

Intro: So we have another Superhero with a tragic backstory but he isn't a brute, what are the odds of someone going through a traumatic event and still being perky? Did I just say Perky? Darn it! Now everyone is going to think I grew up watching Teletubbies. When I first learned that the CW was going to make a Flash TV show I had mixed feeling about it. On one hand, I was excited because they have a chance to make The Flash relevant outside the comics. Even though this character had a live-action TV show over twenty years ago and the general public is not familiar with him. I mean they don't know this character like they do Batman and Superman.  

Part of the reason why is because four characters took the Flash mental. With the Justice League movie coming out WB has a chance to expose these characters on the small screen instead of us having to wait three or four years for the movies to come out. On the other hand, I was worried about this series because the creators of Arrow are also working on this show, doing a show like Arrow is hard enough and I'm worried that they're taking on too much too soon. After seeing how season three of Arrow turned out my fears were justified. With that said let's get into what I think of this series.   

The Flash: This show is centered on Barry Allen/The Flash who is a forensic scientist at the Central City Police Department. One day he gets Super-Speed after being struck by lighting from an explosion at S.T.A.R lads, that explosion also created metahumans who misuse their powers. With the help of S.T.A.R. lads, Barry decides to stop the metahumans and get closure for what happened in his past.  

I'm surprised that this show was well received because I didn't think people want to see a light-hearted series, considering the lack of love Superman is getting these days. You can tell that the creators of Arrow are behind this show, I mean both shows have similar intros, same number of episodes per season, flashbacks and the public gave the Flash nicknames. OK, it wasn't as bad as Arrow they only gave him two nicknames they are the streak and the blur. Wait! The blur? Is that a Smallville reference? The pilot episode was OK, I wish the creators would make jokes about Barry learning how to control his power in the pilot but that would have been too cliche. I only like one of the crossover episodes. No! It's not the Flash vs Arrow episode. The fight between the Flash and Arrow was contrived. The mystery in this series was handled well even though we know who did what because we don't know the whole story behind his or her actions. The way this season ends will get you hooked for season two.   

Barry Allen/the flash is basically DC's version Of Peter Parker, as far as being smart, awkward and having a strong moral compass. I would like him more if he had a backbone when it comes to women or people in general but I digress. I'm I the only one who thinks it's sad that Barry can still be late even with Super-Speed?  

Cisco Ramon (one of the members of Star lad.) is the comic relief and inventor. He reminds me of one of the guys from the Big bang theory.  

Caitlin Snow ( another member of Star lads.) is cute I mean a doctor and a good supporting character due to her compassionate nature. We learn that she was affected by the explosion in an emotional way. What bugs me about her is that there is one episode that gave us the idea that she's into Barry but that went nowhere.  

Dr. Wells ( the head of star lads.) is Barry/the flash's mentor. He's also the most interesting character on the show, I say that because he's an enigma at first but we learn more about him later on. 

Iris West ( the love interest) is dead weight, besides being a Lois Lane clone I mean a reporter she's a damsel in distress. Also, her attitude rubs me the wrong way. I don't get why Barry is into her, considering that she plays with his emotions. I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole.  

Joe West is a Central City Detective and Iris Father/ Barry's Guardian. He didn't make the best impression at first but later on, you see that he care about Barry. He's Barry's voice of reason and he can be funny at times.  

I don't have much to say about Eddie Thawne ( Joe's Partner/Iris boyfriend.) because we don't know much about him. The only thing we learn about him is that he has a connection with one of the villains. He seems to be a stand-up guy. I feel sorry for him because of how he's treated in this season. I'm fond of how the love triangle between him, Iris and Barry was handled for the most part.   

Leonard Snart/ Captain Cold is the only villain that stood out to me, he's a jewel thief who's crafty, ruthless and patient. Whenever Captain Cold and the Flash face each other Captain Cold outsmarts him. He should have been the main baddie, heck he should have been the villain to stop in the Arrow and Flash crossover episodes. 

The Reverse-Flash (the main Villain) is scary and threatening. I'm impressed with the way he manipulates everyone, well almost everyone. It's hard for me to consider him a baddie because he doesn't want what villains want like power, revenge, world domination and destruction. He does want to kill someone however that's not his main objective. My gripe with him is his plan has flaws and we don't know what motivates him to do certain things. 

The problems I have with this show are the plot holes, episodes can be repetitive and the show's theme. the theme of this season is moving on, some characters in this series have lost someone or something and they have to learn how to move forward, the way this show handles that theme was hit or miss. Episode 15 made me mad, when you watch the episode you'll understand why. 

Overall this is a good first season and I'm glad that it's getting another season. I would recommend this if you like mysteries and science. You'll have fun figuring out if the science in this show is legit.