Season 1 of this action-adventure series follows Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), an assistant police forensic investigator who was orphaned when his father was falsely imprisoned following the mysterious murder of his mother. The season begins with Allen being struck by lightning during an intense storm caused by a particle accelerator explosion that bathes the city with an unusual form of radiation. The strike puts Allen in a coma for nine months. When he wakes up, he quickly learns he can move at superhuman speeds. It's a fate that also befalls others in the wake of the explosion and storm, creating several 'metahumans.' Allen then uses his newfound power to fight crime and go on a hunt for his mother's true killer.
Candace Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Rick Cosnett, Carlos Valdes, Tom Cavanagh and Jesse L. Martin also star. ½ This is a truly great television series. We follow the young Barry Allen, played by the very likeable Grant Gustin, who were originally introduced in the second season of 'Arrow.'
He is one of the best main characters ever in a show and he is incredibly lovable from the very beginning. It features some incredible villains and it don't fall into the same hole as 'Arrow' where they kill off every villain they face off against. The many memorable villains like Leonard Snart, Gorilla Grodd and, of course, Reverse-Flash are incredibly great additions to the Arrowverse.
This show brings so much greatness to the age of television that we are so lucky to live in today. ½ A spin-off of Arrow, CW launches the DC superhero series The Flash.
Season 1 follows forensic specialist Barry Allen as he recovers from an accidental radiation dose from a particle accelerator and discovers that he has gained the ability to run extraordinarily fast; he then teams up with a group of scientists from STAR Labs to help stop other metahumans like himself that were affected by the radiation but have chosen to use their powers for evil. There are also several crossover episodes with Arrow that are quite good and help to tie the two shows together into a single, cohesive universe. However, the tone can get overly campy and lighthearted at times with the superpowers and relationship melodrama. Season 1 goes through a few rough patches as the show tries to find its footings and figures out its characters, but by midseason The Flash hits its stride.