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Critic Consensus: The Flash benefits from its purposefully light atmosphere, making it a superhero show uniquely geared toward genre fans as well as novices.
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Cast
as Barry Allen/The Flash
as Iris West
as Cisco Ramon
as Caitlin Snow
as Det. Joe West, Det. West
as Nora Allen
as David Singh
as Eddie Thawne
as Harrison Wells
as Ronnie
as Leonard Snart/Captain Cold
as Dr. Martin Stein
as Linda Park
as General Eiling
as Mr. Allen
as Oliver Queen/Arrow
as Felicity
as Hartley Rathaway/Pied Piper
as Mick Rory/Heat Wave
as Tina McGee
as Jay Garrick
as Patty Spivot
as Mason Bridge
as Wally West
as Mark Mardon/Weather Wizard
as The Trickster
as Captain Lance
as Kyle Nimbus/The Mist
as Tony/Girder
as Simon Stagg
as Danton Black
as Ray Palmer
as Black Canary
as Bette Sans Souci
as Editor
as James Jesse
as Hannibal Bates
as Diggle
as Lisa
as Brie Larvin
as Shawna
as Clay
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Critic Reviews for The Flash: Season 1
All Critics (60) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (58) | Rotten (2)
It does something that really no other superhero show or movie has done in a while, and that's make being superhero look really... enjoyable.
Even compared to Gotham, The Flash isn't as stylish or nuanced -- but there's a sense that's not what it wants to be. This is more classic, old-fashioned, gladly-suspend-your-disbelief entertainment.
What executive producers Andrew Kreisberg and Greg Berlanti have settled on here is a kind of family-friendly action-adventure show with a solid sense of humor about itself as well as a strong streak of sentiment about the things that really matter.
It doesn't ask for too much of its audience except to sit back and let the new adventure unfold. And, did I mention it was fun?
He's a little different from many contemporary comic superheroes, though, in that he rarely jumps off the screen. He's more subtle, which distributes the drama load around the rest of the cast.
Gustin's Allen certainly has his melancholy moments, but they disperse as quickly as a summer shower.
Audience Reviews for The Flash: Season 1
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.
Super Reviewer
The Flash is, without a doubt, the greatest superhero television show ever made. Is that saying much? Not really... but with shows like Arrow, Constantine, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on the rise, it means a hell of a lot more now than it ever used to. (more to come)
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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.
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