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The Flash – Season 2, Episode 1 The Man Who Saved Central City

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89% Tomatometer 18 Reviews
Still feeling responsible for Eddie's death, Barry pushes his friends away and tries to protect the city on his own; Cisco assists Joe with the Meta Task Force.
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The Flash — Season 2, Episode 1

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The Flash's season two opener ties off loose ends from last season and opens the door to new exhilarating season-long storylines, making for a welcome and reinvigorated return of this super series.

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Grant Gustin

Barry Allen

Candice Patton

Iris West

Danielle Panabaker

Caitlin Snow

Carlos Valdes

Cisco Ramon

Tom Cavanagh

Dr. Harrison Wells

Jesse L. Martin

Detective Joe West
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Hoai-Tran Bui USA Today 08/01/2018
The season 2 premiere ran the gamut of comic book winks, joyful optimism for the heroism of the Flash itself and plenty of puppy-dog acting from Grant Gustin, who was just a pleasure to watch. Go to Full Review Angelica Jade Bastién New York Magazine/Vulture 07/26/2018
3/5
The Flash excels at two things: bringing the zaniness of Silver Age comics to the modern age, while keeping a strong and kindhearted emotional core. Go to Full Review Jonathon Dornbush Entertainment Weekly 07/26/2018
Central City is still standing, and so it seems the scarlet streak completed his mission. Go to Full Review Joseph McCabe Nerdist 08/07/2018
What The Flash's producers can dial down is Barry's waterworks. I counted no fewer than three scenes in which the young man wept. Yes, I understand that Grant Gustin is a talented actor, gifted with the ability to cry on cue. Go to Full Review Julia Alexander Polygon 08/06/2018
The Flash does an excellent job of not only assessing the damage done to every character, but actually takes time away from more stereotypical genre moments to explore the emotional stability of Allen following the transpired events. Go to Full Review Jesse Schedeen IGN Movies 08/02/2018
8.6/10
Rather than showcasing the immediate outcome of the wormhole kerfuffle, the show jumped forward six months to showcase a drastically different status quo for Barry and friends. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Still feeling responsible for Eddie's death, Barry pushes his friends away and tries to protect the city on his own; Cisco assists Joe with the Meta Task Force.
Director
Ralph Hemecker
Executive Producer
Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter, Sarah Schechter
Screenwriter
Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Gabrielle G. Stanton
Network
The CW
Rating
TV-PG (V)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 6, 2015
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