The Flash (2014– )
Barry Allen wakes up 9 months after he was struck by lightning and discovers that the bolt gave him the power of super speed. With his new team and powers, Barry becomes "The Flash" and fights crime in Central City.
Creators:
Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Geoff Johns
Stars:
Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker |
Story line
Barry Allen is a Central City police forensic scientist with a reasonably happy life, despite the childhood trauma of a mysterious red and yellow being killing his mother and framing his father. All that changes when a massive particle accelerator accident leads to Barry being struck by lightning in his lab. Coming out of coma nine months later, Barry and his new friends at STAR labs find that he now has the ability to move at superhuman speed. Furthermore, Barry learns that he is but one of many affected by that event, most of whom are using their powers for evil. Determined to make a difference, Barry dedicates his life to fighting such threats, as The Flash. While he gains allies he never expected, there are also secret forces determined to aid and manipulate him for their own agenda.
User Reviews
Best Superhero Show on TV right now!!!
You've read the comics. You've seen the cheesy 1990 version. Now brace yourself, for the best comic book adaptation of a founding member of the Justice League you will ever see on television.
Meet Barry Allen, a nerd-linger who's always late to everything and has more anxiety than a teenage girl during a class presentation. He appears to be a normal nerdy dork who works in a forensics lab (naturally) His life began with tragedy when his mother was murdered by someone or something when he was just a child, the cops being the predictable idiots that they are decided to arrest his father. Now he's all grown up and actively trying to find his mothers killer, to exonerate his dad.
He is suddenly hit by a bolt of lightening transforming him into the impossible.
Now watch this ex glee geek Super Speedster fight crime, by running, running faster, and then running even faster than that.
Brought to you by the good writers who left Arrow (leaving it in the hands of a teenage fan girl in the body of a 40 year old) but then consequentially it's on the CW so expect teenage ANGST! and love triangles, and a love interest who leads him on but also has feelings for some other poor sod.
Expect sparks, literally while he runs around Central City catching criminals with the help of his sidekicks and the mysterious (and amazing) Dr Harrison Wells.
With just the right amount of humour, drama and action you won't be disappointed with this newest addition to DC's TV universe.
