The Flash: Pilot

Episode 1: Pilot


Barry Allen, a usually tardy CSI for the Central City Police Department, wakes up after a 9 month after being struck by lightning the same night as the Central City particle accelerator explosion. He wakes up to find out that his best friend/love of his life, Iris West, is dating her father's partner (in secret), he has superspeed, and most importantly: lightning gave him abs. This is also the appearance of his first suit, which is burgundy and gold rather than the classic bright red, yellow and white. He faced Clyde Mardon, in the comics known as weather wizard.

I was more excited to see how the directors of the show would handle bringing superspeed to the real world. I wasn't sure whether he would look like a blur all the time, like the 90's Flash adaptation, or more like time seemingly slows down, the way that Quicksilver did in Xmen: Days of future past. As seen in the episode, CW was able to incorporate both types in some way, though he primarily will be running as a blur.