The Flash

Barry Allen was introduced during "Arrow" season 2, which was the show in its prime. After setting him up in the universe, they went on to make a show based entirely around Barry Allen becoming The Flash. Since "Arrow" was getting darker and darker, "The Flash" went in the opposite direction. It's the tonal antithesis of "Arrow". 

Lighthearted, quirky, and silly, yet grounded enough to make us care, and the writing is just as sharp and witty as you'd hope.

Light and upbeat.

Like "Arrow", there... read more

The first five seasons of The Flash were excellent TV, arguably the best in the Arrowverse. Interesting storylines, both individual episodes and season arcs, with a decent cast made this one of my ‘must watch’ series.

Sadly much of the CW superhero stable suffers from being good upfront with a rapid deterioration, often from the second season. The Flash is no exception and from the sixth outing forward it has lost its way and forgotten what the core story should be. It has become a diffuse ensemble soap opera with too much external baggage and more than a whiff of preachy pulpit... read more

Fun and exciting, Flash is an amazing show

CW has hit it perfectly with the way they're doing their comic book shows. So many recently have been flops that it's awesome to finally have shows that are exciting and captivating. I was a bit apprehensive when I first heard there was going to be a spin-off of Arrow. Arrow was so great, how could they top it? But recently Arrow's gone a bit downhill. I'm happy to see that Flash has been able to hold on and continue to be as amazing as it was in the beginning.