The Flash Season 1

Yup back again. It's okay I know you missed me. So four seasons have passed and I haven't even done the first season of the Scarlet Speedster?? If I am not careful I may lose more geek credits (Still getting crap for never following anything of Harry Potter) and frankly I cannot afford to lose any more. So today we talk about the metahuman (super powered being in DC universe classification) super hero that watches over Central City. This is The Flash.

Matrix bullet time...cool.

Forensics scientist, Barry Allen (Grant Gustin of 90210, Glee, Arrow, Vixen, Supergirl and The Flash) first appeared on-screen in Season 2, episode 8 dealing with the first of the Mirakuru (Miracle) super-soldiers. Boy that sounds silly when you write that up. Barry shows a very human side of himself revealing his mother was killed by a metahuman and his father framed for the murder. After aiding in the case, saving Ollie's life and finding out his secret identity, Barry went back in time to witness the birth of an exotic matter particle accelerator that will bring about change in the world as we know it.

With the use of S.T.A.R. Labs (Scientific and Technological Advanced Research Laboratories) and their golden boy, published theorist/scientist Dr. Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh of Scrubs, Ed, Yogi Bear, Arrow, Supergirl and The Flash) at the helm, many are worried while others are excited. The experiment puts out a strange pulse wave of almost lightning and Barry is struck in his lab around an assortment of chemicals, putting him into a coma for nine months.

Hehe snuck whiskey in my mug.

Awakening after so long asleep to Lady Gaga's Poker Face, Barry sees Dr. Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker of Sky High, Empire Falls, Friday the 13^th, Bones, Justified, Arrow, Supergirl and the Flash) biochemist, M.D.and electrical engineer and manufactorist, Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes of Arrow, Vixen, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow and The Flash) as they explain to Barry how the coma occurred and that he has changed.

Barry thanks them profusely and DOES NOT sue them or CCPD for the lack of safety margins for a lightning strike as he heads out to see his favorite person, Iris West (Candice Patton of Commander and Chief, The Guest, The Game, Con Man, Supergirl, Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow and The Flash) childhood friend and long time crush...has moved on to seriously dating a cop crushing Barry's puppy love. He takes off and lands about 700 feet in the opposite direction as suddenly he is propelling at great speeds.

Heading back to S.T.A.R. Labs to find out what is wrong with him they see he what he can do. Other than travel at ridiculous speeds and damn near set his clothes on fire. Little writing gag is as a speedster's power grows, he or she can emit an aura around them and those traveling with them so they don't melt or freeze depending on the travel and environment.

Jason Vorhees, is that you?

But Barry isn't the only one effected by the dark matter particles that was released in the blast, as he decides to do something about these villainous metahumans, suits up and proceeds to kick some ass.

Trying to keep his activities quiet, Cisco makes Barry a suit that withstand his high speed travels and makes him a mask to conceal his face. Reluctantly Dr. Wells and S.T.A.R. Labs team join Barry as he creates his alternative identity, The Flash. The man in a yellow costume that killed his mother years ago is back. To torment the Flash?

Reminiscent of the 1990 The Flash, several of the actors come to this series playing different or familiar roles to the previous series. John Wesley Shipps who was Barry in the 1990 The Flash is now Barry's father, Dr. Henry Allen.

A side note, Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell of Prison Break are teamed up as Flash Rogues, Captain Cold and Heatwave.

DCU TV seems to be on a booming track as these shows are risk takers deeming the DC characters of the three best known characters, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are not in their own series...yet.

Rocket Maaaaaaaan...