Pilot
- Episode aired Oct 7, 2014
- TV-PG
- 44m
CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a coma, nine months after he was hit by lightning, and discovers he has superhuman speed.CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a coma, nine months after he was hit by lightning, and discovers he has superhuman speed.CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a coma, nine months after he was hit by lightning, and discovers he has superhuman speed.
- Nurse #2
- (as Yoshie Bancroft)
- Uniform with Junkie
- (as Osmond Bramble)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJohn Wesley Shipp (Henry Allen) previously played Barry Allen / The Flash in The Flash (1990).
- GoofsCisco Ramon repeatedly uses the term "knots per hour" as a speed unit, which is wrong, because a knot (nautical mile per hour) is already a measure of speed.
- Quotes
Oliver Queen: So why come to me? Something tells me you didn't just run 600 miles to say "hi" to a friend.
Barry Allen: All my life, I've wanted to... just do more - be more - and now I am, and the first chance I get to help someone, I screw up. What if Wells is right? What if I'm not a hero. What if I'm some guy who was struck by lightning?
Oliver Queen: I don't think that bolt of lighting struck you, Barry. I think it chose you.
Barry Allen: I'm just not sure I'm like you, Oliver. I don't know if I can be some... vigilante.
Oliver Queen: You can be better, because you can inspire people in a way that I never could, watching over your city like a guardian angel... making a difference... saving people... in a flash. Take your own advice: Wear a mask.
[rappels to the next building]
Barry Allen: Cool.
Oliver Queen: [sees Barry runs off in a flash] Cool.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Flash: What's Past Is Prologue (2018)
The first episode involves Barry adjusting to his powers and working with Star labs to find out exactly what's happening to him. I thought Cisco and Caitlin were funny and more well written than their introductions in Arrow. Harrison Wells was also a better character than expected. I just wish we didn't find out what we did about him in the end of this episode. In Arrow they do a great job of developing a character first to make us care deeply about them, and then give us an interesting twist or a season changing story arc. The Flash can learn but the last scene could have just been handled a little more carefully.
Gustin really stood out which was nice to see based on how little he has done acting wise. His scene with Oliver was the highlight of the episode. Not only because I was geeking out that it was Green Arrow and The Flash on screen but because of what Oliver said. When he's talking about how Barry can be a hero like he never could be it really hit me. And how much Arrow has gone through in his short time being Arrow and how much we as an audience have witnessed. Oliver just wants to make sure Barry doesn't make some of the same mistakes that he did. I still hate the Flash suit, but I can get over it at least for this episode because of how great it was.
+Visually stunning for TV
+Gustin's presence
+Supporting characters not THAT annoying
+Flash and Arrow scene
+Easter eggs and teases as to what's coming
-Just don't give away too much in the first episode
-Suit
9.0/10
- ThomasDrufke
- Oct 7, 2014
Details
- Runtime44 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD