DISCLAIMER: I have not seen The Flash Ep. 8 yet, so won't be able to review that one.
Marvel has taken over the big screen. Since the year 2000, Marvel (including Fox and Sony) have put out 33 films and DC has only released 9. But when it comes to TV, Marvel currently has 1 show on the air, with 3 more coming some time this year, and DC has 4 (one of them is The Flash) on the air and 2 more coming this year. I think that DC should just scrap their planned movie and put everything out on TV, because The Flash TV series is AMAZING!!!!
Everything about the series is great, I love the cast, the special effects are really great, and the story is really strong. I love how DC has done something unique and put two TV shows in one universe, and how that don't directly effect each other, but can cross-over at anytime.
I really enjoy the plot the series has going. I never really like it when a TV show is unconnected, and none of the previous episodes have any impact, unless its 2-6 episode story. I also don't like shows that make you rely on seeing the other episodes to have the story make sense. The Flash handles its story really well. It is easy to pick up anywhere in the series, but still every episode has some sort of impact on the story.
The CGI of this series is really great. I like that not everything is CGI, and that they use lots of practical effects, but when it uses CGI, it actually looks good. You may expect that because The Flash is a TV show it may have some pretty crummy effects, but no, The Flash has effects to rival Superhero movies.
The characters in this show are great. Even though they live in a fictional world where people are given superpowers, they still feel relatable. Sometimes characters in superhero mediums can feel very un-human, like Superman. Superman is an alien, he has superpowers, he is not relatable Sure, maybe Clark Kent (Superman's secret identity) is, but Clark never develops because he is just a fake person. But, Barry Allen, Iris West, Cisco, Caitlin Snow, Detective Joe West, and the rest of the characters of The Flash are all real humans, in a realistic world. Sure, someone could never acquire super-speed by being struck be lightning, but, even though that happens in the show, it never feels fake.
The only problem with this FANTASTIC show is that it suffers from a common disease found in comic book films and TV shows: we-must-have-lots-of-different-villains-disorder. Comic book films and TV shows are adapted from a long history of comic-book history. Spider-man first appeared in 1962, and has battled tons of villains, same with many other heroes. When film makers adapt these heroes to the big-screen they pick out the best villains and place a new one in every single film, and so villains don't develop as the films go on. Almost every single episode has a new villain, and that bugs me.
All that considering, I will recommend The Flash to comic-book fans and new comers alike and will give the first half of season 1 of The Flash (excluding ep. 8 cause I did not see that one) %95. I can't wait for the second half for the first season to start up again later this month! Have you seen The Flash? Comment below and let me know.
The Flash information:
Original airing: October 7th, 2014
Next Episode: Ep. 10 "Revenge of the Rouges" on January 20th, 2015
Rating: N/A
Director: David Nutter (ep. 1-2), Jesse Warn (ep. 3), Glen Winter (ep. 4, 8), Dermott Downs (ep. 5), Millicent (ep. 6), Larry Shaw (ep. 7), Ralph Hemecker (ep. 9),
Starring: Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash, Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow, Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon, Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Wells, Rick Cosnett as Eddie Thawne, Candice Patton as Iris West, Jesse L. Martin as Detective Joe West, and Robbie Amell as Ronnie Raymond.
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