TV Show Review: The Flash
One of the most popular shows currently on TV, The Flash, made its season four comeback on Oct. 10, 2017. The show chronicles the life of Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), who wakes up one day after having been struck by a lightning to discover that he has super-speed.
Even before the lightning strike, Barry was living with a few mysteries. At eleven years old, Barry’s life was changed when his mother died and his innocent father was convicted of her murder. Barry moved in with his best friend, Iris West (Candice Patton), and her father Joe West (Jesse L. Martin) and grew up to be a crime-scene investigator with the hope of proving his father’s innocence.
The movie’s most poignant parts come when Barry has to learn to use his power wisely.
Just when Barry is living a relatively normal life, the supernatural intervenes again. At S.T.A.R. Labs, Famous scientist Dr. Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh) and his two assistant—Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes), Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker)—have designed a “particle accelerator” machine that is supposed to advance humankind. However, the accelerator breaks, causing a lightning storm. Luckily, when Barry wakes up with his overwhelming new power, the three scientists from S.T.A.R. Labs aid him as he learns to harness and grow his super-speed.
Dr. Wells and his team conduct tests on Barry to figure out how to enhance his powers. Meanwhile, Barry uses his speed to stop criminals. Soon, Barry and his team of scientists realize that some evil humans were also affected by the lightning-storm. It is up to Barry to these evil “metahumans.”
The movie’s most poignant parts come when Barry has to learn to use his power wisely. He can’t save everyone, and he has to learn to focus on the biggest threats - even if it means that he can’t make it to some people in time. This struggle within Barry is, for me, the most important part of the movie. It’s also cute when Barry tries to hide his powers from his crush and best friend, Iris West, even though she has a strong curiosity to find out about The Flash. We see Barry’s strong familial bonds with his adoptive father, policeman Joe West, when together they catch malicious metahumans and try to prove the innocence of Barry’s biological father.
Clearly, The Flash has a lot to live up to in this upcoming season. Fans are expecting smooth-running (pun-intended) episodes with loads of action and a dash of romance. Let’s hope that Barry is up to the task.