The Flash Is Born
- Episode aired Nov 18, 2014
- TV-PG
- 42m
Barry takes on his childhood bully, who can now turn himself into steel. Iris finally coins the moniker "the Flash."Barry takes on his childhood bully, who can now turn himself into steel. Iris finally coins the moniker "the Flash."Barry takes on his childhood bully, who can now turn himself into steel. Iris finally coins the moniker "the Flash."
- Stacy Conwell
- (as Lauren Lee Denham)
- Hipster on Bike
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Barry and Eddie are at Rusty Iron Ale brewery, there is a container that says Garrick Wharf on it. Jay Garrick was the original Flash during the Golden Age of comics.
- GoofsWhen Barry is flying through the air faster than the speed of sound, he has his right fist raised. When he actually hits Girder, he strikes him with his left.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Iris West: [on her blog; voice-over] To understand what I'm about to tell you, you need to do something first. You need to believe in the impossible. Can you do that? Good. Because all of us, we have forgotten what miracles look like, maybe because they haven't made much of an appearance lately. Our lives have become ordinary, but there's someone out there who is truly extraordinary. I don't know where you came from, I don't know your name, but I have seen you do the impossible to protect the city I love; so, for those of us who believe in you and what you're doing, I just want to say thank you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Flash: Chasing Lightning: Rick Cosnett (2014)
- SoundtracksGeneration Blues
(uncredited)
Performed by Terraplane Sun
It was basically another filler episode to get us closer to the Flash vs Arrow episode in a few weeks. Filler episodes are fine but in order to still capture my attention you have to add to the overall story with elements that you wont necessarily need later on. The villain was absolutely dreadful this week. 'Girder' had cool powers sure, but the dialogue and delivery of the this character was pitiful. The writers have actually done a great job so far 6 episodes in capturing a completely different tone than Arrow, while still giving us an awesome superhero show. It felt like an Agents of Shield villain to be honest.
But the episode had it's great moments, led by Detective West and Harrison Wells' meetings. At this point, we know Wells is a villain but who is he? Is it possible he is Eobard Thawne from the future AKA Reverse Flash? Just an idea one of my friends proposed to me but who knows. It was just about the only interesting part of this episode. I even thought the Iris-Barry scenes were pretty cheesy and weak. And why is Thawne 'training' Barry? Just felt completely out of place. But I did think the flashbacks were a fun little addition to this week. So in a week that didn't have much going on, we did get an introduction into who Reverse Flash may be, and also got a quick sneak peak to the Arrow-Flash episode in two weeks.
+Detective West investigates Wells
+Flashback scenes
+Wells may be Reverse Flash?
-Terrible villain
-Already tired of Iris going after 'The Streak'
-Really bad dialogue all around
6.8/10
- ThomasDrufke
- Nov 18, 2014