Nic
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I was almost put off from watching the pilot due to (A) being on the CW and (B) being a spin-off of Arrow (which my sources havn't said nice things about). That being said, I thought this was entertaining. I like the update to the mythos of how Barry gets his powers (rather than being a normal bolt of lightning hitting beakers of chemicals, it was a bolt of lightning created by a particle accelerator), I enjoy Iris and her dad, think there's room to grow for Not-Fitz and Not-Simmons, and Barry himself was good as well. He's like if Andrew Garfield slightly merged with Toby Maguire, and I'm interested where the mother murder storyline goes. My favorite part was at the end where Barry is talking to his dad (played by former Barry Allen John Wesley Shipp), though I admit I liked it mostly for meta reasons ("I'm glad to have your name, Dad" and all that). Shame I couldn't finish the end of it because CW extended it for 3 minutes and cut into my SHIELD time. My least favorite part was the Arrow cameo, since it only served to say "yup, this show connects with Arrow," and they guy who plays him just comes off as stiff for me. A minor nitpick I have is that the show does mention that Barry's suit is resistant to high friction, but his regular clothes never tear apart when he's running (making it surprising that his coat started burning after running 600 miles (and ONLY HIS COATR BURNS?!)), unlike the 90s show where it's clearly shown he can't go fast without burning up his normal wear. I like what I see, and I hope it gets better.
Edit: Especially since Tina McGee's coming back!!!
http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/09/15/flash-amanda-pays-cw/
Edit: Especially since Tina McGee's coming back!!!
http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/09/15/flash-amanda-pays-cw/