Wow!
That's the best way I can express my feeling after watching this pilot.
Wow!
I really loved the way the origin was told.Grant was awesome throughout.That scene with his dad at the end was special.From one Flash to the other.Seeing JWS in a Flash series again was magical.
The original Flash series was my favorite series as a kid.I
lived for each episode.And it hurt like hell when it was taken off.So believe me,I was ready to hate this show.It couldn't be close to as good as the original.But I haven't had fun like this with a SH series on tv in since the original Flash series.And that's what these shows
should be-fun!
Even my mother watched the show and told me how much fun it was!(She never really got into Arrow.She says every time she turns it on,he's never in costume.-She even asked me who was the guy with the arrows on his back?
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Now I gave it a 9.After much deliberating,I had to give it a 9 for a few reasons.On one hand,I do think it was better than the Arrow pilot (which I gave a 10) but,in a sense,more is expected of this show than was of Arrow.Arrow just had to keep from falling on it's face.And it did just that.Now I'm asking "thrill me".
I think it really needed to get a 2 hr premiere.Barry putting on the costume seemed-I dunno- not well paced,I guess?.Also things like the emblem being put on just because Vibe (or whatever his name was) thought it was "cool" just seemed rushed.Arrow naming him "Flash" might've been borderline,but I liked the scene.
Much like Arrow (besides the season's "big bad") the villain is given next to no character.I hope that won't always be the case,but I'm sure it won't be.
I didn't like Detective West finding out his I.D.You already have three people in on the secret (not to mention,probably the whole Team Arrow,eventually).I still long for the days when the man in a mask had a single confidant.Certainly less than three.
The jury is still out on the whole Iris thing.The "I kinda sorta like her,but we're like brother and sister" thing is not going to get much better.The actress is pretty and fun,so it's just a question if the writing will fail her (I.E. Laurel in season 2)
Anyway,bring on next week!Long live the Flash!