Ever since its premiere in October, DCs comic-based The Flash has been smashing records and bringing The CW onto the map of network television in entirely new ways. The show follows the story of young Barry Allen, an assistant forensic analyst for the Central City Police Department who acquires the powers of superspeed after being struck by lightning generated by a malfunctioning STAR Labs particle accelerator. First appearing in two episodes of the second season of sister program Arrow, Barry (as played by Glee alum Grant Gustin) made enough of an impression to earn his own spinoff that has become a wild success with viewers and critics alike. The first nine episodes drew a steady audience, and a fandom quickly developed as a show that could have been more spectacle than substance maintained its standard of quality week after week. As of now, The Flash has carved itself a niche both in the general CW lineup and in the expanding world of comic characters on television. Less grim than the freshmen Gotham on Fox and Constantine on NBC, The Flash brought a whimsy to the 2014 premiere season in a genre that has been overwhelmingly bleak. Much of what has worked in the first portion of the first season will easily carry The Flash forward in the future. Nevertheless, there have been some aspects that could be handled better from 2015 on. So, as we eagerly await the return of The Flash on January 20, here are seven things that Season 1 has done rightand three that it hasnt.
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