20 Great TV Shows That Everybody Turned Against

Though Arrow was the first show in the DC's Arrowverse, the franchise took on a whole new life after The Flash debuted. Easily one of the strongest entries in this shared universe, The Flash was a faithful adaptation that remained accessible to casual audiences.

Early seasons of The Flash succeeded because they focused on Barry Allen as a civilian as much as his supersonic alter-ego. The Scarlet Speedster's relationships with his friends and love interests were fleshed out, so viewers were invested when their lives were threatened. And when The Flash started embracing crossovers, alternate timelines, and other realities, the series wasn't just thrilling; it was epic.

Too bad that later seasons followed a rinse-and-repeat formula. Character development stagnated, with Barry relearning the same lessons, side characters became underused or inconsistent, and the flagrant increase in weak dialogue and questionable CGI made dramatic moments less impactful.

Perhaps most damaging was the loss of any emotional stakes, as death became easily reversible due to Barry's ability to time-travel, which diminished any tension. Although The Flash's earlier seasons contain some of the best stories in the Arrowverse, the later episodes are among the worst.