Every Upcoming Superhero TV Show Of 2017 - Ranked By Anticipation

6. The Flash - Season 3B

Danny Rand Iron Fist
The CW

After its stunning debut season - fun, fast, and, well, flashy, but with real emotional hooks too - The Flash faltered in its second year, mostly due to its lacklustre villain.

It hasn't fully rectified those wrongs, with Flashpoint feeling a little bit of a let-down and yet another predictable villain twist, but it has made a fair number of improvements too.

The show has, at times, really gotten back to its zippy old self, and is at its best when it really embraces those comic roots and doesn't get too weighed down in numerous emotional beats (which means they're more satisfying when they do come along).

It could become further bogged down in time-travel as Barry spends more time in the future, but the here-and-now looks pretty good for The Flash.

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NCTJ-qualified journalist. Most definitely not a racing driver. Drink too much tea; eat too much peanut butter; watch too much TV. Sadly only the latter paying off so far. A mix of wise-old man in a young man's body with a child-like wonder about him and a great otherworldly sensibility.