The Flash: 10 Ways To Ensure The Series Will Be Awesome

5. A Well Motivated Costume

Audiences are all about reality and practicality these days. That seems to be the driving force behind Christopher Nolan's Batman films and Arrow. The origin story is also wildly popular; people just like to know and see how a character becomes the hero we all love, and a big part of that origin is the costume. Batman made his, Green Arrow made his, Iron Man made his and Captain America's was government issued. Superman's was given to him by his father whilst again Spider-Man designed and made his. All of the costumes of currently popular superhero titles are motivated by something very important. It used to be that heroes would just show up in their outfits with no rhyme or reason as to where it came from and nobody would bat an eyelash. That is no longer the case. Considering we've seen several official and leaked photos of Grant Gustin in The Flash costume we know what it looks like - pretty cool. But a superhero costume made for a metaphysical being premiering in a pilot with budget constraints on television means there's a chance it could look a little goofy. However the greatest solution to sweeping that problem under the rug is the acknowledgement of that goofiness and giving the audience a reason to understand why it looks the way it does. So long as the show provides motivation for the suit itself, that's what will help guide audiences into accepting both it and the person inside.