The Flash: The Top 10 Epic Moments From Season 1

Earlier this week, The Flash wrapped up its first season on The CW with another terrific episode. Even if The Flash hadn’t been renewed, it would have already had one more episode than The Flash TV series from 1990.

Obviously, times have changed and superhero TV shows are an easier sell than they used to be. But that shouldn’t discount what The Flash creative team and the performers have managed to do. The Flash may owe a great deal to Arrow, but it quickly surpassed its parent series to become one of The CW’s signature hits.

Would you believe that the comic book Barry Allen is one of the most boring characters ever created? And yet on this show, Grant Gustin gives Barry so much humanity that it’s almost impossible to root against him. The same goes for the supporting cast that includes Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Rick Cosnett and Carlos Valdes. Special praise has to be reserved for actors Tom Cavanagh, Jesse L. Martin, and even John Wesley Shipp, the man who played The Flash in the CBS series.

While The Flash isn’t strictly accurate to DC’s comic book universe, it captures the spirit of the comics like no other show on TV. Sometimes it’s played for comedy, but it manages to get the right tone and it nails the drama when it has to.

On a week-to-week basis, The Flash has been filled with amazing callbacks to the comics and a sense of fun that’s been missing from a lot of DC adaptations. The Flash never lets you forget that it’s a comic book show. In fact, it embraces that part of its history while offering a modern take on the mythos.

To mark the end of the show’s inaugural season, CraveOnline has assembled a list of the top 10 epic moments from the first season of The Flash. Feel free to share your choices in the comment section below!

There are also massive spoilers for The Flash Season 1 below! You’ve been warned!

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