The Flash

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 20, 1990
Season #: 1, 1
Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Jun 7, 2013
    58
    The dialogue in this show is banal, but for some reason utterly charming whenever it's coming out of the mouth of costar Amanda Pays.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Howard Rosenberg
    Jun 10, 2015
    40
    The Flash has neither the humor of "Dick Tracy" nor, even though much of its action occurs at night, the brooding darkness of "Batman." Despite great swells of action music, moreover, it lacks a true comic book sensibility that would dramatically set it apart from the rest of prime time.

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User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 36
  3. Negative: 7 out of 36
  1. AxeT
    Jul 19, 2015
    3
    Dumb, dopey very childish superhero genre that skews very narrowly into that pre-adolescent CW audience. Short on original plots, character,Dumb, dopey very childish superhero genre that skews very narrowly into that pre-adolescent CW audience. Short on original plots, character, and seriousness. You have to be under 14 to like this show.… Full Review »
  2. mugen_is_here
    Oct 25, 2015
    1
    Suppose you do an experiment which goes haywire and affects someone
    life. What do you tell him? "I'm really sorry it went out of control",    Suppose you do an experiment which goes haywire and affects someone
    life. What do you tell him? "I'm really sorry it went out of control",
    "I don't know what happened. Are you okay?". In this TV series the
    scientist tells the hero "EVerything's gonna be okay". **** cheesy,
    lame, we've heard it a million times and it doesn't make sense. You
    can't control the universe so you're never in a position to say that.

    A half-sister who calls her "brother"'s life sadistic. Nerd. When in
    reality he's just enjoying doing his research. What gives her the right
    to tell a guy that his life is sadistic? He's happy to live his life
    however he wants. I felt that she was a major **** passing around her
    **** judgments on other people.

    That half-sister tells her brother "since we grew up together we are
    like brothers and sisters but actually we are not. So it's going to be
    awkward". Sounds completely retarded. Nothing has to be "awkward". Why
    will it be awkward when both of them are experiencing something common?
    Does growing up together make you brothers-sisters? No it does not.
    They're not blood relations. If they want they can keep their relation
    as brother-sister. If they don't want they could be friends or more
    than friends. She's the one who's defining the relationship as
    brother-sister. And then she says its going to be awkward. Yes it will.
    It's like pointing at your friend and saying "hey buddy. You and me
    grew up together but are going to be like professor-pupil for the rest
    of our lives. But we won't be. This will be awkward". See how retarded
    that sounds? The camera cuts - complete jack **** stomach-cringing.
    Flash is running and we cut to several people's faces who are not just
    amazed or surprised they've completely gone bonkers. And that
    expression is repeated over and over and over again throughout the
    episodes.

    The guy whose helping Flash with costume and microphone connection -
    how does he act? Eyebrows completely raised,
    half-speaking,half-laughing, shakes his head as if he's saying "No, no,
    no" but what is he actually saying? "This suit will not tear up at high
    speeds. It has built in sensors". That's how you emote while you say
    that sentence?? This whole character direction is a big ball of poop.

    Story/plot: There's nothing much in the plot. It's probably marketed
    for ages 6+. Villain. Bam BM. Cops's faces - stunned. Female
    ****-half-sis's face - completely stunned. Flash. Flash. Flash. Bam.
    Bam. Fight. Sentimental dialogs between Flash and his horrible sis. Episode
    over. If you could tolerate the **** that green arrow was you'll like
    flash too. Both were equally awful with horrible camera direction.

    Police officers who take his random speech to heart. That's retarded
    too. Someone tells you 'hey looks like there are 6 tracks here. There
    were 6 people.. Ooohhh.... what's this? looks like they all had a size
    ten. Shoes similar to yours captain.. oh I don't mean that you're a
    suspect". If someone tells you this how would you react? If you're a
    normal human being you'll assure him saying "don't worry about that. I know you don't mean me. Just carry on with the investigation". Or you'll probably say "haha.. you don't say". Or something similar. What is the reaction of those cops? The head twitches his lips. His partners turn around and leave them alone as if the guy doesn't know what he's talking about. What an extreme amount of judgmental behavior. These aren't normal human beings. These are all retards. The whole lot of them are retards.    … Full Review »
  3. jaymz1970
    Feb 19, 2015
    10
    I thought this show was pretty good, then they added FIRESTORM and it blew up!
    this show kicks butt, when firestorm is on it.
    so its a    I thought this show was pretty good, then they added FIRESTORM and it blew up!
    this show kicks butt, when firestorm is on it.
    so its a average show, except that firestorm boosts it from 6/10 to 8/10.
    did I mention firestorm.....?    … Full Review »
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