History Series / TheFlash2014

* MakeMeWannaShout: Pied Piper's gauntlets analyze a target's natural frequency and emit a modulated sonic wave that causes the target to resonate and rip itself apart.

Other main characters include Cecile Horton (Creator/DanielleNicolet), a district attorney and telepath who dates Joe; Wally West (Creator/KeiynanLonsdale), Iris' younger brother who develops the same speedster powers as Barry; [[ComicBook/ElongatedMan Ralph Dibny]] (Hartley Sawyer), a shapeshifting metahuman and a member of Team Flash since the fourth season; Clifford [=DeVoe=] (Neil Sandilands), an anti-technology metahuman with SuperIntelligence; Nora West-Allen (Creator/JessicaParkerKennedy), Barry and Iris' [[KidFromTheFuture daughter from the future]]; Orlin Dwyer (Creator/ChrisKlein), a vigilante who wants to eliminate all metahumans; Chester P. Runk (Brandon [=McKnight=]), an online streamer and metahuman who becomes a tech expert for Team Flash in the sixth season; Allegra Garcia (Kayla Compton), a criminal-turned-ally to Team Flash who can control electromagnetic energy; and Eva [=McCulloch=] (Efrat Dor), CEO of [=McCulloch=] Technologies and a metahuman with power over mirrors. Also notable is the unique casting of Tom Cavanagh, who portrays a different incarnation of Wells every season.

** Excusing the IncrediblyLamePun, Hawkgirl first appeared as a LastEpisodeNewCharacter for Season 1 and then a Recurring Character in Season 2 before joining the cast of ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''. Same goes for Jefferson "Jax" Jackson, ComicBook/{{Hawkman}} and the show's BigBad ComicBook/VandalSavage.

--> '''Leonard Snart''': He broke my sister's heart. It was only fair that I'd [[IncrediblyLamePun break his]].

*** "Fallout": Thawne kidnaps Eiling from the middle of his base and carries him to Grodd's section of the sewers, whereupon the simian villain goes [[IncrediblyLamePun apeshit]] on his erstwhile tormenter.

The show has aired eight seasons, and has been renewed for a ninth, making it not only the longest-running Arrowverse series, but also the longest show on The CW not inherited from other networks. On August 1, 2022, [[https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-flash-end-season-9-the-cw-final-episode-count-rgrant-gustin-1235082436/ it was confirmed]] that the ninth season will be the series' last.

* SuperStrength: Several metahumans have this as a result of their power. These include [[ChromeChampion Girder]], [[KillerGorilla Grodd]], [[ILoveNuclearPower Atom]] [[{{Sizeshifter}} Smasher]], and [[SharkMan King Shark]]. Even with his speed, Barry has trouble beating them and has to resort to tricks. Additionally, any speedster is able to use his speed to amplify his punches, since speed = kinetic energy.

** The second {{Crossover}} with ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' has Cisco mentioning ''Franchise/{{Highlander}}''. Three actors from TheVerse appeared in that franchise; Creator/ClancyBrown (Wade Eilling) whose StarMakingRole was [[Film/{{Highlander}} the film that started the franchise]]), Creator/MichaelIronside (Lewis Snart) who played Gen. Katana on ''Film/HighlanderIITheQuickening'', and [[Wrestling/{{Edge}} Adam Copeland]] (Al Rothstein) who played the MookLieutenant on ''Film/HighlanderEndgame''.

* AmbiguousSituation: In Season 3 the changes to the timeline that are result of Flashpoint could be the effects of Barry trying to fix his mistake, Eobard Thawne who had the chance to screw things over while Barry was unconscious or Savitar just to get his revenge.

* CatchAndReturn: While training his speed in preparation for his second showdown with the Reverse-Flash, Barry catches one of the missiles launched by Cisco's drone and throws it right back at it. Taken UpToEleven in Season 2, where Zoom catches a ''lightning bolt'' thrown by Barry and hurls it back at him. This is used to show just how much faster the evil speedster is.

** Creator/TomCavanagh returning every season to play a different Harrison Wells from [[AlternateSelf somewhere in]] TheMultiverse. Taken UpToEleven in Season Three and Four where he plays several different Wells in the same scene.

The show has aired eight seasons, and has been renewed for a ninth, making it not only the longest-running Arrowverse series, but also the longest show on The CW not inherited from Creator/TheWB or Creator/{{UPN}}. On August 1, 2022, [[https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-flash-end-season-9-the-cw-final-episode-count-rgrant-gustin-1235082436/ it was confirmed]] that the ninth season will be the series' last.

With the end of ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', this is now the de-facto lead show of the "Arrowverse." The show has aired eight seasons, and has been renewed for a ninth, making it the longest-running Arrowverse series.

With the end of ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', this is now the de-facto lead show of the "Arrowverse." The show is currently airing its eighth season, and has been renewed for a ninth, making it the longest-running Arrowverse series.

* AdaptationDistillation: Incorporates plot elements and characters from various eras of ''The Flash'' mythos. The Season 1 story-arc is primarily inspired by ''The Flash: Rebirth'' mini-series by Geoff Jones with the backstory of Nora Allen being murdered by an EvilCounterpart (the "Reverse-Flash") and Henry being framed for the murder. Many of Flash's foes are actual metahumans, rather than criminals with advanced technology, as in the New 52 ''Flash'' series. The idea of the Flash disappearing during a Crisis with 'Red Skies' in the future is borrowed from ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''.

** In the second season finale, we get to see Creator/JohnWesleyShipp as the real Jay Garrick. This isn't the first time he was the Fastest Man Alive on his earth.

** Arrow Season 3's 'Broken Arrow' introduces a meta human called "Deathbolt". After being defeated by Team Arrow, he's turned over to Team Flash, where it is shockingly revealed that he was a metahuman prior to the particle accelerator explosion, setting up a mystery over on their show. When Deathbolt debuts on The Flash proper in Rogue Air, however, he's killed by Snart, leaving this conundrum unsolved, and to date, all but forgotten.

** In TheStinger of "Power Outage", Thawne takes a blood sample from the dead body of Blackout, musing that his ability to drain The Flash's powers will come in handy. However, this is never brought up again.

** In Season 1's 'Rogue Air', it is revealed that Deathbolt was a metahuman prior to the particle accelerator explosion. This is never followed up on.

''The Flash'' is a television series based on the Creator/DCComics {{superhero}} Franchise/TheFlash and a SpinOff of ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', and the second show in the "Series/{{Arrowverse}}". It stars Creator/GrantGustin as Barry Allen/The Flash with DC's Creator/GeoffJohns as executive producer. The series premiered on Creator/TheCW October 7, 2014.

** "52", though it applies for the entirety of the Series/{{Arrowverse}}.

** Considering the fact that Captain Cold is now in in ''Series/{{Legends Of Tomorrow}}'', the third ''Arrow'' spinoff, with other {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s from the ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'' it seems that this trope is very much true.

** ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' was name dropped by both Caitlin and Cisco, creating several very interesting paradoxes in the Series/{{Arrowverse}}...

* UniquenessDecay: Barry's status as a speedster. It wasn't long into Season 1 before a second speedster, the Reverse Flash, showed up. Season 2 introduces two others: Jay Garrick, the Flash from another dimension; and the villain Zoom – and also a one-off called Trajectory. Season 3 adds Wally West as Kid Flash, [[BigBad Savitar]], Edward Clariss as The Rival and Jesse Chambers Wells as Jesse Quick. Other shows in the Series/{{Arrowverse}} such as WesternAnimation/{{Vixen}} and Series/{{Supergirl|2015}} also have other characters with superspeed, though they're not technically speedsters.

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* AdultFear: Joe would love nothing more than to make sure Iris and Barry are safe and out of harm's way. But due to the nature of his job and circumstances, it doesn't always work out that way.
** His adopted son was struck by lightning and went into a coma. During the nine months, none of the doctors could explain why Barry kept flat-lining and going into seizures.
** The Reverse-Flash terrorizes Joe and leaves him a threat to stop his investigation or else Iris will be killed.
** Joe was completely helpless when the Clock King dragged off his daughter.
** He arrives at the scene of a crime, only to see Barry collapsed and going into cardiac arrest from a bee attack.
** Years earlier, Joe returns home to find his wife passed out from an overdose again and little Iris was next to an open flame on the stove after she called 911 (and it's heavily implied it's not the first time this has happened.)
** Dr. Alchemy attacking Wally's mind causing him to collapse in agony, Joe knowing that hearing Dr. Alchemy's voice is how it started for many a villain that season and it didn't end well for any of them, and not able to do anything as it gets worse and worse.

-> ''"My name is Barry Allen and I am the fastest man alive. When I was a child, I saw my mother killed by something impossible. My father went to prison for her murder. Then an accident made me the impossible. To the outside world, I'm an ordinary forensic scientist, but secretly I use my speed to fight crime and find others like me. And one day, I'll find who killed my mother and get justice for my father. I am The Flash.!"''

With the end of ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', this is now the de-facto lead show of the "Arrowverse." The show is currently airing its eighth season.