History Series / TheFlash2014

* DownerEnding: "Out of Time" ends on a terrible note, with Cisco dead after Eobard Thawne catches him in his hidden chamber, while Mark Mardon is about to wipe out the city with a tsunami as the badly-injured Joe watches on in horror. The Flash's effort to counter the wave causes him to travel back through time in the end, with him SettingRightWhatOnceWentWrong in the next episode, but as a result he doesn't learn Thawne's true nature for several more episodes. To top it all off, the trauma from the tsunami causes Iris to profess her love for Barry, but when Barry tries to do the same after going back, she is repulsed and Eddie gets pissed at him.

* PoliticalOverCorrectness: Season 9 goes out of its way to be diversively inclusive and include a wide umbrella of LGBTQIA+ guest starring characters - namely with Ryan Wilder (lesbian), Hartley Rathaway (gay), Nia Nal (transgender), and Jess Chambers (non-binary). This ends up mostly being self-indulgence for the showrunner Eric Wallace, as fans have pointed out the decision to include Ryan and Jess didn't make much sense, nor did Nia's episode in the season. Overall, Eric's decision to make the show more inclusive is questionable, as the show has excelled at it long before he joined, and his contribution in the final season only ended up giving it the negative stigma that its fellow shows Supergirl and Batwoman had for pushing inclusion too hard.

* RaceFetish: The main reason Ryan Wilder appears in Season 8 and 9, to the joy of Batwoman fans, but the dismay of the majority of the fans. Showrunner Eric Wallace stated in several interviews during season 8's Armageddon event and leading up to season 9 that he wanted Ryan in the show due to his desire to show Black pride, and also because Ryan and Iris's actresses, Javicia Leslie and Candice Patton, are friends in real life. However the execution is severely underdelivered, with Ryan's character being criticized for poor acting. As a result, it ends up being MindlessSelfIndulgence for Eric, especially as the show has had the West family the entire time.

* PoliticalOverCorrectness: Season 9 goes out of its way to be diversively inclusive and include a wide umbrella of LGBTQIA+ guest starring characters - namely with Ryan Wilder (lesbian), Hartley Rathaway (gay), Nia Nal (transgender), and Jess Chambers (non-binary). This ends up mostly being Mindless Self Indulgence for the showrunner Eric Wallace, as fans have pointed out the decision to include Ryan and Jess didn't make much sense. Fans also pointed out that Nia's episode doesn't make much sense in the season. Eric's decision overall to make the show more inclusive also doesn't make much sense due to the fact the show has excelled at it long before he joined, and his contribution in the final season only ended up giving it the negative stigma that its fellow shows Supergirl and Batwoman had for pushing inclusion too hard.

* RaceFetish: The main reason Ryan Wilder appears in Season 8 and 9, to the joy of Batwoman fans, but the dismay of the majority of the fans. Showrunner Eric Wallace stated in several interviews during season 8's Armageddon event and leading up to season 9 that he wanted Ryan in the show due to his desire to show Black pride, and also because Ryan and Iris's actresses, Javicia Leslie and Candice Patton, are friends in real life. However the execution is severely underdelivered, with Ryan's character being criticized for poor acting. As a result, it ends up being Mindless Self Indulgence for Eric, especially as the show has had the West family the entire time.

* PoliticalOverCorrectness: Season 9 goes out of its way to be diversively inclusive and include a wide umbrella of LGBTQIA+ guest starring characters - namely with Ryan Wilder (lesbian), Hartley Rathaway (gay), Nia Nal (transgender), and Jess Chambers (non-binary). This ends up mostly being [[Mindless Self Indulgence mindless self indulgence]] for the showrunner Eric Wallace, as fans have pointed out the decision to include Ryan and Jess didn't make much sense. Fans also pointed out that Nia's episode doesn't make much sense in the season. Eric's decision overall to make the show more inclusive also doesn't make much sense due to the fact the show has excelled at it long before he joined, and his contribution only ended up giving it the stigma that its fellow shows Supergirl and Batwoman had for pushing inclusion too hard.

* RaceFetish: The main reason Ryan Wilder appears in Season 8 and 9, to the joy of Batwoman fans, but the dismay of the majority of the fans. Showrunner Eric Wallace stated in several interviews during season 8's Armageddon event and leading up to season 9 that he wanted Ryan in the show due to his desire to show Black pride, and also because Ryan and Iris's actresses, Javicia Leslie and Candice Patton, are friends in real life. However the execution is severely underdelivered, with Ryan's character being criticized for poor acting. As a result, it ends up being [[Mindless Self Indulgence Mindless Self Indulgece]] for Eric, especially as the show has had the West family the entire time.

** In the French dub, Barry’s voice actor is Alexandre Gillet, who is also known for voicing [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog another iconic, heroic speedster]].

* BallisticDiscount: In "Going Rogue", Snart uses the cold gun to kill the the supplier who is attempting to sell it to him.

* HasTwoMommies: In the musical alternate world of "Duet" Iris's counterpart has two dads (her real life dad Joe's counterpart and Stein's) who also double as {{gayngster}}s.

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

''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 "Franchise/{{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.

It is one of three live-action DC Comics shows to premiere in 2014, along with Creator/{{Fox}}'s ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' and Creator/{{NBC}}'s ''Series/{{Constantine|2014}}''; being on different networks, they are all independent of each other (though Constantine was absorbed into the Arrowverse, played by [[Creator/MattRyan the same actor]], after his show wasn't renewed). It is also the second live-action show based on the Flash, after [[Series/TheFlash1990 a 1990 series]] - and the previous actor to play Barry, John Wesley Shipp, plays [[RemakeCameo Barry's father]] as well as a different version of the Flash (Jay Garrick) in an alternate universe in this one. After four years, Shipp got to play as Barry Allen again when the 1990 Flash appeared in the ''Elseworlds'' crossover.

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. The ninth and final season premiered on February 8, 2023, and the series ended on May 24, 2023 after nine years and 184 episodes, becoming DC's second-longest running live-action series (behind ''{{Series/Smallville}}''). This also marked the end of adventures on the ''Arrowverse'''s Earth-Prime; with the subsequent cancellations of fellow ''Arrowverse'' shows ''Series/Titans2018'' (set on Earth-9), and ''Series/DoomPatrol2019'' (set on Earth-21), this left only ''Series/SupermanAndLois'' (set on an undesignated Earth), as the last remaining ''Arrowverse'' series left in production.

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. The ninth and final season premiered on February 8, 2023, and the series ended on May 24, 2023 after nine years and 184 episodes, becoming DC's second-longest running live-action series (behind {{Series/Smallville}}). This also marked the end of adventures on the ''Arrowverse'''s Earth-Prime; with the subsequent cancellations of fellow ''Arrowverse'' shows ''Series/Titans2018'' (set on Earth-9), and ''Series/DoomPatrol2019'' (set on Earth-21), this left only ''Series/SupermanAndLois'' (set on an undesignated Earth), as the last remaining ''Arrowverse'' series left in production.

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. The ninth and final season premiered on February 8, 2023. %%, and the series ended on May 24, 2023 after nine years and 184 episodes, becoming DC's second-longest running live-action series (behind {{Series/Smallville}}). This also marked the end of adventures on the ''Arrowverse'''s Earth-Prime; with the subsequent cancellations of fellow ''Arrowverse'' shows ''Series/Titans2018'' (set on Earth-9), and ''Series/DoomPatrol2019'' (set on Earth-21), this left only ''Series/SupermanAndLois'' (set on an undesignated Earth), as the last remaining ''Arrowverse'' series left in production.

It is one of three live-action DC Comics shows to premiere in 2014, along with Creator/{{Fox}}'s ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' and Creator/{{NBC}}'s ''Series/{{Constantine}}''; being on different networks, they are all independent of each other (though Constantine was absorbed into the Arrowverse, played by [[Creator/MattRyan the same actor]], after his show wasn't renewed). It is also the second live-action show based on the Flash, after [[Series/TheFlash1990 a 1990 series]] - and the previous actor to play Barry, John Wesley Shipp, plays [[RemakeCameo Barry's father]] as well as a different version of the Flash (Jay Garrick) in an alternate universe in this one. After four years, Shipp got to play as Barry Allen again when the 1990 Flash appeared in the ''Elseworlds'' crossover.

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. The ninth and final season premiered on February 8, 2023. %%, and the series ended on May 24, 2023 after nine years and 184 episodes, becoming DC's second-longest running live-action series (behind {{Series/Smallville}}). This also marked the end of adventures on the ''Arrowverse'''s Earth-Prime; with the subsequent cancellations of fellow ''Arrowverse'' shows ''{{Series/Titans}}'' (set on Earth-9), and ''Series/DoomPatrol'' (set on Earth-21), this left only ''Series/SupermanAndLois'' (set on an undesignated Earth), as the last remaining ''Arrowverse'' series left in production.

*** Creator/MarkHamill as James Jesse/Trickster is a reprise from [[Series/TheFlash1990 the 90s show]], but there are times where his voice slips into [[Franchise/{{DCAU}} another]] [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries famous]] [[ComicBook/TheJoker role]] of his.

* SeriesFauxnale: The Season 8 finale ended up being this as it was originally written as a series finale as it was expected that the show would end after eight seasons and troubles in the CW led to a renewal being uncertain. To bring this point home, [[spoiler: the season ended with The Reverse-Flash finally being stripped of his JokerImmunity and being KilledOffForReal.]]

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. The ninth and final season premiered on February 8, 2023. %%, and the series ended on XXXXX XX, 2023 after nine years and 184 episodes, becoming DC's second-longest running live-action series (behind {{Series/Smallville}}). This also marked the end of adventures on the ''Arrowverse'''s Earth-Prime; with the subsequent cancellations of fellow ''Arrowverse'' shows ''{{Series/Titans}}'' (set on Earth-9), and ''Series/DoomPatrol'' (set on Earth-21), this left only ''Series/SupermanAndLois'' (set on an undesignated Earth), as the last remaining ''Arrowverse'' series left in production.

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. The ninth and final season is scheduled to premiere on February 8, 2023.