The Flash: Fun
This is a tough review to do. On one hand we where going to
wait till the premiere date in October. With the leak of the pilot a lot of
sites decided to just post their reviews online right away. And the other makes it tough to have a detail
review without ruining a fun show.
But we can defiantly talk about some cheers and jeers
without spoiling the show.
Let me just say The Flash is good. It’s like Arrow, but a
bit different, which gives The Flash its own type of storytelling. Arrow uses a
lot of flashbacks. This is something I thought early on was going to get them
in trouble with timelines. Also after awhile flashbacks for me can really turn
me off of a story, unless like here they’re used correctly. But Arrow continues
to be one of the best shows to watch, mostly do to the writing and its fantastic
leads. The Flash seems more likely to follow a different path. Thou it is tough
to tell at this point, being this as the only episode. The narration was good.
The Flash, Grant Gustin does a very good job playing Berry Allen. I’m very glad
they didn’t throw in a ton of jokes for Allen to tell like we have seen before
with the character. He’s dialogue is
pretty solid and this was a worry I shared at the start. Detective Joe West and
Iris West where good, John Wesley Shipp as Henry Allen was a great idea (Shipp
played The Flash on TV in 1991). Harrison Wells is an interesting character to
say least (You’ll see what I mean).
The villain was okay.
The meat of the storytelling impacted the character to be given more, so
it’s not a total loss. I will say this, the news of Robbie Amell (cousin of the
Arrow) as Firestorm has excited me more then anything. I’m looking forward
toward seeing that characters come alive.
The effects are pretty good. I was wondering a bit how it would look when I first heard of the show being made. But I'm pretty happy with it. This is something more I'm waiting to see in future episodes. Smallville did a good job with this too, and I'm hoping they take it to the next level, like the flash getting stuck in a mirror from Mirror Master.
All in all everything was pretty good. Only thing that I
didn’t like was the amount they packed into the pilot. I’m surprised they
didn’t pull a 24 and stretched it along a handful of episodes. A lot happens
making the episode feel jammed packed. If they made it a 2-hour event then I
could really seeing it working out a tad bit better.
Definitely give it a watch if you’re a fan of the Flash, the
Arrow or just like watching something fun on TV.
Also keep a look for a ton of Easter eggs, for a pilot
there’re some big ones.
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