Pilot
- good tight origin episode, which re-introduces Barry Allen (who first appeared in two episodes of Arrow) and the rest of the supporting cast of the show
- Barry Allen is struck by lightning one night while working in the lab; he crashes into a shelf full of chemicals and then goes into a coma; he wakes up 9 months later to discover he can move really fast
- his back story (which looks to be crucial to season-long story arc) is that when he was 11 his father was sent to jail for murdering his mother; he knows that his father is innocent but still isn't sure who is to blame; his father has been in prison since then; Barry was adopted by Joe West, who is a friend of the family and a police officer
- by the end of the first episode Joe knows about Barry's powers after witnessing him take down a superpowered criminal; there is also a team of three scientists at STAR Labs who also know about Barry's powers, one of whom has some secrets of his own
- all in all a great episode; considerably more fun than the last couple episodes I watched of Arrow
- the special effects are great
- I like how this episode sets the table for the season ahead
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