![]() Between Iris, Joe, Cisco, Caitlin, and (to some extent) Dr. Martin’s warmly paternal adoptive father/CCPD detective Joe West and Barry’s adoptive sister/lifelong childhood crush Iris West (Patton) serve as the emotional core/stakes in Barry’s journey, bro familial/platonic and romantic, respectively. In addition to his newfound family at Star Labs, Barry has an adoptive family at home, as well. Wells, meanwhile, was invented by series creators Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg, who established (alongside an iconic, frosty performance from Cavanagh) him as a mysterious mentor figure who would go on to be revealed not just as Reverse-Flash, but as the genesis for a baker’s dozen of alternate universe Harrison Wells(es), all played by Cavanagh. Cisco and Caitlin both go on to get superpowers of their own-bringing their comic counterparts Vibe and Killer Frost to life, both as heroes and villains. ![]() Wells, who function as the tech support/social circle/suspect pool for the identity of Barry’s mother’s killer, the Reverse-Flash. It’s a premise pulled straight from the pages of the comics, though tweaked slightly to include Cisco, Caitlin, and the mysterious Dr. Martin, season 1 of The Flash was a charming, self-contained murder mystery series that translates the classic backstory of Barry Allen: After being struck by lightning and stuck in a coma for nine months, Barry awakens to find out he’s got super speed and uses his powers to fight crime while hunting down the man who killed his mother. ![]() Originally starring Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, Tom Cavanagh, and Jesse L. Arrow season 2, episode 8, titled “The Scientist,” introduced viewers to Grant Gustin’s geeky, oh-so 2010s take on Barry Allen, and The Flash was picked up for a pilot a year later. ![]() Barry Allen and the world of The Flash started as many network franchise entries do: via a backdoor pilot. ![]()
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