The Flash has unexpectedly started running (pun unintended) on free-to-air television here. It's well behind what I've seen of
Arrow as well as my DVD viewing of
Supergirl but I can fill in the gaps.
First comes the confusion.
Set in present time I'm watching Barry Allen at work while thinking about the last time I saw him on ARROW. He had been hit by lightning so I couldn't figure out what was happening, then it started to make sense as I realised I wasn't in present time, or maybe I was and the jump to nine months later is part of the process.
I had the same reaction. I eventually realised that at least part of it was predating the
Arrow scenes.
This kinda reminds me of SMALLVILLE in that there's many bright colours as well as having the possibility of freaky people with powers, all coming from an experiment from Dr. Wells.
Again, the comparison to
Smallville, especially the idea that there were other victims of the same phenomenon, also occurred to me fairly early on.
I prefer the heroes identity to stay hidden,
That's my main gripe with all these shows - that they surround themselves with a team of assistants and advisors. Traditionally, superheroes were loners, interacting with their friends only via their secret identities.
I really enjoyed the surprise of seeing Oliver turn up, his name wasn't in the opening credits and that gave it a better impact.
Agreed. I smiled when I saw Barry on the road to Starling.
Did you recognize his father?
I actually watched the original Flash series way back when. I understand another well-known cast member also appears in later episodes. I'm looking forward to seeing that play out.