With the monumental success of the first DCTV television show on the CW,Arrow, came an entire universe of superhero shows that introduced the greatest heroes from DC Comics on screen, some for the first time, likeBlack Lightning. Of these shows,The Flashhas been one of the most successful series on the CW network since its debut. With high expectations, the series did a phenomenal job in bringing the scarlet speedster to the screens of millions all over the world.
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Grant Gustin has dawned the red cowl for nearly nine years and has more than earned his stripes as the fastest man alive. Each season ofThe Flashwas like capturing lightning in a bottle, never knowing what explosive scenarios would come next.The Flashhas fought against everything from hyper-intelligent Gorillas to random tears in space and time. Recently,The Flashhas announced its ninth and final season. As the series comes to an end, here are thebest seasons ofThe Flash,ranked.
8The Flash Season Eight
Season eight ofThe Flashis filled with old ghosts coming back to haunt the team as they attempt to keep some semblance of a normal life. Set six months after the previous season, Barry and Iris are thriving and the rest of the members of team Flash are also doing their best.
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However, Caitlyn is brought back down a painful road when a sinister creature wearing an old lover’s face comes to burn Central City to the ground and take Killer Frost as his bride. In addition, the Reverse Flash rears his ugly head and forces a drastic change on the scarlet speedster. The consequences of this season pull no punches, as there are losses all across the board.
7The Flash Season Seven
Barry and the rest of team Flash must quickly think of a way to recover Barry’s speed so that he can put a stop Eva McCulloch’s sinister rise as she grows with more power every second. With powerful allies from Black Hole by her side, Eva seeks to replace the entire world with copies from her mirror dimension.
There is no time to rest as the Flash must hit the ground running, and a new teammate, Chester Runk, must prove his worth as the newest addition to team flash. Unfortunately, season seven comes with goodbyes asCarlos Valdes, who plays Cisco Ramon, exits the show after seven seasons. The Flash will also have to face a blast from the future as Godspeed steps back on the scene, and it will take more than just the Flash alone to take him down.
6The Flash Season Five
Team Flash and Barry and Iris personally are paid a visit from the daughter they haven’t had yet. Nora has traveled back to the past to spend time with her parents and become a better Speedster by working with her father.
Unfortunately, Nora has a secret motive. The dreaded Cicada is one of the Flash’s deadliest foes and Nora has come to the past to prevent him from disappearing in her timeline. To make matters worse, Nora has enlisted the help of the Reverse Flash, who has been tutoring her on how to tap into the negative speed force.
5The Flash Season Six
Season six ofThe Flashkicks off with rampant meta-crime and corruption spreading throughout the city; however, Barry is preoccupied with the coming crisis he’s been warned about by the Monitor. Barry travels across universes and timelines in order to find a way to prevent the coming event.
Unfortunately, after sending his mind to the future, Barry realizes there is only one way to protect the world and the ones he loves, the Flash must die. As Barry prepares his team for life without him, he must also face a new villain who sets his sights on turning the citizens of Central City into undead thralls after turning himself into a meta through a risky experiment.
4The Flash Season Four
The Flash has faced his deadliest foes and come out ahead by an inch. Having overcome incredible hardships, some due to his own mistakes, Barry Allen now heads straight for a brighter future at top speed. Unfortunately, chickens have come to roost as a meta gifted with extreme intelligence thanks to the Accelerator explosion now challenges the fastest man alive in a game of intellect.
All of Barry’s speed will prove useless as he is constantly outmaneuvered at every crossroads. Team Flash is stretched too thin even with the new additions of Ralph Dibny, the Elongated Man, and a new Wells.
3The Flash Season Three
In season three ofThe Flash, Barry Allen is faced with the task of looking inward as a dangerous threat from the future steps onto the scene whose sole purpose seems to be to make Barry suffer. Unlike the villains in the past, like the Reverse Flash and Zoom, Savitar seemed to get inside the Flash’s head easily and out-think the entire team, claiming that he would kill Iris and then take out the rest of Barry’s family.
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At every avenue, neither the Flash, Cisco, nor Wally could do anything but remain helpless as Savitar had his way with whatever Barry held dear. Finally, a shocking reveal would leave the entire Flash family gutted and regretting future decisions that created the most dangerous villain they’ve ever faced.
2The Flash Season One
The debut series ofThe Flashhad big shoes to fill and high expectations to meet. With a large amount of scrutiny following the show’s premiere, millions tuned in to see what the fuss was all about.The first episode ofThe Flashdid not disappoint, giving fans a colorful cast of lovable characters that have been praised to this day.
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The trials that Barry Allen would go through as he began to learn how to use his speed and the shadowy presence of the Reverse Flash, who always stayed just a few steps ahead of the fastest man alive, made for an exciting season that had every viewer biding their time until a new episode was released.
1The Flash Season Two
Season two ofThe Flashis arguably the best of the entire series, with performances and writing that will remain hard to beat for time to come. The Flash would face his most formidable challenge yet, against a speedster much faster than anything he has ever seen. The merciless Zoom plagues Central City and runs rampant, leaving the Flash powerless to stop him and serving as one of thebest villains in the series.
In addition, Team Flash is also targeted as a betrayal hits close to home and leaves a tension-filled distrust in the air. Season two ofThe Flashalso introduces Wally West as an estranged son of Joe West and sets him on the track to becoming Central City’s second speedster. With the ever-increasing threat of meta-humans on the rise, this season truly put Barry Allen’s back against a wall.
