Hey youtubers it’s charlie and this week on Arrow we met Barry Allen before he becomes
the flash, we learn all about brother blood’s super soldier serum and malcolm merlyn runs
afoul of ra’s al ghul.
So since so much happened i’m going to do my top 5 moments, then my review and I’ll
be doing a separate q and a video all about the flash.
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Remember this is just part 1 of the mid season finale, next week is part 2.
Here we go, top 5 moments.
Number 5 - The references.
So I caught several.
see if you spotted these.
The chemical shelf in the lab and the sound of lightning was a reference to the accident
that created the first barry allen flash in the comic books.
The Kord Industries centrifuge is a reference to Ted Kord, one of the many people to become
the blue beetle in the dc comics.
He was also a wealthy industrialist, Like a nerdier version of tony stark.
The particle accelerator is going to be turned on soon.
Probably in the next episode.
Think about how the idea of speed and the flash work with the arrival of barry allen.
The show hasn’t physically shown us the particle accelerator yet, but if they travel
to the site next week.
You can bet it will be part of how Barry gets his powers.
When barry tells Oliver about how his mother died after a person who looked like a tornado
came in murdered her, it’s a reference to professor zoom who killed barry’s mother
in the comic books.
The Argus bunker that has the sedatives- Argus is the SHIELD - like organization that Amanda
Waller runs and that helps out the justice league from time to time.
Nanda Parbat - Malcolm Merlyn references the home of the league of assassins leading moira
to contact them and let ra’s al ghul know that malcolm is still alive.
And pretty much every sentence uttered by Barry and Felicity when they’re together
teasing us with his destiny as the flash.
Number 4 - The stunts.
My favorite stunt was when oliver first goes after the super soldier, he gets kicked out
the car door.
With the door.
Ouch.
Number 3 - Barry and Felicity.
So in case you missed it, the writers are shipping Barry and Felicity hardcore.
All the most fun parts of the episode were their scenes.
It’s hilarious that Felicity just dumps even the thought of being with Oliver when
Barry questions their relationship.
And what about their conversation about penetration.
What if he thinks he penetrates just fine.
I feel like Felicity sexytime is just around the corner.
Number 2 - Felicity brings Barry to the Arrow Cave.
So barry is now completely in on Oliver’s whole operation.
He just figures it all out with that look around.
The weapons, the tech, and Oliver lying comatose on the table.
Barry is now officially on team arrow.
Think of it as like a justice league teaser.
Two members down, one cowl, some oreo’s, a golden lasso and a red cape and you’re
good to go.
and my number 1 moment - Meeting Barry Allen.
Heir to the speedforce and the only person on earth faster than superman.
unless you count professor zoom.
The introduction of barry was so much fun.
He’s not the flash yet.
That’s supposed to happen next week.
But everything about his first on screen appearance.
The ‘train imagery’, the pouring droplets of rain.
And so so many jokes teasing us.
But let me know what your favorite moment was and if you saw any references that I didn’t
mention.
Overall I give the episode an A+ for just being so much fun and being so bold with all
the dc universe references.
And doing it in a way that felt authentic to the world arrow has created.
The writers said that this was all about the flash being part of oliver story, not oliver
being part of the flash’s story.
The soundtrack was really appropriate too.
Especially that first scene with Barry and Felicity alone together.
It almost sounded like christmas music, like arrow is giving us a red blurry present.
Don’t open it too fast.
Let me know what you thought of the episode.
Like I said, next week he will get his powers.
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I’m also doing a new show called Ask Emergency, it’s just a video I’ll start doing once
or twice a week where i take your questions about a specific topic and answer them.
This week it will be all about Grant Gustin and the future of the flash.
Including what’s happening with him on arrow and the spinoff show.
So write your questions for that in the comments and click here to get my answers.
I’ll add the annotation when I post the video in the morning.
And click here to get my last arrow video.
Thanks so much for watching, see you guys tomorrow, super fast high fives!
(yuuuuuh noise).