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The Flash (2014 TV Series) Episode: Pilot

Pilot is an episode of season 1 of The Flash. It premiered on October 7, 2014.

Synopsis for "Pilot"

Appearing in "Pilot"

Featured Characters:

Barry Allen (Flashback and main story) (Origin)

Supporting Characters:

The Arrow (Oliver Queen)
Central City Police Department (First full appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Cpt. David Singh (First appearance)
- Det. Eddie Thawne (First appearance)
- Det. Frederick Chyre (Single appearance; dies)
- Det. Joe West (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Off. Vukuvich (First appearance)
Dr. Henry Allen (First full appearance) (Flashback and main story)
Iris West (First appearance)
Nora Allen (First full appearance) (Dies in flashback)
Team Flash (First appearance; unnamed)
- Caitlin Snow (Joins team)
- Cisco Ramon (Joins team)
- "Dr. Harrison Wells" (First appearance) (Joins team) (Impersonates Harrison Wells)

Antagonists:

Central City bullies (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Flashback only)
Clyde Mardon (First appearance; dies)
Mark Mardon (First appearance; unnamed) (Apparent death)
"The Man in the Yellow Suit" (First appearance; unnamed) (Flashback only)
Unnamed junkie (Single appearance) (Cameo)
Unnamed laptop robber (First appearance)

Other Characters:

The Central City Citizen (Future) (First appearance) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
Central City Fire Department (First appearance)
Channel 52 (On a TV or computer screen)
The Flash (Barry Allen) (Future) (Unnamed) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
The Flash/Barry Allen (Future) (First appearance) (In picture only) (Hologram) (Cameo)
KSFZ Channel 8
- Linda Park (First full appearance) (On a TV or computer screen)
Kyle (S.T.A.R. Labs employee) (First appearance) (Cameo)
Tracy (CC Jitters barista) (Single appearance)
Unnamed Gold City Bank employee (Single appearance)
The Central City Tribune (Mentioned only)
- Evan Gibson (Mentioned only)
Evan Gibson (Future) (Mentioned only)
Ferris Air (Mentioned only)
God (Mentioned only)
Grodd (Mentioned only)
Harrison Wells (Mentioned only)
Queen Inc. (Future) (Mentioned only)
Ronnie Raymond (Unnamed) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
Wayne Tech (Future) (Mentioned only)

Locations:

Earth-1 (Unnamed)
- 2000
  - United States of America
    - Central City (Flashback only)
      - Allen House (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- 2013
  - United States of America
    - Central City
      - CCPD Headquarters
        Central City Crime Lab
      - S.T.A.R. Labs
    - Keystone City (Mentioned only)
- 2014
  - Earth
    - United States of America
      - Central City
        Central City Hospital (First appearance)
        
        CC Jitters (First appearance)
        
        CCPD Headquarters (First appearance)
        
        Ferris Air Testing Facility (First appearance)
        
        Gold City Bank (First appearance)
        
        S.T.A.R. Labs (First full appearance)
        The Cortex (First appearance)
        
        S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator (First appearance) (In ruins)
        
        Time Vault (First appearance; unnamed)
        
        Carmichael Elementary School (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
        
        West House (Mentioned only)
      - Keystone City
        Iron Heights
      - Starling City
        Queen Consolidated (Cameo)
- S.T.A.R. Labs Satellite (First appearance)
Negative Speed Force (First appearance; unnamed) (Flashback only) (Behind the scenes)
Speed Force (Unnamed) (Flashback and main story) (Behind the scenes)
2024 Future (The Flash vanishes in Crisis) (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
- 2024 (Mentioned only)
  - United States of America
    - Central City (Mentioned only)

Items:

Barry Allen's Training Helmet (First appearance)
Dark Matter (Real name revealed) (First full appearance)
Oliver Queen's Bow
- Trick Arrows
"Science Showcase" Magazine

Vehicles:

Central City Taxi (First appearance) (Cameo)
Clyde Mardon's Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 (Single appearance)
Gambi Cleaners truck (First appearance)
Mardons' Airplane (First appearance) (Destroyed)
S.T.A.R. Labs Mobile Research Unit (First appearance)

Events:

The Crisis (Mentioned only)
S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator Explosion (First full appearance)

Concepts:

Antimatter (Mentioned only)
Flashtime (First appearance; unnamed)
Metahumans (First appearance)
Red Skies (On a TV or computer screen) (In picture only) (Cameo)

Notes

Barry Allen's story continues from the Arrow episode, "Three Ghosts".
The extended prologue takes place on December 11th, 2013, just after Barry left Starling City in "Three Ghosts"; the rest of the episode takes place on October 7th, 2014, around the events of Arrow episode, "The Calm".
- The real circumstances behind Nora Allen's murder will only be revealed in the Season 9 episode, "A New World, Part One".
2018 Barry will travel back in time to the night of the Particle Accelerator Explosion and witness this event in "What's Past Is Prologue".
Although it is not revealed until Season 5, the newspaper from 2024 hail from the original version of Nora West-Allen's future where the Flash died during the original version of the Crisis.

Trivia

The incident that gives Barry Allen his powers mirrors the events of Showcase #4, which marked the first appearance of The Flash/Barry Allen in the Pre-Crisis continuity, including the Speed Force-powered lightning falling from the sky and the chemicals that hit Barry during the incident.
Oliver Queen states he believes that "the lightning chose Barry" which foreshadows the revelation about the Speed Force.
A sign on a broken cell at S.T.A.R. Labs says "Grodd". It is a certain reference to Flash villain, Gorilla Grodd, who will eventually make his first appearance in "Plastique".
When he's testing out his powers, Barry passes a truck for Gambi Cleaners which is a reference to Paul Gambi, the tailor of the Flash villains, the Rogues, in the comics.
Henry Allen being questioned by the 52nd precint is a refernce to The New 52.
Both the newspaper articles (such as "DOCTOR ACCUSED OF KILLING WIFE" and "NORA ALLEN MURDERED BY HUSBAND") that appear in the Crime Lab and the article from the future newspaper are written by Evan Gibson.

Recommended Media

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