12 years ago today, we met barry allen!! ⚡️🥹 Plot: The Flash premiered on October 7, 2014, introducing Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), a brilliant but socially awkward forensic scientist whose life changes after an explosion at S.T.A.R. Labs causes him to be struck by lightning. After awakening from a nine-month coma, Barry discovers that he has gained superhuman speed and begins using his abilities to protect Central City as the Flash. With the help of Cisco Ramon (Carlos Valdes), Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker), and Dr. Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh), Barry learns how to control his powers while facing other metahumans created by the explosion. Throughout Season 1, he also searches for answers about the mysterious speedster responsible for his mother’s death while navigating his relationships with Joe West (Jesse L. Martin) and Iris West (Candice Patton). The season marks the beginning of Barry’s journey from an ordinary forensic scientist into the hero Central City comes to depend on.