The Flash

The Best Episodes of The Flash

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Every episode of The Flash ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Flash!

When a bolt of lightening crashes through a police crime lab, a mix of electrically charged substances bathes chemist Barry Allen, transforming him into the...
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  1. 7.9/10(191 votes)

    #1 - Be My Baby

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    S1:E14

    Barry tries to help a young woman. She found out about her husband's criminal life, and is trying to escape from him. She takes their daughter with her, but he wants them back.

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    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Jule Selbo
  2. 7.8/10(200 votes)

    #2 - Alpha

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    S1:E21

    An android built by the government to use an assassin refuses to obey her orders. She escapes, and is befriended by Tina and Barry.

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    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:N/A
  3. 7.7/10(209 votes)

    #3 - Shroud of Death

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    S1:E8

    Pieces of a broken medallion are the only clue to an unknown assassin who is on a deadly rampage in central city.

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    Writer:N/A
  4. 7.7/10(210 votes)

    #4 - Beat the Clock

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    S1:E11

    A jazz musician friend of Julio's is about to be executed. An hour before the execution, a friend calls and says he has evidence that could exonerate their friend. Before Barry can contact him, he disappears. They have less than an hour to save a condemned man.

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  5. 7.7/10(195 votes)

    #5 - Fast Forward

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    S1:E15

    Jay's killer, Nicholus Pike, is released from jail and blames the Flash for Jay's death. He sets the Flash up by using a heat seeking bomb on him, but something goes awry. Instead of killing the Flash, it sends him into the future where Pike is in charge and outlaws anyone from mentioning the Flash.

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  6. 7.6/10(175 votes)

    #6 - Deadly Nightshade

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    S1:E16

    There's a new vigilante in town, the Deadly Nightshade, who fights crime by killing criminals. The Flash and the original Nightshade team up to take him down.

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  8. 7.5/10(168 votes)

    #7 - Good Night, Central City

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    S1:E20

    A small time crook gets a hold of a device that puts people to sleep. He goes on a spree while the people are unconscious. He has a plan to knock out the entire city, it's up to the Flash to stop him.

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  9. 7.3/10(156 votes)

    #8 - Twin Streaks

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    S1:E18

    A scientist and his business partner are trying to develop a being with super speed, their attempts fail. They manage to clone the Flash. Their creation learns quickly, but is emotional moral equivalent of a child. Barry must stop his twin.

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  10. 7.1/10(191 votes)

    #9 - Child's Play

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    S1:E7

    An orphan boy has information that incriminates a 1960s cult figure who is trying to make a comeback.

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    Director:Danny Bilson
    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.0/10(180 votes)

    #10 - Ghost in the Machine

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    S1:E9

    Barry befriends an African American who was once a super hero that defeated a terrorist called the Ghost, who blackmailed the city through television sets. When the presumed dead criminal is defrosted, the Night Shade is back in business.

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  12. 7.0/10(174 votes)

    #11 - Sight Unseen

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    S1:E10

    An invisible man gets into Star Labs, and releases a neurotoxin with Tina inside the lab. Then he starts killing scientists who worked on the project. Flash must find the invisible man and save his friend.

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    Writer:N/A
  13. 7.0/10(176 votes)

    #12 - Captain Cold

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    S1:E17

    Captain Cold, who freezes his victims to death, is contracted to kill the Flash.

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    Writer:N/A
  14. 7.0/10(162 votes)

    #13 - Done with Mirrors

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    S1:E19

    A battery is stolen by a criminal calling himself the Mirror Master. He soon steals a crystal from Star Labs. Tina will get fired if they can't recover the crystal. Tina's mother comes for a visit, and an old friend of Barry's also stirs up trouble.

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  15. 6.9/10(244 votes)

    #14 - Out of Control

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    S1:E2

    Homeless people are dying and their bodies are disappearing. Tina rekindles a relationship with a former colleague who is an expert in genetic engineering.

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  16. 6.9/10(199 votes)

    #15 - Double Vision

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    S1:E5

    Someone spreads graffiti, and messages asking to meet "Flash" at a church. Barry goes to the church. Shortly after that, he begins to experience black outs and memory losses.

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  17. 6.8/10(265 votes)

    #16 - Pilot

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    S1:E1

    A laboratory accident endows a police scientist with the ability to move at superhuman speed which he uses to battle a menacing gang as a superhero.

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  18. 6.8/10(217 votes)

    #17 - Watching the Detectives

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    S1:E3

    The corrupt District Attorney Thomas Castillo hires a private eye named Megan Lockhart to find out the Flash's identity. He then blackmails Barry to work for him, or he'll expose his secret.

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  19. 6.8/10(208 votes)

    #18 - Sins of the Father

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    S1:E6

    A bank robber escapes from prison. He goes back to Central City to get his money and revenge on the cop who busted him, Henry Allen, Barry's father.

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  20. 6.8/10(178 votes)

    #19 - The Trickster

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    S1:E12

    Barry must protect his old girlfriend, Megan Lockhart, from an obsessed, maniacal criminal disguised as The Trickster.

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  21. 6.5/10(212 votes)

    #20 - Honor Among Thieves

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    S1:E4

    While arranging security at the Central City Museum, Barry is reunited with an old girlfriend and a former mentor.

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    Writer:N/A
  22. 6.5/10(176 votes)

    #21 - Tina, Is That You?

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    S1:E13

    Barry is having trouble sleeping. Tina tries to use bio-feedback to help him, but it back fires on Tina. She joins a gang, and she's able to hold Flash at bay with her knowledge of his strengths and weaknesses. Barry has got to find a way to save his friend.

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    Writer:N/A
  23. 6.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - The Trial of the Trickster

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    S1:E22

    With the help of an insane admirer who wants to be his sidekick, the Trickster escapes from police custody and places the Flash under his mind control.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Be My Baby" is the best rated episode of "The Flash". It scored 7.9/10 based on 191 votes. Directed by Bruce Bilson and written by Jule Selbo, it aired on 2/21/1991. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Alpha".