The Flash is an American television series based on the DC Comics character #BarryAllen #Flash Before Barry Allen became the "Flash", he was a socially awkward Asistant Crime Scene Investegator who hasn't quite found his place in the world yet. #JoeWest adopted Barry after his mother passed on when he was a kid, and Joe West has been his father figure ever since.It wasn't until Barry got struck by lightning and gained superhuman speed that he finally found his purpose:the #hero of Central City.