The Flash
The Man Who Saved Central City
TV Flash files “The Man Who Saved Central City” as a desk essential hour — The Flash (2014–2023) on The CW, season 2, episode 1, aired 2015-10-06, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E01: listed hour 24 of 184 in the The Flash guide, first listed hour of season 2. It aired 2015-10-06 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Fast Enough” (S01E23). Next is “Flash of Two Worlds” (S02E02).
Essential hour: “The Man Who Saved Central City”. The Man Who Saved Central City is a civic title: villains of the week plus season-long speedster myth as the format.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Six months after the Flash and his friends stop the Singularity, Central City holds a rally in the speedster's honor. However, Barry doesn't want to go given the sacrifice that was made by the true hero. Meanwhile, a new metahuman, Atom Smasher, sets out to kill the Flash.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Man Who Saved Central City sit in the The Flash guide?
S02E01 is listed hour 24 of 184 — first listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 1.
When did The Flash S02E01 air?
The Man Who Saved Central City aired 2015-10-06 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need Arrow first?
It is the 2014 spinoff and the Arrowverse's bright counter-argument. Arrow context helps; Barry's STAR Labs family is built to welcome a first-time speedster fan.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Grant Gustin's Barry Allen is the Arrowverse's heart-on-sleeve counter-argument: superspeed, STAR Labs found family, Reverse-Flash timeline headaches. Villains of the week plus season-long speedster myth. Sincere broadcast heroics — the cheerful engine that made CW crossovers annual events and multiverse storytelling feel like Thursday-night sport.
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Filed against
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- Candice Patton as Iris West
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- Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow
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- Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon
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- Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Wells
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- Jesse L. Martin as Joe West
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