Took 30 Years but 90s Flash finally got its series finale.

You know it’s a weird show when the doppelganger of your father and and your mentor is actually you from another universe, and you start screaming your own name in order to make him stop sacrificing himself.

The theme song...the flashback...the ending. 😢

This is a great scene for Flash(es), but I also love how Black Lightning delivers his own mantra to keep himself going. "Whose life is this? Mine. What are you going to do with it? Live it, by any means necessary!" He's a man literally dropped into the plot and a stranger to everyone.. BL shows he's a true hero. He risks everything to save everyone.

“Keep riding the lightning son” The best line in the flash

For fans of the 90s show, this hit hard.

As someone who grew up with the 90's Flash, this was so cathartic. Legit made me cry.

My childhood flash goes out like a hero 🥺

*”Keep Riding The Lightning Son you’ll make us all proud”* Father and son moment

The Flash is the only show I've seen where the same actors die more than 3 different times on the show, while still being a sad death every time.

Seriously John Wesley Shipp is one of the hidden stars of this series for me. It doesn't matter which character he plays. Be it his old 90s Flashs( Earth 90 is such a nice reference to that), Jay Garrick or just Barrys Dad. He nailed all of the performances. I felt all the characters were so similar yet everyone was different and his very own version. I loved it. Great work.

The 90s costume feels more cinematic than every other suit I’ve seen on flash show.

i love how they finished his story. they didn’t just make the flash actor in 1990 another flash. they literally brought back THE flash back from the old show and finished his story. i also love that they are doing the same thing for the old superman

I've just realized that Earth-90 is named for 1990 when the show with Wesley Shipp aired. Good work, CW.

Not only did they bring back the 90's flash theme song, they also used the old style running animation for his legs. SUCH a great attention to detail!

"Novu said the flash must die in crisis, he never said which one." True legend.

I'm glad they finally gave us long standing OG flash fans closure. Knowing he married Tina and giving him that final moment. This has been a great way to catch up on shows that ended. Batman 66, Birds of Prey, Smallville and the orginal flash. Great character moments in the crossover.

1990s Flash married Dr. Tina McGee. Wow.

WOW, that's so awesome that they tied in the 90's show. That's some serious homage and respect shown. And naming that universe "90" is an excellent touch. I never even watched it, and I'm not even fully caught up on current Flash yet, but I'm still blown away and grateful that they did this. For those who did watch the old show the nostalgia must really be tear-jerking.

This, in my opinion, felt like the most comic book accurate moment. The dramatization and music makes it so compelling.

It is so mind-blowing that 90s Flash had episodes of him fighting gangsters and bank robbers, and here he is fighting on a scale completely undreamt of in his own show. That's how you pay homage, by showing that even with all the new and inconceivable cosmic threats, there's still no school like the old school.

This was a gut wrenching scene and seeing Wesley Shipps Barry Allen sacrificing gave me tears. He knew Barry Allen of Earth 1 was meant for bigger things and didn't allow him to take that chance.

I remember that memory he shared with his nephew in the pilot. How his brother Jay came up short in a track and field meet, only earning a silver medal. That line about how if that track have been a little longer he would've won the gold. "Because Jay didn't really get beaten; he just ran out of track." That comes to mind as I see the Barry Allen that I remember from that pilot, from when I was 10 years old watching it, finally become his brother. His track, his race, finally came to an end and he didn't get beaten.

90s Flash suit still looks Cool as heck.

90 Flash is an underrated character. Sure he only came twice, but he's seen some shit, his world was destroyed in front of him but he kept hope. His old show had a couple really good episodes too.

Mr. Shipp, thank you. RIP The Flash from the 90s. I watched the interview last night where producers said he never got closure, no notification for cancelling The Flash. Shipp thanked the producers for giving him the chance, the recognition, and the closure he never got. As much F ups the CW makes, those of us who watched Shipp every week as kids, we are grateful. Not sure if he will be invited again but thank you, the cameo from yesterday made some of us cry. Thank you Mr. Shipp.

I watch this series when I was 6 years old. 30 years later, this moment is very nostalgic and sad. The song behind, the actors when they was younger... That was an incredible show for 90's kids.

RIP 90s flash keep riding the lightning In the afterlife with Oliver Tina will be waiting for you The first fastest man alive rip

I love how they gave homage to the original 1990s Flash. For those of you who don't know Barry's Dad in this series... That actor(John Wesley Shipp) played the The Flash(Barry Allen) in the the 1990s The Flash tv show that only ran for one season. The CW had the ingenious idea to cast him as Henry Allen(Barry Allens falsely accused Father) in this show. But it didn't stop there. John Wesley Shipp played Henry Allen(Earth 1), Jay Garrick(Earth 3), and then Barry Allen(Earth 90). So much respect given to him when that kind of respect doesn't happen a lot these days. Edit: Did not expect to get this many likes. Thank you all so much. And thank you to all that has commented in a positive manner. :)

"The Monitor said the Flash must die in Crisis. He never said which one" Me: That's what I said!!! #SavetheMultiverse

Watching this, OG Flash came a long way. The fastest he ran in the show was breaking the sound barrier. He typically only ran 300 mph. He's certainly gotten a lot faster since then.

Keep riding the lightning son, I know you'll make us all proud. Finally rides the lightning

"Keep Riding the Lightning Son, I Know You'll make us all proud" That's definitely one of the pop culture lines I will never forget Rip 90's Flash The Fastest man alive PS: The fact that Barry didn't want to leave the Earth 90 Barry makes me even more sad

90s Flash is a LEGEND change my mind

I never got to see the 90s Flash show but this still hit me hard, so sad to see him go. They did good to pay respect to the 90s Flash.

Fun fact: in the comics, the flash didn’t die in the comics, he actually ran so fast that he somehow managed to another reality which was the marvel universe where all the speedsters where in a race, and the flash won the race

I dressed up as The Flash Halloween of 91' and it was this melody I hummed as I raced through my neighborhood imagining I was riding the lightning. Seeing my childhood hero one last time with the music and the flashback really hit home. I'm not crying, you're crying. 😭😭

As someone who watched the 90s Flash as a kid this made me tear up so hard.

This scene is so heartbreaking and with the 90s flash theme song in the background as he runs R.I.P Barry Allen 1990-2019

When he called him "son", that made me sad cuz that was Barry's father and he died in zooms hands

If Marvel ever did something like this somehow, I could see Tobey Maguire’s Spider Man doing this for Holland

It is a special moment. The way they look to each other when they do the Flashtime, how the Flash 90's talk, and finally the moment when he accept his faith to save everyone, expecially the other Flash. I guess this is the best way to pay a tribute to an old show and give it the right ending. Hope to see John Wesley Shipp again in this fabulous show.

Today is the day 25 april 2024

"Keep riding the lightning, son. I know you will make us all proud." Jesus, this is the most emotional line of any Superhero TV show ever.

From 3:27 it was so emotional for me because my childhood hero dies, especially the flashback from the original series it was heartbreaking. God i love when John Wesley Shipp plays the flash. This guy is 64 and he's still in a such a good shape.

Always knew his father would save him. Keep running Flash

Dont mean to rain on 90's Flash parade, but our Barry Allen not disappearing feels like a cop out of something that we were builiding up to since the 1st season. At least Wesley Shipp got some recognition. 😊

he called barry "son" and that is actually heartbreaking considering that the guy who played 90's flash also played barry's dad and jay garrick

This hitted me hard, plus those flash backs, plus i can't explain my feelings on this scene ;/ When they added that old Flash soundtrack, that hitted me more ;/ F

Perfect closure for a sadly gone too soon show. Seeing John Wesley Ship in the red and gold one more time, and going out like a boss sticking it to a cosmic being erasing all of reality. Hell of a send off. Plus, he married Tina, which was what pretty much every fan of the show even comic dorks like me hoped for after that shows iris proved to be a selfish ass. Also, playing the original shows theme as he sacrificed himself was a nice touch. Keep riding the lightning indeed. RIP Barry Allen of Earth 90, gone but not forgotten.

Where's the future? Right here! Whose life is this? Mine! What are you going to do with it ? Live it! By any means necessary.

KEEP RIDING THE LIGHTNING SON. I KNOW YOU'LL MAKE US ALL PROUD(That was very emotional)

Every race has a finish line and Barry-90 crossed it with a bang.

He died the way he lived, a hero.

My eyes watered up during this scene. Especially when the 90s theme played and showed the scene

This was done so well, nearly perfect. The fact they used the music from the 90's flash in the background really hit me. I watched the 90's flash with my father every week it was one of our faves. Well done!

Ride the Lightning

They said one of their producers dived back into the archives to find the scene from the 90s Flash, changed the aspect ratio to match what they were doing now, and made for a great 'life flashing before yuour eyes'

Probably the best ending they could have given Earth 90 Flash. I really liked the touch of using the Flash 90 theme music in this scene, and John's line about "keep riding the lightning" was just perfect. RIP Earth 90 Flash - you went out a hero.

Rest in peace Barry Allen the Flash from Earth 90. You died as you lived. A hero. I am happy that you are now reunited with your wife Tina in Heaven.

"Keep riding the ligthing, son" my heart is broken... Omg its so sad.. The Shirley Walker theme.. The tina Mcgee's clip... Reminds me whn i was a child in the ninetys.. Thank you John Wesley Shipp for this beautiful moment

This scene is perfect, with the old 90s show soundtrack and that flashback... right in the feelings.

not gonna lie....that flashback to the 90's scene got me teary. i watched that show religiously when it was on tv....ended far too soon

I wont even lie, this scene nearly brought me to tears. I remember watching the 90's Flash when I was a kid. Seeing this scene as well as bringing up a flashback from the 90's show and showing him give up his life was truly a gutwrenching scene, but also a great send off to a childhood favorite.

Swear Barry always getting his speed stolen lol 🤦🏾‍♂️

Imagine if they showed more clips from the 90s flash as he gradually disappeared Like His first run Eating cereal really fast His fight with Pollux (show's version of the reverse flash) And then lastly that heart to heart with tina

"Sometimes, in order to find your purpose as a hero, you gotta take a couple steps back. Reverse the way you see the situation and see a bigger picture" -Barry Allen (Earth-90)

Black Lightning's chant to make himself keep taking the pain and dying is a good chant there.

Minute 3:30 I LOST IT and my 23 year old son finally understood why I love watching The Flash, Arrow WW movies, DC period. I got him into it as well lol

IF THAT WASN'T PASSING THE TORCH I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS

90's Flash was my Flash, and he went out like a badass!!!!!!

Arrow's death killed me but this 90's Flash scene killed me the most. He was the first live action Flash I saw, unfortunately he could not continue his story back in the 90's but I think this was such as great and honorable ending for him. I really love that Barry and Tina Mcgee's scene from the 90's TV series. He will never be forgotten

At 3:30 when the 90s Flash theme song dropped, I started crying like a baby.

I ain't going to lie, that flashback from from Flash 30 years ago when I was a little kid of about 12 years old, I did not expect that, and now at 42, it made me fucking cry. I don't mean to make it a big deal, but sometimes it's the little things, you know?

The heroic sacrifice from The Real Flash 😢

May you and Tina be together in the New Multiverse. Barry Allen you died the hero you always were

For me, this is the best sendoff for any hero in all of the media adaptations of any comics till date...

3:43 OMG im crying

Today is the day April 25 th 2024 I am from the Future 😅

90's Flash taught me that one man truly can make a difference. Thank you for being part of my childhood.

Exactly what I thought, if monitor said the flash has to die it could be another but even if he said it has to be Barry Allen, there was another. Both sad and happy. :( :)

I haven't seen John run in that suit since I was a kid. This was beautiful. Thanks John, and CW.

I have never watched the 90's flash and this still made me tear up, like, a lot. Simple and emotional. Well done

R.I.P 90's The Flash he sacrificed himself to save the Earth, pay respect 😭😭😭😭😭😢😢😞😞😞

Never cried at an episode of the flash before, this changes everything

I won’t lie. I cried, like a damn baby

It doesn’t matter how many times I watch this, it keeps getting sadder every time. Especially when you see that all that’s left of him is the Flash Logo on the floor.

Goodbye 90s Flash. From 1990-2019. He died as a true hero

When the music starting playing I was like best scene in crisis.

This is such an incredible scene for many reasons. The most obvious is the fact that it's a beautiful send-off for JWS's Flash, a show that was never really given a chance, having come before the current superhero craze. It was great that they brought him in to play Henry and then Jay, but these cameos as Barry in Elseworlds and Crisis were the cake. Great idea to use their biggest crossover as an opportunity to give this character a proper hero's ending. This is also a nice homage to a scene in the comicbook Crisis, where Earth-Two Superman, having also lost his world and his wife (or so he thought), knocks out his Earth-One counterpart and carries on the final battle without him. For shows they get mocked for weak writing (and rightfully for so sometimes), they gave Earth-90 Barry some cool things to say here. His speech about reversing things and seeing the bigger picture foreshadows his decision to switch places with Barry, knowing he is destined for bigger things. And him calling Barry "son" was a nice touch. And finally, I really appreciate how the different heroes from the multiverse had small distinctions from their counterparts. Earth-96 Superman has his red heat vision like in his movies, as opposed to the blue heat vision from Supergirl's show. Earth-90 Barry has his tight, compact running style, as opposed to the speedsters on Flash.

Such a great scene. 90s Flash completing his arc, current Flash not wanting to leave him behind, Black Lightning being a badass... so great.

John Wesley Shipp looks so great in that suit

Wesley is still a better Flash. Got chills when they played the 90's Flash theme.

Could see the twist coming from a mile away, but then they hit you hard in the gut with the riding the lightning quote and then that flashback. That is how you say pay tribute to a legend!

This is one of the best nostalgic scenes I’ve seen in my life, and I didn’t even grow up with the 1990s Flash. This is so amazing that they did this and I was honestly touched when I seen it, along with the other previous characters from past shows like Smallville, Superman Returns, and even seeing the Lucifer cameo was pretty neat. 👏🏽

He was my Flash. To see him go that way brought tears to my eyes and it reminded me of how he was at one point my favorite hero. I started reading Flash Comics then Green Arrow and Green Lantern because they interacted so much. I didn't care that it was Wally I was reading I just thought of watching Barry on CBS every week and my parents letting me stay up an extra hour to watch the show.

Earth-90s Flash truly sacrificed himself for the greater good. A true hero indeed!!

Who started crying when flash 90s flash soundtrack started at 3:30

“Keep riding the lightning “ GODDAMN I CRIED 😭

That callback to the 90s with the HD version just hits different