Everyone who is mad I didn’t know these actors are probably new here... I’m sorry honey bees. I learn on the job. 😅 I don’t research before I film. could I? Yes. Will I? …No 🥸

When you realize you've accidentally cast your entire superhero universe with musical theatre icons already so you can do a musical episode without having to pay for vocal coaches.

The fact that Darren, Melissa and Grant were all in Glee and are in this multiverse episode together is my favourite thing.

"Running Home to You" is a running theme between Iris and Flash. The song was perfect for the moment. One of the best proposal scenes on TV. I think they did the entire musical episode just to have a reason to have Barry sing to Iris and propose.

Grant does actually know how to tap dance. He started taking lessons when he was a child. There’s actually a great video of him dancing to Good Morning from Singing in the Rain which really shows off his talent.

“Mon-el” (Christopher wood) and “kara” (Melissa benoist) actually got married in real life and have a baby and it’s completely irrelevant to this video but it’s kinda adorable

Yeah the arrowverse with this episode was like “look we just so happened to hire all of these Broadway actors to play our superhero it would be a shame to not do something with that”

Fun fact: Carlos (guy with long hair) and Darren went to college together! For Starkid fans, Carlos was in the original band in AVPM and co-wrote MAMD with Darren as well as was also being in the band for that as well.

When Berry walked out to stop the shooting, he was filling the instinct of his normal life, being super fast and such. He didn't really think about it because he does it on a constant bases. At this moment he forgot he wasn't The Flash, he was just Berry Allen

Hannah's total lack of awareness of how 90% of the cast are actual professional singers and dancers and thats why they did a musical episode in the first place, is so endeering :')

Alternate title: “Hannah simps for Darren Criss while not knowing Arrowverse characters”

I love when she says “Barry’s FRIEND Iris” 😂 You can tell she had never seen the show. I love it lol.

This proposal ending scene is one of the most iconic moments to Flash literally because of these two characters, as Barry and Iris, are just as important as their superhero and news reporter selves. And it's just one of the most important scenes to the show when you understand the context of what's happened before and coming after this. I've watched and cried over this scene so many times over the years haha

“teach me a lesson darren criss” HANNAH-

Kara sings “Running Home to You” at their wedding as Iris walks down the aisle. It was very touching until the wedding got disrupted by nazis from another earth.

I love Kara and Barry's relationship. Perfectly platonic and perfectly adorable!

I love when she sees Barry the first time and recognizes him, she changes the line to “My HuckleBARRY Friend” 😄

She said "when a show does a musical episode, not every single person has singing experience but they all sound great"....they basically did this episode BECAUSE so many members of each cast have musical theater experience. 😉

Yeah Grant Gustin totally knows how to tap dance, he is trained in tap dancing. This whole episode is “look we have these amazing talented singers/dancers/Broadway people. Let’s have fun and show it off”.

This episode is full of so many incredible reunions/crossovers!!! - To start, there’s the Supergirl/The Flash with a bit of Arrow/Legends thrown in - Glee, of course, with Grant, Melissa, Darren, and even the choreographer - University of Michigan - Darren, Carlos Valdes, and Pasek & Paul all went to school together (Carlos can even be spotted playing bass in A Very Potter Musical starring/written by Darren when they were both at U of M) - Grant and Chris (Mon-El) also went to the same college - Jesse L Martin and Jeremy Jordan did a movie together - Joyful Noise - And of course, just the presence of Broadway/West End legends like Jeremy Jordan, John Barrowman, Jesse L Martin, and Victor Garber My only complaint is not enough singing, I need more!!! (Especially from Darren and Jeremy and Carlos!)

As a vocal coach myself, I LOVE this. But not knowing Jesse Martin was in the original cast of Rent shows how young you are. 🤣

what makes this musical episode better than the rest you ask? THEY CAN ALL SING. A few of them have been on BRoAdWaY

The joke about Barry saying he'll "be there in a flash" and Kara scolding him is a long standing joke because Barry constantly says it in the comics, and everyone groans.

Love this episodes. I never knew Grant and Melissa had such good voices.. But it made sense when I found out they had both been in Glee. When Grant sang "Running Home To You" I was blown away and it became one of my favorite songs

This is an instance when musical episodes is perfect! This is why you do it! When you already have a Broadway studded cast, do it!!!! And I love how well they did it!!!

that fact that she knows that Darren has singing experience but doesn’t know that Grant Gustin (Barry) and Melissa Bonneit (Kara) are professional and were in glee with Darren just makes me question life. Edit: thanks for the likes

when you said Barry is a feminist he so is, in another episode with him a Kara he literally went "Let's step away from the nice lady and settle this like women" and when Kara looked at him he just went "what, there are more of you guys here then me" I loved it.

When Kara said “Thank rao ” it’s the god of krypton, and her story is the same as Superman’s. I probably watched this episode like a hundred times I love it

My favourite tidbit of trivia for this episode is that every single person who sings in the episode has been on Broadway at some point. That's why they're all so amazing. Also, Victor Garber, who was actually written off his own cw superhero crossover show, was brought back for this one episode only, just so he could sing. He was, at the time, on Broadway with Bernadette Peters in Hello Dolly (Which I had the absolute *pleasure* to be able to see live) but was brought back for this one episode purely because he has been, and at the time actually was, on Broadway. Anyways, just a little fun fact for you!

Hannah doesn’t know that both Melissa and Grant were in Glee with Darren does she? And the little nod to the warblers with the chest thing went totally above her head.

“Jeremy you charming bastard.” I couldn’t agree more

Cutter is played by John Barrowman. A singer and actor who was on Arrow, Doctor Who, and has his own concerts.

This is the first musical episode since Buffy's Once More With Feeling that felt like it really captured the spirit of what a musical episode should be. Easily one of my favorite episodes in the entire Arrowverse.

this episode is what happens when they make a musical episode with actual SINGERS

"Are they fighting or are they racing?" Honestly, every viewer of The Flash questions that at least once a season.

I genuinely love when a none geek watches a geek show and actually semi enjoys it. Loved your commentary, this was actually fun to watch. I Laughed so many times. Yeh, “runnin home to you” is an original song for the show. Kara sings a version of it at Barry’s wedding and grant (Barry) has also sung it on stage live at festivals. Also Kara’s bf in the show (the one you thought was cute) is also her husband irl

My husband and I’s first dance song at our wedding was “Running Home to You” and I LOVE it so much. Never get tired of hearing it

“Who runs out in the middle of a gun fight” superheroes who are used to being bullet proof that’s who

"Who runs out in the middle of the street during a gunfight?" Superheroes who are immune to bullets who aren't used to actually being in any danger whatsoever from guns, that's who.

the last 4 minutes is my favourite scene in the whole flash series, its just so emotionally strong that even i get goosebumps by it.

Adore Grant, he’s a triple threat. Acting, dancing and amazing singing.

"Why did he run in the middle of a gunfight" Well, he's used to be faster than bullets, force of habits.

I’m upset she skimmed over the part where they said “it’s almost like they’ve done this before” as a little nod to the fact that a bunch of them were in glee. I honestly didn’t even realize it or recognize them until that line 😂

Running Home to You is such a beautiful song, I didn't believe it was an original at first. Genuinely just watching the clip has me tearing up 😭

the fact that she doesn't know that all these actors are pretty established singers is kinda cute but it also sucks that the amount of actual singing in this episode was so limited as she says, pretty much everyone BUT Melissa and Grant have like one song also I'm ngl Grant's song at the end there is just so good, I can't believe that this song was made original for the show, I've literally listened to this song apart from the show

Normal people: H.R means human resources The flash fans: Harrison Wells

That point about how not everyone in musical episodes can sing is a good observation. If I’m not mistaken, every single person who sings in this episode has had theatre experience or some kind of singing background. The reason why this all takes place in this weird dream sequence is because about half the actors in this episode are not from this show but rather from spin off shows where they all exist in the same universe. Except some of the other shows dont fit the tone of having a musical episode. So they used that story telling tool to specifically bring in (either all or almost all) cast members who can actually sing!

Darren's playing the part of a comic character who literally teaches lessons, that's why his hair's like that. A decent chunk of these people were on Glee at some point or another, like Kara and Barry, or have experience with singing at some point in the past.

Grant Gustin who plays the flash was in Glee in a later season. He played a bully from the prep school I forgot the name of. Kara (I don't know the actress's name) was also in Glee in an even later season. Soooo yeah they both knew how to sing and dance before this show. Also H.R. was referring to H.R. Wells. The guy that said "They're back!"

Runnin' Home To You is a GORGEOUS song. I cry every time.

“I like him, his hair is luxurious” You have no idea how happy you made Cisco fans with that one

"True Love's Kiss" You kinda have to know the story of Barry Allen and Iris West to get this. She is his lodestar. Her super power is to be his rock when he rolls. Wherever Barry goes in the world, the universe, the multiverse, the Speed Force, you name it. She's his ticket home. Always has been. Always will be. It's a weird super power and she don't get a cape but in some ways Iris West puts Lois Lane to shame. Since day one I've loved seeing Candace Patton in this role. She exemplifies the heart of Iris West. The writers sometimes forget this, but Candace Patton never has. Love conquers all.

grant startet out as a tapdancer and then had some acting and singing roles and its very funny how differently people react to him dependend on when and how they found him since he has some quite interesting roles an skills one might not have expected

Fun fact: the actors for Kara and Mon-El actually started dating after shooting this very episode and they are married with a kid now.

Wow I cant believe Blaine finally got back at Sebastian for blinding him with rock salt. So proud.

The final song of that episode is by far my FAVORITE part of the entire series! It's so romantic and heartfelt. I cry every time!

I just realized when she see Barry, its right when shes singing "My huckleBARRY friend"

I almost died when she said “oh he’s good too.” Of course he is he’s John fracking Barrowman! He’s a Broadway star!

That is Broadway, Movie, TV & London stage star John Barrowman with the knife! And yes, he can sing!!! Grant can tap dance and actually was a dancer in West Side Story. He went from there to Glee.

It's a little sad Chyler Leigh (who plays Supergirl's sister) wasn't involved in this episode. I know Hannah really loved her rendition of "Breathe" from the Grey's Anatomy musical episode.

I was waiting for her to realize that Iris' Dad is played by Jesse Martin who is in Rent

Also all of the characters who are singing in this have had a Broadway career.( John barrowman, Jesse l Martin, Carlos Valdez, grant gustin, victor garbor, etc Edit: Jeremy jordan as well. and grant and Melissa were both on glee at different points with Daren Chris

I like how even though he only has a few lines, Jeremy just is so clearly the best singer there.

I’m surprised that with all the Jeremy Jordan love that she hasn’t reacted to any performances of his from “Smash” season 2. He’s got so many amazing songs there and his high note in Under Pressure is just unbelievable!!! Or his performance of “Moving Too Fast” from Last 5 Years. He’s great as always but his version of that song is my favorite.

Fun Fact: During their wedding episode, Kara comes back and sings Runnin' Home to You during the ceremony. I definitely cried.

“Are they talking about H.R. at work?” Yes, but also no.

Answering the question yes, Grant Gustin(the actor of Barry Allen/The flash) can actually tap dance in real life and he could do it even before the show and another fun fact every actor who sang in this special episode is a professional singer as well

A lot of the cast in the flash can sing and there are multiple episodes of them singing it’s awesome

The motivation for this episode: We have so many talented singers in this cast. Fuck it, let's just shove em all in an episode and make them sing. It doesn't have to make sense. The fans will love it

I also noticed how they put Jeremy on the piano in the big “put a little love in your heart” number because he can’t dance

19:20 Barry's face/reaction though🤣🤣🤣🤣

i love that this episode probably just came from the fact the cw DC shows had soooo many theatre and musical actors that they figured they'd just build a plot that allowed all of them to sing

Alternative Title: Glee Cast accidentally goes into a superhero universe because of something unexplainable happen

"Who runs out into the middle of a gun fight?" Well. I mean. As the Fastest Man Alive, Barry can generally avoid getting shot very easily, and Kara and usually bulletproof.

Honesty, this episode listed lots of the reasons I love the Flash. I've followed DC series for years and I never get tired of itm

the name of the person who jumped off the lil carrier thing and sang, his name is Carlos Valdes, amazing person and singer! he even has his own song "Open Your Eyes"

Her: “They’re back. They’re so calm.” Me: yeah, this is pretty much a normal Tuesday for them...

“Jeremy you charming bastard”

This is like the 3rd time I've watched this along with the Flash Episode when I binge the season. It is so fun watching Hannah's reactions.

watching darren for the first time in starkid to then on glee etc is such a brain blow for me as i remember a very potter musical just being a small college project

Apparently in rehearsals for this, nobody had heard Grant sing this yet, so Candace's emotions here are authentic. It's incredibly heartwarming

Yes, that last song, "Running Home to You" was the absolute best part of the musical episode. Supergirl (Kara) sings it for Barry and Iris during their wedding episode in season... 4 I think, so if you wanted to react to something short I'd recommend that.

I absolutely love both of these shows and this is forever my favorite episode *and* crossover. watching you react and also loving it made my heart so so happy and I just kept wanting to explain the backstories so you could appreciate it even more 😅 thank you for this. made my day 🥹

4:31 That's for the rock salt in the slushie. See what happens to my eyes now Sebastian?!

The girl in this aka supergirl/Kara is played by Melissa Benoist who is also in seasons 4 and 5 of glee and plays a girl named Marley and the main dude in this the flash/Barry was also in glee and was most prominently a character in season three and he played a dude named Sebastian, and the guy in this that casted the spell and put Barry and Kara to sleep was also in glee and was a very important character from seasons 2-6 and played a character named Blaine

When almost the entire cast is musical theatre trained or from Broadway... Truly the best CW musical episode ever.

26:12 my favorite line

I love this video. My sister was a singer in NY before she passed last year. I wish i had asked her about this episode.

Yes, "Running Home to You" shows off Grant Gustin's vocals that made him so popular during his Glee stint and his run on Broadway

In Barry’s defence, he’s used to running into the line of fire and just being fast enough to avoid the bullets

I love Jeremy!! Like his performance in Newsies just omg. He will always be one of my favorite singers

It just hit me all over again what a RIDICULOUS number of talented people were in these CW shows…

Why did I spend this entire video yelling "HONEY PLEASE JUST LOOK GRANT UP. THAT'S WHY HIS TAP DANCING AND PROPOSAL SONG WERE ABSOLUTELY STELLAR. HE GLEE'D"

"Coincidence, we have Broadway stars and excellent singers on the show, let's give the audience a musical episode, why not?" And the audience ended up loving the episode including me, I LOVE THIS EPISODE

I remember watching this when it first came out and I adored it, too! Like "Barry", watching musicals (and old movies in general) was one of my favorite memories with my mom, too (and my mom's been gone since 2010). So this whole episode really hit me hard with all the feels! And I totally agree, that ending song/proposal! Just amazing! I wish Jesse Martin would have sang more, since I knew him from Rent, and I can never get enough of Darren Cris's voice but everyone sounded fantastic.

The TALENT in this episode. Dear god. You have Jeremy Jordan, John barrowman, Darren Criss, FREAKING Jessie L martin( Collins from rent im shocked she didnt call him out) , Victor Garber. im sure theres plenty im not naming just wow..

Everyone is freaking out about the Glee reunion, but I’m over here freaking out about the Starkid reunion! Darren Criss started starkid back in 2009, and Carlos Valdes who plays Cisco on the Flash, worked behind the scenes for the first few musicals! I love that Darren and Carlos got the chance to work together again!

“Wasn’t he in vampire diaries.” Kai is the truth and he’s married to Supergirl IRL. This was an amazing episode

i have watch this so many times and i love the flash. that is literally my dream proposal and for good reason. i love that song soooooo much.

I have never seen the flash but I recognized so many actors in this You’ve got Grant, Darren and Melissa from Glee Jeremy Jordan our king I’m pretty sure that one guy who says “I run this town” is Collins in Rent The guys whose Daddy Warbucks in Annie These people are all seriously trained singers, no wonder this sounds incredible