"Pilot" is the first episode of the The CW series The Flash. The episode was written by Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns from a story by Greg Berlanti, Kreisberg and Johns and directed by David Nutter. It was first broadcast in October 7, 2014 in The CW. The show is itself an spin-off of the show Arrow, where many characters in the series were introduced during the second season. The episode revolves about Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), a CSI forensic scientist working for the Central City Police Department. In the night of the launch of a particle accelerator, a malfunction causes the accelerator to explode during a storm. Barry is hit by a lighting as the accelerator explodes. He is then woken from coma after nine months and discovers that he developed a new power of super speed. He is help