The Flash (2014 TV Show)

[friendly-dropbear]

I've long been a comic book reader, which drew me to Arrow as well as the new Flash series (both of which I love so far). I know there have only been two episodes of The Flash, but I think it might be enough for some speculation, at the very least. I feel like just as Arrow changed Ollie's personality a bit from the comics (ENFP to ESFP, I would say), it also changed Barry's, and I think it might have changed it *to* ENFP, though that could just be me projecting myself onto the character.

Anybody have any thoughts? I don't feel qualified to guess, as I don't know MBTI well enough to make any claims that wouldn't be mostly flat-out guessing.

 

[elHexy]

Hi! I didn't watch Arrow, so I can only answer for Barry. He did seem more ENFP at the start of the season but now that we've had more episodes I think he is INFP. As for the other characters, what do you think? For me, Caitlin - ISTJ, Cisco - EXTP, Eddie - ISTP, Joe - ESFJ, Iris - ENTP, Wells - INTJ.

 

[laterlazer]

I would say Ollie from the tv show was more XSTJ!

As for the other Arrow peeps, my guesses are...
Felicity: INFP
Diggle: ISTJ
Roy: ISTP
Thea: ESFP
Moira: ENTJ
Laurel: ESFP
Tommy: ESTP
Malcolm: XNTJ

From The Flash...
Barry: XNFP
Caitlin: ISTJ
Cisco: ESTP
Eddie: ESTJ
Joe: ISFJ
Iris: ESTP
Harrison: INTJ

 

[Mane]

Disclaimer: I will hopefully get to the entire cast of the twin shows eventually - these are just my thoughts for now.

Oliver - ESTJ 8w9

- Hey.
- You're late.
Barry, how can you have super-speed - and still not be on time? - Sorry, I guess the super-tardiness kinda neutralizes it.
So how do we catch Bivolo here? Oh, no, we don't here.
We're here to train.
What? Like Rocky? I read your friend Iris' blog post on The Flash, and I visited all the crime scenes you fought at.
- Don't you sleep? - Last month you took on a man named Lenard Snart.
We call him Captain Cold.
We can talk about you giving your enemies silly code names later.
You mean like over coffee with Deathstroke and The Huntress? The point is that you engaged Snart on a commuter train, which he derailed.
Okay, there may have been some damage, but I got the job done, - I was the hero.
- Barry, when you approach a new environment, do you case every inch of it? You could.
You have the time.
But you don't.
You just run in blind.
There's a difference, Barry, between having powers and having precision.
When I came to you thinking about going out and helping people, you said I could be an inspiration.
Living this life Well, it takes more than a mask.
It takes discipline.
And since you are probably as stubborn as I am What is that for? You're going to run over there, you're going to come back at me, and you're going to get hit with an arrow.
[Laughs] No, I'm not.
[Laughs] Yes, you are.
Okay, fine, I will humor you.
Ready? Ready.
Nice try.
Gah! Ah! What, you shot me? [Panting] I heard you heal fast.
- [Squish] - [Screams] Oh, God! [Muffled argument] Hey.
What's up? Eddie's making his case for the task force again.
But I thought the Captain shot him down already.
Well, apparently he's got a new argument.
The Arrow made another appearance last night.
And you forgot to tell me that you got Bivolo's name from shooting that storage guy in the leg.
Well, technically I didn't shoot him.
Well, what word would you use to describe how you got this info? I'm gonna go with “torture.
” I don't The Arrow gets results.
He's a crazy man.
Look, I don't actually disagree with you at the moment, but we wouldn't even have Bivolo's name if it weren't for The Arrow.
- Flash vs. Arrow, episode script

Laurel - ISFJ 1w2

For Laurel, this drive to help people originated when she was much younger. “I feel like at a young age, she had to take care of her sister and her father,” Katie explains. “I assume that she lost her mother at a young age, so she was a caretaker. She took on that role, which then later developed into her wanting to become a lawyer. She tries to see the best in everyone. I think that she’s very, very driven, and she has a huge heart. I think she’s sensitive. She has really strong morals and values, and she expects everybody to live up to them the way that she does.” - Interview With Katie Cassidy, “Laurel Lance”

Felicity - INTP 6w5

No big quote this time - she is probably the least goal oriented person on the show, she holds very few moral values of her own except for loyalty, little to no notion on what she really wants and even fewer character judgments about people around her. She stumbles along in a big playground of unfinished products exploring how she can make them better. She could even be an ENTP, but I think her extroverted feelings motivate her from an inferior position rather then tertiary, she doesn't really poke around people to figure out how they tick, but is motivated by her underlining loyalty to the people around her and a strong desire to gain approval.

 

[Riva]

Didn't watch the show. I will definitely give it a try in the near future.

Just don't tell me they turned the flash into a NF character.

What's with hollywood making all protagonists NFy these days? Atleast they kept Bruce Wayne as an ISTJ as he was meant to be in the comics.

I think the comic book flash in an ESTP.

 

[xaviergx]

Barry is one of the most ENFP characters on TV right now. I can see where he may look like an I but he is an E. Plus ENFPs are the most introverted extroverts.(Keirsey stated this)

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The comic book Flash is also an ENFP. Wally West is an ESFP though.

 

[jeffcoaster]

Barry Allen: ENFP + 6w7 Sx/So
Cisco Ramon/Vibe: ESFP + 7w6 Sx/So
Caitlin Snow: ISTJ + 6w5 Sx/Sp
Iris West: ENTP + 3w2 So/Sx
Joe West: ESFJ + 9w1 Sx/So
Harrison Wells: INTJ + 5w6 Sp /Sx
Eddie Thawne: ESTP + 6w7 So/Sx
Ronnie Raymond: ISFP + 1w2 Sx/So
Leonard Snart/Captain Cold: INTP + 5w6 Sp/Sx
Mick Rory/Heat Wave: ESTP + 8w7 Sp/So
Jay Garrick: ESFJ + 3w2 Sp/Sx
Patty Spivot: ENFP + 2w3 So/Sx
Wally West: ISFP + 6w7 Sp/Sx
Martin Stein: INTP + 5w4 So/Sp
Jackson: ISFP + 6w7 Sx/So

 

[prplchknz]

I'm watching arrow now, still need to finish flash I love arrow. and I loved what i watched of flash. though I need to finish game of thrones before i get back to flash which i'll plan to do after i finish game of thrones (I need to get caught up before i go back) I'm gonna finish the first season of arrow today.

 

[Jeremy8419]

TV show is really cool. Was disappointed when I saw Batman vs Superman, because that iteration of the Flash looks terribad compared to the TV version.

 

[Kasia93]

I'm not caught up on the current season, but I've really enjoyed the show. I agree for the most part with Jeff. Although, my first impression of Patty Spivot was ISTJ, but I have only caught a few episodes of season 2. The one typing that surprised me was INTP for Snart. From the episodes I've seen I have not pictured him in that light. I'll pay more attention to Spivot and Snart when I go back to the series.

 

[Riva]

TV show is really cool. Was disappointed when I saw Batman vs Superman, because that iteration of the Flash looks terribad compared to the TV version.

They were never going to use the actor in the TV series. I think it has something to do with who owns the character in the TV series. Anyway, I like the show. Because like all good shows I like it has a reoccurring villain but each episode has a plot of its own. It has a relaxing vibe. The show is nothing compared to Daredevil but Flash has its own perks.

What I don't like is what they've done to the character. They have made him a feeling driven, I must carry the pains of the whole world, goody two-shoes. It's ideal for the shows setting but I maybe they could have done more with a Justice League animated series type version.

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Regarding the second season - they messed it up with Zoom's story line. They could have done so much more. Sigh! What the fuck were the writers thinking? Couldn't they have come up with a better plot (Zoom origin)?

 

[Jeremy8419]

They were never going to use the actor in the TV series. I think it has something to do with who owns the character in the TV series. Anyway, I like the show. Because like all good shows I like it has a reoccurring villain but each episode has a plot of its own. It has a relaxing vibe. The show is nothing compared to Daredevil but Flash has its own perks.

What I don't like is what they've done to the character. They have made him a feeling driven, I must carry the pains of the whole world, goody two-shoes. It's ideal for the shows setting but I maybe they could have done more with a Justice League animated series type version.

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Regarding the second season - they messed it up with Zoom's story line. They could have done so much more. Sigh! What the fuck were the writers thinking? Couldn't they have come up with a better plot (Zoom origin)?

"They have made him a feeling driven, I must carry the pains of the whole world, goody two-shoes."

Can you rephrase this sentence so that it reflects your correct version?

 

[Riva]

The are really fucking up season 2. They could have done so much more with Zoom but wow they just fucked things up. Even an amateur writer could have done better than that. Sooooooooo many plot holes too. Urghhhh!

"They have made him a feeling driven, I must carry the pains of the whole world, goody two-shoes."

Can you rephrase this sentence so that it reflects your correct version?

Watch the Justice League animated series. You'd see my preferred version. However that version is Wally West, not Barry Allen. In the Flash Tv series Wally West is annoyingly antagonistic all the time. Yuk I wish he wouldn't become a Speedster.

 

[Jeremy8419]

The are really fucking up season 2. They could have done so much more with Zoom but wow they just fucked things up. Even an amateur writer could have done better than that. Sooooooooo many plot holes too. Urghhhh!

Watch the Justice League animated series. You'd see my preferred version. However that version is Wally West, not Barry Allen. In the Flash Tv series Wally West is annoyingly antagonistic all the time. Yuk I wish he wouldn't become a Speedster.

Well, that's why I was asking, because you mentioned the cartoon and it's Wally. Wally and Barry have different types in MBTI (and Socionics). Wally is ENFP. Barry is IJ that floats between ST and NF. And I don't mean the teenage versions of those types that are prevalent on typology forums that make them seem like whackjobs. The issue with the TV show is that Barry floats between E and I. When he goes to the I side, he comes across as a whiney little p****, and loses any manner of stoicism or blind-determination. There's been more than a few times when he would have some scene and I would think "what a f*****"

 

[adrainsmith]

Good news for the flash fans: The CW released the official synopsis, promotional photos and video for Season 4 Episode 22 of The Flash – Think Fast, airing May 15th.

 

[adrainsmith]

The CW released the official synopsis, promotional photos and video for Season 5 Episode 4 of The Flash - News Flash, airing October 30th. Read more FANdemonium Network.