Don't misconstrue this as an attack on the character's costume. On the contrary, I love it. It fits the universe very well. It retains the classic look of the original Flash. I mean, look at this. It's amazing:
That being said, I've heard a lot of people saying things like "This is the most comic-accurate superhero costumes ever!" And while it is remarkably similar to its extremely goofy comic book counterpart, that statement is incorrect.
I am forced to conclude that whoever thinks this has not been exposed to any live-action superhero content aside from THE FLASH. While the show knocked it out of the park with designs like Reverse Flash and, of course, Jay Garrick (as well as a certain character that showed up in the Season 2 finale, and shall remain nameless to avoid spoilers), THE FLASH's track record has been less than stellar in terms of being faithful to the source material.
Anyway, I pose the question to you, reader, does this:
look more like this:
than this:
looks like this:
I think the answer is rather obvious.
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