The Flash: The Complete Second Season

In stark contrast to its sister CW superhero series Arrow, this is an optimistic superhero drama, centering on Barry Allen (played with energetic enthusiasm by Grant Gustin), who gets a charge out of being a hero and works with a supportive team of family members and S.T.A.R. Labs scientists. The second season—pitting Flash and his cohorts against Zoom, a speedster villain intent on stealing Flash's power and conquering Earth—features episodes set in the alternate dimension called Earth-2, where the familiar characters have completely different lives and personalities. Cisco (Carlos Valdes) becomes Vibe, Teddy Sears plays Jay Garrick, the Flash of Earth-2 (which comes right out of the Silver Age comics, complete with the old-school costume), and Tom Cavanagh returns as an alternate dimension version of Harrison Wells, only this time he's a flinty, arrogant scientist who works with the good guys to stop Zoom and save the world. This season also features fan-favorite villains Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller) and The Trickster (Mark Hamill), and introduces a reborn Firestorm (Franz Drameh) and new heroes Hawkman (Falk Hentschel) and Hawkgirl (Ciara Renée). Presenting all 23 episodes from the 2015-16 second season, extras include behind-the-scenes featurettes, a 2015 Comic-Con panel, deleted scenes, and a gag reel. Recommended. (S. Axmaker)