The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

In this installment, Barry Allen's alter ego, The Flash, faces a new threat from the sinister Deadly Nightshade, a plant-based villainess with mind-control capabilities. As Nightshade's influence spreads, threatening to enslave the city, The Flash must race against time to find a way to stop her. He receives assistance from an old ally, who may hold the key to defeating this formidable foe.

As a television movie serving as a pilot for a potential series, "Deadly Nightshade" was met with a mixed to positive reception, capitalizing on the popularity of comic book heroes in the early 90s. While praised for its action sequences and faithfulness to the spirit of the comic, some critics found the plot to be somewhat formulaic for the superhero genre.

• Praised for its visual effects and energetic action sequences.
• Generally seen as a solid, if somewhat predictable, superhero origin story.
• Appreciated for its attempt to bring a classic comic character to a new generation of viewers.

Google audience: Audience reception for this specific TV movie is difficult to quantify with dedicated Google user reviews, but it's generally remembered fondly by fans of the character and the era's superhero adaptations.

Mark Hamill, who played the villain 'Nightshade' in this movie, would later voice the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, a role for which he became widely acclaimed.