The Lightning Chose Him
Just a quick write up here about a particular quote from the Flash pilot/extended trailer...
It kind of bothers me when people take things at face value for the purpose solely to insult them, this quote, is one of those things. Since the extended trailers release people have complained (not all but some), that this line is just "bad CW writing" and it "comes off as corny"... but if we delve quickly into the history of the Flash, then we see that it may not be that at all.
There is a certain Flash storyline *cough* Crisis on Infinite Earths *cough* where Barry Allen runs back through time and BECOMES the bolt of lightning that struck himself...hm....so maybe the lightning did chose him. This is just the kind of storyline easter egg that Marc Guggenheim and Greg Berlanti would throw in, so stop taking things you dislike at face value...I encourage you to delve deeper into the mythos.
Additional Note: Crisis on Infinite Earth's is also the storyline many speculate DC will adapt to eventually merge their TV and cinematic universes