Shit, man...spoke my mind for me...
Spoilers Supergirl - Season 1
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Shit, man...spoke my mind for me...
The problem with that explanation is that his hair and nails would take outside damage, thus being blown away in explosions and such.
Plus, Byrne had his costume's indestructability being because it was close to his skin. His nails at least should be protected by the same implied aura.
ETA: Way to spill the beans about Clark to anyone within earshot, Jimmy! Yeah, you're being demoted to "Jimmy".
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Supergirl was a bit defensive in her interview with Cat; by now, one would assume James has told her more about the her cousin's superhero act not coming easy during his early days. Yes, this is an early stage in her career, but the pleading for identity will need to be settled soon.
Part of the true road to growing up is not resisting help--even if she does not ask for it. Superman's appearance should not be fuel for more of her "I can do it myself" speech, but an acceptance that she has more to learn, and not act like an egocentric brat snapping at those who support her.
Note how the colors of Superman's costume are more comic-traditional (vibrant) than that designed for Man of Steel. If that's not yelling that Supergirl & the moves are not in the same universe, then nothing else is.
Nice to see how much Kara is into James (and the expected protestation)--and how her sister picked up on it immediately. The "what's so bad about falling" is--of course--a tease--only if the Lucy Lane element does not become a triangle, or the unrequited love plot.
Moreover, here's hoping James does not come to see Kara as his new "safety net" and motivate him to go back to Metropolis.
Now the plot threads move in other directions: Winn's convenient office set up seems like--a set up.
....and now he knows Superman's true identity.
Lord & Reactron--I guess everyone saw that coming, and how Lord might use that technology against a Kryptonian in the future.
Part of the true road to growing up is not resisting help--even if she does not ask for it. Superman's appearance should not be fuel for more of her "I can do it myself" speech, but an acceptance that she has more to learn, and not act like an egocentric brat snapping at those who support her.
Note how the colors of Superman's costume are more comic-traditional (vibrant) than that designed for Man of Steel. If that's not yelling that Supergirl & the moves are not in the same universe, then nothing else is.
Nice to see how much Kara is into James (and the expected protestation)--and how her sister picked up on it immediately. The "what's so bad about falling" is--of course--a tease--only if the Lucy Lane element does not become a triangle, or the unrequited love plot.
Moreover, here's hoping James does not come to see Kara as his new "safety net" and motivate him to go back to Metropolis.
Now the plot threads move in other directions: Winn's convenient office set up seems like--a set up.
....and now he knows Superman's true identity.
Lord & Reactron--I guess everyone saw that coming, and how Lord might use that technology against a Kryptonian in the future.
First couple of episodes were good, this episode it turned into a freaking rom-com. It looks like whomever wrote this one has a hand in the next one, too, but I hope they'll have been removed from the writing staff beyond that. Supergirl doesn't need to be so, OMG, what do I do about my lovelife, whiny I need to stand on my own but my attitude shows no signs of actually backing that up, and actual "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" playing, fer cryin' out loud!
Can we get some writers from Gotham up in here, please?
Can we get some writers from Gotham up in here, please?
In Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (terrible precedent, I know), a single strand of Superman's hair was strong enough to hold up an enormous weight, but not indestructible, since Luthor was able to cut it with bolt cutters.
I just noticed that the opening credits include "Based on characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster." Ideally they should be crediting Otto Binder and Al Plastino, the creators of Supergirl. But I guess they didn't get the same kind of contract that Siegel and Shuster managed to win. And by DC Entertainment's current rules, they probably count Supergirl as a derivative character and thus wouldn't acknowledge her creators as such.
In fact, there's a lot of Otto Binder in this one; he also created Jimmy's signal watch and Lucy Lane. Oh, and he created the Phantom Zone, which is key to the show's backstory.
This is the second episode in a row that seems to be addressing fan questions raised by the pilot. Last week it was "Does she remember Krypton?" and "Why don't they say Superman's name?" This week it's addressing the question of why she doesn't call Superman for help. And it did a really good job with it, using that question as the basis for a rather rich character-based story.
I found Reactron an interesting villain, because he reminds me very much of the Atom Man, the primary supervillain of the '40s Superman radio series. Atom Man, introduced in 1946, was a Nazi ex-soldier/spy who was injected with a Kryptonite compound and given gloves that let him fire beams of Kryptonite radiation that were intensely destructive, and not just to Superman -- sort of a proto-Metallo in a lot of ways, but it was the firing of radiation beams out of the gauntlets that reminded me most of the Atom Man.
Still, it bugged me that Reactron was able to knock Kara around so easily. It's good that she can be vulnerable to things other than Kryptonite, but it's a bit hard to believe that a human with Earth technology can rival a Kryptonian's strength.
Aside from that, though, the action on this show continues to be amazing, feature-quality stuff. This team has taken what they learned on The Flash and ramped it up to a higher (and probably substantially more expensive) level, and it looks great. I'm glad that they're still stressing the rescue angle, and they're coming up with some clever action gags. The "lead glove" trick was particularly impressive. And it's still cool how much flying Supergirl does, even staying in the air through most of the opening interview (obviously hoping to keep Cat from getting too close a look at her face). Benoist is a real trouper to be willing to spend so much time in the flying harness.
Speaking of flying, I wish they'd explained why she didn't just fly after Reactron at the end of their first fight. They should've established that there was another motorist in need of rescue or something.
How much soundstage space does this show have? They've got so many sets -- the humongous Catco office set, the humongous DEO headquarters, Kara's improbably spacious loft, and now Maxwell Lord's humongous lab complex and the Dead Guy's Former Office of Solitude that Winn set up.
(Speaking of Winn, Clark should have a talk with James about blurting his real name out around people who don't know his identity.)
Odd to see Maxwell Lord interpreted as a brilliant scientist-inventor. In the comics, he's just a ruthless businessman and has mind control powers.
Eh. What's wrong with her exploring her love life? Take a look at the entire history of Spider-Man, where about half of his appeal & drama stemmed from his romances. What's wrong with that here?
Okay, I agree with that. The last thing anyone needs to hear is that 80s crap.
No, no and......no.
The credited writers for this week's "Fight or Flight" are Michael Grassi and Rachel Shukert, while the credited writers for next week's "How Does She Do It?" are Yahlin Chang and Ted Sullivan. Although presumably showrunner Ali Adler has a hand in writing every script, because that's what showrunners do.
Agreed, but what's wrong here is that it seems so forced, like the writers think that this is a *mandatory* plotline for a female superhero.
I actually love the song, and most of Lauper's hits, but it's appearance here (in the form of a questionable cover, to boot) was just sooo Gilmore Girls.
Well, okay, not necessarily them... but *someone* who knows how to write female characters. Which the Gotham writers seem to do well.
Undoubtedly a cover, with a modernized arrangement. I hardly recognized it.
Full-on, Darth Vader "NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"
I don't see anything gendered about it. As TREK_GOD_1 said, romantic soap opera is central to Spider-Man comics. The Flash has devoted itself regularly to Barry Allen's love life. Smallville's Clark Kent spent years pining after Lana Lang. Plenty of male-led shows have a romantic focus. It's no more pronounced here than it is on them.
You must be posting from a parallel universe where Gotham is a completely different show. The one I've seen handles most of its characters dreadfully, perhaps particularly the female ones. The only character it ever handled well was Bruce Wayne, and that seems to have changed this season.
Barbara? Fish?
Barbara is better written than you think. But then, you've never met my mom.
I WISH that was a joke.
I'm a little worried about Winn's "office." First, someone is going to notice it, if not the cleaning staff then someone else wondering where Kara, Winn, and/or Jimmy are sneaking off to. Second, Catco's IT department will notice the packet traffic. Third, where did the equipment come from? Winn is in for a lot of trouble when he gets caught.
Again, IT -- it's not a good idea for Kara to be IMing Clark through the office computers.
I enjoyed this episode a lot. Watching this series gives me a goofy grin the whole way through.
I'm starting to think that Hank Henshaw is really J'onn J'onzz.
Also, nice use of Andrew McMahon's "Cecilia and the Satellite" in the party scene. I really like that song.
Again, IT -- it's not a good idea for Kara to be IMing Clark through the office computers.
I enjoyed this episode a lot. Watching this series gives me a goofy grin the whole way through.
I'm starting to think that Hank Henshaw is really J'onn J'onzz.
Also, nice use of Andrew McMahon's "Cecilia and the Satellite" in the party scene. I really like that song.
IIRC, Winn is the IT guy. So he's in a position to hide the evidence. (He's also the son of a supervillain, so maybe he's more devious than we realize.)
I forget, do J'onn's eyes glow red?
I wondering if Maxwell Lord's reference to being caught in an avalanche means we're going to see Boom Tube or other tech from the New Gods / Apokolips involved at some point.
If you don't get the connection, don't worry - I only half remember the issue I'm talking about, myself. It's been 25 years or so since I read it.
If you don't get the connection, don't worry - I only half remember the issue I'm talking about, myself. It's been 25 years or so since I read it.
Yes, but Hank Henshaw was a different super-powered character in the comics.
See The Flash last week? So was Dr. Light.
True enough. And he certainly acts more like J'onn than like the Cyborg Superman. But then, Henshaw was kind of insane at that point, too, so who can say?
John does have eye beams, so glowing is an option, but his eyes in their resting state, are most definitely an ordinary red like with an animal or an alcoholic.
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Loved hearing "Girls Just Want To have Fun" and I hope to see more of Kara's personal life explored.
Oh yeah and they used stock footage for Supergirl flying. ...I think.
May as well reuse that stuff I suppose. It's just that I don't think I've seen a show do that in a while. Does The Flash do it with the running shots?
Oh yeah and they used stock footage for Supergirl flying. ...I think.
May as well reuse that stuff I suppose. It's just that I don't think I've seen a show do that in a while. Does The Flash do it with the running shots?
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