And Ricci is Robbie Amell's fiancee, keeping it within the Berlantiverse family. (No relation to Christina Ricci, though, apparently.)
Spoilers Supergirl - Season 1
- Thread starter Commander Richard
- Start date
Wel give it another three eps 
"There are none left to grind." That's it, "Henshaw" is SO the Martian Manhunter!
Not necessarily. From the Wikipedia entry for Hank Henshaw: "Over time, Henshaw becomes delusional and paranoid, believing that the Man of Steel had intentionally caused the deaths of himself, his wife, and his crew, then driven him from the Earth."
The reference being about that just doesn't scan as naturally for me. It was much more of an "I'm the last of my kind" line.
Alex sure is lousy at keeping her mistrust of Henshaw close to the vest.
I have to think that it would only look worse for Supergirl that she was around to stop a petty crime but didn't save so many others like that kid.
ETA: Wow, they sure let that Martian out the bag quick! Pay up!
Alex sure is lousy at keeping her mistrust of Henshaw close to the vest.
I have to think that it would only look worse for Supergirl that she was around to stop a petty crime but didn't save so many others like that kid.
ETA: Wow, they sure let that Martian out the bag quick! Pay up!
Last edited:
Then again, I've considered it, and you might be right. 
They can still play it both ways. Wouldn't be surprised if the real Henshaw is still out there, got turned into a cyborg by somebody, and will be out for revenge (of course).
Didn't J'onnshaw say that only one other living person knew his secret? Who would that be? Superman?
Didn't J'onnshaw say that only one other living person knew his secret? Who would that be? Superman?
Kara's depicted as not even moderately fit without her powers. The contrast between injured Kara and shirtless James was too calculated. What sold the "non-powered, everyday hero" was how Kara sees regular people reacting to a crisis (James in the elevator shaft), and not having it so easy--and being forced to accept things beyond human control (the point of James telling her to stop trying to use powers that were not restored).
The bluff with the looters was frankly unrealistic. One, why would she assume the head looter is trying to help a family he said nothing about? Even a generally naive person would not make such Pollyanna-esque assumption about the motives of a criminal.
There were better ways to illustrate Kara being able to help without her powers than that cartoonish scene.
Winn's rant to Kara was intrusive and childish.
Alex going off of the rails at Henshaw only to be saved by him--AKA J'onn J'onzz was a fitting coda to the suspicion angle. The Supergirl universe grows, but the J'onzz FX were weak.
Another Donner tribute: Kryptonian saves a bus full of kids on the edge of falling.
Will we see a mini Justice League develop on this show?
The bluff with the looters was frankly unrealistic. One, why would she assume the head looter is trying to help a family he said nothing about? Even a generally naive person would not make such Pollyanna-esque assumption about the motives of a criminal.
There were better ways to illustrate Kara being able to help without her powers than that cartoonish scene.
Winn's rant to Kara was intrusive and childish.
Alex going off of the rails at Henshaw only to be saved by him--AKA J'onn J'onzz was a fitting coda to the suspicion angle. The Supergirl universe grows, but the J'onzz FX were weak.
Another Donner tribute: Kryptonian saves a bus full of kids on the edge of falling.
Will we see a mini Justice League develop on this show?
Good episode.
- Good little message about how people shouldn't rely on heroes. By the way, you could feel Lord's jealousy. Or was it? It wouldn't surprise me if he turned out to be a Kryptonian or something who believes that humans should learn to stand on their own.
- Allyn Gibson was right about how Kara lost her powers.
- With that adrenaline rush as a trigger to get her powers back, she still doesn't have a way to have sex with a regular human. Barring that room of course.
- Martian Manhunter! I dismissed the possibility too but sure enough... Yeah, that was a surprise. And quick. Berlanti doesn't waste time so I sould have known that we'd get something with Hank sooner rather than later.
- Yeah, that talk-down was lame. People get themselves killed in situations like that.
- Good little message about how people shouldn't rely on heroes. By the way, you could feel Lord's jealousy. Or was it? It wouldn't surprise me if he turned out to be a Kryptonian or something who believes that humans should learn to stand on their own.
- Allyn Gibson was right about how Kara lost her powers.
- With that adrenaline rush as a trigger to get her powers back, she still doesn't have a way to have sex with a regular human. Barring that room of course.
- Martian Manhunter! I dismissed the possibility too but sure enough... Yeah, that was a surprise. And quick. Berlanti doesn't waste time so I sould have known that we'd get something with Hank sooner rather than later.
- Yeah, that talk-down was lame. People get themselves killed in situations like that.
Nah, they can't all secretly be super-powered aliens...can they?
I had the same thought. Clearly the real Henshaw did wrongly think J'onn was a threat. If he survived he would be a completely different person with different motivations.
I almost cried at the Martian Manhunter reveal. Not because I thought Henshaw was J'onn since his eyes first glowed red -- though I was excited that my supposition was right. I was on the verge of tears because 1) his speech was amazing and 2) I never ever thought I would ever see Martian Manhunter in any live-action production, and certainly not looking as super awesome as he did.
In other news, Supergirl's talk with Cat at the end was amazing.
Also, I'm more convinced than ever that we'll see Jeremiah Danvers as the Cyborg Superman. Alex's father and Kara's stepfather died a hero -- and now he's been perverted into something that is the antithesis over everything they knew and loved about him.
Geoff Johns and John Romita, Jr. did that exact scenario a few months ago in Superman (he burned out his powers, too), but this version was so much better. It felt weightier and more meaningful, because it was such a growth moment for Kara.
In other news, Supergirl's talk with Cat at the end was amazing.
Also, I'm more convinced than ever that we'll see Jeremiah Danvers as the Cyborg Superman. Alex's father and Kara's stepfather died a hero -- and now he's been perverted into something that is the antithesis over everything they knew and loved about him.
Geoff Johns and John Romita, Jr. did that exact scenario a few months ago in Superman (he burned out his powers, too), but this version was so much better. It felt weightier and more meaningful, because it was such a growth moment for Kara.
I was thinking the same thing. Sure, losing his family is part of Cyborg Superman's backstory too, but the way the line was played, the depth and dignity of his grief, felt more like J'onn.
...And now, 20 minutes after writing that paragraph, I know we were right. How's that for service? They didn't drag that mystery out very long. I found the CGI J'onn a little unconvincing, though. I would've rather seen a prosthetic version.
This was a nice situation to put Kara in, seeing how she'd cope with the loss of her powers and having to face an emergency as a mortal. The bit where she bluffed the looter and talked him down was terrific, but undermined by the intercutting with Cat's speech. Both scenes were good by themselves, but the jumping back and forth seemed to dilute them both rather than achieving the synergy they were presumably trying for.
Why did Kara bother to change her clothes before saving James in the elevator shaft? The only person watching was Winn, and time was of the essence. Anyway, I'm glad we got to see some of her rescues afterward instead of leaving them to be inferred. This was a bit of a budget-saver, with action mostly on standing sets and less superheroics than usual, though we still got plenty of CGI disaster footage and a CGI J'onn.
Speaking of Winn, he was kind of a jerk here. What business did he have getting upset about a simple thank-you hug between friends? And what business does he have acting possessive about Kara? That whole thing seemed like forced conflict and didn't really work.
So are the DEO guys and Kara only going to use the Alura hologram in episodes that Astra is in too?
And speaking of the DEO guys, I knew I recognized the name "Luke Macfarlane" that's been in the credits the past couple of weeks, but I only today realized that he was D'Avin from Killjoys. His character here, Agent Donovan, looks rather different with his clean-cut military look.
Danvers as Cyborg Superman eh? I did wonder if and how they'd get Dean Cain back into the suit.
Perhaps the real Henshaw is now in possession of Danvers's cyborg body...? That would help in differentiating the characters, having the original Henshaw played by a different actor.
Forced conflict that doesn't work? In a Berlanti show? Perish forbid!