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Spoilers Supergirl - Season 2

And some have a major misunderstanding that things look the same in candid behind-the-scenes photos as they look in carefully lit, processed, and color-corrected films and episodes.

You realize that your defense was already countered by the posted MoS BTS photos, right?


People who are actively looking for excuses to be negative about something they haven't seen yet will always be able to find them.

Much like those who constantly perform excuse-making somersaults about BTS pics when compared not to a processed publicity photo, but another BTS photo.
 
You realize that your defense was already countered by the posted MoS BTS photos, right?

I don't agree that it was. Different photos can differ in quality for many different reasons. All that actually matters is what the final product looks like. Criticizing the final product based on production photos is as nonsensical as criticizing a cake because you don't like the taste of the uncooked flour.
 
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Psi Ops?

Jimmy calls Superman "the Big Guy" (has he done it more than once on Supergirl?) as much as possible, so that rubes will think that Superman is taller than Jimmy and therefore not Clark Kent.

If so, is this Jimmy's plan, or Clarks?
 
I am gong to go out on a limb and guess the should fastners and cape bit there is done intentionally to make it easier to add in the CGI cape without worrying about trying to make photorealistic cloth at the interface of live shot and CGI there.
 
What's with the near-beard vanishing?

Were the first shots costume tests or does Clark get 5 o'clock shadow at midday?

Super hair growth should be instep with their super healing factor?

But if that was true the only thing stopping them from super ageing is super immortality.

Kara and Clark are both ageing at a normal human rate, so it is unlikely that they are eternally youthful, even if they are immortal.

If Clark has super 5'Oclock shadow... Kara might have to "shave" her legs with heat vision more than 5 times a day... But what about when she lost her powers?

Fumbling with a razor for the first time on skin that is suddenly not bullet proof?

What an unsightly human adventure.
 
I don't agree that it was. Different photos can differ in quality for many different reasons. All that actually matters is what the final product looks like.

Then its jpointless to defend it to the degree where it cannot even be compares to the MoS suit under the same , BTS conditions. There's nothing "unfair" about that. Regarding the final product, I've already commented on that:

What happens when the episode is aired, and its compared to the final filmed MoS/Dawn costumes?

I'm sure a couple of people will still argue its somehow "unfair" to compare the costumes at that point.

Criticizing the final product based on production photos is as nonsensical as criticizing a cake because you don't like the taste of the uncooked flour.

Nonsensical, Christopher? Come on, you were the guy criticizing the Wonder Woman poster for reasons one would kindly say were on the periphery of anything connected to its creation if at all, so....
 
I'm sure a couple of people will still argue its somehow "unfair" to compare the costumes at that point.

Which is a straw man, because I'm talking about judging it at this point.


Nonsensical, Christopher? Come on, you were the guy criticizing the Wonder Woman poster for reasons one would kindly say were on the periphery of anything connected to its creation if at all, so....

Exactly. I was criticizing the poster. I explicitly said more than once that my criticism of the poster had nothing to do with my expectations for the movie. I explicitly said more than once that I actually have a great deal of confidence about the movie and was criticizing the poster (which was made by different people, of course) because I felt it didn't live up to what I expect from the movie.
 
We do not know the age of James Olsen. Which is not necessarily the same as the age of the actor who plays him. It would not surprise me if the character is supposed to be closer to his mid to late 20s.

If I am right, it would not surprise me is Clark/Superman makes comment to Jimmy about the how much taller he is now versus when the two first when when Jimmy was a young teen.

The advantage of Tyler Hoechlin being cast in a part older than is age is potential flashbacks. No need to hide his age. At the very least I suspect the producers will add his revealed face to when Superman first discovered Kara on Earth.
 
I quite like that Superman has stopped wearing his underwear over his pants.

They're called trunks. Like what swimmers and runners wear. The "underwear" line is an old, old joke that was not meant to be taken literally, and it wore out its welcome a very long time ago.

Indeed, since Superman's costume is meant to be worn under his street clothes, doesn't that make the whole thing underwear?


We do not know the age of James Olsen. Which is not necessarily the same as the age of the actor who plays him. It would not surprise me if the character is supposed to be closer to his mid to late 20s.

Yes, the whole idea is that Supergirl is essentially a sequel to a Superman series that never happened. All the characters are a dozen years beyond where they would've been in the early part of Superman's career. Cub reporter Jimmy Olsen has grown up into accomplished photojournalist/art director James Olsen; Daily Planet gossip columnist Cat Grant has risen to become the head of her own media empire; Lois Lane's kid sister Lucy has become a successful lawyer and Army major.


The advantage of Tyler Hoechlin being cast in a part older than is age is potential flashbacks. No need to hide his age. At the very least I suspect the producers will add his revealed face to when Superman first discovered Kara on Earth.

Still, lots of actors in their 30s can play 20s well enough. I'm less concerned with what his face looks like and more concerned with whether he can convey the maturity of a Superman who's been on the job for over a dozen years.
 
They're called trunks. Like what swimmers and runners wear. The "underwear" line is an old, old joke that was not meant to be taken literally, and it wore out its welcome a very long time ago.

I'm not a fan of Superman or comics in general so I'm certainly not aware of what kind of comments have worn out their welcome. I always found Superman's outfit incredibly weird. I don't really care what the fandom's opinion on it is. ;)
The only superhero I knew growing up was Asterix. :p
 
I always found Superman's outfit incredibly weird.

That's because the cultural referent for it is before your time. The costumes of classic superheroes like Superman and Batman were based on the outfits of circus acrobats and strongmen of the day (the 1930s-40s) -- leotards for mobility, with trunks worn over them for modesty, and often capes for showmanship. To audiences of the day, they wouldn't have looked all that odd.

This is why I like the TV Supergirl costume so much -- it looks like practical athletic wear such as a tennis dress. I'll grant that modern athletic wear for men doesn't look like the 1930s style that Superman's classic look is based on, but it certainly doesn't look like the kind of rubbery, textured alien armor that people keep putting Superman in these days. How is that not far more weird than a simple, practical leotard and trunks?
 
Regarding the fasteners for the cape... Doesn't anyone remember The Incredibles? LOL..

If Supes were to get sucked into a jet engine intake, he'd be fine, but the engine would explode, possibly killing everyone. If just the cape gets sucked in, the engine might be damaged, but there's potentially less damage to the plane and Superman could just hold onto it and help it land.

I'm being tongue in cheek, of course, but still.. Logistically, it makes sense. :)
 
Regarding the fasteners for the cape... Doesn't anyone remember The Incredibles? LOL.

It's not the metal fasteners I mind so much as the weird heavy strap things going over his shoulders. They look more like overall straps or something than cape fasteners.

Then again, could that be the point? Maybe invoking his farmboy heritage in some way?
 
That depends on if he design/made his suit with human resources, or f it's a relic of Krypton preserved or created by the Fortress.
 
It looks fine. Everyone will recognize the character as Superman. Therefore, it's done its job.
 
Probably thinking far too much about this but I do wonder how Superman goes to the toilet while wearing that suit under his costume. The little red shorts may have covered a fly but not an option here.
 
Probably thinking far too much about this but I do wonder how Superman goes to the toilet while wearing that suit under his costume. The little red shorts may have covered a fly but not an option here.
Super speed.
 
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