If I recall correctly, Jimmy Olsen used an alien super-computer to create a "perfect mate" for Superman--before the "cousin from Argo City" version had ever appeared. But the horse thing was rather "goofy".
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Joan Jett did a nice rocking version of the MTM theme that would fit Supergirl IMO.
"I'm not telling you my real name."
Oh come now. We can't keep thinking of Cat as a brilliant investigative reporter if she can't tell this is Kara in a blue suit.
On another note, it's nice to hear Cat call Kara Kara instead of Kira. It shows a growth of respect.
Oh come now. We can't keep thinking of Cat as a brilliant investigative reporter if she can't tell this is Kara in a blue suit.
On another note, it's nice to hear Cat call Kara Kara instead of Kira. It shows a growth of respect.
Historically, Commissioner Gordon could not tell Dick Grayson is Robin with just a mark across his eyes, but Gordon is allegedly a great lawman with an incisive mind; almost everyone in Metropolis cannot see Clark's face in Superman's....
The show actually addressed that last year in episode 2. James said that Kara didn't have to worry about being recognized as Supergirl for the same reason Clark didn't get recognized as Superman -- because people just don't expect to see the extraordinary in their midst.
In real life, it can be hard to recognize someone out of the context you're used to seeing them in. If you found someone familiar and asked if they were person X and they said no, you'd probably be more likely to go "Oh, sorry, I guess you just look similar" than to go "Aha, you're lying, you're actually X in disguise!" Because how often do we encounter people impersonating other people? It's not really something we expect in everyday life.
In real life, it can be hard to recognize someone out of the context you're used to seeing them in. If you found someone familiar and asked if they were person X and they said no, you'd probably be more likely to go "Oh, sorry, I guess you just look similar" than to go "Aha, you're lying, you're actually X in disguise!" Because how often do we encounter people impersonating other people? It's not really something we expect in everyday life.
Pretty much this.
Perhaps more to the point, if he introduced himself to you and then an hour later walked back into the room wearing glasses and a different outfit you'd probably have no trouble recognizing him.
It's a story, and not one that was designed originally for a sophisticated audience. It's enough to enjoy it for its virtues, and to allow the storytellers the occasional Reeves-ian wink at the audience regarding the silliness...such as last week, when Clark gave voice to the oft-made fan observation that criminals in Superman stories behave in ridiculous ways. "If the bullets don't work, why the punching?"
IDK - I would have LOVED if one of the guys threw their guns, and either Superman or Supergirl ducked out of its path.Pretty much this.
Perhaps more to the point, if he introduced himself to you and then an hour later walked back into the room wearing glasses and a different outfit you'd probably have no trouble recognizing him.
It's a story, and not one that was designed originally for a sophisticated audience. It's enough to enjoy it for its virtues, and to allow the storytellers the occasional Reeves-ian wink at the audience regarding the silliness...such as last week, when Clark gave voice to the oft-made fan observation that criminals in Superman stories behave in ridiculous ways. "If the bullets don't work, why the punching?"
IDK - I would have LOVED if one of the guys threw their guns, and either Superman or Supergirl ducked out of its path.
That's one of those things that really only happened maybe once in the actual text (i.e. the George Reeves show) but got blown out of proportion by fandom. At least, when I rewatched the show fairly recently, I only noticed it once.
IDK - I would have LOVED if one of the guys threw their guns, and either Superman or Supergirl ducked out of its path.
Supergirl should have ducked, and Clark could shoot her an incredulous look. Or vice versa.
People didn't recognize Scarlett Johansson. And she didn't wear glasses.
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Or more in topic...
Superman actor Henry Cavill goes unrecognized in Times Square
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The Maggie/Alex possibility first came my mind the other day when I saw the first promo picture of them together. The fact that they were drawing so much attention to her lack of a love life in the last episode only makes me more suspicious.
I like the idea from Dark Knight Rises that Gordon knew that Batman was Bruce Wayne the whole time, but just didn't say anything until he was about to "die". Or one of the later Arrow episodes where Lance didn't want to know so he could have plausable deniability. I think either one of those options would be preferable to people like Gordon or Lance not being able to figure out who the superhero is.
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That's because 1.) it's NYC and NYC don't give a fuck 'bout nobody, and 2.) no one is actively trying to uncover who he is.
In the comics it's even a bit more ridiculous now (or at least it was back in the 70s I think; I haven't kept up in years and years) that Clark is a television anchor for the evening news. At least once or twice there had to be a close-up pic of Superman on screen right next to him. And when you're dating/working alongside an investigative reporter who regularly interacts with both Superman and Clark Kent on an intimate one-on-one level, it's even more silly when you can't put two and two together.
That said, I find it a charming conceit of the mythos. You quite literally have to ignore the absurdity and and just accept it for what it is. And I'm totally fine with doing that. Yes, it completely breaks one's suspension of disbelief, but it also leads to some fantastic moments like this one.
That's not what happens in The Dark Knight Rises.
But it was in the '70s comics, while he was a news anchor, that they came up with the passive Super-Hypnosis gimmick. People were literally seeing an altered version of Clark Kent--thinner, receding hairline, etc.
Okay, sure, that makes it less absurd. XD
For context, this is the version of Superman who could fly interstellar distances at unimaginable speeds, time travel under his own power, and stand on his hands and push the planet.
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