I cannot recommend reruns of Glee, if you're really hard up for more Melissa.
The world thanks you, since no one concerned with the preservation of viewer psychological health would ever recommend even a second of
Glee.
Freeze breath could've been worth trying, but given that jump, it seemed that armor was powered, so it might not have helped. Her speed would not have held up well enough for your tactic to work at all, given that she would be forced to touch the Kryptonite laced armor directly the entire time she was trying to remove it.
She's fast enough to pull a Flash--create a vortex around Alex to completely disorient her, then attack.
My main question there was: why fight Alex at all? Everything was set up to claim that her only choice was to kill Alex or let Alex kill her, but Supergirl could just as easily remove herself from the situation and give herself time to come up with a plan/put into motion her existing plan. Yes, Non could counter that by threatening to make Alex kill herself, and I'm sure that's exactly where the writers would've gone in such a situation, but it seemed really strange that the idea never even occurred to her. Especially strange that, while repeatedly stating she refused to fight, she still jumped straight into attack mode several times.
Of course, the false dilemma of not wanting to fight dear sister Alex was Bad Screenwriting 101 from the start.
Not to mention the fact that this was so quickly and easily defused that the situation wasn't even worth the setup time. It was basically only there to give them a cliffhanger for the previous episode.
This series rarely follows through on set-ups; usually, things are just tossed out there, and even if a plot is revisited, all the audience gets some piss-poor conclusion--the ridiculous "hope" speech breaking mind control.
Unfortunately true. After a whole season of setup, both Non and Astra were cut down way too easily, and Non's death didn't even really matter much. In the end, the actual villain here was Indigo, who's been a terrible character from the moment she appeared.
You're right--Indigo was a terrible character, and like most of this series' villains--catty, instead of threatening.
Overall I thought it was a decent episode - like most, my reaction was a little mixed, but for this was it was more positive than negative. As a season finale, though, it was way too low-key, slow and quiet. Sure, the personal drama was fine, but it almost felt like that was all there was. Which is weird, because that final fight scene is the first fight scene in the entire history of the show that I really enjoyed, but it was just over way too quickly.
The fight scenes are poor in execution, and the FX generally bad. At no time in the Non fight (or the Banshee fight, or...) did the characters appear like
they were engaged in a real struggle--obviously one of the keys to the success of a fight scene. Compare that to ONE--just one scene of Loki & Captain America's fight in
The Avengers. Oh, and before someone claims
The Avengers scene benefited from a larger budget, the scene in question was no FX-heavy set-up--it was effective stunt work and editing, yet that one fight scene leaves all Supergirl fights in the dust in terms of execution and impression left with on the viewer.
What's the excuse? The
Supergirl production has a large, dedicated FX group--its not some sitcom that farms out work for the rare special scene (e.g.
Scrubs), yet the FX and the fight stuntwork is sub par.
As was Non himself, whose character ultimately didn't really go anywhere. And Indigo dying from being torn apart - while visually cool - really didn't make sense.
The actor was okay in the penultimate episode, but overall, the problem is that he seems to have been an afterthought, as the entire Kryptonian villain plot was all about Bad Aunt. Non never mattered, and that appeared to be a conscious decision on part of the producers, thus his being the Big Bad of the season finale fell flat.
Overall, I'm not sure whether I'll be back for a potential season 2 or not. I can't really say that the show's improved much at all over the course of this season. But then again, it has at least proven it's willingness to do something unexpected every now and again, and I have grown somewhat fond of Kara, Alex and Jonn as characters. That was also a pretty great cliffhanger in terms of making me want to know what's inside the pod.
But its just a cliffhanger, which is not the means one uses to rate a series. If you're having doubts about returning to a potential second season, that means the bulk of this production--its arc, character development, etc. were never sufficient.
I am still irked by how Superman was treated in these 2 episodes. I don't feel like he was given the respect that his character deserves.
They did not just sideline Superman, they deliberately made him look completely powerless and useless. That's what irks me the most.
That is a widespread complaint about the entire series. Of course, the answer is that he's SuperMAN, so in order to make 'ol Girl Power Supergirl seem like the greatest superhero of all time, Superman has to be constantly torn down, when the character should be able to develop
based on her own merit. This almost reads like Berlanti, et al., knew Supergirl was weak from the start, but the agenda had to make sure the unavoidable character (Superman) had to be
reduced to an ineffectual footnote so Supergirl could fulfill all in that agenda.
To your legitimate complaint, think of the Marvel movies, Thor did not need to be rendered weak, unimportant, etc., for Iron Man, Captain America or the Hulk to shine and grow as characters. Then again, that did not happen because there was no social agenda fueling the adaptation of those Marvel characters.
Quite possibly the various "good-bye" scenes in this episode. They were more emotionally manipulative than a Steven Moffat script,and stopped the plot dead in its tracks.
...and that's bad. Whether Moffat (or Russel Davies) immature, soap opera slop.
There was maybe twenty minutes of plot in the episode, stretched out with the emotional stuff, and when Kara was talking to Alex about all the things Alex needed to tell Jeremiah I was actively annoyed with the episode
But that one of the overplayed plots of the series--the "sisterhood" business. Yeah, we get it..its all about the sisters...at the expense of coherent actions on part of the series lead character, and a believable story.
for a threat that was imminently going to kill everyone, Kara was bewilderingly non-chalant about it.
Fault of the actress in conveying a grim situation. Fault of a poor story that should have placed a greater sense of danger in her mind...not walking around on her "gang, I think you might die soon / my ass might be in trouble" tour.
She still didn't need to combat Alex directly. She could have barricaded the entrances to the facility with obstacles only someone as strong as her could move - which would save it from Alex - and force Non and the other kryptos out of hiding - which would force Non to send Alex away from the fight entirely. She's so busy emoting she hasn't learned how to use her brain in combat yet.
Remember--its all about how grand the "sisterhood" business is. Never expect Supergirl to use her brain when she's mere seconds away from some sort of whiner or teary-eyed session.
Overthinking. If she has all of Superman's abilities, and we've seen Superman maneuver in space with no problem, then supergirl can fly in space. That last line was just BS thrown in to give Kara a sacrifice moment and Alex a savior moment.
Yes, the producers just copy+pasted the relevant scene from
Superman Returns and
The Avengers (Iron Man) for
Supergirl. About Alex, yes, the producers could not get out of the season leaving Alex exactly where she--a normal human--should be: on the sidelines, as she's out of her league in all superpowered matters, and should not be an expert on piloting an alien pod. Once again, agenda flushes believable story.
? Flash is the greatest show on television in my opinion (certainly the greatest superhero show, at least), and it doesn't have a Cat Grant. Wells doesn't count, because even though he can be snarky and rude he's also sympathetic, interesting and a decent guy who contributes things even when he does something wrong. The Flash manages to still be awesome, despite having a main cast that are all entertaining and usually likeable. Also, that Cat grant line was horrible, considering how much better The Flash's CW cast is then CBS's horrible Supergirl cast.