Regarding this James Olsen thing. This thread is the first I heard of this attitude and frankly it comes across as more than a little racist. It reminds me of Obama haters or those who criticized a certain Human Torch casting last year. People come up with a thousand reasons why the actor/character is not written correctly--but if it had been a white actor in the role then I'm sure we wouldn't be seeing this attitude.
Well, yes and no. There are certainly some people who react that way, unfortunately, but that's not the only issue. Given that many prior screen adaptations have tended to create the impression of Jimmy as a nerdy, goofy cub reporter, I can understand why this more mature, accomplished version of the character -- one who's actually closer to Jimmy's comics roots in many ways -- would seem unfamiliar to many people who know the character only from the screen. I think a lot of people would be having an issue with that regardless of the casting. I'm sure that some of them are using it as a cover for a racist reaction, so that can blur the issue, but I don't think it's fair to assume that's true of everyone who finds this version of the character unfamiliar.
He's attracted to Kara but he's also mature enough to understand that coming on too strong with her would be placing himself in an improper position of power over a younger woman.
Huh? I don't think Kara is in any way the less powerful one in this situation. Remember the red kryptonite episode, when she was dragging him roughly onto the dance floor and practically molesting him? He would've been totally powerless to stop her. And her recollection of that incident is probably part of why, in the finale, she stressed that she was "all about consent" with regards to their earlier kiss. Given how much stronger she is than everyone else, that's something she'd have good reason to be very sensitive to.
I will admit to being somewhat taken aback when we're told Kara couldn't operate in space, I was expecting her to be able to on some level since.... What was Alex basing this on?
Superman's been operating for over a dozen years, and the DEO has been studying him, directly or from a remove, that whole time. He's probably had the opportunity to discover what he could and couldn't do in space, either by intentionally testing it or by accident. (I heard about a scene in the latest issue of a comic called
Superman: American Alien, exploring Clark's early days as Superman, where he accidentally gets blown into space and needs to be rescued by a couple of passing Green Lanterns.) And scientific study of Kryptonian abilities could define how they work and what their limitations would be.
Although, if you'll remember... "Solitude" showed us that Superman has a Legion of Super Heroes flight ring in the Fortress. Legion flight rings let people fly in space.
Cat Grant finally came around to me , a bit, but I wonder how Kara having her own office is going to impact the story-telling at work since most scenes would still have to take place in the main "war room" for the office building instead of Kara's puny little office.
I assume Kara's office will take over the story function of the vacant upstairs office where Kara, Winn, and James have been having their confabs all season (as well as the occasional speedster-delivered ice cream cones). In fact, it looked to me like it was probably a redress of the same set.
Personally, I'm hoping for a Cadmus Kon-El/Connor Kent Superboy clone in the jacket storyline develops next season.
Honestly, from what I've seen of the clone Superboy, he's kind of a jerk. I never liked him much. The angry-young-man version on
Young Justice was a little better, but not by much.
