Spoilers Supergirl - Season 1

[DarKush]

WB treats the Donner movies as the holy grail of Superman, and by extension so does this show.

It'd be nice if they'd quit referencing the films for the brunt of these characters and actually go to the real source material to see what they've done there. There's a reason the Deadpool movie is getting such rave reviews... and it's not because they "reimagined him for modern audiences" or referenced the atrocious reimagining of him from the Wolverine flick.

I really don't get what's so hard to understand about that when it comes to the films. Changing costumes a bit so they look better and/or more believable? Sure, that's perfectly fine. But ignoring the source material and just going back to old, rehashed material over and over again? Just bleh.

I got mixed feelings on this. I mean yeah, I see the Donner influence in how Kara has been written in a dorky, kind of comedic way, though the show has toned that down a bit since the pilot. And the inclusion of Non and her aunt as a Zod-like villain. That being said, Non is not like he is in the Donner films.

Perhaps the color scheme, the sense of hopefulness also is a Donner trait. But in terms of aesthetics, I think Supergirl has moved away from the Donner films. (Edit: Well they haven't moved away from the Donner Fortress of Solitude; just saw the picture of Kara in the Fortress). But from Supergirl's take on Krypton, its look is separate even from Man of Steel and arguably Kara's supersuit takes inspiration from Man of Steel. Smallville took a lot more inspiration from the Donner films.

 

[Timelord79 (he/him)]

Was there no new episode this week or is itunes simply late again?

 

[dahj]

^^
No new episode, preempted by the Grammy Awards.

 

[tomalak301]

Was there no new episode this week or is itunes simply late again?

No episode because of the Grammy awards.

 

[Timelord79 (he/him)]

Ah, thanks for the info. Sucks but at least I can stop waiting.
Well, in that case, more Gotham this evening.

 

[TREK_GOD_1]

WB treats the Donner movies as the holy grail of Superman, and by extension so does this show.

Its not just WB; when interviewed about Supergirl, Berlanti said how much he was personally influenced on the approach to a superhero by the Donner Superman, and who can blame either party? Some films so successfully, so effectively established the way a character should be presented, that the influence is not a surprise--the Donner influence was in the 1988 Superman cartoon, and the "Timmverse" DC cartoons (e.g. Superman: The Animated Series) of the 90s/early 2000s.Clearly, it set the standard for the larger than life, "majestic" comic adaptation which has rarely been matched since, so in minor ways, SG is trying to walk those rather large footprints.

They take influence from wherever necessary, so no one is going to completely ignore such a great creative and cultural chapter in DC adaptations.

 

[Samurai8472]

Silver Banshee revealed

 

[davejames]

Wow, nice. The show has definitely improved on their supervillain costumes and designs since the earlier episodes.

 

[JD]

Is she supposed to be just wearing makeup? I was expecting some prosthesis or something to make her face look more like an actual skull.

 

[Christopher]

Is she supposed to be just wearing makeup? I was expecting some prosthesis or something to make her face look more like an actual skull.

There might be some digital modification of her features, but then she'd probably just have dots on her face.

 

[davejames]

I'm sure they'll probably add in some kind of special effect later.

Although looking at some Silver Banshee artwork, it doesn't really look like a skull anyway, but just a woman wearing, well, makeup.

 

[DigificWriter]

They clearly looked at the New 52 version of the character for direct inspiration in terms of her "Silver Banshee" look, as well as for her civilian name.

 

[The Old Mixer]

Yeah, Silver Banshee always looked like a woman with a skull pattern on her face, not like her head was an actual skull.

 

[Guy Gardener]

New 52, she was super girls room mate.

 

[DigificWriter]

And an 'anti-hero'.

 

[matthunter]

And an 'anti-hero'.

There's never an Uncle Hero.

Except that episode of Family Matters.

 

[Admiral2]

I never got Silver Banshee.

I read the John Byrne story when she was introduced and her power set made no sense. She kills a SWAT guy by touching him, then she can't kill another SWAT guy because she thought she already killed him (they were dressed the same.) Then she wounds Superman, then Superman dresses up like Batman to keep her from wounding him again...it was silly.

I don't know how the new 52 version works, but I hope it makes more sense...

 

[Nerys Myk]

Thought she had powers similar to Black Canary, only mystical in nature.

 

[Admiral2]

Thought she had powers similar to Black Canary, only mystical in nature.

That too. A mystical sonic scream, but again its effectiveness was determined by what she sees. (again, going by her original appearance...)

 

[Zaku]

An interesting interview to the director of the next episode of Supergirl.

Interview: Director Lexi Alexander on Supergirl (and Lots More)

Even if you don’t know her movies, chances are you know the name Lexi Alexander. A big name on social media (her twitter account is a must), she is the rare filmmaker who speaks openly and critically about Hollywood’s gender AND diversity problems…and has for years.

After working as a martial artist and stunt woman, German-born Alexander made an Oscar nominated short about a boxer (Johnny Flynton) and a independent film about football hooliganism titled Green Street Hooligans. Her success directing action on screen led to the ultra-violent, 80s action-inspiredPunisher: War Zone. The first of Marvel Knights brand (Marvel’s Hard R films), the movie was released in theaters unceremoniously and sentenced Lexi to director’s jail. But in 2015, Lexi’s career saw a new start with three consecutive directing jobs: Arrow, Supergirl (tomorrow’s episode), and an upcoming episode of Limitless. We spoke (in an almost epic hour-plus interview) about directing for TV, her vocal and passionate activism toward diversity in Hollywood, the DGA’s depressing statistics, why she loves friend Patton Oswalt, and plenty more.