Supergirl - Season Four
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Well, the name is based on Nura Nal from the comics, and that's a medium not unfamiliar with alliterative names (e.g. Lois Lane, Peter Parker, Bruce Banner, et al.).
Yep, she's just getting started, but I do want her to have a greater connection to her daughter than the surface-y mutual sniping.
Rumor has it they're going to pair Brainy and Nia romantically.
That's also Vicky aka The Real Eleanor from The Good Place as well. I didn't know that she was the voice of Sabine.
I wasn't able to watch the finale of Season 3, but went ahead and watched the Season 4 premiere anyway, and I liked it a lot.
The callbacks to Season 2 with both Cadmus and Lillian (whom I had no idea was returning) were a nice way to introduce both the season's "Earth First" narrative and Agent Liberty, while also factoring into what could end up being a interesting new source of internal conflict for Lena if it's followed through on.
Brainy's conflict with Alex was both well-written and hilarious, and really gave both Chyler Leigh and Jesse Rath an opportunity to show off their range as actors; it also led to a really great "Supersisters" bonding scene with Alex and Kara.
Speaking of Kara, I loved everything about her story this episode, from her global exploits as Supergirl to her mentoring of Nia (who is amazing, I might add) to the tension between her and J'onn, and am really interested to see how they interact going forward with J'onn taking on a more pacifistic 'activist' role.
My only real complaints are that they kind of tacked on the appearance of "Red Daughter" and didn't give President Marsdin's exposure the focus it needed, but we'll see what, if anything, comes of those things in "Fallout".
Overall, I thought this was a very strong season premiere that set the table for some very intriguing storylines going forward on both a large and small scale, and I can't wait to see where all of this leads.
The callbacks to Season 2 with both Cadmus and Lillian (whom I had no idea was returning) were a nice way to introduce both the season's "Earth First" narrative and Agent Liberty, while also factoring into what could end up being a interesting new source of internal conflict for Lena if it's followed through on.
Brainy's conflict with Alex was both well-written and hilarious, and really gave both Chyler Leigh and Jesse Rath an opportunity to show off their range as actors; it also led to a really great "Supersisters" bonding scene with Alex and Kara.
Speaking of Kara, I loved everything about her story this episode, from her global exploits as Supergirl to her mentoring of Nia (who is amazing, I might add) to the tension between her and J'onn, and am really interested to see how they interact going forward with J'onn taking on a more pacifistic 'activist' role.
My only real complaints are that they kind of tacked on the appearance of "Red Daughter" and didn't give President Marsdin's exposure the focus it needed, but we'll see what, if anything, comes of those things in "Fallout".
Overall, I thought this was a very strong season premiere that set the table for some very intriguing storylines going forward on both a large and small scale, and I can't wait to see where all of this leads.
It's amazing how much better this show is when it doesn't try to attack Trump. The "Earth First" slogan was the only cheap shot this week.
I'm guessing this will change, as they are completely butchering Agent Liberty to make him the head of a hate group. I hope I'm wrong. In the comics, Agent Liberty was redeemable, and ended up on the right side of things. I'm not sure he's the best choice for the big villain.
Overall, I found the episode to be very well done though, even if J'onn is kind of being ridiculous. I enjoyed the addition of Mercy Graves though I felt we didn't need Otis. Clearly, he was named Otis as a tribute to the movies, but I'd rather see Otis settling in Otisburg.
I'm guessing this will change, as they are completely butchering Agent Liberty to make him the head of a hate group. I hope I'm wrong. In the comics, Agent Liberty was redeemable, and ended up on the right side of things. I'm not sure he's the best choice for the big villain.
Overall, I found the episode to be very well done though, even if J'onn is kind of being ridiculous. I enjoyed the addition of Mercy Graves though I felt we didn't need Otis. Clearly, he was named Otis as a tribute to the movies, but I'd rather see Otis settling in Otisburg.
"THE SITTING PRESIDENT IS AN ALIEN!!!"
I think you missed one.
I think you missed one.
Vicky finally got her wish to do a part with an accent.
I think it's just a callback to the fact that kid Lena was a chess whiz.
I've been meaning to check out The Good Place. Now that I know she's in it, I have another reason.
Really strong start to the season. I half expected Supergirl to be on Argo instead of Superman considering Melissa's Broadway commitments this Summer, but she was in quite a lot of the episode. Loved her interaction with Nia, I hope the journalism angle stays a strong presence throughout the season. Alex and Brainy were fun, nice to see his lock hacking and reverse EMP-ing came in handy, and the Luthors and the Graves were welcome too. I like that J'onn is taking the route of pacifism voluntarily, and James is there involuntarily, being forbidden to fight under threat of arrest, so there's an interesting parallel there as well, curious where both will lead. The villains seem timely and relevant, opening up lots of room for social commentary, hope they keep that up as well.
It's an unexpected twist that Kara's clone is working for Russian Railways... "Who needs bridge for train to go over mountain, when we can get Superdevushka to make tunnel through mountain, eh comrades!"
It's an unexpected twist that Kara's clone is working for Russian Railways... "Who needs bridge for train to go over mountain, when we can get Superdevushka to make tunnel through mountain, eh comrades!"
Yeah, that should never have worked. An EMP doesn't just shut equipment down, it burns out its circuits and renders it permanently useless, even if it's turned off (because the magnetic field itself induces a current in the wires).
Never thought I'd say this about Supergirl, but maybe they're not being obvious enough? The entire main plot and the entire thematic point of the episode (and of the new season, by all indications) are about the fear, hatred, and intolerance at the heart of Trump's America.
Now that I watched both, I'd say the answer is Supergirl. The première was outstanding.
Too late?
I definitely don't count that one. Lynda Carter's character is the fantasy that the writers want in Hillary Clinton. She has always been written in a positive light, even now, though it will be interesting to see where they go from here. That's actually an interesting storyline, that should not be political.
Rather than use their show to whine about Trump, they have a very interesting legal storyline here.
Could an alien be considered a natural born citizen if that alien's first visit to Earth has him or her landing on US soil?
In the comics, this was decided in favor of the alien when Superman was ruled eligible to run for President by the US Supreme Court. That would be an amazing episode to have.
In the writers' warped brains. The intolerance is Obama's legacy, and maybe the writers should focus on writing a superhero story, since it's well, a superhero show. To blame intolerance on Trump, when it's the left that is calling for violence and "incivility", is absolutely ignorant and patently false.
That has to be the most horrifically inaccurate thing I've seen on the depths of the internet in weeks.
But writing about politics and social issues and superheros has NEVER been mutually exclusive. Superman was taking on the Klu Klux Klan as on his radio show back in the day, and I'm old enough to remember the Black Panther and the Fantastic Four taking on apartheid back in the seventies, Namor and Aquaman railing against water pollution, Man-Thing burning small-town book burners, Captain American temporarily quitting because of a thinly-disguised version of Watergate, Green Lantern and Green Arrow going on a road trip to find America, etc. And that was decades ago when I was just a kid.
The idea that superheroes (and SF in general) are supposed to be "just" escapist entertainment bears no resemblance to comic-book history or my own memories.
No doubt the same way the anti-alien sentiment started with US President Olivia Marsdin? After all, it would be silly to blame it on Agent Liberty, since it was the aliens and their fanbois from the DEO who started all the violence. In the the Graves' words – Liberty's the good guy.
The stuff Supergirl read on Agent Liberty monitors was lifted straight out of real world Facebook feeds, only with aliens substituted and firepower increased. It was surreal, chilling, and pretty much real. If anything's warped, it's not the writers' brains.
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