Supergirl Review: Season 1 Episode 20 "Better Angels"

Supergirl Season 1 Episode 20

“Better Angels”

Synopsis:

Supergirl is forced to do battle with an unexpected enemy as she risks everything - including her life - to stop Non and Indigo from destroying everyone on Earth.

Review:

Episode starts where we left off with last, Alex going to battle with her Sister wearing the Kryptonite suite. Before she is able to do any real damage, J’onn J’onzz with Eliza Danvers is able to talk Alex out of her mind controlled state. Once she is freed from the affects of Myriad, Kara goes and gives a speech on Hope which releases the rest of National City from Myriad.

Non and Indigo are not finished, if they are not able to control the human race than they will turn Myriad into a weapon to kill everyone on planet earth off. With the chances of survival at a low, Kara decides to say her goodbyes to her friends before she and J’onn go after Indigo and Non.

After defeating both Indigo and Non, the only way to save earth is by sending Myriad into space. Unfortunately they is no returning for Supergirl, accepting the fact that she won’t return and she makes the ultimate sacrifice and takes Myriad away from earth. Fortunately Alex was able to fly the pod which brought Kara to earth in order to save her.

The Final scene of the season see’s a new pod, the same which brought Kara to Earth, crash land in National City. 

Final Thoughts:

The Season Finale may have been the most confusing episode of the season, I find that I loved and disliked it all at the same time. It carried over the great energy and feel that the last few episode have had. However at the same time felt rushed, there should have been more of a build up for the last battle with Non.

This episode really captured the best parts of the entire season, the relationship between J’onn J’onnz and Kara, Her relationship with Wynn but most of all the Relationship between Kara and Cat Grant. Calista Flockhart might have been the single best part of the season outside of the performance by Melissa Benoist. 

I am looking forward to season 2, the final episode left on an interesting cliffhanger. Who is in the pod? Will It be Superboy? I can’t wait to see, plus i am hoping the writers iron out some of the issues they had this season. I hope they take a note from the crossover episode with the Flash and make the show more light heart. We don’t need so much drama, we get enough of that with the DC Movie universe. Also they better introduce Superman at some point, stop with the teasing already.

Finally, using Charlie Puth’s song “One Call Away” was either the most brilliant choice by the creators or the cheesiest. I am still undecided on how I feel about it. Let us know what your thoughts of the of episode were and leave you comments below.

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Supergirl Review: Season 1 Episode 17 "Manhunter"

Supergirl Season 1 Episode 17

“Manhunter”

Synopsis:

J’onn J’onzz reveals how he met Jeremiah Danvers and assumed the identity of Hank Henshaw

Review:

With the events from the Red Kryptonite, Supergirl knows that the trust of public is currently non existent. On top of that the military has Hank Henshaw locked up, and interrogating J’onn J’onzz to learn what happened to the real Hank Henshaw.

We are treated to some flash backs in this episode, the first being the moment that J’onn J’onzz meets Jeremiah Danvers. We saw how Danvers died while trying to save J’onzz. After the interrogation of The Martian Manhunter and Alex, both were taken to a secret compound were experiment of Aliens and testing to humans are done. Its up to Kara to save them both. 

In order to get help, Kara has to tell Lucy who she really is….Supergirl. They both head out to save the two captives. The episode ends with the revelation that Jeremiah is still alive and both Hank and Alex head out to find him.

Final Thoughts:

Finally the return of Dean Cain, I was wondering when this would happen and it turned out exactly how I thought is would with Jeremiah still alive. The flash backs were nice to give a little back story, but it would have been nice if we got these flash backs earlier, more in the way we get our flash backs in Arrow and The Flash.

Its also going to be interesting with how the story will play out now that Alex and Hank are on the run and no longer with the DEO. Speaking of which, Lucy being in charge of the DEO is going to bring a new twist and will cause tension down the road between James and Kara. 

This was a solid episode, but wasn’t as strong as last weeks. I give this one thumbs up. Let us know what your thoughts of the episode were and leave your comments below. 

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Supergirl Review: Season 1 Episode 15 "Solitude"

Supergirl Season 1 Episode 15

“Solitude”

Synopsis:

Kara travels to the Fortress of Solitude hoping to find information on how to defeat Indigo, a being from her past who can travel through the Internet. In the meantime, James and Lucy reach a crossroads in their relationship.

Review:

With a new villain in town, Supergirl decides to go about trying to save the city by herself due to her issues with Hank and the DEO for the dreath of her Aunt Astra. After an encounter with Indigo, James takes Kara to her cousins Fortress of Solitude. 

By the time Kara and James get back into town, Indigo is after the military’s Nuclear Lunch codes, once the one of the Nuclear weapons have been launch, Kara’s only choice left is to contact the DEO for help. While Kara is of saving the city, Wynn is developing a Visor which will stop Indigo.

Final Thoughts:

Talk about a roller coaster of an episode, when it missed it really missed and when it hit, it really hit. You have the all the easter eggs and teasers, more connections to Superman. But it was also filled with weird relationship drama.

So what did I like with the 15th episode of Supergirl. Well it was awesome to see the Fortress of Solitude, it was definitely a Donner inspired Fortress. Its always nice when shows and movies pay the due respect to movies that have set the tone for Comicbooks movies so long ago. I also loved seeing the Legion Ring on display. Indigo looks to be a great villain which the writers can develop and make a long time nemesis.

What did I not like, well as soon as I had something good to say about good Ole Jimmy the writes decided to go back in time and give us the Drama filled Olsen. I don’t think I am in the minority on this, Olsen is the worse character on the show. His purpose is the have some sort of tie in to Superman, but instead they are giving us relationship drama. The moment that Lucy and Jimmy broke up was the moment i realized I didn’t care. That’s a bad feeling to have about a main character.

We also finally got the confession from Alex, which was a long time coming. What made this moment so good was that Supergirl was actually Supergirl in this moment. When she decided to hug Alex and essentially forgive her for killing Astra, Kara became more the hero we should have and moved just a little bit past the girl she has been portraying.

This episode was good, but I only give it Two Thumbs Up. Let us know your thoughts and leave a comment below.

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Supergirl Review: Season 1 Episode 14 "Truth, Justice, and the American Way"

Supergirl Season 1 Episode 14

“Truth, Justice, and the American Way”

Synopsis:

Kara battles the Master Jailer while dealing with a second assistant at CatCo and disagreeing with James over the DEO’s methods.

Review:

While grieving with over her Aunt’s death, Kara is having issue with Hank and her belief of his involvement with Astra’s death. The stress isn’t just with the DEO but at CatCo where Cat has hired a second assistant Siobhan Smythe. 

Also during this episode, Kara and the DEO are dealing with another Alien, one that is tracking down former prisoners of Fort Roz and Killing them. Before being captured by the Master Jailer, Kara was in a disagreement with Jimmy over the unlawful imprisonment of Maxwell Lord. Kara and another prisoner are finally rescued by Alex, but before the end of the episode Kara tells Hank that she doesn’t know when she can work with him again.

Final Thoughts:

First lets get some of the fun little teases that the show seemed to deliver, whether they were actual easter eggs or just mis-directs remains to be seen but here are the two that I saw from tonights episode. During a conversation between Alex and Hank they make mention of a Interstellar Bounty Hunter being in town…..Could this be a reference to Lobo? Lets hope so. The second was even more subtle, but when Kara show up for the first showdown with the Master Jailer she mentions that she thought Masks were big in that other City. Could this be a confirmation of the shared universe between Supergirl, Flash and Arrow? 

Ok now my thoughts on the show itself, this was the first episode all season that I enjoyed Jimmy Olsen. Its funny but it only took a moody Kara to cause my enjoyment level of this character to increase from a zero to maybe a 3. The episode itself focus more on drama and character development than the action itself. I think we are finally seeing some of the budget restraints of a television finally taking its toll on a Cgi heavy show. 

Even with some of the choppy editing and lack of actual action, and some strange fight scenes I give this episode Two Thumbs Up. Let us know what your thoughts of the episode were and leave your comments below.

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Supergirl Review: Season 1 Episode 13 "For The Girl Who Has Everything"

Supergirl Season 1 Episode 13

“For The Girl Who Has Everything”

Synopsis:

A parasitic alien attaches itself to Kara and traps her in a world where krypton was never destroyed, leaving Alex, Hank and the DEO to fend off a Kryptonian attack without her.

Review:

So a parasitic alien has attached itself to Kara, placed on her by Non. The Kryptonians are trying to execute a plan while Supergirl is out of action. When Kara is trapped by the alien, she is thinks she is back on Krypton with her family. Alex gets help from Astra to defeat the alien, and while trying to stop the Kryptonians, Alex’s kills Astra.

Final Thoughts:

I am pretty sure I watch an episode of the animated series Justice League which Superman experiences the same story. Supergirl did a great job of redoing this story. Another interesting development during this episode, we are finally introduced to Kal-El. Although it was a young version during Kara’s dream sequence. 

The more they tease Superman, the more I am starting to expect it to happen during the final few episodes. Its even more interesting that in the last week, there seems to be more talk of the casting of Superman, specifically Tom Welling from Smallville. This casting choice would make a lot of sense since The show runners have found roles in all of their shows for pervious stars of these properties. Just see Dean Cain, John Wesley Shipp, and Mark Hamil as the Trickster.

It seems there will be a lot to look forward to going forward, and we still have the Flash crossover to look forward to. Oh how I can’t wait for that episode.

I give this episode Two Thumbs Up, Let us know what your thoughts of the show were, and leave your comments below.

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Supergirl Review: Season 1 Episode 12 "Bizarro"

Supergirl Season 1 Episode 12

“Bizarro”

Synopsis:

Kara faces off against her mirror image when Bizarro, a twisted version of Supergirl, sets out to destroy her. Also, Kara grows closer with Cat’s son, Adam

Review:

Maxwell Lord’s secret coma girl is finally awake and is a identical duplicate of Supergirl, Bizarro is here. While the battle with Bizarro is taking place, Alex finds out that Lord knows that Supergirl is Kara. While Kryptonite only destroyed her outer appearance, Hank comes up a way to reverse the affects of Kryptonite to defeat Bizarro.

Final Thoughts:

This was a difficult review to write up, this episode should have been great. There was so much they could have done with Bizarro, but instead it seemed like the majority of the episode revolved around Kara and her love life. It was an unfortunate reminder that I was watching a show that centers around a female superhero. If that sounds bad its because it is, Supergirl was becoming a show that everyone should watch, this episode made it seem more like a girl drama. 

In many ways this show centers around the James Olsen character. The best episodes are the ones he isn’t on the screen, the episodes that struggle to find their footing seem to have a more James Olsen centric theme. This may be an issue in which the actor casted in the role of Olsen is just to good and takes away from what the story should be about.

Again, I can’t begin to describe my disappointment in this episode, it was a waste of a Villain that could have started something special. Let us know your thoughts of the episode and leave your comments below.

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Supergirl Review: Season 1 Epsiode 10 "Childish Things"

Supergirl Season 1 Episode 10

“Childish Things”

Synopsis:

Kara does her best to support Winn when he hears that his father Winslow Schott Sr. breaks out of prison. His father looks for Winn for a reason to become like him. Cat offers Lucy a job working at CatCo and Alex asks Hank to use his powers to find out and uncover Maxwell Lord’s plans.

Review:

We begin the episode in the prison which is holding the “Toyman” who has conceived a plan to escape. Once out his goal is to get in contact with his son Winn. As the episode progressed we learn that his ultimate plan was to make Winn more like himself, ensuring that they spend the rest of their live together whether that is on the run or in prison. 

Also this episode saw Alex and Hank begin to investigate Maxwell Lord, this investigation led to Hank finding the same girl being medically treated we saw in the first episode. 

Final Thoughts:

Ok lets get this over with first. Why do we have to sit through more of the Jimmy Olsen story, granted we all like having Jenna Dewan Tatum on the screen, however I am unsure on how much more we will take if we also have to deal with Jimmy. When Season 2 rolls around lets hope its with Jimmy back at the Daily Planet. Ok rant over, thank you for sticking with me through that. As for the episode, this might have been one of the weaker episodes in awhile. It’s not for lack of potential, Toyman should have been a bigger, better story. It just never got there. In many ways this episode just had to much going on.

Did anyone else think it was strange that Alex was trying to force Hank to become the Martian Manhunter? Her reasoning was due to Kara needing his help. So it was ok for Hank to help but there is no reason to bring Superman in? Just seems strange especially if Kara really needs help.

So now Maxwell Lord knows Kara is Supergirl. Not sure how I feel about this. At first I was ok it seemed to make sense, however taking a little bit an really thinking about it I am not sure how this progresses the story at all.

All in all this was an ok Episode of Supergirl, it definitely isn’t any where near some of the best. If anything this episode will drive all those Winn Kara relationship fans crazy. I give this episode 1 thumbs up.

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Supergirl Review: Season 1 Episode 8 "Hostile Takeover"

Supergirl Season 1 Episode 8

“Hostile Takeover”

Synopsis:

Kara goes toe-to-toe with Astra when her aunt challenges Kara’s beliefs about her mother. Also, Cat is threatened with being removed as the CEO of CatCo after a hacker exposes her private and damaging emails

Review:

First and foremost we have been Berlantied…..but more on that in the Final Thoughts section. Episode 8 starts exactly where we saw Episode 7 leave off, Astra and her army confront Supergirl. It looks like Astra has developed a suit which will fight the affects of Kryptonite. Her entire goal is to convince Kara to join her, as she said to help save another world. Astra challenges Kara’s memory and her belief in her mother, by telling her that she had a way to save Krypton but Kara’s mother stopped her and allowed the planet to be destroyed. Astra allows herself to be caught and locked up as a distraction for the real plan, which was to allow her army to break into Lord Industries. 

Also during this episode we see that Cat Grant had her email hacked letting out damaging information. This was all being done by the chairman of the board of Catco. Jimmy, Wynn and kara work to expose the truth and save Cat from resigning from her spot in the company.

Final Thoughts:

So it only took a few weeks but we had another Berlanti Moment. Cat figures out that Kara is Supergirl. I guess this makes Cat the smartest person in National City. Surprisingly I feel ok with this reveal, this might open up what has become one of the best parts of this show to more opportunities.

As for Astra, is she really trying to save earth or is this a trick in which she wants to take over the planet? I know I am not sure, this is an interesting twist which seems could go either way. I know that this will cause Kara to question everything she knows to be true.

Finally I love the fact that Hank Henshaw is the Martian Manhunter, this really does help with the show, I am now excited for this character and how it will help. For now he is still a secret except to Alex, I loved the fight scene at the end with him.

I give this episode Two Thumbs Up. Another solid episode and great way to build going forward. Let us know what your thoughts on the episode are, leave your comments below.

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Supergirl Review: Season 1 Episode 7 "Human For A Day"

Supergirl Season 1 Episode 7
“Human For A Day”

Synopsis:
Kara and her friends must rely on their inner strength and courage when an earthquake strikes National City. Also, Alex’s mistrust of Hank reaches a breaking point when the earthquake traps them in the DEO with Jemm (Charles Halford), a powerful alien escapee.

Review:
Episode 7 picks up with Kara still without her powers as she spent them performing a Solar Flair as Jimmy States. The city experience a disaster and must get by without Supergirl. Kara must live through the day seeing many people being affected and dying without any powers to help. In many ways this episode is about Kara learning the true meaning of being a hero.

Meanwhile Alex is trapped in the DEO facility with Hank Henshaw while Jemm the powerful escapee with mind control powers is free and trying to escape the facility which is in lockdown. Alex doesn’t trust Hank at all and while he is trying to keep her safe she believes he is not to be trusted. The issue hits the boiling point when Alex finds Henshaw while he trying to find the Jemm. She cuffs him and leaves him behind to go after the escapee, we see Henshaw breakouts of the cuffs to save Alex. Henshaw finally reveals who he really is, after being pushed to explain about her father and how he was the only survivor. Hank tells Alex he truly is an Alien who her father saved from the real Henshaw and his Name is J’Onn J’Onzz.

Final Thoughts:
What a reveal, this might be the best surprise of any Comicbook show on television. Nice twist and I am not even mad that they took away Cyborg Superman, we finally get a live action Martian Manhunter how great is that! This truly opens the show up for so much more. Supergirl may have started slow but they have really ramped up and are putting out so much more. For any of the haters that might be disappointed in how they introduced J’onn J’onzz just remember we have do multi-verse thanks to The Flash. 

Outside the big reveal, the best part of the show still involves Cat Grant, I am surprise each week how much i like the interaction between her and Supergirl/Kara Danvers. She is slowly becoming the scene stealer of the show. 

I give this episode Two Thumbs Up, I must say the show is now officially far greater than it started out as. It doesn’t hurt that they have limited the annoyance of James Olsen in the last few episode.

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Supergirl Review: Season 1 Episode 6 "Red Face"

Supergirl Season 1 Episode 6

“Red Face”

Synopsis:

Personal and professional stress get the better of Kara when she goes too far during a training exercise against Red Tornado, a military cyborg commissioned by Lucy Lane’s father, General Sam Lane. Also, Cat’s tough exterior is shaken by a visit from her judgmental mother, Katherine, and Alex enlists Winn to look into her father’s mysterious death

Review:

This episode Kara is dealing with some built up anger issues as seen during the first few minutes of the show. Lucy’s father General Sam Lane shows up with a Military cyborg experiment the Red Tornado. The Red Tornado was created to deal with people from Krypton, The General wants Supergirl to test it out by fighting it. Obviously issues arise during the fight causing Red Tornado to go rogue and the creator to be fired by the Military. We learn the creator wants revenge and send the tornado after the general and his daughter, leaving only Supergirl there to save the day.

Winn is asked by Alex to hack into the DEO in order to find some information on her Father. We learned that he was with Hank Henshaw going after some alien and presumed dead. The only issue is Hank returned a month later claiming not to have any memory of what happened. He was also the one to redact the file of any information.

Final Thoughts:

The true hero of this episode has to be General Lane. His opinion of James is exactly what most fans feel. After this episode and the last I find myself wonder what the point of James envelopment in the show really is. He was suppose to be a sort of mentor/confidant for Supergirl due to his ties to Superman, however i see that role coming more from Cat Grant. Grant is surprisingly becoming one of my favorite characters of the show and in many ways filling the shoes that Diggle plays for Oliver in Arrow. 

The final battle with the Red Tornado ended interestingly, not only did Supergirl destroy the cyborg but at the end of the show we see Kara cut her self. So the battle causes her to loose her powers, this will be interesting and I wonder how many episodes this will effect. Also is this the last we have seen from Red Tornado? My guess would be no, it seems he was able to recreate the arm he lost during the first fight. Will he still be able to recreate his entire body?

This was another great episode, with the exception of Jimmy Olsen I am really starting to enjoy the show. It seems we the creators have finally found their footing with Supergirl. I give this episode Two Thumbs Up.

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Supergirl Review: Season 1 Episode 4 "How Does She Do It?"

Supergirl Season 1 Episode 4
“How Does She Do It?”

Synopsis:
Kara’s two identities are stretched thin when Supergirl must protect National City from a series of bombings and Kara is tasked with babysitting Cat’s son, Carter. Also, James is conflicted when his ex-girlfriend Lucy Lane seeks to rekindle their relationship

Review:
After a week delay and a switch in episodes we finally get episode 4 of Supergirl. Like the first three episodes we are all over the place with this one; but for the first time it fits with the story being told. A lot went on in this episode, between Kara babysitting Cat’s son and trying to stop bombings around National City it seems Kara has to much on her plate. Add in the arrival of Lucy trying to get James back we end up with a cluster. 

The first thing we learn is that Kara is being followed, the tech being used is from Maxwell Lord. So Alex and Henshaw decide to investigate only to learn that it may be the result of an ex employee. By the end of the episode we learn that not only did Lord plan these bombings around National City it was part of a bigger plan to learn more about Supergirl. While Kara was trying to save all the people on the train, Henshaw and Alex assist by trying to prevent a bomb from going off. We finally get to see a little more of Henshaw and ultimately learn that there is a possibility that he will end up as Cyborg before the end of the currently season.

Final Thoughts, I think we have learned a great deal from the switch of the episode. It seems to me the show runs a lot smoother without Jimmy Olsen being present, The Love triangle forming between Kara, Jimmy, and Lucy needs to go away and soon. I am also not sure what Lucy brings to the show only to have her be a distraction from telling of the story and being a connection to Lois Lane. We finally have been given the opportunity to learn more about Lord and its nice to see that the creators of the show have given Supergirl her very own Lex Luthor. Lords need to learn more about Supergirl will be interesting to follow form here on out. I am excited to see what he will become as the show progresses. 

Once again we are left with a lot of pointless story’s, it will be interesting to see if Episode 5 is the starting point of a better build up going forward as the 4th episode seem to have many of the same flaws as the earlier episodes. Do to the structure of this show I have to give this episode One Thumbs Down. Please Leave your comments below