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 9 "Blood Bonds"

Supergirl Season 1 Episode 9

“Blood Bonds”

Synopsis:

When Director Henshaw is taken prisoner by Non, Kara searches for a way to rescue him, all while refuting Cat Grant’s claims that she is Supergirl.

Review:

While it was a shorter than usual mid-season hiatus, Suprgirl is back. We pick up were we left off, Henshaw has been taken and Kara now needs to find a way to rescue him. This takes an emotion toll on Kara as she learns more about her mother from the point of view of her Aunt Astra. We see this struggle within trying to determine to side with her blood or with the humans. The battle becomes worse when General Lane comes to over see the DEO and decides to take matters into his own hands by torturing Astra with Kryptonite for information on Hanks location. By the end of the episode Kara determines the only way to recover Hank is to agree the the swap of prisoners which Non demanded.

Also through out this episode Cat Grant keeps pushing Kara on her being Supergirl. Obviously Kara keeps denying these claims. Once Hank is rescued Kara finds out that he is J’onn J’onzz and uses his powers to convince Cat that she isn’t Supergirl. At the end we see Lord enter a secured room where he is holding a very injured woman, when her eyes opened they are completely blacked out, is this a Bizarro Supergirl?

Final Thoughts:

So I am not sure how I feel about this episode, the show is definitely improving but out of all the reveals of her true identity I was most excited and approved of Cat Grant learning Kara was Supergirl. Now the show has officially back tracked on this reveal and resets what had been a great growing relationship between the two. The other aspect which disappointed me is how many Kryptonians there seems to be, I don’t like the idea that there is more than 20 and it seems a little unbelievable that Supergirl will be able to battle all of them and win. She will need to have some help…Maybe from a certain cousin? 

On a positive note I am glad the writers decided to move forward with Kara learning of Hank Henshaw’s real identity so fast, this is a positive for the show and will hopefully allow us more opportunities to see Martian Manhunter. I also still enjoy the idea of Clark messaging Kara and having that little interaction (why is it ever time I see that interaction I keep Picturing Dean Cain as Clark Kent?) I still feel that Superman will have to show up at some point. This show doesn’t seem to be convincing me otherwise. 

In all this was a good episode however I feel it took a few steps back for that I give this episode One 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 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 2 "Stronger Together"

Supergirl Season 1 Episode 2
“Stronger Together”

Synopsis:
When Kara’s attempts to help National City don’t go according to plan, she must put aside the doubts that she – and the city’s media – has about her abilities in order to capture an escapee from the Kryptonian prison, Fort Rozz. Also, Cat pressures James to use his connection to Superman to get her an interview with Supergirl.

Review:Episode two of Supergirl made a lot of improvements over the first episode, there was also a lot more name dropping in the second episode making reference to the Daily Planet, Perry White and both Lois Lane and Clark Kent. Nice little drops to continue to tie both worlds together. There also is the interaction with Cat Grant, which has been one of the stronger points of the early season episodes. They seems to be assisting with the development of Kara’s Supergirl persona as seen with the advice to slow down and learn. We are also treated to the a nice little training montage (who doesn’t like a training Montage?) Which was in response to the struggles that Kara is going through by learning to be a hero. James Olsen and Winn are finally introduced and now both are trying to help Kara. (Did anyone else get a Felicity vibe during the conversation with James?)

Through out the second episode we continue to see DEO try and train Kara by using her sister Alex to bring the two together. They also were tracking the villain of the episode Hellgrammite. In my opinion this is the most difficult part of the show to watch, it seems like the DEO will be the driving force behind most of the weekly villains, using the special forces team to fill in any gaps in the plot while the rest of the show is used to be build the relationships and Kara’s character. In many ways correcting many of the rush storylines which were developed during the pilot. With this being said, I definitely find myself intrigued with what they can bring later down the road.

At the end of Episode 2, Kara finally is reintroduced to her Aunt General Astra who she thought had died on Krypton. Obviously learning that she also was trapped in the Phantom Zone while in-prisoned in Fort Rozz. Astra goal is to save earth the same way she tried to save krypton. The ending of the episode see Astra learn about Kryptonite, how will this impact the remaining of the season? I am definitely intrigued as so far it doesn’t seem to have the same effects we have seen in the movies. Finally Hank Henshaw has powers? Man you have to love the teasers.

After watching episode 2 of Supergirl I find myself trying to figure out if I am at all being influences by not only the two CW shows but also the Superman movies. Its definitely not hard to compare, however i am happy with how the creators of the show continue to enforce the idea that Supergirl isn’t her cousin Superman. There is a lot of areas that I would improve or have done differently, but with that being said I am really enjoying the show. Agents of Shield and Gotham could both take lessons from Supergirl on how to create a show which may have areas of improvement but still is enjoyable to watch.

I give Episode 2 a one thumbs up. Let us know what you thought of the show and leave a comment below.