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 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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