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 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 5 "Livewire"

Supergirl Season 1 Episode 5
“Livewire”

Synopsis:

Kara’s Thanksgiving may be ruined when she suspects her foster mother, Dr. Danvers (Helen Slater), who is coming to town, disapproves of her new role as a superhero. Also, when an accident transforms a volatile CatCo employee into the villainous Livewire, she targets Cat and Supergirl

Review:

Do to the unfortunate tragic circumstances in France over the weekend. CBS made the decision out of respect for the effective families to postpone episode 4 of Supergirl. So instead we move forward to what is episode 5. 

Episode 5 is the Thanksgiving episode of Supergirl. This weeks episode introduces us to Livewire, who is a radio host at Catco. While being delegated to reporting on traffic from the Catco chopper an accident occurs in the sky, when Supergirl try’s to save Leslie they are hit by lightning. Due to the lightning strike, Leslie gains powers of energy. This episode is centered around the trio of Livewire, Cat Grant and Supergirl. Livewire is determined to attack Cat and as a result Supergirl has her most challenging villain to face thus far.

We are also introduce to both Alex and Kara mother (great cameo by the original Supergirl Helen Slater). Which brings on the flash back to there youth and the introduction of there “deceased Father” (Finally the we get Dean Cain. If you don’t know who he is check out Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman)

So 12 years ago we learn that the DEO came to take Kara away only to have her adoptive father volunteer to help with there research in her place. During this time the family learns that he died in a plane crash. Only there is some skepticism if this is actually the truth. This might be the most interesting storyline the show has going, I am definitely excited to see where this will go.

Final Thoughts, Episode 5 was the best of the season. I hate to say this but my feeling seems to agree with most of Twitter, Jimmy Olsen was the problem with the show. It seems the show moved a lot smoother without his presence. It also seems they had a lot more time to spend with the rest of the cast without having to continue the awkward love dance between the two. I am also really enjoying the interactions between Cat Grant and Supergirl/Kara, it works and seems to really help with he growth of Kara. Then there is Wynn, my prediction is the internet community will do the same with his character as they have done with Felicity on Arrow and Caitlen on The Flash. Finally if you are a true fan of Comicbook Television than you had to be as excited as I was about finally being introduced to the Parents. Who doesn’t love Dean Cain?

This was the best episode of the season and I put this one up there with the better episode from Arrow and Flash. And for the first time this season we didn’t get Berlanti-ed with a reveal of Supergirls secret Identity. Its about time. I give this Episode Two Thumbs Up.

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