Apparently, when I was a kid I was totally obsessed with the Supergirl movie from 1984. But before I sat down to watch it recently, I had no recollection of the movie. Turns out, it is a delightful cheesefest that’s not big on logic. The cast, truly, is what makes the film amazing. Peter O’Toole. […]
In the eighth episode of Supergirl (“Hostile Takeover”), there’s a whole lot of learning going out. And, if you’re me, there’s also a ton of SQUEEing. Because this was my favorite episode so far, for about a million reasons. But enough fangirl glee, let’s get down to business. The episode picks up where the last […]
Supergirl’s seventh episode (“Human for a Day”) unpacks the idea of identity, of who a person is at their core. Kara, after fighting Red Tornado, is temporarily drained of her powers. She is, for all intents and purposes, human. Which means she promptly catches a cold on the way to work. No, seriously. Kara has […]
Supergirl’s episode six (“Red Faced”) is rife with disaster and familial complications. The major theme, though, is anger. It’s a fascinating take on how anger is perceived when exhibited by a woman, and I liked the social commentary on that. But let’s get to the bad guy, shall we? Cat’s mom is in town! Okay, […]
Supergirl’s fifth episode (“How Does She Do It?”, which was originally scheduled as episode four) opens with Supergirl being followed by some kind of megadrone. We later learn it’s powered by Maxwell Lord’s tech—yes, the smarmy billionaire is back. And no, nobody has punched him yet. (I volunteer as tribute.) Meanwhile, Cat Grant has earned […]
(Author’s note: The episode that aired last night was actually episode 5; episode 4—“How Does She Do It?”—was pulled for the schedule out of consideration for victims of the attacks in Paris.) In episode four of Supergirl (“Livewire”), it’s pretty clear that everybody’s got some kind of secret. Kara’s foster mom Eliza Danvers comes to […]
Most of Supergirl’s third episode (Fight or Flight) centers around the issue of identity. For Kara, she’s learning how to tell her own story with a lot of outside influences. And the shadow of her famous cousin not only looms, but he steals the spotlight a time or two. The opening scene on the roof, […]
There’s an old adage that says you’ve got to walk before you can run. If anything sums up Supergirl’s second episode (Stronger Together), it’s that sentiment. Kara Zor-El is desperate to live up to the S, to fill her cousin’s boots (I wasn’t aware they were vacant…?), and to be the hero everyone—including herself—hopes she’ll […]
In the premiere of Supergirl, Kara Zor-El (played by Melissa Benoist, whose performance is utterly charming) has a lot of learning to do—and that is not necessarily a bad thing. After a mishap on her way to Earth as a child (her pod got caught in the Phantom Zone, resulting in her arriving after her […]
