We are only four weeks away from a new episode and new season of Supergirl and Sunday is the perfect day to reveal a new poster for season 4! As you all should know now, Supergirl is heading a brand new night of television for the CW by moving to 8pm on Sundays! This marks the sixth original programming day for the network, up from five last year. The network's move to make more shows on a new night shows the popularity of Riverdale and the Arrowverse shows are making money for the company! A great sign for longevity of the series! But enough with that, let's get to the new poster!
Last year's theme was "What does it mean to be human?". This was explored very literally in the beginning of the season with Kara falling deep into her Kryptonian personality. This year the theme is "A force against fear". This will be addressed by a game-changing first episode in season four that will set the tone for the rest of the season. Interestingly enough, while we don't believe all the rumors about Parallax from Green Lantern being brought to Supergirl in episode five this season, it is interesting to note that Parallax was empowered by fear and thus, Kara could be the remedy. Just some fun food for thought there. Check out the poster below:
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Let me be clear if I may, it's not a question of dumbing down the show or pushing social / political / cultural boundaries (this is ideal and encouraged) to pander to a general audience, but the fact that the writers and the executives cannot seem to use a deft and clever hand to put their points across.
What is really needed here, to put it mildly, is Cat Grant's biting, scathing wit minus the various agenda pushes or political slants. Yes, by all means, the show can be socially and politically active and have its take on the current state of things, but it should be, above all, very clever about it. Instead of using a magnifying glass (properly) to show a social / political / cultural problem, they're using a sledgehammer to drive points across.
Second Quoting Eire El:Will said, and I agree it would be dumbing the show down to ignore what’s happening in the world and how it would affect someone like Kara.
Quoting Sully:
It's a beautifully intelligent show that i don't ever want to see dumbed down.
Science fiction shows in the past have often been successful because they were willing to take the risk of social commentary and I would like Supergirl to continue enjoying her success.
Quoting Romulus:
Re: politics - I think it's almost impossible to stay away from social justice issues in entertainment. Many shows from all different genres incorporate it in some way, so I think it should be expected by the viewer. But, there is a happy medium between a passing line between characters or an episode or two that uses it as a jumping board for the story and an entire season that is focused on that social topic. Plus, if the writers did a better job at integrating those aspects into the episodes it wouldn't feel so preachy and over the top. Unfortunately, I have yet to see an episode since the series began in which that has been done effectively. So, it's one of my hesitations with this upcoming season but, I am tuning in and will be happy to be proven wrong.
However, my biggest concern at the moment is that the topics: alien (immigrant) issue, fears controlling us and Kara mentoring someone feels a bit repetitive. Those concepts pretty much were covered thoroughly during Season 2 and 3.
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So, it will likely be a quite political / social S4 in an effort to mirror current real-life events. This may prove problematic for many viewers.
Don't get me wrong, I personally don't mind the occasional jab at the establishment (sometimes it's fully warranted and fun) and I'm for social causes and diversity promotion, but a full-out donnybrook / melee with the prevailing establishment has the potential to backfire and further alienate a large segment of the viewing public.
All I'm saying is that there is a fine line between being topical and socially relevant and foisting one's views or agenda onto an unreceptive public. It's an ongoing high-wire act. People are looking to be entertained and not preached, mocked or condescended to. Let's hope the show took note of this after a shaky S3 conclusion.
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