Reign - Villain

I think the idea of Sam as a facade will be the thing that the evil scientists were hoping for, but will be proven wrong. I want her to fight this. And fight this hard, and for us to see parts of her fighting it throughout the season.

We're on opposite ends for what we want to see happen on this scenario, SuperMatt

Moral quandary for Kara. Can she punch someone whose being brainwashed to commit terrible acts?

I think she'll be able to punch her but, the question is will she have difficulty finishing Reign off knowing the situation? The scenario would be almost exactly the same as her fight against Alex in Season 1 when Alex was under the myriad mind control. That's one reason why I don't want her or someone else to be able to talk Sam out of it; been there-done that already with Alex. Perhaps, this is where Supergirl's weakness is when fighting Reign and that's why Mon-El and crew have to step in.

I think the idea of Sam as a facade will be the thing that the evil scientists were hoping for, but will be proven wrong. I want her to fight this. And fight this hard, and for us to see parts of her fighting it throughout the season.

We're on opposite ends for what we want to see happen on this scenario, SuperMatt

Moral quandary for Kara. Can she punch someone whose being brainwashed to commit terrible acts?

I think she'll be able to punch her but, the question is will she have difficulty finishing Reign off knowing the situation? The scenario would be almost exactly the same as her fight against Alex in Season 1 when Alex was under the myriad mind control. That's one reason why I don't want her or someone else to be able to talk Sam out of it; been there-done that already with Alex. Perhaps, this is where Supergirl's weakness is when fighting Reign and that's why Mon-El and crew have to step in.

Rewatching right now.

"Do you feel that?"

"Your pulse?"

"You are my heart."

That just struck me. I think it's interesting, perhaps a slight foreshadow that, in the end, Ruby will somehow help Sam be redeemed. Reign/Sam may still die in the end, but die as Sam... not Reign... because Ruby was the one thing unforeseen by the scientists.

'Supergirl' Villain Reign Is The Badass TV Comic Book Baddie You'll Actually Want To Root, bustle.com article.

Soooo... Will Reign know Kara's secret? Has someone already asked and answered that?

The sneak peak got me even more confused. Apparently Sam is acting confused when waking up? I think Reign is active when she goes out in front of other people besides Ruby, to prevent her from saying things, and Sam is only active inside the house probably.

I really think that Ruby and Colville will play a significant roles in the Reign arc. I am not sure what it is. This is a gut feel. Also, if it follows some of the comic book storyline, Reign may not die. All is conjecture and I certainly would like Sam to take back control.

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I'm not sure how Reign's identity will be revealed. But I think it will be easy for Kara, and whoever else finds out, to see that Reign and Sam are as different as night and day.

It wouldn't surprise me in the least if they found out because Ruby steps in the way of Reign trying to kill Ruby's hero, Supergirl. This may cause Sam to rise to the surface, even if it's just temporarily.

...I'm more interested to see how the individual characters react, and decide to proceed, once Reign's identity is revealed....I think we can clearly expect Lena to be sympathetic to her friend. Kara...I'm honestly not sure. She became tight with Sam, really quick, but she's also been on the receiving end of Reign's brutality...and that can give her a different perspective than the sympathetic one she may normally have. I think one or more DEO team members will want to just take Sam down. Probably J'onn, due to his experience and trauma from White Martians. Alex is another one I'm torn on. I feel like, normally, she'd want to go for the kill. But knowing Sam, and especially with the bond she's formed with Ruby...I just don't know.

I'm a firm believer that Sam's story will be a tragic one. The exec producers have not hidden that. It's been touted from the beginning. Somehow, Reign and Sam will be written out. Whether they are killed, destroyed, exiled to the Phantom Zone...whether Sam sacrifices her self to take Reign with her.

This Reign is very different from the comics. She's essentially Kara's version of Doomsday. In the comics she didn't have a civilian alter ego. She was just one being, Reign. And the purpose behind her creation, as well as exactly who created her, aside from her origin being Kryptonian, is unknown. She also doesn't have the basic Kryptonian power set like she does in the show.

We know her origin and purpose, at least partially, in the show. She was created by a sect of Kryptonians who worshiped their old gods. As for purpose, she believes herself to be some sort of dark, divine justice.

As of yet, Reign has yet to hurt somebody completely "innocent", aside from Kara, who straight up challenged her. But I can see her vision of justice being warped or manipulated to do the bidding of other entities, whether it be her creators, or even Edge. I'm just curious what her, or her creators', long term goal is. It's got to be more than "Reign punishes evil doers".

The ending of Episode 10 had me pondering a question, what is Reign's status as main villain for the rest of Season 3?. With other Worldkillers coming does Reign just become part of the group and there's actually a Bigger Bad out there that we haven't seen as yet?. With development of the Samantha to Reign story-line this season I would assume her to be the season long villain but now I'm not so sure.

How do others see this playing out in regards to Reign's future role?.

I think Reign will still be the leader; and this reveal just gives Team Good some breathing space while Reign goes in search of her fellows; it'd probably also would lead to a spectacular finale and may be getting another Superman cameo.

Reign has friends and they might be coming to play! If they do bring them on and they show them to be of equal strength and evilness, then it could turn into a very fun play date.

My guess would be that, because Sam/Reign has been in the show throughout, she will be made to at least appear to be the leader. Although, from what that evil Kryptonian woman (do we actually know her name or title yet?) said, the other World Killers have already been in existence and Reign just now proved herself. Generally speaking, one doesn't become leader when first brought onto a team, but who knows. Perhaps she's more powerful and takes charge just because of that. Unless, Kara and team turn her back to Sam and she helps bring down the rest of them, which I really hope doesn't happen.