Reign - Villain

https://supergirl.tv/both-sides-now-synopsis

We now know the name of Reign's first recruit for her army.

Purity - based on what Reign told Kara about the belief that the world needed cleansing and that it had fallen into sin, the name Purity seems appropriate for a World Killer. They are, after all, the instruments used to rid these things from the earth.

I wonder if the writers are going with some type of a Greek God/Christianity mixed approach in the naming of the World Killers and their belief system.

I think that Reign is going to be so busy trying to reign (sorry ) in her army that she won't be participating in any personal attacks in the near future.

From what I have been able to tell, Reign doesn't remember anything of her experience being Sam, just as Sam doesn't remember anything of Reign. And it appears as though there is a trigger to her switch that is related to her seeing someone who needs the strong arm of justice put to them. But, I suppose if Alex tries to take blood, that could possibly provoke a trigger. Would be interesting to see Alex fending off Reign with a crutch

No, in this last episode she talks about the Human inside her is much stronger than she realized....she knows Sam exists inside of her.

I don't think they are cognitive of each other at all, at least not at the moment...and it seems that seeing enemies, or people that need to be taken care of triggers Reign, whereas it looks like it is Ruby that triggers Sam.

I don't think they are cognitive of each other at all, at least not at the moment...and it seems that seeing enemies, or people that need to be taken care of triggers Reign, whereas it looks like it is Ruby that triggers Sam.

However, with that theory... somehow Reign knows to get dressed in Sam's clothes, again...as well as, hide her costume underneath. And, as was the case this past Monday, knew to pick up Ruby from Alex's. Or, as has been the case in previous episodes, knows to drive/fly back home after being "done" with her Reigny tasks.

The Reign outfit under Sam's clothes at work bothers me a lot. So are we expected to believe that every time Sam changes clothes/goes to the bathroom Reign erases her mind about seeing the Reign outfit under her clothes? Maybe I'm over thinking this.

I don't think they are cognitive of each other at all, at least not at the moment...and it seems that seeing enemies, or people that need to be taken care of triggers Reign, whereas it looks like it is Ruby that triggers Sam.

However, with that theory... somehow Reign knows to get dressed in Sam's clothes, again...as well as, hide her costume underneath. And, as was the case this past Monday, knew to pick up Ruby from Alex's. Or, as has been the case in previous episodes, knows to drive/fly back home after being "done" with her Reigny tasks.

The Reign outfit under Sam's clothes at work bothers me a lot. So are we expected to believe that every time Sam changes clothes/goes to the bathroom Reign erases her mind about seeing the Reign outfit under her clothes? Maybe I'm over thinking this.

No, I don't think you're overthinking it at all. It's a plot hole that I just try to not think about, lol.

People perform all kinds of complex actions under hypnosis, and then have no memory of doing them.

I think that's what the Fortress AI is for, to induce "post-hypnotic suggestions" that cover up Reign's activities while Sam is in control, allowing her a "hiding place" till all the pieces are in place for conquering Earth.

OMG, I think you’ve got it. That would explain almost everything, certainly enough for a TV show. So that would mean as the other Worldkillers awaken Reign would take over permanently.

I really think that Reign will end up a tragic figure. It makes for high drama and will grab us by the heartstrings. I believe Ruby will play a crucial role in this tragedy, and who knows, but Psi may make an appearance to move this along.

Furthermore, I wonder if the Legion’s real mission is to deal with the World Killers.

Just some ideas,

Argo

Psi was effective against Reign, so having her involved more in battles would definitely make sense. I suppose they don't know if they can thoroughly trust her but, on the other hand, they trusted her enough to take her to Fort Rozz when Kara didn't have any powers so, I don't know why they couldn't now.

So obviously too early to tell about what their mission is, but the next week teaser for 'wake up' all but confirmed the pod in the ocean is the Legion. Mon el has a beard, and he's back in deo Containment, saying he needs Kara to listen to him.

Im calling it. The Legion are here for Sam.

So obviously too early to tell about what their mission is, but the next week teaser for 'wake up' all but confirmed the pod in the ocean is the Legion. Mon el has a beard, and he's back in deo Containment, saying he needs Kara to listen to him.

Im calling it. The Legion are here for Sam.

I'm not up to speed with the Legion and their connection to Reign. How are they aware that Reign exists? Also, I have seen references to Mon-El coming back from the future. Where does that idea stem from?

So obviously too early to tell about what their mission is, but the next week teaser for 'wake up' all but confirmed the pod in the ocean is the Legion. Mon el has a beard, and he's back in deo Containment, saying he needs Kara to listen to him.

Im calling it. The Legion are here for Sam.

I'm not up to speed with the Legion and their connection to Reign. How are they aware that Reign exists? Also, I have seen references to Mon-El coming back from the future. Where does that idea stem from?

In comics, Mon-El eventually traveled to the future, and wound up working with the superheroes of that time, known as the Legion of Superheroes. Saturn Girl is one of them, and she's part of the cast of next episode.

People have speculated this since Mon-El's ship went into a wormhole at the end of last season, that he wound up in the future with the Legion.

So, after the"Wake Up" episode, we find out a few details:

Sam was a teenager when she had Ruby.
Sam's mother (I can't remember her name??) didn't want Sam to carry Ruby; the two had a falling out and they became estranged.
Sam's mom found Sam in the pod and most likely knew that she was an alien but, didn't tell Sam.

Reign is a World Killer and has been switched on after a hologram communication with a scientist (??) from Krypton.
We see Reign's Fortress of Sanctuary and that it is in a desert somewhere. (Was that California? Not sure that Vancouver has any deserts ).

So, a question that I have is, was the hologram supposed to be a living being? How was it able to actually converse with Sam?

Initially, I was a bit let down with how easily and quickly Sam converted into Reign but, after thinking about it, it is logically probably for the best. Time-wise, the writers needed to get the story pushed into high gear. Plus, perhaps they wanted to show the viewer that Sam's transformation can be turned off and on quickly and that maybe the Sam persona will be switched back for her trip back home. Or, on the other end, maybe it was to let us know that the persona of Sam was really only a flimsy facade that has now been completely shed

Very excited to see Reign and Supergirl!

Im wondering how reign will react to ruby. It's possible she'll just ignore her, but I have a feeling that she'll hate her, seeing her as the annoying little creature that delayed her awakening.

Yeah, not sure that we will see any type of sympathy or real love from Reign toward Ruby. But, I wonder if she will view Ruby as a possible protégé, having the World Killer genes within her, and be protective of her in that role.