Tonight Supergirl debuted a new superhero costume for Mon-El as well as dealt with an all too real affliction affecting many around the world. The episode was given great care and held some incredible comedic moments. We know it was from the sneak peek, but the delay of Kara ripping open her shirt was just too funny. That said, the episode tackled some tough topics too. M'yrnn's decline took center stage at the D.E.O. but revelations about Kara and Mon-El were learned as well. Let's also not forget Lena and Sam came to some epiphanies as well! Keep reading to see the moments that stood out to us:
- Family Front and Center: Some of the favorite scenes that are universally adored by all fans are when we get to see the team act like family. In many ways they all are family but seeing them all together at Kara's apartment was a major high point! Very heart warming!
- Sam and Lena: We got a small moment with Sam and Lena last week that showed Lena is taking on the problem of Reign, but now we are seeing what is really going on. Lena knows fully that Sam is Reign and she's built a cage to keep her safe but also keep her out from being in the real world.
- Cape Tricks: Kara's cape, a gift from Superman, was actually the model that Mon-El and the Legion used to create Mon-El's cape! It seems to have the ability to take commands not unlike Dr. Strange's cape in Marvel, but to a much lesser degree.
- Taking Away The Keys: Such a sad but real moment here, Kara talking about how her uncle Jor-El used to say, "The father becomes the son and the son becomes the father". As parents get older and their abilities decline, it can take drastic measures like what Alex's mom did to keep her grandmother safe. So when J'onn goes to take an action that will reduce but protect his dad, M'yrnn shows his strength.
- M'yrnn Attacks: The thought of being caged again is too much for M'yrnn to take and he lashes out showing just how strong he is. Unfortunately the cells at the D.E.O. are opened and everyone not wearing a dampener begins to fight! Luckily, Supergirl is wearing her blocker and is able to take back the D.E.O. with Mon-El, Winn, Alex, and J'onn's help. She even pulled off the cape trick!
- The Son Becomes the Father and The Father Becomes the Son: A truly epic use of the line all Superman fans are going to recognize! It fits perfectly for this situation! While heartbreaking, J'onn does what he needs to do to stop and contain his father.
- The Last Sorry: Mon-El and Kara finally address what they needed to about their relationship last year, the way Kara was treated, and the things Mon-El has done to become better. In the end, it was agreed that they should stop saying sorry to each other and just go be heroes!
Final wrap up elements: We need to give a special shout out to Katie McGrath tonight as she really brought the power of Lena to the forefront. Also, MVP has to be a tie between Carl Lumby and David Harewood for showing a real believable father-son relationship on screen. The episode ends with Supergirl and Mon-El out flying over the city, a scene very akin to the comics, only to be interrupted by a plague-like event. Pestilence is coming!
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Loved the episode.
Hi Alex I liked the episode but have to agree with you on the cape dancing. With the power of the worldkillers - dancing around them with your cape doesn't seem like the way to win or prevent yourself from being killed. I'm hoping that the writers start to realize that SuperGirl has many powers that she did not use against Reign and that those powers need to be stressed. The power level of SuperGirl is not consistent in the episodes and the writers need to correct that.
Hi Alex, I hope no-one brings you any hate for not liking the episode, you didn't say anything offensive and just gave your reasons for not enjoying it and that should be fine. I thought the recent 'For Good' Episode (12) was the worst episode of Supergirl I'd seen to date, I didn't find much to enjoy from it at all. There's certainly going to be episodes which you just don't like and that's totally OK.
I get some feel it advanced a lot of subplots etc and yes, however not very strongly or in a way that could not be covered as part of another episode which left a bit too much going on, flipping back and forth. I don't really care for the J'onn's dad story line and don't find its needed or adds anything. If it went away next episode I feel I'd forget it was even a thing. Cape trick fighting? Uh, actually that's pretty lame.
Go ahead now and down rate me because lord forbid someone doesn't like an episode. No show has 5 out of 5 star episodes all the time (as one might think from the polls here lol) so bring the hate.
No joke, Superbill... I was going to add that very explanation earlier today, but wasn't sure about East Coast weather. lol Here in UTah, last Thursday we had a white-out blizzard. Yesterday? I laid-out to finally get color back into my skin lol Even at 5 pm, it was still sunny and 70° F. Tomorrow through Friday the highs will be in the 80's. So, 100% agree... Many people, Mark, were simply outside in the U.S. lol
This is true, but I'll add that at least for those of us in the northern part of North America it has been an ENDLESS winter. It finally hit 70 degrees(F) in Minneapolis on Monday, and there were a LOT of people outside. I'm not the least concerned about the ratings but another effect of the long hiatus is that the season will spill over into early summer, vacationing, etc (in addition to the NHL/NBA playoffs, which last into June). All of this will cut into the initial viewing.