Some of the biggest and exciting events in the comic book world and by extension, the TV superhero world, are when we can get a first look at a superhero's uniform. Seeing the suit, costume or emblem makes the alter-ego become real. Today, this is even more special as we get to see Nicole Maines as Dreamer, the first transgender superhero on TV! Her look has some familiarity with her comic book character as well as her 31st century Legion of Superheroes relative. Further enhancing the image is the artistic dreamer waves emanated from her in this new poster!
As you've seen in the season return trailer posted here, there is a shot of Nia opening the box that holds her future suit. It should be noted that while we will get to see this iconic suit in episode 411 titled "Blood Memory", it won't be until episode 412 titled "Menagerie" (which airs February 17th) that Nia Nal will fully wear the suit and embrace her alter-ego! This is a very special reveal and we are so excited to share it with you. Check out Dreamer below:
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Such an incredible look! We love it! That said, there was an important piece of the puzzle revealed about the show's schedule as well. Because of the Superbowl and other award shows (at least it would seem), episode 412 that has this huge debut won't happen until a few weeks after episode 411. Certainly an understandable pause which will only grow our anticipation of seeing Dreamer in action!
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Also wondering why Nia needs a costume, as her powers seem to be passive rather than offensive... unless there's something we don't know yet.
Happy future birthday!
Quote:Or it could introduce a character named Menagerie.
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RE: Additions to the cast
The Flash balances things pretty well, but it never suffered from a lack of attention to the titular character in the way--I would argue--Supergirl has for the past two seasons or so.
To be clear, I like Nia. I liked Mon-El too, but I flat out hated what he (the written character, not Chris Wood the actor) did to the show's dynamic. I don't think Nia will be nearly as disruptive, but I do think the time spent on her arc could have been put to better use serving existing characters.
Quoting RobertAnthony: The way my mind works, I'm sure I won't remember so, Happy early birthday, Robert!
Quote:Good catch! I wonder if this is something similar to what Alex does - tells the Colonel who Kara is, that she's Alex's sister? This might explain the title of the episode.
Quote:I often see people nod to the Flash as an example of superhero shows that have multiple superheroes. And that's fine for the Flash but, I'm not interested in watching Flash 2.0 or a superhero & friends show. I got my fill of that on Saturday morning cartoons years ago
Hopefully, everything will work out. I will say that, besides Brainy, I enjoy Nia's character more than I have other characters that have been introduced in the past three seasons.
Flash has other heroes besides Barry. Vibe, Killer Frost, and Elongated Man have powers that Barry doesn’t. Wally wasn’t working because his powers were exactly the same and it’s difficult to write for two characters that have the same abilities. Basically superhero team-ups work better when each hero has unique abilities which allows everyone to make a contribution without detracting from someone else.
1...It will be my birthday that day
2...Looks like another Star Trek reference...Menagerie or "The Menagerie" was a two-part episode seen during the sweeps period of Star Trek's first season in 1966.
According to at least Wikipedia...
Quote:Some TV stations that aired Star Trek in syndication would air The Menagerie sometimes as a two hour movie.
But at the same time, I don't want to see more new superheroes being added to the show. Unfortunately, they usually seem to have a tendency to take the spotlight off of our titular character - Supergirl. After all, she's the hero I tune in to see!
Long live the Red Skirt
Arrow and Flash have added new heroes as well. Some have worked better than others. I agree it can't help but take focus away from the title character.
Nia/Dreamer falls on the low end of average for me, at the moment. Better than Ragman or Wild Dog, not as good as Elongated Man or Mr. Terrific.