Less than a week to go until Supergirl returns following new episodes of Stargirl! As the press release schedule for the show starts to return to a normal pace, we are now getting a first look at the third episode back-titled "Still I Rise". Per the synopsis the episode is very much an A and B plot. The first is Supergirl and guest star Jhaleil working to save a low income housing structure and the B plot is Nia learning more about her powers from her mother. How that is possible isn't quite known but hey, Brainy does have a time-traveling ship! Read the synopsis for yourself below:
NIA SPENDS TIME WITH HER MOM – Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) intervenes when a building in the Heights that was set aside for low income housing is suddenly at risk to be sold to a major corporation. Supergirl recruits Orlando (guest star Jhaleil Swaby) to help her win over the city, but things go awry when Nyxly (Peta Sergeant) shows up. Meanwhile, Nia (Nicole Maines) trains with her mother (guest star Kate Burton). The episode was directed by Jesse Warn with story by Jess Kardos and teleplay by Nicki Holcomb & Jen Troy (#610). Original airdate 9/7/2021.
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I assume many will be moaning that Supergirl is being super social justice warrior, but it's true to the character. Both she and Superman were designed that way in the comics and I am not sure why this comes as a surprise to anyone.
Kelly and Nia are cardboard characters, and no amount of 'special episodes' will really rectify that this late in the series. what doesn't help is the weak acting skills on display when they go up against the stronger original leads. this show is just not playing to its strengths by sidelining their strongest and showcasing their weakest week after week.
right? the more they post these synopsis the more I worry the show has moved too far off of their path.
Not necessarily; Nia's heroic journey came about b/c of Kara exposing her secret ID to her. Dreamer is her protégé. The return of Nia's mother might become a more interesting development than it appears on the surface if Nyxly set it up to get at Kara.
KET
Well, I couldn't care less if moma nia was alive or dead or in a coma. To me this signals less air time for Melissa and that's a no no.
Now some judgmental people will think I don't like Nia for other reasons. If that is the case try to move your mind up some. In this age where there seems to be little tolerance for diversity and being African American I love the message that her character sends out that all people are equal and that we should all be viewed as being equal and that all of us have the capability of being heroes. I think she is a very beautiful person. She has the same message that Kelly (another beautiful person with a message) will be sending in her episode - I just don't like her TV character, Nia'spersonality comes across for me as being very self conceited and she seems to have never ending powers and I don't appreciate that she takes up time in this last season of the show that I would rather see spent on Melissa or Chyler. I also like Kelly but I really think she comes across more as a fill in then she does an actual character - hopefully the episode she will be featured in will prove me wrong.
The subject matter...discrimination. So yet another SJW trope checked.