Hi all
I've been a big fan of Supergirl since it started - The Flash too, so I wasn't terribly surprised to like another upbeat show by the same folks (didn't entirely cotton to Legends of Tomorrow, although I haven't watched much yet, and I never got into Arrow to begin with). It's an odd thing, I've never really read any Supergirl that I can say I liked a heck of a lot, but I've always
wanted to like her, like there was a could-be-like-this image of Supergirl in my head I was always hoping to see; maybe it's to do with seeing the old Helen Slater movie way back when it came out, and I was too young to really recognise that it was dreadful. The show just hits all those notes that I've been wanting to see all this time - even when it's goofy I love it.
And Alex coming out I think has been the strongest part of this season so far - I'm yet to be won over by Mon-El, and not really sure if I'm on board with James's new direction, but even on her own merits and not by contrast, any time Alex gets a major scene it's been a highlight (that, and any time Lena shows up... I'm shipping Kara/Lena big time).
BTW if anyone's interested, I've been listening to a podcast called Supergirl Radio, you can google it - they had a character spotlight episode on Maggie (prior to season two showing) which was interesting listening. I had no idea she was originally a Superman-family character, I first encountered her in Gotham Central; I did feel at first when she showed up that it was a bit arbitrary to bring her to National City just so there'd be a handy lesbian around when you need one (not that I didn't welcome her turning up), but knowing her full backstory that's really not the case. (Even so, I do still imagine pillow talk with Alex where she suddenly says "So have you ever thought about, y'know... dressing up like a bat?")
by DarkWiccan » Tue Nov 29, 2016 12:04 pm 
