I could have done with a little more Barry, Silver Banshee's costume was dodgy, and winning over the city didn't feel quite earned to me but overall that was fun. Barry's certainly a natural fit on the show and has fantastic chemistry with Kara. Certainly the best superhero team-up I've seen in the past week.
That said, it's a little concerning that the best episodes of Supergirl have involved her influenced by Red K, heavily featured Martian Manhunter, and then guest-starred the Flash. I wish the show would be better when there wasn't a gimmick going on, but hopefully this uptick will maintain.
agreed...
The city saving could have been handled with JUST winning the fire fighters over. they could have seen the helicopter saved, maybe a police copter.....and then decided to help super girl right then and there considering the danger was upped for her by taking a lightning strike. Then Cat could have done a press conference with them and THAT could have slowly won the city over. Having a entire crowd saying 'she saved us'...was just goofy and weird.
Also, this whole james olsen thing. One of the cutest things in the Superman animated series...was seeing nerdy jimmy olsen being set up with the hot new woman on the block by superman no less. as someone who feels like the original unwanted nerdy jimmy olsen at times, I thought that was a neat little character building moment for him.
But, when you change jimmy olsen into a thor like stud..and make him a brave war correspondent...all the drama and fun for me is taken out of it. Of course supergirl is going to fall in love with him over poor wynn. there's no drama there...at least for me.
Also, the villain fight was incredibly cartoony..and that makes it awesome. that's more of what I would have wanted in smallville. not quick 1 minute battles after a commercial break and boom, it's over. it's amazing how much effects have advanced in only 6 years.
And yeah...I was surprised at how little barry seemed in it at times. I thought he'd be in every shot more than he was ;o).
But over all, THIS is what I'd like to see more of from WB. Not BvS or suicide squad.
In fact, if Supergirl gets another season, i'd like to see the JLAU episode of the suicide squad, with the clock king in it, adapted somehow.
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I really enjoyed that episode. So, the Supergirl world is Earth...3?
I didn't get the whole "she saved us all" bit.....Uh no, she saved the helicopter and whoever was in it. At least they saw her save someone, but she's saved other people since the red K incident, no one seemed to care about those.
That was the other thing that bothered me. So, Supergirl and superman (Possibly batman with the mask comment in another show)...are all that are on her earth?
Barry has NO superman or supergirl?
Unless you want to argue that superman is still training in the fortress and hasn't made his grand entry yet. thus supergirl hasn't arrived on his earth.
THey kind of shot themselves in the foot with a fun JLA team up.
I mean, even in the comics, the heroes know not to mess in the other heroes towns, unless absolutely needed. that's all the explanation really needed.