Supergirl Preview In The Puppy Bowl

Here we are, a few days after my beloved New England Patriots got manhandled by the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl. I am still recovering.

Before the Super Bowl, Animal Planet broadcasts 'The Puppy Bowl', a silly event where rescue dogs are filmed playing with each other in a football field style play space complete with some phony announcers and even a ref. My kids loved it growing up and if you like cute puppies, there are worse ways to spend some time.

Rather than promote the Supergirl movie with a commercial during the actual Super Bowl (seems like you could riff on the word Super there), DC Comics decided to instead promote the movie during the Puppy Bowl. And with Krypto playing a big part in the movie, that also seems like a natural win.

Here is a link to the new trailer showcased there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoqjnU_wGJM

Most of the scenes in this trailer we have seen before. But one new bit is Kara meeting Krypto for the first time. During what seems to be a funeral on Argo City, we see a stray puppy Krypto playing with a stick. He then runs up to Kara who picks him up.

So we get a new take on Krypto's origin. He truly is Kara's dog, probably rocketed with her from Argo. This makes their bond that much tighter.

There's more.

The tagline on the trailer is "Power Is Unleashed", presumably Supergirl's inner strength. We get some of the bigger beats from the prior trailers including the 'He sees the good in everyone; I see the truth.' line contrasting Clark from Kara.

This shot, which I know we saw before, looms a bit more in this Krypto-centric spot.

We know in Woman of Tomorrow, Krypto is hit with poisoned arrows and is dying. Looks like he isn't in good shape here. Hopefully, we don't go too dark in this movie that the dog dies. But given the merchandise boon Krypto has been, I doubt they'll go there. 

This spot was hyped all over social media before hand with Milly Alcock playing on a couch with a bunch of caped cute puppies telling people to watch the Puppy Bowl to see the exclusive spot.

I am happy that DC is hyping the movie up in this way.