tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post3012567861069051177..comments2024-03-27T19:22:03.112-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Supergirl episode 513: It's A Super LifeAnjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-75295610032052212132023-09-10T15:31:26.540-04:002023-09-10T15:31:26.540-04:00OK, I’m even more behind than usual, I’ve not watc...OK, I’m even more behind than usual, I’ve not watched an episode for a year because this season is sooooo boring, what with all the Andrea/Lena tech stuff and not much Kara - is this the year she was doing Broadway? I may have imagined that. Whatever the case, there are too many Kara-cters (sorry). <br /><br />Before this episode today I caught up to Back From the Future Part 2, it was good to see Winn again but the production design was so dark - people in dark costumes on dark sets with low lighting, it was tough to see what’s going on. And Supergirl did little bar the odd vision trick<br /><br />But It’s a Super Life was a delight. Thomas Lennon is so good. Was his closing comment about popping off to an 18th-century Mardi Gras a reference to something?<br /><br />Thanks for the review!Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-43824229695352460152020-03-13T06:51:29.252-04:002020-03-13T06:51:29.252-04:00Thanks for all the comments. Glad people loved thi...Thanks for all the comments. Glad people loved this episode as much as I did.<br /><br />Agreed that Benoist is the star here. Loved the way she emoted this issue. And again, that last scene with McGrath was just fantastic.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-79740640628925957582020-03-13T02:16:54.984-04:002020-03-13T02:16:54.984-04:00TN wrote: "Thomas Lennon is frequently hired ...TN wrote: <i>"Thomas Lennon is frequently hired specifically to do over-the-top performances like this. He's one of the best scenery chewers around."</i><br /><br />The same thing could've been said about Gene Hackman and Ned Beatty who played cartoonish versions of Lex Luthor and Otis in "Superman: The Movie" (1978), two excellent actors who almost single-handedly ruined that film, and the sequels they appeared in. Unfortunately, that was what Mr Lennon's performance reminded me of.Scrimmagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-70003641542418613022020-03-12T22:54:30.777-04:002020-03-12T22:54:30.777-04:00Scrimmage said: "I didn't care for this M...Scrimmage said: "I didn't care for this Mxy's over the top performance"<br /><br />Thomas Lennon is frequently hired specifically to do over-the-top performances like this. He's one of the best scenery chewers around. And shows like this can definitely benefit from that sort of performance.<br /><br />Think of Wentworth Miller's Leonard Snart/Captain Cold on the Flash (or Legends, or nowhere now?). Total scene chewer, and stole every scene he was in.<br /><br />It's really a great way to play certain types of implausible characters. But it would be boring if every character was acted that way. Some, you just want pure menace.<br /><br />These kinds of performances can indeed go too far into camp. You can end up with everyone doing Batman '66. Actors have to be expert at calibrating the tone.<br /><br />T.N.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-40805840894251015072020-03-12T22:18:45.386-04:002020-03-12T22:18:45.386-04:00"...makes me think that David Harewood doesn&..."...makes me think that David Harewood doesn't have much to do on this show anymore, while Alex seems to be there to rescue her sister..."<br /><br />Well, don't count either of them out too soon. There's some new character developments coming for both J'onn and Alex soon, PLUS David directed two episodes this season, including what will be the penultimate chapter. <br /><br /><br />KETKEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797904604074311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-92094345846291174732020-03-12T21:35:35.794-04:002020-03-12T21:35:35.794-04:00Geez Alex Danvers really cheaped out on his Super-...Geez Alex Danvers really cheaped out on his Super-Sister's Grave Marker?! A frugal little faux bronze plaque set in the ground...I guess the DEO doesn't pay that much after all. I literally laughed during this scene, "Alex Danver's Supergirl's Skinflint Sister"...<br />This was a delight to watch, MB consistently just pulled every tool out of her kit to play every scene to the hilt, its a excellent demonstration of the good things that happen when the Show "Supergirl" is all about a Character named "Supergirl". But therein lies a trap like Patrick Stewart's Jean Luc Picard, MB has so much talent, the producers have come to over-rely on her sheer charisma to redress patently mediocre scripts. Perversely this also empowers them to tarry too long on the supporting cast, which only makes me think that David Harewood doesn't have much to do on this show anymore, while Alex seems to be there to rescue her sister thus somehow reaffirming Kara's Humanity or some damn thing. They can get away with this dreck because Ms Benoist has that certain intangible mojo that obscures bad writing and improves boilerplate scripts. If they weren't so reliant on the talent, maybe Supergirl could take center stage again?<br />My only real complaint about this ep is that Supergirl should NEVER be reconciled with Mxyie, he is way too much fun to ever truly learn his lesson or grow as a character.<br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-67316692711565130152020-03-12T21:19:46.734-04:002020-03-12T21:19:46.734-04:00"Enough of this phony, boring détente between..."Enough of this phony, boring détente between them. Now let's see Kara and Lena square off like a Super and a Luthor should!"<br /><br />Highly suspect that the series is going to throw a more thoughtful curve ball or two into the pair's resolution, now that Kara has shaken off her guilt complex, and has given Lena a choice that she has to make on her own.<br />Kara still has her circle of influence, while Lena clearly does not. <br /><br />KETKEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797904604074311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-33225300464861717132020-03-12T18:45:40.652-04:002020-03-12T18:45:40.652-04:00Not bad for an episode that had the look and feel ...Not bad for an episode that had the look and feel of a “clip show,” but really wasn't, since the alternative timeline “flashbacks” were newly shot scenes. While I can watch Reign kick butt all day long, I didn't care for this Mxy's over the top performance, but at least he's a bit closer to the original concept of the character as an “imp from the fifth dimension.” The previous version looked like a reject from a Boy Band.<br /><br />In the final “fair warning” scene between Lena and Supergirl, I was happy to see that for once, both women acted like mature adults who are in control of their emotions. Up until now, it seemed like lately, every one of their scenes ended with one, or both of them crying their eyes out, like a couple of grade school girls! You sure don't see Clark and Lex bawling over what could've been “a beautiful friendship” do ya?<br /><br />Enough of this phony, boring détente between them. Now let's see Kara and Lena square off like a Super and a Luthor should! Do I want to see Lena as Metallo?? No! Do I want to see Supergirl vs Lena in her own, souped up version of a Lex Suit? Absolutely!<br /><br />Scrimmagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-41125227296545854922020-03-12T18:36:02.180-04:002020-03-12T18:36:02.180-04:00Responses:
"Now working of 'BetaMyx'...Responses:<br /><br />"Now working of 'BetaMyx' tapes, we see all the episodes that Mxy can choose from."<br /><br />Thought that was a fun in-joke of naming all the tapes like the titles of "Friends" episodes. <br /><br />Another bit I got a kick out of was when Mxy drops a box-full of popcorn into Kara's lap, which reminded me of a similar sequence from Landry Walker and Eric Jones' "Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade" mini-series. Lennon was so endearing as a surprisingly sympathetic 5th dimensional imp.<br /><br />KET KEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797904604074311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-22984965031924159732020-03-12T09:15:51.345-04:002020-03-12T09:15:51.345-04:00Given my criticism of the last episode, not that a...Given my criticism of the last episode, not that anyone cares much about what I think, I feel I should say here: I loved this one! Given the premise that Mxy can do what he does, everything worked.<br /><br />Thanks for the review. I saved this one waiting for your review, and will be rewatching it right away.<br /><br />T.N.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-22031371680807549942020-03-12T08:28:45.644-04:002020-03-12T08:28:45.644-04:00One of my favorite episodes! One of my favorite episodes! Bostondreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191607695119039965noreply@blogger.com