tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post3112851943804490652..comments2024-03-28T20:51:56.173-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Supergirl Ep 216: Star- CrossedAnjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-13082574783538608012017-03-27T19:16:20.370-04:002017-03-27T19:16:20.370-04:00Just caught up, I get a kick every time I see Mon ...Just caught up, I get a kick every time I see Mon in that flashback red shirt, it's so like his classic tunic. I would love it were Daxamite royalty to sport, not a crown, but a chain of office... Big Yellow Fasteners!<br /><br />Why is 'funemployed' Supergirl spending so much time at the DEO in Kara civvies? Does everyone and the janitor know her not-so-secret ID now?<br /><br />I get that Lyra has a tough backstory but she was OK with the idea her goons would kill Winn and Alex and the other agents... she ain't girlfriend material. There's a difference between the way Mon was, and the way she IS.Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-56301877911944404852017-03-22T14:35:59.980-04:002017-03-22T14:35:59.980-04:00Thanks for the review and thoughts as always, Anj....Thanks for the review and thoughts as always, Anj. Suffice to say this ep had it's usual bumps and plot / consistency holes, but there<br />were the nuggets that made it worth it. First off, kudos to both Terri Hatcher and Jeremy Jordan -- Hatcher for how well she sold the <br />pro Daxam / anti Krypton vitrol dialogue like water in a drought, and her Mother's Against Daxm Sons Dating Kryptonian Girls spiel, and<br />Jordan for the pained expressions when Lyra's long con game was up. Great acting by both!<br /><br />All in all, I'm okay with the final scene of Mon-El telling his parents to leave him on Earth. Finally seeing him realize and hear him <br />say in his own words he needs to be someone worthy makes me believe he won't backpedal and fall into his old habits a la Jimmy commenting <br />a couple episodes back that Mon-El can't hack it as a hero... but we'll see how things play out. It's a tossup as to what future TPTB <br />have in mind for Mon-El - and yeah, I'm definitely on the side of "no (more) Supergirl romances."<br /><br />As for the Flash crossover yesterday, looking forward to your review, Anj! Don't quite get the "Cisco and Winn would be BFFs" moment, <br />and Music Meister's motivations in the end are just so WTF!? and sadistically altruistic... <br /><br /><br />RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-10813827288494228392017-03-22T14:10:15.784-04:002017-03-22T14:10:15.784-04:00"Mon El is...flawed. But then again so is Ale..."Mon El is...flawed. But then again so is Alex....he lies & acts entitled, she kills people and drinks...and Alex will be be on this show six years from now assuming a full run of "Supergirl"....whereas Mon El will be long gone I am sure."<br /><br />And unlike Mon-El, she's not usually called out on her actions.<br /><br />Seriously, blaming her little sister for their father's kidnapment was a low blow...<br /><br />"At the the end of the day Mon El is supposed to be a sort of dark reflection of Supergirl,"<br /><br />Something like that.<br /><br />I have the feeling that many -not everyone, of course- Mon-El haters are shippers who want to see Kara and another character getting together and hate Mon for getting in the way.<br /><br />I don't care for Kara/Mon, but at least he isn't so bad like other canon Supergirl's "love interests": Derek Ames. David Grahm. Lex "Freaking" Luthor. Buzz. Power Boy. H'el.<br /><br />I know, I know, being less odious and repulsive than H'el isn't what one would call a glowing endorsement. And I'd personally like to see Dick Malverne or Brainiac 5 showing up.<br /><br />"If we are looking at his story arc from a meta perspective I am sure he is being set up as a sacrifice at season end, he'll intercept some dire fate intended for Kara and end up separated permanently in the 30th century (assuming Berlanti can get the rights to LoSH of course)....or maybe he turns up dead. He has that feel thats all...."<br /><br />I also think so.<br /><br />Talking about getting the rights to other characters, according to a preview, Maggie's ex-girlfriend will make a future appearance... and she isn't Kate Kane. Maybe Berlanti cannot get the right to Batman characters after all, ergo, there will be no Kara/Babs team-up. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-32484384677465363682017-03-22T12:42:36.256-04:002017-03-22T12:42:36.256-04:00Mon El is...flawed. But then again so is Alex....h...Mon El is...flawed. But then again so is Alex....he lies & acts entitled, she kills people and drinks...and Alex will be be on this show six years from now assuming a full run of "Supergirl"....whereas Mon El will be long gone I am sure.<br />At the the end of the day Mon El is supposed to be a sort of dark reflection of Supergirl, entitled privileged and callow he escapes his world by means of murder and entitlement and ends up on Earth a veritable homeless refugee.....he has to make some changes and Kara is rhe best and perhaps only way he can make them, I get that, irregardless of my personal opinion he still deserves a good super clout in the beezer.<br />If we are looking at his story arc from a meta perspective I am sure he is being set up as a sacrifice at season end, he'll intercept some dire fate intended for Kara and end up separated permanently in the 30th century (assuming Berlanti can get the rights to LoSH of course)....or maybe he turns up dead. He has that feel thats all....<br /><br />JF Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-28450793365873816882017-03-22T11:20:57.638-04:002017-03-22T11:20:57.638-04:00Mon-El is the worst. His shout out to the DEO tha...Mon-El is the worst. His shout out to the DEO that they were dating after she specifically asked him to keep quiet about it was the last straw for me. The show is no longer about empowering young women. Now it is encouraging girls just to stick with the bad boyfriend because maybe someday he will turn into a nice guy. Ugh. This is not a feminist issue. I am teaching my son and daughter to treat others with respect and in turn to expect respect from others. We as a society shouldn't be teaching anyone that it's ok to be treated poorly. <br /><br />I loved the build up to the Alex and Maggie relationship, partially because of the conversations between Alex and Kara. The show needs to return the focus back to the bond between the sisters. That is what made Exodus so powerful. Devoting so much time to Mon-El who is insensitive and disrespectful is offensive to what Supergirl is all about.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-18343382393471191082017-03-22T09:03:04.130-04:002017-03-22T09:03:04.130-04:00Very emotional episode with some nice action.
Alt...Very emotional episode with some nice action.<br /><br />Although in my opinion the romance subplot is beginning to overstay its welcome. How many times Kara and Mon have broken up and made up so far? I'd find it a tad tiresome even if I was emotionally invested in the relationship (and I am not).<br /><br />I wonder why the screenwriters made the choice to split up Mon-El into two different characters. It seems... pointless, particularly since neither of them resembles the original character.<br /><br />I still hope for Mon-El travelling to the future at the end of the season, and Supergirl eventually meeting the Legion of Super-Heroes.<br /><br />I wonder how well received a Kara/Brainy romance would be. I figure both Kara/Mon shippers and haters would hate it. I would Kara remained single for a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com