tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post3565484940740612447..comments2024-03-28T20:51:56.173-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Supergirl Episode 215: ExodusAnjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-33884107421280261802017-03-11T10:29:42.388-05:002017-03-11T10:29:42.388-05:00Hey listen the Poor Girl is an Illegal Immigrant i...Hey listen the Poor Girl is an Illegal Immigrant in every single way right down to her foster parents who repeatedly and casually committed multiple felonies on her behalf....The SJW epithet has been pretty much forced on her by circumstances.<br /><br />:)<br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-79198634435787633362017-03-09T20:38:39.382-05:002017-03-09T20:38:39.382-05:00"This show has fallen hard in the move to the..."This show has fallen hard in the move to the CW." ... "I started out as a huge fan of Supergirl. This season I find myself dreading it week by week..."<br /><br />Hi, Kent G.Hare... I relate to this 100%. Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807259990722204859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-29460065258425663582017-03-09T20:30:32.805-05:002017-03-09T20:30:32.805-05:00"HEY WRITERS, SOME OF US SUPERGIRL FANS AREN&..."HEY WRITERS, SOME OF US SUPERGIRL FANS AREN'T STUPID YOU KNOW!"<br /><br />I've been criticizing the writers for most of this season. But for other reason than politics. I know the frustration; it sucks when you think you're alone when, to you, what is wrong is there on the screen as clear as day. <br /><br />I love Supergirl stopping the ship in this episode. But I'm still not sold on this season. After loving the first season, I'm glad this show got picked up for its second; Supergirl inspires so many people... but not being able to unsee what I've seen, I'd rather they have cancelled it rather than degrade such an iconic superhero as Supergirl. The CW is beneath her. These are just my opinions.<br /><br />I admire strongly those that can not get too involved in their thoughts like I do. Every day is a war in my head! Still, the Supergirl comics are awesome. DC has said many times that they lead with the comics... So as far as I'm concerned the comics are canon, not the TV show. <br />Though the show does have its moments. Like I said in an earlier comment, for the powerful and emotional scene where Kara stops the ship, I give credit where it is due.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807259990722204859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-26524813892921045272017-03-09T20:24:46.717-05:002017-03-09T20:24:46.717-05:00Yes, this episode was definitely better than the l...Yes, this episode was definitely better than the last two. But that’s all that can be said. It was, in fact, a low bar which it barely cleared. This show has fallen hard in the move to the CW. The whole “aliens walking among us” aspect feels more like Men in Black or the demonic subculture living in L.A. on Angel than Supergirl. And it makes me very, very glad they did not fold the Super-Universe into the Arrow-verse and make them on the same Earth.<br /><br />I started out as a huge fan of Supergirl. This season I find myself dreading it week by week, and wondering why I’m watching it rather than Gotham.<br /><br />“This season has also been interesting in how it has been using the alien metaphor to react to the current political climate of the day. With undocumented aliens being rounded up and deported in the USA right now, this episode where Cadmus is rounding up and planning to deport extraterrestrials felt all too real.”<br /><br />Except that it’s nothing like that. The parallel – which the show transparently intends – does not track. The show has an illegal shadow organization more akin to the Ku Klux Klan rounding up and deporting lawfully registered aliens; what you call “undocumented” aliens are in fact in violation of our laws (which is why they are called “illegal”) being subjected to those laws being belated enforced by legitimate agents of our government. <br /><br />That is, however, the crux of the matter. For the creators of this show, most of the entertainment industry, and a large part of the general public and obviously a large part of this little SCBC community, our government itself is not legitimate because they do not like the outcome of the last presidential election.Kent G. Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432812900069534679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-83276673066204427612017-03-09T17:42:40.673-05:002017-03-09T17:42:40.673-05:00"As usual, the left-leaning bent of the show&..."As usual, the left-leaning bent of the show's writing staff once again reared its ugly head in this episode, first with the heavy-handed depiction of "alien immigrant families" being rounded up, and forcibly deported by jack booted, para-military thugs, and then with Snapper's needlessly divisive comment about “fascists in the White House.” If TPTB want to “alien-ate” half their viewers, they're doing a good job of it."<br /><br />Scrimmage I am in 100% agreement with you. Realzie that Adler, Berlanti and Kreisberg are all leftist regressive progressives trying to, whether they know it or not, shove one world government down our throats. And for Lilian Luthor to quote Nietsche shows the writers communist/SJW/NWO/Soros temper tantrum over November's elections.<br /><br />To which I say...<b>GET OVER YOURSELVES SNOWFLAKES, AND FAST!</b><br /><br />At another website I posted a brief review blasting this episode's ultra politics (did TPTB know about people like Kate Steinle, who was killed by a FIVE TIMES DEPORTED ILLEGAL ALIEN...or is she a conspiracy theory?) and got raked over the coals for it. Having recorded it on my DVD recorder, I rewatched the show, but objectively, no showing of my Independent libertarian conservative bias.<br /><br />Based on that "mulligan", if I were to offer a grade, I would have torn up the D to replace it with a B+.<br /><br />I cringe when I hear the word diversity...because what is SEVERELY LACKING in this aside from physical make-up...IS DIVERSITY OF MIND. Something Hollywood does not believe in. Now, when they name dropped Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, it was another temper tantrum all whining about Queen Hillary not getting in and screwing the world even more for her sugar daddy George Soros!<br /><br />I'll bet not even 1/4 of the audience knows who he is!<br /><br />HEY WRITERS, SOME OF US SUPERGIRL FANS AREN'T STUPID YOU KNOW!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-56262980529277068492017-03-09T15:49:09.304-05:002017-03-09T15:49:09.304-05:00Thanks for all the great comments and sorry I have...Thanks for all the great comments and sorry I havent been able to answer them one by one. Real life invaded.<br /><br />I am glad that everyone seems to like this episode. Alex is a bit of a hot head, but I like that in her.<br /><br />I wonder if Kara's firing is a reason to bring Calista Flockheart back for an episode.<br /><br />Hurray for this last week!Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-78064480297426622632017-03-09T05:44:21.884-05:002017-03-09T05:44:21.884-05:00I never really bought into the whole "Kara Da...I never really bought into the whole "Kara Danvers was meant to be a reporter" meme, too much like Cousin Kal to be sure. I always thought it'd been cool if she was self employed responsible to none but herself so theoretically any absences on super heroic business need not be explained.<br />Anyhow one of her bestie is CatCo's acting CEO so I'm sure something can be found for her, maybe in the mailroom.<br />:)<br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-6179303378571734132017-03-08T22:11:56.415-05:002017-03-08T22:11:56.415-05:00"Next Week: Supergirl faces her most challeng..."Next Week: Supergirl faces her most challenging enemy yet... UNEMPLOYMENT!"<br /><br />Well yeah, because the show isn't on next week. No new episode until March 20th, so be sure to save the RW armchair rants until then. :) <br /><br /><br />KET KEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797904604074311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-49897680541601000542017-03-08T21:44:54.814-05:002017-03-08T21:44:54.814-05:00As usual, the left-leaning bent of the show's ...As usual, the left-leaning bent of the show's writing staff once again reared its ugly head in this episode, first with the heavy-handed depiction of "alien immigrant families" being rounded up, and forcibly deported by jack booted, para-military thugs, and then with Snapper's needlessly divisive comment about “fascists in the White House.” If TPTB want to “alien-ate” half their viewers, they're doing a good job of it.<br /><br />I can ignore the fact that Cadmus' plan seems wildly expensive and inefficient, or the idea that Lillian seems to think that Jeremiah is the only big brain that can get the job done (although I thought his expertise was in alien biology, not rocket science), but there were just too many places in the story where the characters' actions, or the plot itself simply didn't make any sense for me to enjoy this episode. I can think of a lot of better things to do with a giant spaceship than use it as an intergalactic shuttle bus. And don't you think the US Government might frown on a private entity launching a spacecraft over a densely populated area? Even if their plan worked perfectly, they'd STILL be in big trouble.<br /><br />Meanwhile Kara wasted half the episode trying to write and publish an article warning the aliens about Cadmus' plans, when it would've been MUCH more efficient for her to simply make a public statement as Supergirl on live TV, that would've INSTANTLY been picked up by the press. Her career killing decision to publish it in a “blob” that no one has ever heard of was as uncharacteristically stupid as Kara trying to build her reporter career based on “Supergirl quotes.” If she values her secret identity at all, the LAST thing Kara should do is to have her name publicly associated with Supergirl, much less be known as “Supergirl's coffee buddy,” like she told Lena. There's a reason why no one ever thinks of Clark Kent as “Superman's Pal.” If Kara really enjoys writing and being a reporter as much as she says she does, she needs to quit taking “super” shortcuts, and put some serious effort into learning how to do the job right, like anybody else who wants to be good at what they do. Kara really needs Lois Lane to give her a few pointers. As it is, she deserved to be fired.<br /><br />So does Alex. I'm sorry, but she consistently allows her personal feelings and emotions to cloud her judgment and interfere with the job at hand. As a result, she's a danger and a liability to her team. Until she gets her act together, Alex simply can't be trusted, and she needs to stay on the sidelines. If Alex were in the military, she'd be court-martialed. I DID enjoy seeing Alex and Maggie team up to kick some butt, which is WAY better than their usual relationship drama, but Alex is completely out of control.<br /><br />So is Alex living with Maggie, now? And when did Mon-El move in with Kara? Apparently, dating someone on this show means immediate co-habitation. I guess we can expect Winn and Lyra to be shacking up any minute. (Lyra? Lillian? Lena? what's with all the “L's?” I thought that was Superman's thing.)<br /><br />Finally, I was very disappointed in the climactic “Supergirl vs. the Spaceship” scene. How could Supergirl land a ship with it's engines blasting, without doing tremendous damage on the ground? Why didn't she simply disable the engines? Why didn't the front of the ship crumple under the strain? It was a nice idea, but poorly executed. <br /><br />I had to chuckle a little bit at the end of the show. After muscling down a giant spaceship all by herself, Kara visibly struggled to pick up the box of her personal stuff that Snapper cleared out of her desk. Sometimes, it's the little things that mean so much. <br /><br />Next Week: Supergirl faces her most challenging enemy yet... UNEMPLOYMENT! I'm looking forward to it, almost as much as I'm looking forward to her appearance on the “musical episode” of “The Flash” in a couple of weeks. That should be fun, Fun, FUN!<br /><br /><br /><br />Scrimmagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-90110447542210307132017-03-08T19:55:08.633-05:002017-03-08T19:55:08.633-05:00"Kara gets fired from CatCo for posting her b..."Kara gets fired from CatCo for posting her blog article. She comes in to find her desk packed. And Snapper, while saying he was rooting for her, lays down the harsh truths of journalism. She ran an unverified piece and got lucky. Similar journalistic mistakes have led to market crashes or fascists in the White House (again, leaning against recent real world news). Kara has never really stuck hard and fast to the rules of the press. This was rough but appropriate on Carr's part."<br /><br />Well, Snapper has displayed himself as a traditionalist when it comes news journalism. However, Kara is a millenial in this series, and news blogging seems part of the NEW tradition of how people receive their news these days, isn't it? Perhaps a career twist may be on the horizon to Kara's ambitions of being a reporter yet this season. <br /><br /><br />KETKEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797904604074311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-85524550962425146152017-03-08T18:57:02.659-05:002017-03-08T18:57:02.659-05:00Thanks for the review Anj, and par for course for ...Thanks for the review Anj, and par for course for Supergirl this ep : rough or inconsistent plot points, but ALWAYS some great <br />(Team) Supergirl moments. My personal favorites of the latter always include Alex's "Dibs" gun, and Maggie getting to use it <br />as well. Also "Achievement Unlocked : Tables Turned on Boss (Carr)." And let's not forget the Lena / Supergirl "Drop Something?" <br />scene, and the Alex "Let's Get Nuts!" deadman switch scene either!<br /><br />I'd add the scene of Supergirl holding down the ship from taking off, and while I can't deny it hit the right action and heart <br />strings, AND WAS A TOTAL SUPERGIRL SAVES THE DAY MoMENT, My Suspension Of Disbelief Meter(TM) snapped at the way it played out. <br />You'd think a superpunch or heat vision to the engines, or even severing the engine section entirely from the ship would work, <br />but agree though Chyler and Benoist's acting skills saved the moment from being turned into complete hash.<br /><br />I also have to acknowledge the the Supergirl / Carr scene, but in hindsight, the way it played out could have been stronger -- I'm <br />of the personal opinion Supergirl could have just called a pressconference on herself to break the news -- she's famous enough<br />that any reporter would be there -- with Carr as one of the reporters there, and it would have made the "I Never Lie" / "Too <br />Much Fake News Out There" contrast play out better, which Carr (rightfully) was trying to teach her.<br /><br />And good point about the "Supergirl is what I can do, Kara is who I am" comment. While I loved its inclusion, couldn't we tip the <br />hat to Sterling Gates and say "Hope, Help, and Compassion For All is what I'm about?" Just sayin' :)<br /><br />In any case, waiting two weeks for the next episode will be nigh impossible, especially from the trailer put out, and what seems<br />to be the most EMBARASSING interplanetary family dinner! And yeah, Mon-El better line his pants with shingles!<br /><br /><br />RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-79594189825014001742017-03-08T13:26:57.224-05:002017-03-08T13:26:57.224-05:00"I'm not sure that the writers care much ..."I'm not sure that the writers care much for that particularplot point. I wouldn't be shocked if she flies beyond the atmosphere in another episode."<br /><br />There are many plot points the writers don't care for, so I wouldn't be surprised by it either. I hope they don't though because that would be flying in the face of what's been established, which the CW does. A lot.<br />This episode though, I thought, was definitely an improvement.<br /><br />"Now I know from where Alex gets her talent for bad decision-making , its a legacy from her Dad plain and simple. Alex has an impressive rap sheet in this one, beats a suspect, conspires to steal a weapon with "dad", goes rogue, attacks Cadmus solo and then dashes on board the freighter where she can do exactly nothing except shake her pom-poms while Kara literally does the heavy lifting. Oh and she gets to keep her job unlike Kara who made a reason sacrifice this week, Alex realizes its good to work with enablers.<br />Seriously I love Chyler and Alex but the character needs to change her name to "Blunder Woman" she makes bad choices in a crisis plain & simple."<br /><br />Great points. I too was a bit shocked at Alex going Rambo on the prisoner to the point where it was almost uncomfortable. Maybe it was her time of the month this episode? <br />Happy International Women's day, people. :)Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807259990722204859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-32705506988160689322017-03-08T13:10:37.748-05:002017-03-08T13:10:37.748-05:00"At first I thought there might have been an ..."At first I thought there might have been an inconsistency with Supergirl being in space. The season one finale had her willing to lay down her life because she knew she couldn’t survive in space and Alex had to save her using Kara’s Kryptonian pod… but the special effects in ‘Exodus’ clearly shows they’re still within the atmosphere; she’s safe."<br /><br />I'm not sure that the writers care much for that particularplot point. I wouldn't be shocked if she flies beyond the atmosphere in another episode.<br /><br />"Yeah Adventure 424, Steve Skeates at his best, Supergirl quits her job and goes into a career spiral that doesn't end until Marv Wolfman snuffed her in COIE#7..."<br /><br />Oh, yes. Marv Wolfman. The man who spawned Terry Long -and inflicted it upon an unready world and an unlucky Donna Troy- and killed Kara because she was an expendable character that added nothing to the Superman mythos. And let's remember he wanted to turn rebooted Lois into Lex Luthor's mistress.<br /><br />JF, Anj already covered that issue:<br /><br />http://comicboxcommentary.blogspot.com.es/2012/10/review-adventure-comics-424-linda.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-80571830620079810242017-03-08T12:37:18.375-05:002017-03-08T12:37:18.375-05:00Now I know from where Alex gets her talent for bad...Now I know from where Alex gets her talent for bad decision-making , its a legacy from her Dad plain and simple. Alex has an impressive rap sheet in this one, beats a suspect, conspires to steal a weapon with "dad", goes rogue, attacks Cadmus solo and then dashes on board the freighter where she can do exactly nothing except shake her pom-poms while Kara literally does the heavy lifting. Oh and she gets to keep her job unlike Kara who made a reason sacrifice this week, Alex realizes its good to work with enablers.<br />Seriously I love Chyler and Alex but the character needs to change her name to "Blunder Woman" she makes bad choices in a crisis plain & simple.<br />Can't wait for "Alex in Rehab" I'm trying to figure out which Supervillain Berlanti et al can option to run the clinic....any thoughts?<br /><br />On the other hand I'm sure this could have ended with Kara trapped on the freighter and Alex saving the day somehow...so I should be glad the Title Character is getting some Props on Her Own Show.<br />Yeah Adventure 424, Steve Skeates at his best, Supergirl quits her job and goes into a career spiral that doesn't end until Marv Wolfman snuffed her in COIE#7....but its a good issue and worth reviewing along with some of her dust ups with Mxie in the early Adventure Run as well.<br />All snarking aside, I liked this ep, I felt Supergirl was a bit marginalized but "finished strong" with good plot possibilities going forward....<br /><br />JF<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-17418838948682463332017-03-08T11:45:39.187-05:002017-03-08T11:45:39.187-05:00Credit where it is due… This was amazing. When she...Credit where it is due… This was amazing. When she stopped the ship I got the same chills as when I watched the first season episode ‘Red Faced,’ which I regard as one of the greatest superhero moments ever. And the music (the same as when she solar flared against Red Tornado) packs quite an emotional wallop. It was awesome.<br /><br />At first I thought there might have been an inconsistency with Supergirl being in space. The season one finale had her willing to lay down her life because she knew she couldn’t survive in space and Alex had to save her using Kara’s Kryptonian pod… but the special effects in ‘Exodus’ clearly shows they’re still within the atmosphere; she’s safe. <br />Such care and attention to details make all the difference. The CW can do it when they want.<br />Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807259990722204859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-83198029161078420292017-03-08T08:37:56.923-05:002017-03-08T08:37:56.923-05:00Certainly an improvement from last week's chap...Certainly an improvement from last week's chapter. It helps people aren't behaving as idiots in order to make the plot advance.<br /><br />"'Supergirl is what I can do; Kara is who I am.'. That is a near straight lift from Dean Cain in Lois and Clark. Also great."<br /><br />Nice reference, but I'm a little tired of the show lifting lines from Superman lore instead of using SuperGIRL's lore. I wish they used her own mythos rather than making the "Superman with boobs" group think they're right.<br /><br />"Alex sums it up. They all need to stop doing the wrong things for the right reasons. That is what Jeremiah got wrong."<br /><br />This resounds with me. Of late I've heard endless praise for a super-hero web serial in where all characters "do the wrong things for the right reasons" and I'm apparently supposed to think it's deep and complex because of it.<br /><br />"For people clamoring for a Lena/Kara relationship, this is like putting gas on the fire."<br /><br />I don't care for shippers' opinions, especially after a Kara/Lena shipper tweeted Gates after the Mxyzptlk episode to tell he should never write Supergirl again, and another of them wished the show was cancelled after hearing Lena's character is straight.<br /><br />Snapper firing Kara was tough but it's undeniable he was right.<br /><br />Gee, if you hadn't already reviewed Adventure Comics 424, you would have got a good excuse to go over it now. Although Kara quit in that story, she had to choose between her ethics and her work and picked the former.<br /><br />Supergirl saving her sister and the ship was a great scene. A moment of Kara-tharsis -like John Feer calls it- it's always awesome to behold.<br /><br />I wonder how Kara will react in the next episode when she finds out Mon-El lied to her. I imagine the answer is "not well". Sigh. Mon, Mon, Mon. First thing Brainy did when he met Supergirl was telling her about his shameful lineage. She understood and accepted it.<br /><br />You? Well, you'll surely be stuck in the Phantom Zone for thousand years before the next season anyway, so it doesn't matter.<br /><br />I know I'm getting off topic, but I wish we see a little more of Superman, and the Legion and Batgirl make an appearance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com