tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post8121303045224525472..comments2024-03-18T13:07:22.190-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Supergirl Episode 322: Make It ReignAnjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-17366545805053906842018-06-14T21:50:43.742-04:002018-06-14T21:50:43.742-04:00My favorite parts of this episode were the scenes ...My favorite parts of this episode were the scenes between J'onn and Myr'nn, and the depiction of “The Reach” ritual. This subplot deserved a LOT more time than it received. It got me thinking about the elegant concept of Martian virtual immortality, living in the hearts and minds of your descendants, as a means to preserve both a family's history AND the culture of an entire civilization. It's very reminiscent of a similar ancestral awareness concept in Frank Herbert's incredible “Dune” series.<br /><br />I was also thinking about what should happen to Myr'nn AFTER the process is complete, and he has uploaded all of his memories, and all those of his ancestors, into his son, J'onn. I was thinking that once Myr'nn is reduced to being an “empty vessel,” that a fitting and beautiful Martian death would be if he uses his powers one last time to slowly become invisible, and intangible at the same time, until there was nothing left of him. If I was a Martian, that's how I'D want to go.<br /><br />Instead, it looks like Myr'nn will sacrifice himself deep in the Earth's core, merging with the planet itself, which is not quite as peaceful of an ending as I might've liked, but it's still the kind of honorable death the Martian Manfather would've wished for himself.<br /><br />If this really IS the end for Myr'nn, I'm really going to miss him. He's truly the embodiment of a "Stranger In A Strange Land."Scrimmagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-74377781405335195042018-06-14T18:40:54.478-04:002018-06-14T18:40:54.478-04:00Agreed I’d love more Alura/Alex.
And I hope Covil...Agreed I’d love more Alura/Alex.<br /><br />And I hope Coville is dead.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-77640096526817208712018-06-14T18:37:16.927-04:002018-06-14T18:37:16.927-04:00Are we certain Coville is dead? I wasn't convi...Are we certain Coville is dead? I wasn't convinced by that short blast.<br /><br />I hold on to a sliver of hope for a Coville redemption. I loved his character before he went dark. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-339743329515536362018-06-14T17:24:34.920-04:002018-06-14T17:24:34.920-04:00While I loved finally seeing Kara introducing her ...While I loved finally seeing Kara introducing her mother and Alex to each other, it was way too short. These two are the most important women in Kara's life and the intro was over and done in a short few seconds. And also done way to close to where Lena and Sam are. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449371556693071457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-37997658906341306452018-06-14T16:29:35.102-04:002018-06-14T16:29:35.102-04:00Thanks for all the comments!!
Seems like everyone...Thanks for all the comments!!<br /><br />Seems like everyone agrees there were ups and downs to this episode. <br /><br />It did feel a bit cramped. But the force field/Winn plot could have been dropped without a hitch leaving more time for other plots. <br /><br />Will it all wrap up? See you next week!Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-3597562781718972922018-06-14T16:11:53.242-04:002018-06-14T16:11:53.242-04:00A few other problematic observations...
Yes, toss...A few other problematic observations...<br /><br />Yes, tossing the blood to Selena was stupid. If Supergirl had done anything other than that, the Witches' plans would've been thwarted.<br /><br />Since when is RUBY(??!!) of all people, calling the shots for her mom's medical treatment? It's bad enough that she's even allowed to roam freely around the DEO, but now she's coming up with “brilliant ideas” that never occurred to Alex, Winn, and Lena? GMAFB!!<br /><br />Since when did heat vision become a kinetic weapon? Instead of incinerating people, it looked like they were being hit with a shotgun blast, from the way they were flying backwards. Again, I'm just looking for some consistency. <br /><br />When the Alura hologram faked out the old witch, why didn't her super powered punch destroy the control panel, instead of just turning it on? That was just silly, and YES, Supergirl should've been the first one through the portal, and yes, SHE should've been the one to clock the “Stupid Witch.” It seemed rather unchivalrous for Mon-El to punch a woman, and an elderly one, at that. <br /><br />There were far too many head shaking, "WTF?" moments in this episode for me to suspend my disbelief enough to get into the story. I hope the season finale is better written, more dramatic, and a LOT less contrived, but then, I'm an optimist.Scrimmagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-87755582518741189252018-06-14T16:09:29.607-04:002018-06-14T16:09:29.607-04:00Definitely both good and bad in this episode, thou...Definitely both good and bad in this episode, though nothing like the cringe-inducing political lecture from last week.<br /><br />Deimos was not treated well. First, with Alex battling a Kryptonian, he did nothing. We've seen plenty of DEO agents try to fight them even without a super-suit (itself a bad idea), and that kryptonite gun was lying on the floor at one point. Second, he (and everyone else) didn't destroy the blood samples immediately. Third, he should have been fighting when he was so brutally killed. Deimos should have been more active all-around in his final episode.<br /><br />I did not see any Kara mannerisms in Erica as the Alura hologram, but there must have been something - Alex accepted her immediately without any silly test questions.<br /><br />Force field belt? They have been so good at using existing continuity properly, but this was an error. Brainy had better produce a much better model next episode.<br /><br />I thought the scene with Myr'nn and J'onn was very well done. Two fine actors and a bit of scenery was enough. Though I was expecting the Reach to pull memories from Myr'nn so that he became increasingly forgetful. J'onn had made the ceremony sound like a drastic and final choice. Maybe, culturally, it is.<br /><br />I could get to like super-Alura, but it would probably be bad to have yet another Kryptonian around for the writers to deal with. As it is,they didn't even mention Superman this episode (or in most emergencies). Send her back to Argo City?<br />Nutationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06410413579935429580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-87694811170835652482018-06-14T15:39:05.728-04:002018-06-14T15:39:05.728-04:00The problem with this episode is that it felt as i...The problem with this episode is that it felt as if the writers were trying to cram too many storylines into the season finale, which didn't give them enough time to develop any of them properly. On top of all that, the actions and motivations for many of the characters, mostly the bad guys, didn't make any sense.<br /><br />I didn't get why Zod wanted to terraform the Earth in “Man Of Steel,” and I don't get why these witches want to do it either. Not only is it a ripoff, it's totally illogical. It's not as if they have the entire population of Krypton waiting to move in. Why don't they just terraform Rhode Island? They could easily fit every Last Son and Daughter of Krypton from Argo City into a suburb of Providence, and nobody would have to die. <br /><br />Turning this a world-wide event was a big mistake. It makes it all too big and too important for Kara to handle on her own, ESPECIALLY when we're talking about three “Dark Kryptonians” who not only have super powers, but also MAGIC on their side. There's no way Superman wouldn't be in on this, whether Kara asked for his help, or not. <br /><br />Now if the DK's “evil plan” was simply to bring Argo City down on top of National City, THEN I could understand it if Supergirl treated it like it was her responsibility. It would be a symbolic clash between Kara's old hometown, and the city she adopted, and it could put Kara in a difficult position of having to choose between them. That would've been a much better story than another round of Evil Kryptonians trying to destroy humanity... AGAIN! People are going to lose patience with Supergirl if her relatives keep showing up uninvited, and making a mess of things.<br /><br />The raid on the DEO to get the blood of the Worldkillers was another contrived bit that served as an excuse for some action, but made little sense. The Witches could've gotten in and out of there using super-speed before Winn could think of a snarky quip. It's not as if the blood was protected, or anything. I also don't care HOW strong Alex's armor is supposed to make her. She shouldn't be able to bowl over a Kryptonian with a few MMA moves. If it was THAT easy to match their strength with an exoskeleton, Luthor would've beaten Superman YEARS ago. That suit should give Alex superHUMAN strength, NOT superKRYPTONIAN power.<br /><br />And on a shallow note, I just can't reconcile the idea of Alex wearing body armor and huge false eyelashes. There's some kind of a disconnect about that for me. Is she a kick ass, alien hunting soldier, or a weepy girly-girl, searching adoption sites on company time? Either way, I just want Alex to be portrayed more consistently. After being separated from Reign, Sam wasn't overly made up, which made the contrast between her, and Reign, with the dark, “goth” makeup even more pronounced. False eyelashes just don't go with Kryptonite gauntlets. And I can't help but wonder if Kara would approve of her sister's lethal-only-to-Kryptonians upgrades to her suits capabilities? So much for a “kinder and gentler” DEO.<br /><br /><br /><br />Scrimmagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-23995865936650346092018-06-14T12:40:15.366-04:002018-06-14T12:40:15.366-04:00I gotta say I'm a little sick of seeing Superg...I gotta say I'm a little sick of seeing Supergirl get whupped episode after episode, I GET IT, Reign is physically stronger....I hope Berlanti et al remember the cardinal virtue of "Karatharsis" next week...alas I have my doubts.<br />The "Krypton-forming" sequence seems to suggest that the "Kryptonian Coven" is trying to set off a controlled version of Krypton's Destruction" one that will entirely wipe out the human-race and permit the Juru cultists an expunged planet to colonize. That seems to be the limit of their planet "New Krypton" is merely Earth with it's original inhabitants annihilated.<br />But I agree it was addressed in a clunky fashion.<br />I wonder if this means Allura will be stranded on Earth after this season? Will she be able to bond with her daughter again, or will Kara get sick of having her around? :) Maybe Allura could join Eliza's "Book Club" which might make a cute sequence for cameos from Faye Dunaway (who is still taking phonecalls) and Brenda Vaccaro.<br />:)<br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-40700709044579635662018-06-14T09:21:57.943-04:002018-06-14T09:21:57.943-04:00I was far more irked that they didn't make Car...I was far more irked that they didn't make Carl and Harewood put the make-ups during the Reach but the shots of them as martians in the memories is enough to give it a pass. The whole thing was just way too earthly and pdestrian than a supernatural and enlightening meeting of the minds and memory transfering, like an alien buddhist meditation session. And it confirmed how the show is unfortunately running on fumes as far as budget goes(why though?).<br /><br />The scene where the wicked witches of Krypton lasered everyone in the face was so tame it was kinda underwhelming. Not even clever camera tricks to imply decapitation via laser etc Not even Deimos' death is shown to be brutal.<br /><br />Hope the finale will have some budget saved and uses it all there.Red Foreverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727548357626208423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-20432962861417627502018-06-14T09:05:19.005-04:002018-06-14T09:05:19.005-04:00A few replies, and then an ending comment:
"...A few replies, and then an ending comment: <br /><br />"I am a bit irked by this as force field belts are a huge part of Brainiac 5's character within the Legion."<br /><br />Probably shouldn't be; seems like foreshadowing for a "Stronger Together" creation solution between Winn and Brainiac Five. Eventually persuading the two techno-geek characters into teaming up seems to have been the show's plan for several episodes now. <br /><br />"But why toss them to Selena to begin with? While a 'cool moment', it could (and will) fail to stop them. Just pour the blood onto the floor. Heat vision them in your own hand. Why give them to the witch?"<br /><br />I noticed that Kara looked to her mother briefly before taking action. Alura nodded back. So perhaps Kara's mom still has a few unsaid ideas on how to defeat the witches...after all, she allegedly was one who had banished the dark magicks from Krypton before its explosion. Kara merely took after her mother's cue.<br /><br />"Okay, all this Fountain of Lilith stuff is out of left field. And is the valley a 'real place' or some place in the mind?"<br /><br />Seems like a mental playing field instead of a physical one. I'm recalling viewing one of those BTS pics taken of next week's finale, there's an in-joke on a CatCo Magazine advertisement in the background of the shot...the cover blurb proclaims that it's a "dream season". :) <br /><br />"But Mon also talks about how he doesn't know if he can lose Kara again. Listen guy ... it has been seven years!..."<br /><br />...or seven hours, or seven minutes...time does tend to be a very fluid and flexible variable, depending on how a story unfolds. The idea that Mon-El is married in one future timeline might no longer apply, if said time is somehow altered by changed events in the past.<br /><br />Oh, and I suspect that the series has been building up to provide an answer to a notorious moment which occurred in Man of Steel...just sayin'... <br /><br />KET<br /><br />KEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797904604074311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-26822470669704577882018-06-14T08:46:13.762-04:002018-06-14T08:46:13.762-04:00"But the counterbalance to that has been a Mo..."But the counterbalance to that has been a Mon-El subplot which has been cringe worthy. I have never been hardcore anti-Mon but seeing he and Kara do this romantic dance knowing he is a married man is just horrible. And we have had to deal with a few episodes with politics delivered so heavily and clunky that the message went over like a lead balloon. There were times when Supergirl felt like a guest on her own show, saved by other people more than saving the day. And because of this, small things which shouldn't matter seem to magnify in my mind."<br /><br />Succintly and accurately put. There's been good and bad things.<br /><br />I was never a Mon-El hater but I'm sick of that particular subplot. Rumor has the final episode will kill Karamel for good and Brainiac will be a regular in the next season. Let's hope so, and it isn't because of my KaraDox shipping but because I'm tired of the Karamel drama.<br /><br />"That said, the variable potency of Kryptonite sort of irked me here. Two witches were shot with K-bullets. That should put them down. Instead, they pick them out of the wounds and march on."<br /><br />My guess? The writers are trying to give the "Lena's right!" crowd ammo. Some of them were claiming the finale would prove Lena was right to make Kryptonite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com