tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post5949512568891499988..comments2024-03-28T20:51:56.173-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Supergirl Episode 517 'Deus Lex Machina'Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-90530321761765479582020-05-07T17:21:46.928-04:002020-05-07T17:21:46.928-04:00"Good point he is desperate to impress the wo..."Good point he is desperate to impress the women in his life, classic case of ...inadequacy."<br /><br />Yes, and this is REALLY why Lex hates Supergirl, because she's symbolic of what he's incapable of: true empathy. And her circle of influence is what he desperately wants to destroy. <br /><br />"I did get the answer as to what Eve Tessmacher has been doing. She seems to be capable of more and more each time we see her. (And, I assume her mother lives in Hackensack NJ. I was actually expecting that to be made explicit.)"<br /><br />I suspect that this locale may yet come into play, if Eve decides to confess to Kara what she did to Jeremiah. I'm getting a sense that the series might provide another nod to Chris Reeve's 1st Superman film before the season is over (that is, if they were able to film the scene before production shut down early). :) <br /><br />BTW, I would presume that Melissa chose the David Bowie song for Lex's world tour, since she and Chyler are fans of his work. <br /><br />KET <br />KEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797904604074311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-70057323503703191932020-05-07T14:24:18.796-04:002020-05-07T14:24:18.796-04:00I agree that this flashback connect-the-dots trick...I agree that this flashback connect-the-dots trick has to be used sparingly.<br /><br />I did get the answer as to what Eve Tessmacher has been doing. She seems to be capable of more and more each time we see her. (And, I assume her mother lives in Hackensack NJ. I was actually expecting that to be made explicit.)<br /><br />Martians can survive in space? I don't know about that.<br /><br />I don't really buy that Kara absolutely needed to use Myriad to locate the missing people. She has located people before (including Alex) by using a variety of methods. But, the Supergirl on this show is sometimes a touch arrogant. It's normally for the right reasons, though.<br /><br />And a final congratulations to Lillian, who proves to be amazingly fast at putting together the pieces of a new way forward just seconds after being told the entire world was remade.Nutationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06410413579935429580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-52634977520651459762020-05-07T07:54:19.504-04:002020-05-07T07:54:19.504-04:00Good point he is desperate to impress the women in...Good point he is desperate to impress the women in his life, classic case of ...inadequacy.<br /><br />:)<br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-44030088820013676302020-05-07T06:56:19.863-04:002020-05-07T06:56:19.863-04:00The series has always been an ensemble drama. It h...The series has always been an ensemble drama. It has always defined 'supergirl' as more than merely the trademarked character, which is a specious argument still missing the point. In this episode, Lex may have plotted to do things 'his way', yet he still sought support and approval from all the women he surrounds himself with. They are the 'supergirls' who still have influence over his life, even when he seeks to manipulate them. <br /><br />KET<br /><br />KEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797904604074311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-32980181961581636002020-05-07T05:42:34.643-04:002020-05-07T05:42:34.643-04:00It wasn't terrible, but I watch Supergirl for ...It wasn't terrible, but I watch Supergirl for Supergirl not so much the ensemble. As great of a supporting cast as you may have it doesn't make up for a lack of the main character in some significant way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-62643826481253064132020-05-06T17:55:52.777-04:002020-05-06T17:55:52.777-04:00I think a lot of "Lex-Centricity" of the...I think a lot of "Lex-Centricity" of the ep was dictated by Ms Benoist's limited availability due to 1.) she directed it and 2.) she is large-with-child. <br />Isn't it odd that the Martians can fly into outer space sans worry or woe, even get into close proximity with our sun and still Supergirl needs a yellow-solar energized Lexsuit to save the day? Well at least she (or her stunt double) indeed saved the day.<br />Lex is a character of almost Shakespearean Tragic Dimensions, he has intelligence, shrewdness, a dark charisma everything to make him a success in life either in a dark or light connotation. Like all evil men, he is first and foremost, a hero unto himself. And yet every time he ruins it for himself, he cannot get out of his own way, His Jealousy and continual projection onto The House of El is his downfall, you can set your watch to him. <br />Cryer gets that about Lex some of the other Lex Actors don't necessarily have that insight. its as if Lex has spent 50 billion dollars on a handheld fusion blaster of unimaginable power. Which he then points at his own head and screams at Supergirl, "YOU ARE NEXT!!!"<br /><br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com