The A-Z of Why I Am Now In Love With Supergirl (spoilers)

10/27/2015 10:11:00 AM Lexie Dunne 5 Comments

a) Mehcad Brooks is my favorite. I like him when he's playing ultra-cocky (TK!), but he works as James! Okay, it was a little heavy-handed to tie him into the mythos, but as long as they tone it back, life will be grand.


b) Melissa Benoist is literally THE CUTEST THING EVER

c) oh my god, Alex Danvers growing up to be a genius but having self-esteem issues because she shares a bathroom with a superpowered alien (this line made me giggle)

d) gleeful acquisition of powers MY ULTIMATE FAVORITE TROPE IN SUPERHERO FICTION EVER

e) Cat Grant is the worst, but we'll ignore that. She's a realistic worst.

f) Ignoring the entitled male take on Felicity will be better for all of our blood pressure.


g) Melissa Benoist! SO CUTE. THIS NEEDS MULTIPLE BULLET POINTS.

h) an awesome premise with a lots of potential monsters of the week

i) at some point, Mehcad Brooks is going to take his shirt off and it will be for the betterment of humanity.

j) I just really, really, really love Alex Danvers. God, I am SUCH a sucker for sister storylines where they don't hate each other. I'm not going to say it's my Kryptonite or anything because I'm not that lame, but if they never fight over a boy, I will forgive Ali Adler for Chuck vs. the Fake Name.

k) there's an infodump at the beginning, but it's like an old friend when dealing with Krypton stories at this point.

l) Laura Benanti with the Celtic forelock! I was scared she wouldn't be around much when they told us who she was playing but NOW I AM ALL IN, SHOW. ALL. IN.

m) I see those parents you tried to sneak by us, show. I see what you did there. My thoughts on Dean Cain are similar to mollyhall's thoughts on Dean Cain.

n) Have I mentioned how ADORABLE Melissa Benoist is as Kara?


o) I like the inclusion of the DEO as both Alex's workplace and a place for them to get information about the escaped convict of the week.  I know Superman's story is one where he works alone and bears the weight of the world and keeps his identity from his friends, so it's REFRESHING to have Kara have a team behind her, even if Henshaw isn't her biggest fan. It gives them so much more room to play and lets them focus on fight scenes and other things rather than "how do Kara and a couple friends find out about mastermind criminals in time? What wacky coincidence could this bring?"

p) AND SPEAKING OF FRIENDS, this show immediately gets the annoying storylines out of the way right off the bat. The people I'd hate for Kara to lie to about her identity already know who she is and have offered their support and that is so wonderful to me. Where The Flash majorly stumbled was not letting Iris in on Barry's secret almost immediately, and this show neatly sidesteps that issue. Four for you, Supergirl. I would have been even angrier if she'd kept this secret from Alex, who could probably tell her adopted sister was not human.

q) I admit it: the shot of yanking back the shirt to reveal the crest and running into the camera got to me. I am weak.

r) There are soooooooooo many ladies. So many. And this is on CBS. How did that happen?! "You need to see this, sir. ...Ma'ams."


s) SUPERGIRL.

t) I think they did a great job setting up why Superman couldn't just show up and save his cousin's bacon, and I saw Kate Sheeran Swed on Twitter sum up why this was great.

u) Kara yelling at the news after they criticized her over kind of damaging the bridge. Actually, Kara in that scene altogether. Actually, just Kara. It's nice to know that the Kryptonians are always going to be fumbly, twitchy souls who never stop moving. Putting on the crest and the suit seems to have a calming effect. Alex should look into that.

v) I don't want to see Superman on this show. I want to see Lois Lane coming in and giving James so much crap because REPORTER FRIENDS FOR LIFE.

w) That beatdown at the water treatment plant was so brutal, but I'm glad that they didn't shy away from Kara getting punched by the villain. It always makes me think of so many other shows where ladies aren't allowed to fight dudes, and it would have driven me nuts to have this apply to Kara, as she's damn near indestructible.


x) The convicts being after Kara because her mother was the judge to put them away. Usually this role is the father. And Alex having the very real concern that it paints a giant target on her sister's back! Aaaaaaaah I need to roll around on the ground and sob about this some more.

y) Kara on the wing of that plane was such an iconic shot and some of my favorite shows have had plane trouble in the first episode (hi, Fringe!).



z) Do you know how much Supergirl stuff I would have begged my mom for if this show had been around when I was a kid? That's what it really comes down to. I have, you know, some pretty good reasons to hope that lady superheroes just take off and crash the market (Marvel pushing back Captain Marvel will forever make me furious), but damn, this show is exactly what I want and need. Finally there's a superhero show that I can watch because I adore the protagonist, not one where I have to ignore the broody white main dude and focus on his more interesting friends. And that, to me, is EVERYTHING.