Author Topic: It's a bird! It's a plane! No it's Superman's younger, female cousin: Supergirl! (Read 77953 times)

TS_Hawk · « **Reply #450 on:** 13 December 2016, 23:41:11 »

But they never announced the mid season finale for Super Girl. They did for the others

monbvol · « **Reply #451 on:** 14 December 2016, 15:29:44 »

They did in my area.

garhkal · « **Reply #452 on:** 14 December 2016, 16:49:38 »

In essence that was the crossover episode..

roosterboy · « **Reply #453 on:** 14 December 2016, 18:32:28 »

Does it matter? I mean, the whole concept of a "mid-season finale" is kinda stupid to begin with, since it's really just the last episode before the holiday break with maybe a cliffhanger or important plot development thrown in.

monbvol · « **Reply #454 on:** 14 December 2016, 21:18:55 »

Yeah it is a practice I've grown to despise in general and one I think we could do away with.

garhkal · « **Reply #455 on:** 14 February 2017, 15:16:06 »

Surprised with the new episodes, this has not had any chatting going on. I am liking the whole Guardian (James) and Winn angle, especially how he is pushing Kara to finally realize that not everyone who is NOT a super-powered person has to be just a bystander..
I also like the angle they are taking with Lana Luthor and her mom.. Very Sneaky!!

I am NOT though, liking the pairing of Maggie and Kara's sis..

monbvol · « **Reply #456 on:** 14 February 2017, 16:40:36 »

*nod*

Obvious ratings grab is obvious.

I'll grant the actresses are doing what they can but the drek they are being handed makes it rather obvious what the writers/producers are going for.

Daemion · « **Reply #457 on:** 14 February 2017, 17:08:07 »

It is very ham-fisted attempts at social relevance, isn't it?

It hasn't really turned me off from the show yet, but things like that do grate just a little.

Deadborder · « **Reply #458 on:** 14 February 2017, 18:13:24 »

My biggest issue with the Alex/Maggie pairing is that Maggie's dialogue makes it pretty obvious that she's not going to see the season out, one way or another. Of course the fact that they out and dropped a of of where Alex was going character-wise in season one didn't help either

The truth is, I've been rather meh on the retooled Supergirl. They've basically dropped the office dramady elements which for me was one of the major selling points and what made it stand apart from the other CW Superhero shows. Yes, it's a little more focused, but at the same time, it's done such at the expense of a lot of its distinctive elements.

monbvol · « **Reply #459 on:** 14 February 2017, 20:32:34 »

Yeah early on the CW taking over seemed like a good thing then some of the odd turns they have been taking and how contrary some of the characters are acting versus season 1 is starting to become a bit jarring and grating for me.

Skyth · « **Reply #460 on:** 14 February 2017, 21:25:48 »

Well, I've still been liking it :)

Deadborder · « **Reply #461 on:** 14 February 2017, 23:36:02 »

Don't get me wrong. I enjoy Supergirl, but...

garhkal · « **Reply #462 on:** 14 February 2017, 23:43:15 »

So anyone think Kat will come back for S3?

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #463 on:** 15 February 2017, 00:56:50 »

Not unless they move filming back to LA. Calista Flockhart left the show because filming was moved to Vancouver.

monbvol · « **Reply #464 on:** 15 February 2017, 10:56:36 »

Quote from: Deadborder on 14 February 2017, 23:36:02

Don't get me wrong. I enjoy Supergirl, but...

It is still far from the worst show I've ever seen but yeah there are some things that are starting to feel like major departures and contradictions.

Though to be fair I am wondering how much of this is the left over CBS meddling. With what I know about how long it takes to go from script to finished episode I would not be surprised if a lot of this is just making the best of a lot of CBS scripts.

garhkal · « **Reply #465 on:** 15 February 2017, 15:08:00 »

Quote from: MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on 15 February 2017, 00:56:50

Not unless they move filming back to LA. Calista Flockhart left the show because filming was moved to Vancouver.

First i am hearing about that...!

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #466 on:** 15 February 2017, 18:03:21 »

I saw an article around the time season 2 came out: she doesn't like doing long-term projects outside of LA or something.

monbvol · « **Reply #467 on:** 15 February 2017, 18:21:57 »

I do remember hearing Calista saying she wouldn't come up to where the CW does a lot of it's filming(Vancouver B.C. and a fair number of places in Oregon and Washington state) as far back as the first rumors of Supergirl going to the CW instead of CBS first started surfacing and that wasn't too long after the first season ended.

Deadborder · « **Reply #468 on:** 19 February 2017, 19:53:43 »

So a chess game that ends with checkmate via a white Knight?

Subtle!

Skyth · « **Reply #469 on:** 19 February 2017, 21:09:29 »

Plus they did the whole http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SurpriseCheckMate thing.

garhkal · « **Reply #470 on:** 22 February 2017, 15:51:28 »

GhhURK. Just saw this weeks ep.. With that MCIZZZISZK (or how ever it's spelled).. Man are they trying to turn it into a soap..

roosterboy · « **Reply #471 on:** 22 February 2017, 16:06:39 »

Quote from: garhkal on 22 February 2017, 15:51:28

MCIZZZISZK (or how ever it's spelled)

It's spelled exactly like it sounds: Mxyzptlk

;)

E. Icaza · « **Reply #472 on:** 22 February 2017, 16:45:14 »

Well, I learned how to pronounce it from Superman Animated...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHJuEbNB0u8

There was even a McGurk reference in the Supergirl episode.

monbvol · « **Reply #473 on:** 28 February 2017, 10:02:01 »

Really? Mon El was the only one to think like that?

That whole spat between Alex and Kara after the security breach was rather stupid too. To be honest I think it would have worked better if Kara and Alex traded stances.

garhkal · « **Reply #474 on:** 01 March 2017, 01:20:47 »

Quote from: monbvol on 28 February 2017, 10:02:01

Really? Mon El was the only one to think like that?

That whole spat between Alex and Kara after the security breach was rather stupid too. To be honest I think it would have worked better if Kara and Alex traded stances.

It seems a staple in these sorts of shows when it comes to family, ONLY those outside can point out the obvious.. Kin will always have blinders on.. BUT WHAT was up with Alex letting him go like that? MAN does she need a major RIPPING for it.

monbvol · « **Reply #475 on:** 01 March 2017, 11:20:43 »

Yeah that was the worst part to me.

Alex works for a top secret government agency and has done tons of undercover work, she should have been at least willing to entertain the notion of "this was too easy". J'onn should have too for that matter and really should have tried reading his mind sooner.

Kara the ever optimist at least makes a certain amount of sense in not questioning.

Daemion · « **Reply #476 on:** 01 March 2017, 14:48:21 »

Do they even have time for editing and fact-checking? It sounds like they need a couple people to do that ahead of production.

Although, I have to admit that Kara's also a touch on the outside looking in, since she's effectively adopted.

But, good point on J'onn not trying earlier, unless they breezed over some custom Martians have of not doing that by habit. Which is strange because Martian Manhunter was usually on the ball with at least skimming from the surface in the JLA and JLU cartoons.

monbvol · « **Reply #477 on:** 01 March 2017, 16:32:42 »

At the very least he should have tried after the security breach happened because as Kara pointed out they were right there, he could have just asked.

roosterboy · « **Reply #478 on:** 01 March 2017, 16:59:31 »

I find it more unbelievable that everyone thinks Alex wouldn't let her emotions at being reunited with her dad—thought dead for 14 years but whom she recently learned was alive but trapped within an evil organization—affect her judgment. Yes, she's a trained agent but she's also only human.

J'onn's lack of mind reading Jeremiah can be easily explained by him respecting his friend's privacy. It was only once Jeremiah started acting suspicious that he tried and found out he couldn't.

I'm more concerned with how Jeremiah's cyborg arm made it past the DEO medical exam. I mean, I knew there would end up being something hinky about his damaged hand but an entire cyborg arm? Come on, man.

So, does anyone actually miss James? It's been at least two episodes since we last saw him and I can't say I care one iota. He should join Max Lord and Lucy Lane in the dustbin of departed characters I wouldn't mind never seeing again.

Daemion · « **Reply #479 on:** 01 March 2017, 17:12:40 »

I kinda miss James, or more importantly, Guardian.