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Supergirl S3 E6 "Midvale": Discussion and Review

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Kiwi, how's the vacation going? You better have taken mom out to dinner :D

Title: Midvale
Directed By: Rob Greenlea
Air Date: November 13th, 2017 8pm The CW
Written By: Caitlin Parrish & Jess Kardos

Official Description: Kara and Alex head home to Midvale for a little R&R. While there, Kara recalls a painful memory of a childhood friend’s death and how that traumatic experience brought the Danver sisters closer together. Izabela Vidovic plays Young Kara and Olivia Nikkanen plays Young Alex in flashbacks.

Reoccurring Cast: Eliza Danvers (Helen Slater)
Guest Stars: Olivia Nikkanen (Teenaged Alex) | Izabela Vidovic (Teenaged Kara) | Josie (Eliana Jones) | Mr. Bernard (Mik Byskov) | Sheriff Collins (David Chisum)

Special Notes: This episode is going to be a big flashback to Midvale High. Heavy with amazing sister action, we'll get to see how the girls were getting through high school, including a scene with the girls fighting over bathroom time and a hair straightener. Kara and Alex will set aside their differences in popularity to uncover a mystery unfolding at their school that resulted in the death of a student (a character named Kenny) and the injury of another (named Mark), as well as a conspiracy held by their teacher, Mr. Bernard. Josie, Alex's friend who views Kara as an unpopular dork, holds a clue to Mr. Bernard's secret in a trade for a good recommendation letter to Berkley. What Mr. Bernard is up to and just how Kara and Alex will solve the case is still unfolding!
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Seriously?

Oh my God!

The showrunners killed Kenny!
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Kara and Alex eating pizza :D
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According to the attached Wikipedia article there are 6 places called Midvale in the U.S.A. but none are in California. Located in Idaho, Montana, Ohio, Utah (which evrafter knows well), Washington and West Virginia.


And I though Midvale was in Illinois...going back to the Silver Age comics era.
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Kara and Alex eating pizza :D



Somehow I knew Olivia and Izabela would take after their older counterparts when it came to food :p
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According to the attached Wikipedia article there are 6 places called Midvale in the U.S.A. but none are in California. Located in Idaho, Montana, Ohio, Utah (which evrafter knows well), Washington and West Virginia.


Yep. Sure do, Kiwi. I pass through it weekly. It's more of a suburb. Here in the Salt Lake Valley, all the suburbs just blend into one mass. lol If it wasn't for a sign or two, you'd never know when you left one and entered another.
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Kara and Alex eating pizza :D



Somehow I knew Olivia and Izabela would take after their older counterparts when it came to food :p


Just get them some donuts and they'll be fully vetted into the show :D
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"...but I feel at home with you." Oh, my little ticker. #AllTheFeels

"Midvale" extended promo:

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And I though Midvale was in Illinois...going back to the Silver Age comics era.


You may be right Robert, I'm reading the Silver Age Supergirl stories (Action Comics 252-284) currently but haven't come across where Midvale is located as yet. I do know the 1984 Supergirl movie (Side Note: Totally appropriate Helen Slater is in this episode titled 'Midvale') well though and Midvale in that was located in Illinois just below Chicago. Given that Helen's Kara Zor-El portrayal to me so closely resembled the Silver Age Supergirl it probably made sense they would set Midvale in Illinois to match the Silver Age Comics.

Gentlemen I do believe this version of Midvale will be in Northern California. National City is a stand in for Los Angeles like Metropolis is for New York City. As evidence if this I point to the earthquake in “human for a day”. Earthquakes happen on the west coast of the US. Also National City is clearly by the ocean as shown is severe episodes. Earthquake plus ocean equals west coast.

It sure looked like young Alex, Kara and thier classmates were at a beach by the ocean not a lake when Kara saved the mother and baby. When young Kara convinced Alex to go flying it looked to me like they flew over the ocean not a lake.

The sisters are driving rather than flying (by flying I mean Kara flying while carrying Alex) for pleasure and the bonding experience of road trip but to me it doesn’t make sense to do that for 2000 miles, which is the distance between LA and Chicago. A few hundred miles absolutely but 2000 takes 2-3 days. Kara told J’onn they would be away for a few days and a 2000 trip back and forth takes more than a few days.

Hopefully we’ll get some clues as to what part of the US this version of Midvale is in.
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I'm thinking that Alura's appearance is the DEO under the direction of Hank Henshaw trying to trick Kara into showing that she is indeed Kara Zor el.........and she in fact does just that.
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Agree, Brierrose. They were on the ocean in those initial flashback sequences in Midvale--the beach party and Daddy Danvers giving Kara her glasses. Put those with National City by the ocean, as seen when Kara diverted the missle. And then scenery of Vancouver, as seen in this week's trailers... fully fits the Northern California vibe.
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Natasha Blume's "Journey (Ready to Fly) has been playing over and over in my head since last Monday...
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I'm thinking that Alura's appearance is the DEO under the direction of Hank Henshaw trying to trick Kara into showing that she is indeed Kara Zor el.........and she in fact does just that.
Hank Henshaw already knew about Kara from the season one flashback where Jeremiah agrees to work for the DEO. Besides if Kara’s 16 in this episode it’s possible both Hank and Jeremiah are already with Cadmus and J’onn is running the DEO as Hank.

Agree, Brierrose. They were on the ocean in those initial flashback sequences in Midvale--the beach party and Daddy Danvers giving Kara her glasses. Put those with National City by the ocean, as seen when Kara diverted the missle. And then scenery of Vancouver, as seen in this week's trailers... fully fits the Northern California vibe.
I’m thinking Santa Cruz, Carmel, or Monterey. All towns right on the ocean, enabling the kids to walk to the beach after school. And all 300-350 miles from LA/National City a nice but not too long road trip. I can’t quite tell from the preview but some of the trees look like redwoods. Redwoods do grow in Vancouver but the climate doesn’t allow them to grow to the gigantic proportions they do in California. I know this because Northern California school children learn learn about our native giant redwoods so I had a couple of elementary school projects about them. Attached is an article about Beacan Hill Park in Vancouver where California redwoods were planted 100 years ago.

Kara and Alex are my Northern California people.
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I’m thinking Santa Cruz, Carmel, or Monterey. All towns right on the ocean, enabling the kids to walk to the beach after school. And all 300-350 miles from LA/National City a nice but not too long road trip. I can’t quite tell from the preview but some of the trees look like redwoods. Redwoods do grow in Vancouver but the climate doesn’t allow them to grow to the gigantic proportions they do in California. I know this because Northern California school children learn learn about our native giant redwoods so I had a couple of elementary school projects about them. Attached is an article about Beacan Hill Park in Vancouver where California redwoods were planted 100 years ago.

Kara and Alex are my Northern California people.


I was thinking possibly even smaller, maybe Fort Bragg? Either way, gorgeous area from which to come:D
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Yes, he knows she exists, but it is not beyond him to try and capture her even after shaking hands with Jeremiah. I think that would be a way of capturing her, take her off "whatever game she has"...lol, by having her mom appear and then boom.....move in.
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Should be a great episode, maybe the best one of all season 3. I just want to know why the actress played young Kara and Alex in season one were recast.
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I'm thinking that Alura's appearance is the DEO under the direction of Hank Henshaw trying to trick Kara into showing that she is indeed Kara Zor el.........and she in fact does just that.


Interesting theory...and yet so plausible.
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OMG!!! Total Smallville reference to Chloe and the Wall of Weird!!!

That was AWESOME!!!:D
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The past segments were very well done. Good job on the young actors.

My only critique was very little happened during present day to justify why Alex and Kara felt better in the end.
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It seems that no one caught the easter egg name of the FBI agent that Erica Durance portrayed. She said her name was agent Noelle Neil. .... ring a bell .... Noelle Neil was the actress that played Lois Lane is the 1950's Superman TV show. Two former Lois Lane's with one scene. Kudos on that one.
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My only critique was very little happened during present day to justify why Alex and Kara felt better in the end.


Yeah. Wonky writing, again. Originally they were suppose to be there a few days. Made it seem like they were there only overnight when Alex went to take the keys from Kara.

"You didn't have a problem with me driving yesterday."

"Well, yesterday getting in an accident didn't seem so bad."

But other than that, would have loved more modern day scenes because the ones we got were fantastic, with the car key scene being one of my fAvorites from 3 seasons.

P.s... Felt young Alex portrayed several of Chyler's Alex's mannerisms very well.
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