Supergirl Season Five Episode Discussion and Review Volume 1

I enjoyed Tremors alot...the Lena/Kara scenes have been the best of all seasons.

I would really like for the 2 to come to an understanding and then Lena rides off into the sunset.....but loving the drama this season.

Glad the Jonn family drama 6.0 is over, my hope is that "emo" Jonn is a thing of the past.

Loved sassy Supergirl this episode very much....I want to see more of that in the future.

Good episode. Supergirl does the saving, not the other way around.

As a minor aside: Suppose the villain is the Evil Stapler Lord, armed with a giant staple gun. The giant 6" staples are used to attack Kara to a wall,.namely they are large that they enter the wall on each side of her wrists, not breaking her skin, but nailing her in place.

Supergirl can perhaps lift a million tons. She can certainly pick up an automobile and toss it. The staples do not hold her in place. If she pulls even very gently, it is the wall sections where the staples went in that pull out of the wall If the wall section is battleship armor, it bends until it tears.

Your logic is sound. She would presumably pull chunks away from the wall, maybe still stuck to her hands. All the better to beat a supervilain with!

Look at this picture carefully. Look who is behind switch. I think Lena prepared to turn on racket but (Eve)Hope did it at the end! What do you think about my short theory?

Light on the political heavy handedness and more with the action adventure. I can start watching the show again regularly if it continues like this.

I really do hope the two ladies mend fences. Hate to see Lena just be out right evil. Product of her upbringing I guess. One too many betrayals.

Good to be able to feel invested in these characters.
I got misty when Kara told Lena her identity. I admit it.

Don’t judge me! ?

Also shouldn't the fact that National City's newspaper of record (see season 2), was bought by a social media company, spark some controversy on it's own? Especially if CatCo goes from hard-hitting journalism to click-bait overnight? Wouldn't Lena get some flack for selling it to a social media company.

Andrea should fear the wrath of Cat Grant! I have hopes that Cat will someday re-take her namesake company and promote Kara to editor-in-chief. That scenario may fit with Calista's life, allowing for an occasional appearance.

It will also be interesting to see how the William Dey character develops. Right now I think he is another person who Kara would like to fling into space (Siobhan Smythe being the other), but time will tell.

Maybe on Kara’s Earth her new boss can unilaterally rewrite a contract, but not on this one. Any of the CatCo employees who walked (and that should include Kara) would be able to get another journalism gig in a heartbeat.

My guess is that the new boss is using the same clause that Cat did in season 1 when she forced Leslie Willis to become a traffic reporter. It's odd that the contracts reporters have would be the same as entertainment.

There must be other ways to get around this issue even if this is enforceable. Perhaps Supergirl and Dreamer can boycott CatCo Magazine, refusing to give interviews to a publication that no longer values journalistic integrity. They can also chose another publication to give exclusives to. It may true that Kara Danvers and Nia Nal can't have a newsblog (see season 2), but there is no reason why Supergirl and Dreamer can't. In the mean time they can wait out their contract.

Also shouldn't the fact that National City's newspaper of record (see season 2), was bought by a social media company, spark some controversy on it's own? Especially if CatCo goes from hard-hitting journalism to click-bait overnight? Wouldn't Lena get some flack for selling it to a social media company.

@LibertyPrime: Re; Previous post. 100% agree. Talented, but not structurally cohesive. And certainly not rigorous or real-world astute in application.

@rachelrr: Re; Your post: Good to see your musings again.

Maybe on Kara’s Earth her new boss can unilaterally rewrite a contract, but not on this one. Any of the CatCo employees who walked (and that should include Kara) would be able to get another journalism gig in a heartbeat.

I didn't bring this (or a couple of other plot points) up, because I was such a stickler for stuff like this last year. I fear I stepped on some toes.

Suffice it to say at this point, I believe that while the writer's room has immense aptitude for character-based drama, their collective talent does not necessarily extend to logic, consistency, or real-world applicability.

Interesting start. I have always loved Lena that being said. hoo boy...

I am a bit disappointed in Lena. I hope she gets better because complaining about how people are run by emotion, when her decision to eschew all emotion, is ultimately driven by emotion, while ironic, is seriously grating. She's acting like a moody teenager, to the point I half expected to see her to sulking in a Hot Topic.

I really wish she and Brainy were closer, because he could tell her what sort of person you become when you are devoid of all emotion.

Also you would think that someone operating purely on logic might consider the thought that Lex might not have been completely truthful when he told her that Kara and their friends weren't really her friends and mocked her behind her back. This is what I assume is the real 'betrayal' since she was okay with Alex not telling her that she worked for DEO, and Lena has plenty of secrets of her own. That's what this boils down to Lena is upset because she took something Lex, of all people, said at face value. So much for logic.

Also apparently Lena was going to expose that Kara is Supergirl? What is that supposed to accomplish? (Other than prove to the world that Kara not telling her was the correct decision, since she clearly can't be trusted)

I hope she gets better because Lena kinda sucks now.

Maybe on Kara’s Earth her new boss can unilaterally rewrite a contract, but not on this one. Any of the CatCo employees who walked (and that should include Kara) would be able to get another journalism gig in a heartbeat.

Didn’t like Kara’s new hair.

Did like how Kara was the center of her own story. Last season felt as though she was a bystander in many episodes.

Did like her new suit, but it deployed way too slowly. And what happened to her dress? Was it crushed beneath the new suit?

Didn’t like the new, evil Lena. Luthor family members trying to take over the world are a cliché.

Review of the season premiere from Hypable. Warning while specific details aren’t shared I wouldn’t call it spoiler free. The author says it’s emotionally intense and that it’s one of their top 10 favorite episodes of the series. Only one day to go!

Thanks for sharing this! Sounds pretty promising, overall. Here's hoping I share the reviewer's opinion that the more "soapy" elements don't dominate.

I have this and Batwoman DVR'd in case I get too busy tonight. Been a long wait.

Good episode. Supergirl does the saving, not the other way around.

#Indeed.

And now begins the show's deliverance into the hands of the COIE abyss.

Like the PZ and event horizon visuals and analogy used in the premiere, the slow, inescapable drag to radical changes in the SG universe have begun.

I've been musing about Lena's electronic assistant (Help?). It brings to mind the supercomputer HAL9000 in the film "2001: A Space Odyssey." Lena at one point tells it that it is getting smarter. It is already questioning Lena's actions. I'm wondering if at some point it will go rogue and cause Lena to reject her reliance on technology, thereby becoming a catalyst for reconciliation between Lena and Kara.

another sneak peek I found!!

sneak peek

just stopping by to say hi, and drop off some goodies

sneak peek

Thanks, Rschick!

Nice reuse of digital assets. I approve!

Review of the season premiere from Hypable. Warning while specific details aren’t shared I wouldn’t call it spoiler free. The author says it’s emotionally intense and that it’s one of their top 10 favorite episodes of the series. Only one day to go!

just stopping by to say hi, and drop off some goodies

sneak peek

Another question I have is how is James putting on the Guardian suit and not getting arrested?

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By the grace and guile of the writers' illogical and non-linear line of thinking (and lack of attention to detail, lore, plausibility, air-headedness and plain old tomfoolery). It's their secret super powers, don't you know!