Supergirl knocks another episode out of the park.
Opening with a voiceover of a letter was a great way to start off. We find out that the recipient of said letter was none other than Cat’s son, Adam Foster, the one we heard about during the email hack. After reading the letter his mother sent him, he wants to reconnect, so he makes his way to National City. The only problem is, it wasn’t Cat that wrote the letter, and she is not prepared for his arrival. The shift in Cat’s demeanor was incredible to watch. She’s talking to Kara in her usual business voice with that tough exterior, and then she sees Adam standing in her office. There is a moment of recognition, and almost instantaneously, she completely softens. The last time we saw her anywhere near this personality was when she was with Carter, but this time it feels amplified, likely because she hasn’t seen Adam in twenty some years. When Adam mentions the letter, Cat immediately realizes that Kara had something to do with the unfolding events. “You need boundaries.” Alex’s statement is far truer than I think either she or Cat realize. There is no separation between Kara’s work life, her personal life, and her role as Supergirl. Kara’s intrusion on Cat’s personal life is only a small example of a much larger issue that she definitely needs to work on. I’m not going to pretend that it was appropriate for her to write and send the letter, especially without mentioning it to Cat. I can’t argue with Cat’s reaction, or her decision to fire Kara, because it honestly is completely valid. All of that being said, I’m also not going to deny that the end result of Kara’s infraction was absolutely beautiful.
Kara stands up to Cat regarding the writing of the letter, believing that, even if her methods were questionable, she ultimately did a good thing. This scene reminded me a little bit of Winn stepping in front of Kara when she got upset about the Max Lord incident. Kara and Winn, respectively, know they have no real power over these given situations. What they do have is a conviction that what they are fighting for is worth the personal risk they are making by taking a stand. They also have the ability to see the situations from a less emotional perspective than the parties directly involved. They can see the bigger picture. In the case of Kara and Cat, Kara also has some personal experience with the issue at hand. She wishes every day that she had the opportunity to talk to her mother again, but knows that she won’t get that chance. It’s too late for her. She wants to save Cat from ending up with the same fate. She apologizes to Cat for the breach of trust, but reminds her that regardless of how Adam ended up in National City, he is here, and that she shouldn’t throw away this opportunity to reconnect with her son. Again, with this scene, we’re seeing how much Kara’s confidence has grown, and how far the relationship between these two has come. Kara is not afraid of Cat. She knows Cat better than Cat would like to believe she does, and is thusly able to be brutally honest with her. Despite having just been fired, she gets right in Cat’s face, walking behind the desk and snapping her fingers at Cat to emphasize her point. She doesn’t do so in a menacing way, but she’s making sure that Cat hears the importance of what she’s saying. Cat is a little bit taken aback by this, but it does succeed in making her look at the situation with Adam more logically. She reads what Kara actually wrote in the letter, and deciding that it’s “not awful” she changes her mind about firing Kara, instead having her schedule a dinner with Adam. “Kira, I am going to make your life hell.” “It’s worth it. Family always is.”
Opening with a voiceover of a letter was a great way to start off. We find out that the recipient of said letter was none other than Cat’s son, Adam Foster, the one we heard about during the email hack. After reading the letter his mother sent him, he wants to reconnect, so he makes his way to National City. The only problem is, it wasn’t Cat that wrote the letter, and she is not prepared for his arrival. The shift in Cat’s demeanor was incredible to watch. She’s talking to Kara in her usual business voice with that tough exterior, and then she sees Adam standing in her office. There is a moment of recognition, and almost instantaneously, she completely softens. The last time we saw her anywhere near this personality was when she was with Carter, but this time it feels amplified, likely because she hasn’t seen Adam in twenty some years. When Adam mentions the letter, Cat immediately realizes that Kara had something to do with the unfolding events. “You need boundaries.” Alex’s statement is far truer than I think either she or Cat realize. There is no separation between Kara’s work life, her personal life, and her role as Supergirl. Kara’s intrusion on Cat’s personal life is only a small example of a much larger issue that she definitely needs to work on. I’m not going to pretend that it was appropriate for her to write and send the letter, especially without mentioning it to Cat. I can’t argue with Cat’s reaction, or her decision to fire Kara, because it honestly is completely valid. All of that being said, I’m also not going to deny that the end result of Kara’s infraction was absolutely beautiful.
Kara stands up to Cat regarding the writing of the letter, believing that, even if her methods were questionable, she ultimately did a good thing. This scene reminded me a little bit of Winn stepping in front of Kara when she got upset about the Max Lord incident. Kara and Winn, respectively, know they have no real power over these given situations. What they do have is a conviction that what they are fighting for is worth the personal risk they are making by taking a stand. They also have the ability to see the situations from a less emotional perspective than the parties directly involved. They can see the bigger picture. In the case of Kara and Cat, Kara also has some personal experience with the issue at hand. She wishes every day that she had the opportunity to talk to her mother again, but knows that she won’t get that chance. It’s too late for her. She wants to save Cat from ending up with the same fate. She apologizes to Cat for the breach of trust, but reminds her that regardless of how Adam ended up in National City, he is here, and that she shouldn’t throw away this opportunity to reconnect with her son. Again, with this scene, we’re seeing how much Kara’s confidence has grown, and how far the relationship between these two has come. Kara is not afraid of Cat. She knows Cat better than Cat would like to believe she does, and is thusly able to be brutally honest with her. Despite having just been fired, she gets right in Cat’s face, walking behind the desk and snapping her fingers at Cat to emphasize her point. She doesn’t do so in a menacing way, but she’s making sure that Cat hears the importance of what she’s saying. Cat is a little bit taken aback by this, but it does succeed in making her look at the situation with Adam more logically. She reads what Kara actually wrote in the letter, and deciding that it’s “not awful” she changes her mind about firing Kara, instead having her schedule a dinner with Adam. “Kira, I am going to make your life hell.” “It’s worth it. Family always is.”