Director Kevin Smith delivered in giving us an immensely fun episode of Supergirl this week.
Since we last saw Kara on her adventures with Barry and the other heroes on Earth 1, it would seem that her life has been a bit less exciting. After stopping some jewel thieves, she is upset about Guardian stepping in on her rescue. Alex is able to sense that something else is up due to the “Kara crinkle” on her forehead. Kara admits that she feels a bit like she’s stuck in a rut, spending more time saving jewels than saving people. Of course, this all changes when she hears about a missing girl, Izzy Williams. In true Supergirl fashion, she becomes determined to find the girl and return her to her mother. Against Snapper’s wishes, Kara decides to investigate the story. She starts by talking to Maggie, who gives her what little information the NCPD has about the case. It’s a bit bizarre to see them alone together without Alex, but it was actually nice to see Maggie have a role outside of being Alex’s love interest. It’s a short scene, but I suspect that this is just the first of many times we will see Kara seek out Maggie’s help with investigating stories.
Mon El also decides that he wants to assist Kara on this mission, accompanying her to the place where faux doctors have been taking people’s blood, and discovering a portal to another planet, Maldoria, also known as Slaver’s Moon. Something tells me Kara sees Mon El as more of a hindrance to her mission than a help, but she allows him to tag along anyway. They end up traveling through the portal, landing on a red sun planet. Of course, Kara would manage to end up trying to rescue someone from a planet where she has no powers. Being the hero that she is though, if Izzy Williams is on that planet, Kara is going to find her no matter what the circumstances are, and bring her back home. Things get a bit tricky when they realize that the planet is home to an alien slave trade ring, run by none other than Roulette, who has been bored since her fight club got shut down. Against all odds, Kara goes into the fray anyway, and Mon El follows despite his reservations about going to the “murder castle.” He may think she’s crazy for looking for trouble, but he’s not going to let her go it alone. This episode is very similar to last season’s Human For A Day, in the respect that it essentially proves the point that Kara does not need super powers to be a hero. Her words and actions are inspiration enough to make people want to fight for themselves and be their own heroes. We see this played out in full when Kara gets Izzy and the other prisoners to fight back against their captors by putting herself in the line of fire and refusing to back down, despite being in physical pain.
Since we last saw Kara on her adventures with Barry and the other heroes on Earth 1, it would seem that her life has been a bit less exciting. After stopping some jewel thieves, she is upset about Guardian stepping in on her rescue. Alex is able to sense that something else is up due to the “Kara crinkle” on her forehead. Kara admits that she feels a bit like she’s stuck in a rut, spending more time saving jewels than saving people. Of course, this all changes when she hears about a missing girl, Izzy Williams. In true Supergirl fashion, she becomes determined to find the girl and return her to her mother. Against Snapper’s wishes, Kara decides to investigate the story. She starts by talking to Maggie, who gives her what little information the NCPD has about the case. It’s a bit bizarre to see them alone together without Alex, but it was actually nice to see Maggie have a role outside of being Alex’s love interest. It’s a short scene, but I suspect that this is just the first of many times we will see Kara seek out Maggie’s help with investigating stories.
Mon El also decides that he wants to assist Kara on this mission, accompanying her to the place where faux doctors have been taking people’s blood, and discovering a portal to another planet, Maldoria, also known as Slaver’s Moon. Something tells me Kara sees Mon El as more of a hindrance to her mission than a help, but she allows him to tag along anyway. They end up traveling through the portal, landing on a red sun planet. Of course, Kara would manage to end up trying to rescue someone from a planet where she has no powers. Being the hero that she is though, if Izzy Williams is on that planet, Kara is going to find her no matter what the circumstances are, and bring her back home. Things get a bit tricky when they realize that the planet is home to an alien slave trade ring, run by none other than Roulette, who has been bored since her fight club got shut down. Against all odds, Kara goes into the fray anyway, and Mon El follows despite his reservations about going to the “murder castle.” He may think she’s crazy for looking for trouble, but he’s not going to let her go it alone. This episode is very similar to last season’s Human For A Day, in the respect that it essentially proves the point that Kara does not need super powers to be a hero. Her words and actions are inspiration enough to make people want to fight for themselves and be their own heroes. We see this played out in full when Kara gets Izzy and the other prisoners to fight back against their captors by putting herself in the line of fire and refusing to back down, despite being in physical pain.