In another strong episode, Supergirl faces off against Master Jailer, learning something about the ethics of justice.
“No thinking, just hugging.” This episode, instead of ending on a sister scene, begins with Alex and Kara hanging out in Kara’s apartment. It felt very much like a button on the final scene from the last episode, with Kara worrying about having to face Cat for the first time since breaking up with Adam and missing work because of the Black Mercy. The peaceful moment doesn’t last long, as Non shows up uninvited. After last episode, Alex is quick to react, stepping between him and Kara. I kind of love that Alex is always carrying, and can just whip a gun out on a moments notice. Also, for those arguing that it’s strange that Alex, who should know better than anyone that bullets don’t hurt Kryptonians, thinks that a gun will stop Non, I remind you that she did pull out a clip of Kryptonite rounds when she confronted Astra in the last episode. It stands to reason that she’s using the same thing in this case. Non hasn’t come to fight though. He is there on Astra’s behalf, requesting Kara’s presence at her aunt’s funeral.
It was interesting, from a cultural standpoint, to see what a Kryptonian funeral looks like. One would get the impression that Krypton was a much more matriarchal society than Earth, with the way that Allura and Astra both held such high positions, as a judge and a General. In this case we also see that Non requires a surviving female family member to give Astra a proper eulogy. Kara obliges, leading the ceremony in prayer. Both during this scene and later at the DEO, they talk about how the Kryptonians also observe a two week mourning period to support their deceased loved one on the journey home to Rao. This cultural insight adds so much in shaping the world of Krypton to feel more like it was a real place. Poor Kara though. Enemies or not, Astra was still her family. She confesses to Alex how much she misses Astra, and to see how emotional she gets reciting the prayer of the dead, it’s just so sad. Like I’ve mentioned before, Kara is an exceptionally tragic character. Adding to that is the fact that Non ends the funeral with a warning that as soon as the mourning period is over, he’s coming to kill Kara. It’s understandable why Kara has so little love for her uncle.
This week, the DEO found themselves going up against an alien serial killer named Master Jailer. What I liked about this story is that we got to see the DEO acting as an independent agency outside of their work with Supergirl, and showing that even with these outside threats they deal with week to week, they are still continuing their mission to round up escaped Fort Rozz prisoners. We see Alex leading a raid to capture one of them. Unfortunately, the raid is interrupted by Master Jailer, who abducts their target. In order to figure out the identity of the masked kidnapper, Alex and J’onn seek assistance from National City Police. I loved Alex in this scene. The cops they talk to, Warren and Draper, start giving Alex and J’onn a hard time about the FBI needing the help of a lesser agency. Without pause, Alex gives it right back to them, reminding them of how much help they’ve been getting from Supergirl over the past few months. It was perfection.
“No thinking, just hugging.” This episode, instead of ending on a sister scene, begins with Alex and Kara hanging out in Kara’s apartment. It felt very much like a button on the final scene from the last episode, with Kara worrying about having to face Cat for the first time since breaking up with Adam and missing work because of the Black Mercy. The peaceful moment doesn’t last long, as Non shows up uninvited. After last episode, Alex is quick to react, stepping between him and Kara. I kind of love that Alex is always carrying, and can just whip a gun out on a moments notice. Also, for those arguing that it’s strange that Alex, who should know better than anyone that bullets don’t hurt Kryptonians, thinks that a gun will stop Non, I remind you that she did pull out a clip of Kryptonite rounds when she confronted Astra in the last episode. It stands to reason that she’s using the same thing in this case. Non hasn’t come to fight though. He is there on Astra’s behalf, requesting Kara’s presence at her aunt’s funeral.
It was interesting, from a cultural standpoint, to see what a Kryptonian funeral looks like. One would get the impression that Krypton was a much more matriarchal society than Earth, with the way that Allura and Astra both held such high positions, as a judge and a General. In this case we also see that Non requires a surviving female family member to give Astra a proper eulogy. Kara obliges, leading the ceremony in prayer. Both during this scene and later at the DEO, they talk about how the Kryptonians also observe a two week mourning period to support their deceased loved one on the journey home to Rao. This cultural insight adds so much in shaping the world of Krypton to feel more like it was a real place. Poor Kara though. Enemies or not, Astra was still her family. She confesses to Alex how much she misses Astra, and to see how emotional she gets reciting the prayer of the dead, it’s just so sad. Like I’ve mentioned before, Kara is an exceptionally tragic character. Adding to that is the fact that Non ends the funeral with a warning that as soon as the mourning period is over, he’s coming to kill Kara. It’s understandable why Kara has so little love for her uncle.
This week, the DEO found themselves going up against an alien serial killer named Master Jailer. What I liked about this story is that we got to see the DEO acting as an independent agency outside of their work with Supergirl, and showing that even with these outside threats they deal with week to week, they are still continuing their mission to round up escaped Fort Rozz prisoners. We see Alex leading a raid to capture one of them. Unfortunately, the raid is interrupted by Master Jailer, who abducts their target. In order to figure out the identity of the masked kidnapper, Alex and J’onn seek assistance from National City Police. I loved Alex in this scene. The cops they talk to, Warren and Draper, start giving Alex and J’onn a hard time about the FBI needing the help of a lesser agency. Without pause, Alex gives it right back to them, reminding them of how much help they’ve been getting from Supergirl over the past few months. It was perfection.