When J’onn and Supergirl stop a Cadmus transport, they’re shocked to find that Jeremiah Danvers is the prisoner inside the truck. While it was amazing to see him back with his wife and daughters, the whole episode had this underlying ominous feeling that something wasn’t quite right. Mon El become suspicious of how easily Jeremiah was returned to them. Winn and Kara join his concerns after discovering that Jeremiah’s first move when returning to work was to snoop through files on the mainframe. They’re ultimately proven right when Jeremiah attacks J’onn and steals classified information, utilizing the robot arm Cadmus gifted him with, giving credence to my theory from The Darkest Place that he had been enhanced cyberneticly just like Henshaw. It turns out that Jeremiah’s rescue was actually a way to plant him at the DEO, in order to get Cadmus access to the National Alien Registry. After a showdown in the woods, which gave us the awesome scene of Supergirl saving the train…talk about epic visual effects, Jeremiah and Cadmus get away with this new information in hand. The suspense for the next episode is certainly well built now. How will our heroes get out of this one?
“Family’s complicated.” Taking a step back though, I think it’s important to address the emotional implications of Jeremiah’s return and subsequent betrayal, especially where Alex is concerned. We finally get the father/daughter reunion between her and Jeremiah that we’ve been waiting for since the end of last season. Alex rushes to his side the second he gets to the DEO, getting to hug her father again for the first time in over a decade. Alex’s journey was definitely the heart and soul of the episode. She’s so happy to have her dad back, and true to her role as family protector, she’s determined to make his return a joyous one. Anybody who tries to question him or cross him in any way has to answer to her first. While I respect her loyalty to her father, that also meant that pretty much everyone except J’onn, Maggie and Eliza ended up on Alex’s bad side this week, which is a scary place to be. The girl is a badass. Just ask Mon El. Superpowered or not, he came pretty close to getting his butt kicked when he starts questioning Jeremiah at family dinner. Quite honestly, I would have enjoyed a showdown between Alex and Mon El, as I think he kind of deserved whatever she had to dish out. However, Kara and Maggie intervene before things get to that point. While I appreciate Mon El’s concern, and even though he ultimately was right, I don’t think that he expressed himself in an appropriate manner. From the start, he seemed to show little empathy for the situation Kara and Alex were in, being reunited with their father after so long. They attribute it to his own sour feelings towards his family on Daxam, which, I get it if he can’t relate, but seriously, he could have handled his suspicions a bit more delicately. Not everything is about him and how he feels. I do find it interesting that Jeremiah seems to know something about Mon El’s past. I wonder if that means that Mon El’s family also has ties to Cadmus. We know that someone is searching for Mon El, so maybe whoever that is has made some sort of deal with Cadmus to help them find him.