When Alex is kidnapped, Supergirl and Maggie must work together to save her.When Alex is kidnapped, Supergirl and Maggie must work together to save her.When Alex is kidnapped, Supergirl and Maggie must work together to save her.
- James Olsen
- (credit only)
- Young Alex Danvers
- (as Jordan Mazarati)
- Young Kara Zor-El
- (as Malina Weissman)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaKara mentions flying fast and turning back time... something that Superman did in the original Superman movie starring Christopher Reeve.
- GoofsWhen Maggie brings Rick his "father" he is shown in handcuffs. However after it is revealed that it was really J'onn J'onzz and Rick looks at his watch he isn't wearing handcuffs anymore.
- Quotes
Mon-El: How's my girlfriend, guys, huh?
Kara Danvers: What?
Mon-El: Bank robbers, zero. Supergirl, two. What do you even need cops for in this city?
Alex Danvers: [Maggie is insulted] He's from a different planet. He doesn't even know what he's saying.
Maggie Sawyer: No, he's right. Why bother trying to talk a guy down when Supergirl can just swoop in and force him down? Seventeen hours of "What do you want, how can I help you?", good old-fashioned hostage negotiation wasted.
Kara Danvers: You're not upset that I caught the bad guys and got everyone out safely, are you?
- ConnectionsFeatures Supergirl: Manhunter (2016)
This week provided us with yet another filler episode in terms of its villain of the week structure, but it did have some of the best character drama of the season. Alex was kidnapped by a former classmate of hers and Kara's who "knows everything about her" and has been stalking the Danvers family for a year now. If you can get passed that ridiculous nonsense, I thought the episode played out nicely.
I've said from the beginning that the strength of this show lies on the shoulders of Melissa Benoist' performance. And this year in particular, Chyler Leigh and Floriana Lima have been written incredibly well to give us a nice trio of strong female characters. That more than anything, was put to the test tonight. You can say all you want about the goofy villain, but pitting Maggie & Kara's morals up against each other was a real joy to watch. Both had their own agendas for rescuing Alex from a random warehouse. Though you pretty much knew the ending would have both of them compromising for the greater safety of Alex, it was an interesting dynamic to tackle.
Meanwhile, Rhea was seen recruiting Lena for her plan to likely put an end to Kara or some sort of terrorizing the city event. As I've made clear, I'm not a fan of bringing Lena to the dark side. It's okay if she's tempted and its "teased" a few times here and there, but making her a full-fledged villain still seems desperate to me. Of course, that could change when I see it come to pass, but that's where I stand now. Overall, this episode was an interesting one purely for the performances of the main 3 strong females. Other than that, there's not a whole lot to discuss. Hopefully the last 3 episodes will make the entire year worth it.
+Sanvers
+Kara & Maggie spending quality time
-Still no movement on the "big bad"
8.0/10
- ThomasDrufke
- May 1, 2017