Any show can have a strong season opener and then fizzle the following week and beyond. Supergirl, does not appear to be one of them, at least not after watching “The Last Children of Krypton” on Monday night. The Kryptonite induced villain, Metallo arrives in National City and it’s up to Kara and her cousin Clark to stop him. Warning, spoilers ahead…
A mole exists inside the DEO and he/she is smuggling kryptonite. With the help of Winn, Alex learns the identity of the mole and confronts him. Before she can bring him in, the mole is killed by the Cadmus leader who is set on destroying all aliens. To counter the threat Metallo possesses, Winn builds an anti-kryptonite suit for Supergirl and Superman. But even the super-duo could not do it alone and with the help of Alex and Hank, Metallo was defeated. Kara warns the Cadmus leader that she will find her. To that, leader welcomed the challenge.
Finally putting their differences aside, Hank gives Clark the remaining kryptonite that the DEO had in its possession. Clark had decided that he needed to return to Metropolis again, especially to Lois and his work at the Daily Planet. It’s a decision that hits Kara hard but she understands why. Things won’t be so bad for Kara though as she was introduced to her new boss, Snapper Carr (Ian Gomez) by Cat, who has decided to leave CatCo for the time being and leaving James in charge. Snapper was less than impressed by Kara and at first refuses to hire her let alone give her an assignment. However, from the urging of Cat, Kara refused to take no for an answer and Snapper agreed to teach her.
The closing moments of the episode, showed Kara at the DEO talking to the still unconscious Chris Wood aka Mon-El, that she will always be here for me and never leave. Shortly thereafter and abruptly, Chris awakens and attacks Kara. Let me just say this, the brains behind the DC television property get it. They understand how best to use its core and supporting characters. The DC Cinematic Universe should take note and embrace the idea of sometimes less is more and let the characters themselves drive the narrative and not let them be overtaken by the effects.
It will be interesting to see how well Supergirl will do without the Man of Steel? I think she’s a great character on her own and having Superman appear in these first two episodes showcased just how good she is.
May the Dork be with you,
JPB
The Dork Knight
