{"id":7874,"date":"2015-12-01T11:31:19","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T16:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/?p=7874"},"modified":"2016-03-01T13:56:02","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T18:56:02","slug":"review-supergirl-s1-e6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/2015\/12\/01\/review-supergirl-s1-e6\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: ‘Supergirl’ S1 E6"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Supergirl<\/a>

Supergirl kicks major ass, as usual.<\/p><\/div>\n

Oh my god, you guys, I love Cat so much! And yes, that was my major takeaway from last night\u2019s episode of Supergirl<\/em>. Then again, perhaps it was only inevitable, since I am majorly obsessed with cats and snarky female leads.<\/p>\n

Cat yet again proved herself to be like an onion, or an ogre, if you will: layered. She sticks up for Kara again this episode, this time to her witch of a mother. I love seeing Cat let tiny cracks of her true character break through and prove that she actually does care about Kara. The confrontation with her mom also gives us another glimpse into why exactly Cat is as prickly as she is.<\/p>\n

The best part, though, was watching Cat impart her wisdom to Kara. It\u2019s no doubt that Cat is smart \u2013 she can\u2019t be Queen of Media without being so \u2013 but Cat is particularly wise to the rules of our (sometimes) messed up society. She tells Kara, \u201cwhatever you do you can\u2019t get angry at work, especially when you\u2019re a girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yeah, it\u2019s times like that when Supergirl<\/em> can sometimes be a little too afterschool special-y. But it\u2019s so unique and refreshing to have a show that actually addresses these important issues that need to be talked about rather than glossed over like they usually are. It\u2019s great to see the writers of Supergirl<\/em> address that the shit that Superman or Clark Kent can get away with aren\u2019t things that Kara and Cat can.<\/p>\n

From the previews of last night\u2019s episode, however, I thought that Red Tornado would be a completely sentient robot. So, needless to say, I was a little disappointed to find out that he was, for the most part, being controlled by a vengeful human. Really, though, how could General Lane fire someone in such a heartless way and not expect him to come back as a super villain?<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, Red Tornado was a fun, if easily disposed of, adversary for Kara to face \u2013 although, can someone please explain to me what exactly the science behind Kara flying into the tornado to stop it was? Clearly Supergirl<\/em> is enjoying taking its time with these monster-of-the-week stories, which is great, but can we get to the answers part already?<\/p>\n

Like, we get it, Hank has cyborg eyes, but when are we actually going to find out if he\u2019s evil or not? Because, honestly, I\u2019m so confused at this point. This episode alone Hank stands up to General Douchebag (shout out to How I Met Your Mother<\/em>, miss you) when he starts bullying Kara again. But then just a few minutes later we find out that Hank mysteriously disappeared with Jeremiah, only to turn up alone and unscathed. What\u2019s the deal, people? Is he evil or nah?<\/p>\n

Speaking of General Douchebag, ugh, fine, General Lane, I had already decided that I didn\u2019t like Lucy after she swooped in and ruined #Jara \u2013 and let me tell you, I\u2019m one for holding a grudge. It didn’t seem that\u00a0Lucy could suck any more until this episode, when she proved that she was almost as big a bully as her dad is. And her dad is a piece of work. Combined with\u00a0Cat\u2019s mom, the pair could probably kill a person with their glare power alone.<\/p>\n

I swear, though, it\u2019s only a slight bit of bias, because when you think about it, Lucy is kind of a crappy person. First, she basically, although possibly subconsciously, rubs her and James\u2019 relationship in Kara\u2019s face at game night. Then, she just leaves James alone with her dad, who she knows he doesn\u2019t like, right after things get awkward at dinner, instead of staying and playing buffer. Lastly, she joins her speciest-ist dad in bullying Supergirl, who never did anything to Lucy.<\/p>\n

We can all agree that unless we actually start seeing some real change from Lucy she\u2019s going to be relegated to the theoretical table where all the other asshole characters, like Maxwell Lord, eat lunch. Oh yeah, and if Max and Alex could stop flirting PLEASE, that would be great. I don\u2019t get this whole Max has a good side to him that Alex seems to be believing. No. He\u2019s mean and sneaky and definitely has something shady planned.<\/p>\n

At the end of the episode Kara gets a cut and actually bleeds. Gasp. Now, I\u2019m not totally familiar with the logic behind Kryptonian powers, but are we really supposed to believe that right after expressing her desire to be normal, Kara is finally cursed with normality? I do, however, love that it’s something that Kara wants so badly. Her desire to still have game night just proves how deep that wish runs. And even though Kara would believe otherwise, the fact that she does end up having game night illustrates how unique Supergirl<\/em> is as a show.<\/p>\n

Oftentimes superhero shows are dark and twisted to the point of featuring main characters without a shred of normalcy to their lives. But things like game night and heart-to-hearts happen so often in Supergirl <\/em>that it\u2019s kind of sweet to think that, hey, even though this person is way cooler than I am, they\u2019re just like me, and want to be normal just like I do. Kind of like seeing a celebrity pick up their dog\u2019s poop, except not.<\/p>\n

Next week\u2019s episode of Supergirl<\/em> looks interesting, and if I\u2019m not mistaken it\u2019s the midseason finale, which probably means that it\u2019ll deliver. If anything, we\u2019ll get to see why it\u2019s so significant that Kara can actually bleed, and maybe screw with some of the rules of superpowers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oh my god, you guys, I love Cat so much! And yes, that was my major takeaway from last night\u2019s episode of Supergirl. Then again, perhaps it was only inevitable, since I am majorly obsessed with cats and snarky female leads. Cat yet again proved herself to be like an onion, or an ogre, if<\/p>\n

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