Hey there! Long time, not post. Life happens.
So, most everyone, critics & fans alike, agree that season 2 of Supergirl was a complete & utter disaster. It lost it's way and became male centric & we lost our hero somewhere in the mix.
Then there was the San Diego Comic Con debacle. It was hurtful & aimed at a specific ship in the Supergirl fandom. The main LGBTQ ship, Supercorp.
A few of the cast apologized & fought pretty hard to win fans back. Some stayed silent. It definitely made me feel differently about some of the actors I had really liked. I won't be sad if a few get written off the show.
Then, we got worse news. Floriana Lima who plays "Maggie Sawyer" decided to leave the show. One half of the only canon LGBTQ ship, Sanvers, was now going to be gone. That meant the ship that the show had been pushing & promoting was now in jeopardy. Fans reactions ranged from understanding, but upset, to calling the show runners & producers all sorts of nasty names & blaming actors that didn't even have anything to do with it.
This fandom is the first fandom I've joined since Xena. I gotta say, the Xena fandom had some knuckleheads, but I don't remember any trolls or complete jerks. Supergirl fandom has more than a few. It's disappointing. Some of us do our best to call them out, but haters gonna hate.
Now, knowing Sanvers was a huge part of the Supergirl following, I think the writers, directors & all those involved have done a fantastic job of dealing with the exit of one of their actors. Many fans feel the storyline is unbelievable, but I disagree.
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Sanvers break up because Alex wants kids & Maggie doesn't. That's a legit reason to go separate ways. A real life reason. These characters fell fast & Alex jumped the gun with the proposal, in my opinion. Many fans cannot accept that the kids discussion didn't happen before the proposal. I can tell you, from personal experience, this sometimes happens. You make a commitment to someone & when all the excitement calms a little, you start talking about the important things. Sometimes, you realize you want different things. Like kids or dogs or to live in California & not in the same small town you grew up in. What do you do? Well, one of you gives up what you want or one of you leaves.
The fact is, Floriana Lima was leaving. They had to do something. They did a great job of making the break-up realistic & respectful.
Now, let's get to this seasons writing.
Holy Moley! Can we say a 99% improvement!? Um, yes. Yes we can.
Eric Carrasco, Cindy Lichtman, Katie Rose Rogers, Paula Yoo, Jessica Queller, & Derek Simon have done a fantastic job so far. There's still a few little things here & there, but most are forgivable. They really seem to have listened to the legit criticisms & made good course changes. Great job, guys! Keep it up!
This season made Katie McGrath a series regular rather than just a guest star & this Lena Luthor fan couldn't be happier! The dynamic between Lena Luthor & Kara Danvers as well as Supergirl is what kept me with the show last season & they are really fleshing Lena out this season & building more on that dynamic.
So, most everyone, critics & fans alike, agree that season 2 of Supergirl was a complete & utter disaster. It lost it's way and became male centric & we lost our hero somewhere in the mix.
Then there was the San Diego Comic Con debacle. It was hurtful & aimed at a specific ship in the Supergirl fandom. The main LGBTQ ship, Supercorp.
A few of the cast apologized & fought pretty hard to win fans back. Some stayed silent. It definitely made me feel differently about some of the actors I had really liked. I won't be sad if a few get written off the show.
Then, we got worse news. Floriana Lima who plays "Maggie Sawyer" decided to leave the show. One half of the only canon LGBTQ ship, Sanvers, was now going to be gone. That meant the ship that the show had been pushing & promoting was now in jeopardy. Fans reactions ranged from understanding, but upset, to calling the show runners & producers all sorts of nasty names & blaming actors that didn't even have anything to do with it.
This fandom is the first fandom I've joined since Xena. I gotta say, the Xena fandom had some knuckleheads, but I don't remember any trolls or complete jerks. Supergirl fandom has more than a few. It's disappointing. Some of us do our best to call them out, but haters gonna hate.
Now, knowing Sanvers was a huge part of the Supergirl following, I think the writers, directors & all those involved have done a fantastic job of dealing with the exit of one of their actors. Many fans feel the storyline is unbelievable, but I disagree.
*********SPOILERS*********
Sanvers break up because Alex wants kids & Maggie doesn't. That's a legit reason to go separate ways. A real life reason. These characters fell fast & Alex jumped the gun with the proposal, in my opinion. Many fans cannot accept that the kids discussion didn't happen before the proposal. I can tell you, from personal experience, this sometimes happens. You make a commitment to someone & when all the excitement calms a little, you start talking about the important things. Sometimes, you realize you want different things. Like kids or dogs or to live in California & not in the same small town you grew up in. What do you do? Well, one of you gives up what you want or one of you leaves.
The fact is, Floriana Lima was leaving. They had to do something. They did a great job of making the break-up realistic & respectful.
Now, let's get to this seasons writing.
Holy Moley! Can we say a 99% improvement!? Um, yes. Yes we can.
Eric Carrasco, Cindy Lichtman, Katie Rose Rogers, Paula Yoo, Jessica Queller, & Derek Simon have done a fantastic job so far. There's still a few little things here & there, but most are forgivable. They really seem to have listened to the legit criticisms & made good course changes. Great job, guys! Keep it up!
This season made Katie McGrath a series regular rather than just a guest star & this Lena Luthor fan couldn't be happier! The dynamic between Lena Luthor & Kara Danvers as well as Supergirl is what kept me with the show last season & they are really fleshing Lena out this season & building more on that dynamic.
We also added Odette Annabelle as "Sam Arias" who will later become "Reign" and she is a wonderful addition to the cast. I already love Sam & it's going to be heartbreaking to see her transform into the "World Killer" Reign.
The writers also seem to be pulling form source material more. We got the "Cult of Rao" which is a nod to comic cannon. It also gave us a peek into Kara's past on Krypton, which is something that sorely lacking last season.
The writers seem to have pulled the show back to female centric, which is what Supergirl should be. They've given us the "Danvers sister" moments back. They've pulled back on Guardian, thank Rao! We are getting to see Kara struggle with being the only real survivor of Krypton. Sure Clark is Kryptonian as well, but Kara was 12 when she left. She understood the culture, the religion, the laws & so much more that Clark has no connection to. For her to actively dealing with the loss of that just makes sense.
So, I absolutely love this season so far. In fact, I'm going to say that all 5 of Season 3's episodes have nailed it. I can't wait for more & I'm really glad the Girl of Steel has returned.
Now, Mon-El is supposed to make a return, but I feel like this will be a very small part of this season & then we will be rid of him for good. Just a wrap up really. Also a way to introduce the "Legion of Superheroes" and Saturn Girl & Brainiac 5.
There are rumors that they plan to pair up Lena & James. Great Hera, I hope not. Their ship name says it all. #Lames
Overall, Season 3 has been a great watch.
I'll update more on Supergirl in later posts.
Thanks for reading.
