tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post7053229893916608515..comments2024-03-27T23:50:21.307-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Supergirl: Welcome to EarthBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-69307918892028648432022-06-01T20:50:29.573-04:002022-06-01T20:50:29.573-04:00I was annoyed at this episode for one reason: the ...I was annoyed at this episode for one reason: the whole "Kara writes an article that's more of an op-ed" thing. Now I get that given her opinions she finds it hard to write a more neutral piece about Lena's alien detector. And I distrust the idea that news can be wholly neutral. No problem there. But there's this exchange:<br />"If I wanted your opinion on the news, I would have assigned you to Op-ed" <br />Kara: "so.. So, I shouldn't report truthfully???" <br /><br />Kara is ~26 years old, has presumably gone to college and has been working at Catco for 1-2(?) years, and she seems new to the idea that there's a difference between op-eds and news reporting? <br /><br />Same way as with season 1 Iris in the Flash: sometimes these shows seem to portray otherwise strong women as very naive, incompetent at journalism and only hired for their connections (The Flash in Iris's case, Kat Grant in Kara's). It feels vaguely sexist that they're so portrayed as so wide eyed and naive. I can rather understand Snapper not wanting someone on the team who doesn't know the first thing about journalism but think they do. <br /><br />I see no one else mentioning this so perhaps I'm just seeing things!<br /><br />Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor is awesome. I associate her with her role in Merlin though so I keep thinking she's probably evil.<br /><br />The fate of Daxam is interesting. So the planet was destroyed by the hubris of the Kryptonians. Even for that one would've expected less of a dismissive attitude than Supergirl displayed.<br /><br />Love the alien bar. It's interesting that the DEO was not aware of its existence.<br /><br />When I saw that there were two Martians left, I immediately thought: well, they know what they have to do. Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-8388221615520183082016-10-27T14:42:49.397-04:002016-10-27T14:42:49.397-04:00Anon 2 - I had something in there originally but I...Anon 2 - I had something in there originally but I guess I cut it at some point. I'm so on board with Alex and Maggie. I just wish they'd been a little less obvious with her introduction. She was practically carrying a flashing neon sign that said "Future Love Interest for Alexandra Danvers"sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-28267788919277016282016-10-27T13:56:06.269-04:002016-10-27T13:56:06.269-04:00Nothing about new cop Maggie Sawyer and the obviou...Nothing about new cop Maggie Sawyer and the obvious setup with Alex "hasn't had a date in two years" Danvers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-12408270919880478412016-10-26T19:12:00.111-04:002016-10-26T19:12:00.111-04:00Yeah, Anonymous -- I was thinking of Angel during ...Yeah, Anonymous -- I was thinking of <i>Angel</i> during the scenes in the bar, too. :)Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-6718598534718380952016-10-26T19:04:32.865-04:002016-10-26T19:04:32.865-04:00They covered basically all the problems that are p...They covered basically all the problems that are prevalent at the moment not just immigration...I didn't think it was weird just extremely heavy handed..These writers do not do subtle..But i appreciated it all the same. Superman/Supergirl and the Xmen/Inhumans(For AoS watchers) always tackle this subject matter.<br />I do wish they played the WW theme softly in the background, particularly when Kara did the patented twirl to get rid of the flames and the reference to ''her other jet''.<br /><br />All the new additions seemed interesting as well and the bar (So Angel) opens up many avenues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-25923727117908555272016-10-26T15:44:30.352-04:002016-10-26T15:44:30.352-04:00The immigration thing was an anvil metaphor, as yo...The immigration thing was an anvil metaphor, as you said, but really did love the in-joke that was President Wonder Woman, and what they did with Kara and the way she dealt with her own prejudices against Daxamites. I'm also hating Snapper and wondering what the heck they're doing with James. But that's okay, because I am really enjoying season two a lot more than season one. It's like they found themselves.<br /><br />That dome thingy where they held the presidential event -- I know I've seen it before in other TV shows shot in Vancouver. Anyone else know what it is?Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.com