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Welcome to r/SupergirlTV, a subreddit about the comic-book TV series starring Melissa Benoist. Discuss anything and everything about the show here.

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Rule 1: Spoilers Mark submissions with a Spoiler Tag if it contains spoilers. Titles of posts cannot contain spoilers. Posts that do not comply with these will be removed. We consider any Supergirl episode aired within the past two weeks & a month for season finales spoilers, including other Arrowverse shows. Future leaks & content are considered spoilers, as are spoilers for other recent shows & movies.
Rule 2: No Low Effort Content Threads that are considered low effort are subject to removal at the mods' discretion. We will remove content completely unrelated to Supergirl & posts that are just to gain karma such as "Literally just a picture of…”. “Shitposts” that do not contain any substantial “Arrow-verse” material fall under this, as do reposts and any sort of spam.
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2

Crisis Was Really Retraumatizing

0 Comments
2024/12/01
12:41 UTC

3

Who's your favorite character?

Tell me ur favorite character without telling me they are ur favorite character.

2 Comments
2024/12/01
11:22 UTC

0

Looking for a Kara/Oliver fic. Help pls?? : )

!Basically from I remember, kara's friends and family do not accept Oliver due to his brutal methods of dealing with things. Or maybe it was just Clark who didn't like Oliver.!<

!This is NOT the soulmate AU one.!<

!I think they had gone up against Cadmus. Clark and Kara get hit with kryptonite. I think Kara ends up taking longer to recover than Clark, which worried everyone a lot, making them think she was not gonna make it?!<

!Does anyone know this fic???!<

2 Comments
2024/11/29
07:06 UTC

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Did anyone else feel this way?

When a tv protagonist transitions from novice to mentor at the halfway point of their show, I am not fond of the character brought in to be the new novice. due to this fact I was not immediately drawn to Nia Nal when she first appeared on Supergirl, she was cute so I thought I was getting eye candy as a consolation. When she defended Brainy at the pizza restaurant I started liking her, then when she elaborated that the reason she defended him was because she is trans and has experienced prejudice before, she became my favorite character.

3 Comments
2024/11/28
19:06 UTC

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Adventures of Supergirl 1, signed by Melissa Benoist, Chyler Leigh, David Harewood and Mechad Brooks

6 Comments
2024/11/27
02:41 UTC

36

does anybody in this show have common sense?

I’m rewatching season 4 episode 18 and supergirl “ attacks “ the white house and everyone is so quick to jump on her. Is everyone forgetting literally all the other times “ supergirl “ went rouge? Bizarro was the first instance and when she was poisoned was another one. Why is everyone so quick to disregard her, am I missing something? Also why did that civilian try to shoot her to death lmao

15 Comments
2024/11/25
20:37 UTC

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Statler and Waldorf heckle Supergirl(the show). What do they say?

7 Comments
2024/11/25
01:08 UTC

257

Nicole Maines officially has deactivated her Twitter account

56 Comments
2024/11/22
19:25 UTC

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any good Kanvers (Kara x Kate) Fanfics out there?

I'm not sure but I think I made a similar post on the Arrowverse Sub a while ago but I didn't get a response so I hope this doesn't break any rules, so if anyone knows of any, give me reading suggestions, I know it seems silly, but In the difficult time I'm in, reading something like this would really help me a lot

4 Comments
2024/11/21
23:52 UTC

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Oh My God, This Show Only Has 4 Supergirl Villains

I get that when comes to heroes with iconic or notable rogues galleries, Supergirl isn't exactly high on that list. I bet even if you asked most DC comics fans, they wouldn't be able to name more two villains unique to her. That said, she does, in fact, have a rogues gallery. And it shocks me that more of her villains weren't used in the show.

From what I can recall, there are no more than 4 distinct villains that originate from prior Supergirl media.

Reactron -- Reactron is the closest think comic Kara has to a nemesis, at least in the post-crisis run. Funnily enough, in the show, Reactron is presented as one of the show's few villains that had a prior feud with Superman.

Psi -- Gayle Marsh, Psi, is the first villain Kara faces in the Kupperberg run. The fear-inducing power is unique to the show, but she's still a definitive Supergirl Villain.

Reign(and the Worldkillers) -- Since the other Worldkillers are little more than Reign's entourage in both the comics and the show, I'm not counting Pestilence and Purity as distinct villains.

Selena -- Selena, the Kryptonian witch in season 3, was inspired by the character of the same name from the 1984 Supergirl film. She technically is a Supergirl comic villain as well, having debuted in comics the month before Season 3 aired.

And... that's it. That's all of Supergirl's villains that were utilized in the show. 126 Episodes, 4 Supergirl villains. 6, if you count Reign and Purity separately. If a missed any, let me know. But even if I did miss one or two, that's still a pitifully small number of villains.

That's really sad, isn't it? This show should've been celebrating and showcasing Supergirl's comic history, bringing it to the forefront and making it known, but it instead entirely ignored her list of villains.

The funny thing is, many of the other villains in this show could've been replaced with Kara's comic villains, with no loss at all.

Maxwell Lord -- In the New 52 comics, Supergirl had a tech-CEO villain named Simon Tycho. Maxwell Lord in the show acts a lot like Simon Tycho, to the extent that I believe he was meant to be Tycho in the initial drafting of the show, but was eventually rewritten to have the much more well-known name of Maxwell Lord.

Red Tornado -- One of Kara's comic villains Matrix-Prime, a killer robot. No reason they couldn't used the name of that robot instead of the name Red Tornado.

Parasite - In the Kupperberg run, Kara faces a villain called decay, a man who transforms into a monster that causes everything he touches to, well, decay. They do the exact same thing Parasite's powers do, essentially. In motivation, he's actually way more like the show's parasite than comic parasite. Decay originally wanted to "cleanse the decay from the world" before turning into a monster, just like the weird eco-terrorist thing the show's Parasite has going on.

Manchester Black and the Elites -- Supergirl has a group of villains known as The Gang. They are a group of friends from a poor part of town who decide to band together into a team of superpowered-criminals to escape their downtrotten lives. Their most notable member, Mesmer, has powers that could do all that Manchester Black does to J'onn. Their leader is also unsuperpowered, like this show's Manchester. They are presented as sympathetic villains, and they care for eachother like family. The show could've presented them as a group of aliens, tired ofnbeing oppressed, who band together to rise up against human oppression, just as the Elite are like in the show.

Metallo, Otis Graves -- Could've been Reactron. Yes, I know Reactron was already used. But Otis Graves acts way more like post-crisis Reactron than any prior version of Metallo (to my knowledge), and it would've worked perfectly if they decided to have Lex recreate the Reactron armor and give it to him.

Gamemnae -- Could've been a version of Emerald Empress. Yes, I know she was originally a legion villain, but shhhhhhhh...

Okay, I'm getting ahead of myself now, but you seen my point. I really wish this show chose to bring Kara's little-known villains to the forefront, but instead, it chose to use the names of more recognizable Superman villains. A shame.

22 Comments
2024/11/21
19:25 UTC

124

📸 | vía chy_leigh on instagram “ Was scrolling through photos… look at this beautiful woman @/nicoleamaines 😍 Love you sweetheart ❤️❤️🥹”

3 Comments
2024/11/19
20:56 UTC

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Fic rec about Supergirl and the DEO agents maybe???? Anyone???

Basically any fic where we can see Supergirl interacting with DEO agents. Like, their bond and how much they come to love and adore her and stuff. One big family : )

I remember one where Cat visits the DEO and start trying to interogate the agents about Supergirl I guess and they (or just Susan I think) tells Miss Grant how much she cares about everyone and such? Does anyone know this one?

1 Comment
2024/11/19
09:43 UTC

32

What is a massive plot hole on the show?

65 Comments
2024/11/19
01:23 UTC

80

Anyone else think that William dying was pointless

71 Comments
2024/11/19
01:13 UTC

31

my sincere apology to all supercorp shippers of this Sub

okay, I know that maybe this post separately may not make any sense so I'll explain in detail what happened, those who already know can skip to my apology

Well, yesterday I made a post with a lot of anger because a person who ships Supercorp offended me and even my girlfriend (who passed away), just because I made a video of Kara & Kate, as I was angry without thinking correctly I made one post not only criticizing the person who did this nonsense but unconsciously the entire Supercorper community

hours later I realized that the post was removed and that made me realize how wrong I was, so if I hurt anyone with this post I really apologize, I was very angry and didn't think clearly, I realized that by doing it here I was just becoming more like that person who did that stupid thing, so I'm really sorry, I hope you forgive my mistake and as for moderation, thank you for showing how wrong I was, anyway, I'm really sorry

8 Comments
2024/11/18
21:37 UTC

67

What Are Your Favorite Choices This Show Made?

A lot of people like to rag on many of the choices made in this show. And that's entirely fair. It's made a lot of poor, uninspired, or just plain weird choices. But it's also made a lot of good ones. What are your favorites?

I'll start.

Alex Danvers - Supergirl's story in the comics has always focused on her trying to find her place in the world as the last Daughter of Krypton, but there's never been much in the comics to actually tie her to Earth. Kara's past and culture ties her to Krypton, but nothing ties her to Earth other than... Clark's there, I guess. Having a foster sister gives her that tie. With Alex, she is finally and truly pulled between two worlds.

J'onn J'onzz as a Father Figure - I just like this choice. With their similar histories, J'onn becoming a father figure for Kara totally makes sense, and I hope to see it bleeed over into the comics a bit.

Lena Luthor - Lena Luthor was a fun part of the original pre-crisis comics, but was basically forgotten about (Save for the Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade comic). "Supergirl becomes friends with Lex Luthor's sister" is just flat out an interesting idea, and I'm glad it was brought into this show.

A Return To Kara's Original Personality - Post-Crisis and New 52 Supergirl we're so, for lack of a more descriptive term, edgy. So much angst, so much rage, so much that it overpowered other aspects of her character. Pre-crisis Kara was always my favorite. She still had that sadness, that rage, but she was also hopeful, motivated, passionate, and overall, a character a young girl could actually look up to and aspire to be like, like I did when I was younger. While some would say that the show overcorrected, I'm glad it brought back much of her pre-crisis personality. It also had the effect of causing future Supergirl comics to balance-out Kara's personality between the two versions, leading to her current comic characterization (Andreyko, Mark Waid's World's Finest) being the best of both worlds.

26 Comments
2024/11/17
23:33 UTC

14

Supergirl's Posing Habit & Her Need for a Little More PG in Combat

Hey fellow Supergirl fans,

I’ve been rewatching a few episodes and noticed something that always stands out during battle scenes—Kara always seems to stop and strike a pose right before engaging in the action. Don’t get me wrong, it’s iconic and all, but sometimes it feels a little out of place when she’s in the middle of a fight. There’s always that brief moment where she’s almost like "Okay, let me just look cool for a second" before throwing a punch or unleashing heat vision. I mean, in the middle of a war, you’d think she’d be more... focused? Maybe it’s just me, but it does take me out of the moment a little.

Also, I’ve noticed her combat effectiveness could use a bit more... consistency. For someone with so many powerful abilities, it seems like Kara misses a lot of her heat vision shots. Don’t get me wrong, I know she's a hero who’s more about saving than destroying, but it feels like a little more precision or power in those moments would elevate her. Why not show us a full-on punch through the chest moment? A little PG violence can add some weight to her fights and really showcase the level of threat her enemies should be facing.

I love Supergirl as a character, and I totally get that the show isn’t about glorifying violence, but I do think there’s room for a bit more intensity and, yes, maybe less posing.

Anyone else think she could use a bit more practicality in her battle style?

5 Comments
2024/11/17
10:44 UTC

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So um does supergirl have different abilities compared to Superman?

I’ve been watching the flash recently and of course it includes a few crossover episodes and I can’t shake the fact that supergirl actually gets knocked back by a normal human punch? (There was no kryptonite) as far as I know, and I don’t watch that much Superman but shouldn’t they be somewhat invisible compared to humans? What’s going on? Did I miss something?

39 Comments
2024/11/17
05:23 UTC

38

Supergirl s1 e13 though on this episode

8 Comments
2024/11/14
10:46 UTC

30

The world killers

So I am currently watching Supergirl with my dad since we finished the arrow. We are in season 3 right now so please don’t give away any big spoilers. Did anyone else find it interesting that the world killers are all women and they are all different races. I don’t know maybe I just read too much into it but I found it interesting and I wonder if the writer did that on purpose.

6 Comments
2024/11/13
00:36 UTC

16

What episode and season?

What episode and season of supergirl does nia, kara, and brainy go to a town where they investigate and get abducted? I think it's somewhere in season four.

4 Comments
2024/11/11
13:54 UTC

13

Can someone help

I recently watched this vid and it’s been a min since I watched the show so can someone give me the episodes of where I can find them.

5 Comments
2024/11/10
00:19 UTC

325

Kara in her happy place with Food, Glorious Food.

10 Comments
2024/11/09
21:40 UTC

125

I'm rewatching the show for the first time, and their chemistry in S2 was INSANE, you could tell Mel and Chris' relationship was crossing over the screen right there

39 Comments
2024/11/09
01:41 UTC

37

Just finished rewatching everything

So, I just rewatched the entire series, and for the first time seeing the entire season six. I always stopped before the end for fear of finishing. Despite being the weakest season, I found the last episode, at least the last thirty minutes, good ones.

I'm sad that we won't see Kara as Supergirl in the reveal to the whole world identity anymore, or even Melissa playing the character. I know, I'm a little late to feel sad about the ending of the series.

Do you guys liked the ending?

11 Comments
2024/11/08
23:35 UTC

55

Kara's lipstick?

I'm watching season 6 and I noticed that there was something very different with Supergirl and her look, at first I thought it was the bangs that changed, maybe the actress was older? Because of the pandemic and etc. Uniform maybe? I was going insane trying to understand what had changed. The attitude maybe? Kara isn't smiling as much.

No, it was the lipstick!! Now she's wearing extremely red lipstick, similar to Lena's. Anyone else notice this?

25 Comments
2024/11/08
00:44 UTC

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