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@SG said:
@Coin said:
Supergirl made it out of the pilot and into its second episode intact and improved, for anyone interested. And Superman was name-dropped several times (hopefully they'll dial it back, but it was almost like they were letting us know they are allowed to say his name) as were Lois, Perry, and Clark Kent (separately from Superman, even! By people who don't know his secret!).
Plus, they aren't fucking around with their plot--it's moving at lightspeed, baby!
The name dropping was getting ridiculous in the pilot, like, be your own girl, Supergirl!
I think it would have been better if she was a welder or something instead of being a complete photocopy of Clark Kent.
I don't actually mind the comparisons. I think it'as the comparisons that will help cement her as her own character and as her own person within the narrative. The second episode has people constantly compare her to Superman, and while it is a little heavy (still the second episode and by far less of a sin than many other shows) it really was a part of the episode; in fact, it was a little bit the backbone of episode: her trying to live up to the legacy Superman built, but in her own way.
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Fair enough, I enjoyed the pilot enough to look at a couple more episodes before making any real judgement. I like the agents of shield vibe they have going on with the rest of the cast.
Do they explain why Superman isn't doing anything with the crashed prison at least? You'd think that's something he'd get on pretty quickly.
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Not as of yet; but it's entirely possible that Superman just doesn't know. Fort Rozz crashed at the same time as Supergirl and maybe while he was handling her, the government scooped the evidence of Fort Rozz and absconded with it.
It's also that the prisoners from Fort Rozz have been keeping a pretty low profile, from what I've been able to determine, at least until now. They certainly haven't run around terrorizing cities.
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Also that's the same answer as any other "why isn't <other, more powerful hero> dealing with <crisis another hero is struggling with>?". Why isn't the Flash defeating all of Oliver's enemies in the five minutes it'd take from his busy schedule to do so? Why isn't Iron Man smashing through SHIELD's super-powered enemies?
Suspension of disbelief is called for. They are busy with their own stuff, etc.
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@Arkandel said:
Also that's the same answer as any other "why isn't <other, more powerful hero> dealing with <crisis another hero is struggling with>?". Why isn't the Flash defeating all of Oliver's enemies in the five minutes it'd take from his busy schedule to do so? Why isn't Iron Man smashing through SHIELD's super-powered enemies?
Suspension of disbelief is called for. They are busy with their own stuff, etc.
Well, given that Fort Rozz has Kryptonians in their ensemble, it begs the question a little more. But essentially, yes.
"Excuse the hell out of you. He's a bag of dicks. I'm a carefully curated box of cocks." -- to @GirlCalledBlu upon being misrepresented.
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@Coin said:
Well, given that Fort Rozz has Kryptonians in their ensemble, it begs the question a little more. But essentially, yes.
I think they're going to end up doing their own General Zod-esque reveal as well. That was the vibe I was getting from the last episode. I'm enjoying it enough so far. My only complaint with the most recent episode was obvious wirework was obvious. I think that will get better though as the show gets more popular and the budget gets bigger.
In other news the cancellation bear is chasing Minority Report and The Player, for those who watch.
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@Jaded said:
@Coin said:
Well, given that Fort Rozz has Kryptonians in their ensemble, it begs the question a little more. But essentially, yes.
I think they're going to end up doing their own General Zod-esque reveal as well. That was the vibe I was getting from the last episode. I'm enjoying it enough so far. My only complaint with the most recent episode was obvious wirework was obvious. I think that will get better though as the show gets more popular and the budget gets bigger.
In other news the cancellation bear is chasing Minority Report and The Player, for those who watch.
Frankly, I prefer "obvious wirework" to "Supergirl doesn't fly because reasons". Fuck Smallville. Give me obvious wirework every week and I will love this shit out of it.
"Excuse the hell out of you. He's a bag of dicks. I'm a carefully curated box of cocks." -- to @GirlCalledBlu upon being misrepresented.
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@Coin said:
@Jaded said:
@Coin said:
Well, given that Fort Rozz has Kryptonians in their ensemble, it begs the question a little more. But essentially, yes.
I think they're going to end up doing their own General Zod-esque reveal as well. That was the vibe I was getting from the last episode. I'm enjoying it enough so far. My only complaint with the most recent episode was obvious wirework was obvious. I think that will get better though as the show gets more popular and the budget gets bigger.
In other news the cancellation bear is chasing Minority Report and The Player, for those who watch.
Frankly, I prefer "obvious wirework" to "Supergirl doesn't fly because reasons". Fuck Smallville. Give me obvious wirework every week and I will love this shit out of it.
The flying scenes are fine. I was more referring to the up in the air DBZ throwing punches moments in her fight towards the end.
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Kara is a strong independent hero don't need no cousin.
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But does she have a boyfriend?
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@Jaded said:
@Coin said:
@Jaded said:
@Coin said:
Well, given that Fort Rozz has Kryptonians in their ensemble, it begs the question a little more. But essentially, yes.
I think they're going to end up doing their own General Zod-esque reveal as well. That was the vibe I was getting from the last episode. I'm enjoying it enough so far. My only complaint with the most recent episode was obvious wirework was obvious. I think that will get better though as the show gets more popular and the budget gets bigger.
In other news the cancellation bear is chasing Minority Report and The Player, for those who watch.
Frankly, I prefer "obvious wirework" to "Supergirl doesn't fly because reasons". Fuck Smallville. Give me obvious wirework every week and I will love this shit out of it.
The flying scenes are fine. I was more referring to the up in the air DBZ throwing punches moments in her fight towards the end.
So was I. One of the biggest reasons Smallville didn't have a flying Clark Kent was because they felt that it would be too expensive to do aerial combat.
I don't care if it looks cheesy. Actual fighting can look extremely bad. I guess my point is that I can make do with a practical effect that isn't entirely convincing--especially since, well, we don't really know what people throwing punches while flying/floating would really look like... we can extrapolate but really, we don't know. I have a strong enough suspension of disbelief to believe she is not suspended by wires!
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No flights no tights bro.
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@Coin said:
@Arkandel said:
Also that's the same answer as any other "why isn't <other, more powerful hero> dealing with <crisis another hero is struggling with>?". Why isn't the Flash defeating all of Oliver's enemies in the five minutes it'd take from his busy schedule to do so? Why isn't Iron Man smashing through SHIELD's super-powered enemies?
Suspension of disbelief is called for. They are busy with their own stuff, etc.
Well, given that Fort Rozz has Kryptonians in their ensemble, it begs the question a little more. But essentially, yes.
I think my suspension of disbelieve would be working if they weren't referencing Supes every third line or so.
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I've been up in arms the last few years about how disappointed I am in Doctor Who in general (yet I keep watching, because I was so impressed by the first few seasons). But man... this last season so far?
I'm impressed again.
crosses fingers
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Yes, this last episode was powerful.
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Kung Fury (on Netflix)? Terribad in an awesome way.
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I may or may not have had that running during work yesterday. >.> ALL HAIL KUNG FURY!
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I am going to name my next character Barbarianna.
