@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.