Post — Aaron Ngo

Major Spoilers are included in this episode review. Please read with caution.

The mid-season premiere of Supergirl readdressed and even advanced the storylines from earlier in the season like Red Daughter, Lena Luthor, Kara’s secret identity, and Brainy / Nia romance. The episode also factors in the sisterly bond between Kara and Alex, setting it up for tragedy in the second half of season 4.

Kara Danvers’ secret identity never seemed all that important and not well-put together. The beginning of the episode almost makes fun of this trope with Kara pretending to get a cramp to excuse herself. Lena is not an idiot, and once she finds out the truth about Supergirl / Kara being the same exact person, their friendship will not recover from it. I can already tell that it’ll be severely strained once they go down that route.

James Olsen needs to figure himself out. The character has not been in a good storyline except for the symbol Guardian represents for the humans. However, the Guardian storyline was not addressed much, but rather the show put James back with Lena Luthor, showing how bad the relationship has gotten. He is going to break her heart.

Brainiac 5 reaches out to Nia, who misunderstands their meeting as a date. This is both very cute and equally embarrassing for the blossoming couple, but everything is handled. Brainy wants to help Nia become a superhero, to work side by side with Supergirl. She refuses but is considering the option towards the end of the episode.

J’onn officially opened his private investigator office space. Kara and Alex love the setting and frankly, so do I. This concept of J’onn helping the little people is an interesting path our Martian Manhunter is on, but it works.

Colonel Haley is a real villain. She makes it her mission to learn Supergirl’s identity and manages to do so by breaking one of the agents who knew her. This causes Alex to knock her out in order to protect Kara. What a scene… I wish I could forget and watch it again for the first time.

The mind-wiping of everyone knowing the secret seemed like a cheap win for the good guys until it was made clear Alex had to forget too. The ending scene with Kara and Alex effectively saying goodbye to their bond was an emotional one.

Melissa Benoist and Chyler Leigh pulled off a powerful scene, reminding the audience how close these sisters really are, and how sharing the Supergirl secret is at the center of their bond. It was so emotional that the show cut to the credits right before the mind-wipe. Alex Danvers will be a changed woman during these last few episodes.

We shall see where this all leads, and how Red Daughter will be included.

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