Post — Aaron Ngo

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

This was the best episode of the season. All of the stories told in this episode tied in to each other, at least better than last season with the World Killer Reign. The focus of the episode was on family, particularly Nia’s and Kara’s relationships with their sisters.

Nia Nal’s backstory and reasoning for hiding her powers became clear. She was born on Earth, but had a tough time being transgender. However, the small town she was raised in was accepting of her, and Nia appreciated being herself for the most part. If Nia starts embracing her powers and suits up, she’ll benefit greatly with Kara Danvers as a mentor on both fronts: journalism and superhero.

Kara revealing her secret identity to Nia was inevitable. Their bond was naturally growing over the season, unlike Samantha, and it also tied in with Kara feeling her secret puts her loved ones in danger. Kara is not okay with Alex not remembering she’s an alien. Alex is also going through a change with how she views aliens without those memories. I don’t know why Alex has to be in the dark still even after the truth seeker alien thing, but I guess we’ll have to go with it.

The heartbreaking scene between Nia and her sister Maeve had a lot of undertones. While the powers acknowledged Nia’s gender even before she was born, her mother and sister have not when it regarded seeing Nia as a vital candidate. While the mother realized her mistake before she died, Maeve is hurt and declares her sister, “not a real woman”. I hope Nia and her sister will be able to mend the bond by the end of the season.

Lena and James are together, but at a cost. He has to go along with her genetic experiments, which he knows is wrong, and begins hiding it from her employees. A reporter brings up funding off the accounts, but James manages to cover it up. He is starting to corrupt himself simply to stay with Lena. I’m not a fan of either of them at the moment.

Red Daughter is also addressed at the beginning and the end of the episode. She is coming to National City soon. This is the most intriguing storyline, yet the show took the longest time to make her relevant. I want this to explode in Kara’s face, to see an unchecked Supergirl without Kara needing to go Rogue on Red Kryptonite.

Overall, I loved the Nia Nal story in this episode. It was my favorite part clearly. Dreamer!

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