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Each episode is somehow worse than the last. A couple of weeks ago I posted,
"Re the Martian stuff, I find it amusing how it's another "Martian ability" that suddenly comes out of the woodwork."
This episode, "It's this Martian ability which prevents us from harming our brothers!" LOL.
We also had the usual, how can we work Dreamer into this somehow, so she stops a tidal wave hundreds of miles long with some mind ray, huh? I'm not very invested in Crisis either, since I only watch 2 of the 5 shows. I stopped Flash, Arrow and Legends seasons ago.
"Re the Martian stuff, I find it amusing how it's another "Martian ability" that suddenly comes out of the woodwork."
This episode, "It's this Martian ability which prevents us from harming our brothers!" LOL.
We also had the usual, how can we work Dreamer into this somehow, so she stops a tidal wave hundreds of miles long with some mind ray, huh? I'm not very invested in Crisis either, since I only watch 2 of the 5 shows. I stopped Flash, Arrow and Legends seasons ago.
Although it's only early on in the season, I think it's probably fair to say S4 Supergirl to S5 Supergirl is the biggest overall drop in quality between seasons across the Arrowverse and this episode is a pretty good demonstration of that.
Personal wtf moments:
William Day's British friend has UK flags all over his house so that we know he's from the UK. To ram that home, he's got a dartboard and there's a cricket bat lying around (in the umbrella stand, naturally). The dartboard is also on the wall next to the front door to maximise the chance of a hilarious accident.
The single most distinctive feature of William Day's best friend is his beard. Thriftstore Robocop has an exactly identical beard, and Day - the double Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist - sees him at this distance:
His question is "Where's Russell?" when it should have been "Russell what the fuck are you wearing?"
Supergirl crushes a metal railing at the DEO so we know she's serious this time.
The water geyser that releases "3 cubic miles of water per second". That's what this is meant to be:
Three cubic miles of water, if actually cubed, would fill a cube with sides of 2.3km. I'm choosing to ignore all the other scientific inaccuracies and impossibilities because there's lots of them and because it's not like the show truly cares about getting the physics right, but, for whatever reason, they chose to toss out a specific measurement of a preposterously huge volume of water, and then depict it this way.
Personal wtf moments:
William Day's British friend has UK flags all over his house so that we know he's from the UK. To ram that home, he's got a dartboard and there's a cricket bat lying around (in the umbrella stand, naturally). The dartboard is also on the wall next to the front door to maximise the chance of a hilarious accident.
The single most distinctive feature of William Day's best friend is his beard. Thriftstore Robocop has an exactly identical beard, and Day - the double Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist - sees him at this distance:
His question is "Where's Russell?" when it should have been "Russell what the fuck are you wearing?"
Supergirl crushes a metal railing at the DEO so we know she's serious this time.
The water geyser that releases "3 cubic miles of water per second". That's what this is meant to be:
Three cubic miles of water, if actually cubed, would fill a cube with sides of 2.3km. I'm choosing to ignore all the other scientific inaccuracies and impossibilities because there's lots of them and because it's not like the show truly cares about getting the physics right, but, for whatever reason, they chose to toss out a specific measurement of a preposterously huge volume of water, and then depict it this way.
I know I shouldn't have gotten worked up by it but J'onn referring to Noah's Ark as if it was an actual event that happened as described in the Old Testament was pretty much the point where I mostly checked out.
British people lock their frontdoor, so no accidents bound to happen because nobody will barge in through the frontdoor.
Lena heel turn is still fun. The VR Lens tech seems like a bad idea. You could be mugged, shot stabbed or run over without realizing unless there's a real-time proximity alert.
I actually thought that was the best episode of the season by a good margin but still overall the season sucks. The theme is clumsy. The villains are nobodies. Martian nonsense is at an all time high although it's great seeing live action Phil Lamarr.
Also at this point I'm rooting for Lena. Lena and Brainiac-5 are so ruthlessly efficient it makes the heroes look pathetic.
Also at this point I'm rooting for Lena. Lena and Brainiac-5 are so ruthlessly efficient it makes the heroes look pathetic.
I mean who is really surprised here
Feels like the only way I can really enjoy this season. They pretty much ruined her long term
I'm with Eobard too. As much as I dislike what's happening to Lena I do want her to do shit and win. Go Evil Lena.
I don't understand Dreamer's powers. I know she used some dream energy last season, but it feels so random lol
Kelly really needs to be written out, she's somehow worse than James. And they need to just let William and Kara date/fuck already so it can hurry up and inevitably implode lol
Kelly really needs to be written out, she's somehow worse than James. And they need to just let William and Kara date/fuck already so it can hurry up and inevitably implode lol
Neither do the writers...
These last few episodes have been total nonsense. Who is writing these? I've been watching these with my g/f (who's only watching it cause we've been watching Batwoman and she just sticks around to watch Supergirl) and it's making me feel embarrassed, lol. Trying to tell her this is the bottom of the barrel from the Arrowverse. She started watching Flash a few months ago, but never got through the first season.
I guess Dreamer is able to use dream-like energies as she sees fit? Sort of like how someone can see radiowaves and then learns how to actually manipulate radiowaves. So she's able to manipulate that energy into physical attacks. Basically mental energy waves and blasts.
Dreamer's powers are like Martian powers. Whatever the writers need this week for the story are what the characters can do.
Dreamers powers is still dream powers
Brainiac remember gave her gloves that allows her to channel the dream energy to have energy powers
I liked the small touch of Dreamer and Kelly talking in the women's bathroom, a subtle moment in a show that doesn't usually have them.
but yeah Kelly is bland as fuck
but yeah Kelly is bland as fuck
No way she bows down to Leviathan. She'll at least be a tweener by the end of the season.
Brainy knows about Dreamer from the future so she had to have more than just passive powers to become a famous superhero. I guess she can convert dream energy (???) into whatever she likes while awake. Maybe if she doesn't get enough sleep her powers weaken.
Lmao
I don't remember this at all tbh
Also wtf at Alex's reasoning of wanting to be careful about Kelly's boss just because she doesn't want to turn her world upside down
I just can't wait to see Kara's reaction lol
As am I. I was humoring returning to this show after ultimately deciding to pass on S4 because I already had too much to watch and the seasons go on for too long, but then this happened in the first episode:
Seriously, I couldn't believe that they were still fixated on this idea FIVE SEASONS IN, and finally decided to make it happen. It was more than enough to make me go back to dropping the show, and clearly it was the right choice going by how bad everything else has been too.
You made the bad choice passing on season 4 because that was the good season of supergirl and it's why everyone is harsh on season 5
As someone else said, you should reconsider for S4. But yeah, the disappointment in S5 seems to be universal here.
So for someone who got bored a couple episodes and stopped catching up, how fast is the Lena heel arc progressing? Do we think it'll be over by Crisis or are they gonna try to use it as the focus on the second half of the season?
Bad sign. Guess they're probably gonna write Katie out after this season then.
No but when she signed on she probably didn't expect her role to be limited to being Alex's girlfriend given the comic version of Maggie Sawyer. They gave her very little to do beyond that.
Yeah, it's kinda boring me more than normal. I think they're just spinning their wheels until Crisis.
I mean Season 4 is the best by far - it has not one but THREE top tier villains - but now it's back to being terrible.
Season 4 is actually good, though IMO they drop the ball super hard with the ending.
Gotta tell you though, it's going to be rough getting through the rest of season 3.
I don't know that it's extra terrible. But it's super disappointing after last season was so strong.
The more I think about it, the more suffering Season 3 - just to watch Season 4 (Jon Cryer as Lex has always fascinated me) - and then to bail again is probably not a good use of time. lol
It's rare I check out of shows, but holy crap I couldn't handle more of Season 3.
Coming off of season 4 which was the best season? Yeah. It's just there and just a snoozefest.
I need Manchester back to rep the Intolerant Left on The CW.
They solved it like the racist cops and guns in season three.
