Triggers
- Episode aired Oct 16, 2017
- TV-PG
- 42m
A thief with psychic powers attacks National City and proves to be a formidable opponent for Supergirl.A thief with psychic powers attacks National City and proves to be a formidable opponent for Supergirl.A thief with psychic powers attacks National City and proves to be a formidable opponent for Supergirl.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaErica Durance, who plays Kara's mother, also played Lois Lane in Smallville.
- Quotes
Lena Luthor: Kara, I think I know what's going on.
Kara Danvers: What do you mean?
Lena Luthor: You rushing in and out of the office, not focused on work.
Kara Danvers: I don't know what you're talking about.
Lena Luthor: I grew up in a house of the most deceptive people in the world. I can tell when someone's lying to me. You don't have to hide from me, Kara.
Kara Danvers: I...
Lena Luthor: It's about Mon-El, isn't it? So if you need to take more time, just take it.
Kara Danvers: I appreciate it, Lena, but that is not what's going on with me.
Lena Luthor: Okay. Then what is? You can tell me, you know?
Kara Danvers: It's personal. And I don't want to talk about personal things at my job. I have work to do.
Lena Luthor: Okay. Then let's talk about work. This is unacceptable behavior for an employee. You ran out this morning when I gave you an assignment, you missed a staff meeting, and now, when asked to do a job by your boss, you act like it's an inconvenience. I did not spend $750 million on a company as a favor to a friend, nor do I plan on being an absentee landlord. I'm a businesswoman, and this is an investment. I plan to get out of it everything I can.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Wizard of Oz (1939)
That's not to say it's the worst episode, season 1 had probably 10 worse than this one, but I don't feel like it was a good follow up to last week's solid debut. CW has a tendency to create superficial conflicts or as I like to call forced conflicts just to keep the series going. And that's certainly the nature of serialized television. With that said, I haven't been impressed with the direction they are taking Kara and the unnecessary inner conflicts she is having.
I also don't approve of the inevitable break-up of Alex and Maggie. They continue to have silly arguments over nothing, and it's inevitably going to lead to a break-up. I understand Floriana Lima is only supposed to appear a few times this year, but if they have them break-up for some silly reason, then I will be extremely disappointed.
Speaking of romance, James and Lena almost seemed destined to pursue romantic opportunities with each other as the professional tensions between them seem to rise. It seems entirely cliché, but that's the type of thing CW does, so I expect it to happen.
The villain this week was the one and only, Psi, a mind controlling freak who implements your worst fear in your mind upon attack. Sound a whole lot like another famous DC villain? Well it should. Ahem, Scarecrow. She served a purpose and did it somewhat effectively, but she will ultimately fall in the same list as the rest of Arrowverse's forgettable villains. Overall, I wasn't a huge fan of this week's episode as it felt like a prototypical CW episode that didn't progress the plot in any interesting way at all.
5.7/10
- ThomasDrufke
- Oct 16, 2017