The Faithful
- Episode aired Oct 30, 2017
- TV-PG
- 42m
Kara investigates a secretive new group whose leader, Thomas Coville, has a mysterious connection to Supergirl. Meanwhile, Samantha feels like she's letting Ruby down.Kara investigates a secretive new group whose leader, Thomas Coville, has a mysterious connection to Supergirl. Meanwhile, Samantha feels like she's letting Ruby down.Kara investigates a secretive new group whose leader, Thomas Coville, has a mysterious connection to Supergirl. Meanwhile, Samantha feels like she's letting Ruby down.
- Mon-El
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe idea behind this episode's plot likely comes from the Peter David "Supergirl" run. In this title, Supergirl was not Kara Zor-El, but a young woman named Linda Danvers who develops divine abilities and becomes a heavenly being, the Earth-Born Angel of Fire. Linda eventually discovers a Church of Supergirl that has been founded in devotion to her.
- Quotes
Soccer Mom: Which one's yours?
Samantha Arias: Oh, uh... she's the forward, right there. I swear to god, I don't know how she's so coordinated. I struggle to think and chew at the same time. What about you? Which one's yours?
Soccer Mom: Ruby is special.
Samantha Arias: Yeah, she is. Wait, I don't... I don't think I told you her name.
Soccer Mom: She's chosen. So are you.
Samantha Arias: [she's handed a pamphlet] I'm sorry, who did you say you were?
Soccer Mom: A follower. Please, bring Ruby to our community so that she may learn her path.
- ConnectionsFeatures Supergirl: Pilot (2015)
In that way, I'm glad to see Supergirl tackle this subject, and for the most part, tackle it well. Albeit at times annoyingly over-the- top, I thought the Thomas Coville's story was intriguing and somebody worthy of his own episode. And for once, everything actually tied into each other tonight, all leading back to faith. I'm usually not a fan of movies or TV shows tackling faith in such a direct way, mostly because it always ends up being far too controversial, but I don't think that's something you can say about tonight's episode.
Alex had her own struggles as she came face to face with her desires to have a child against Maggie's wishes. Well, we'll definitely miss ya Floriana Lima, because this is essentially a goodbye to your character of Maggie Sawyer. As predicted a few weeks back, the show will find some sort of reason to create tension between these two, and I guess not having a child is that reason. It's not something that I think was ultimately deserved, especially because these two have been so good for one another, but it's just something you'll have to accept. Chyler Leigh's performance in those final minutes should put any doubters of her acting talent to sleep.
It's worth mentioning that we had our first scene of the 5 power women of this show in Kara, Alex, Lena, Maggie, and Samantha. The ladder of which is undergoing some serious transitions of her own, coming into her own as a powerful force of nature, with whatever the heck that was at the end powering her. But going back to those 5, credit should be given to the writers for writing such likable and un-clichéd female roles. That's something we just don't see enough of.
Overall, it wasn't the best executed nor the most tightly written, but a faith-based episode usually does a whole lot worse than this. For that, I have to give Supergirl credit.
7.7/10
- ThomasDrufke
- Oct 30, 2017