Supergirl gets ready for the big season finale with Myriad.
Here’s Mike’s review.
Supergirl Episode 19
So, Myriad is a particularly strange case.
This is definitely one of the better episodes of the season.
Theres no doubt about that.
It wassorefreshing that it made me not really care about some of the conveniences that might otherwise bug me.
Astra simply wasnt a strong enough villainous presence.
Im not sure what to make of all that.
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I dont think this was a cheap tactic, either.
I dont think theyre going to gloss this over, either.
Weve already seen this show prove over and over again that it can deliver big, appropriately Kryptonian action.
Im sure well see plenty of that in the finale, too.
I mean, holy moley, even Maxwell Lord wasnt terrible this episode.
Alright, except for the part where he made a kumbaya reference.
Im on the fence about the inclusion of Superman, though.
Do we really need him here to raise the stakes further?
Its a little cheap, especially moments after we learned he was off planet dealing with another matter.
And they got me with the Jonn and Alex stuff.
It seriously took all season, but Im sold.
Its like Supergirl is actively doing its best to refute the DC Movie Universe.
Im sure everyone involved will deny it, of course.
Seriously, when Kara asks how did you become like this?
Im not imagining this.
Why was she here?
Did they just need to fill an extra couple of minutes or something?
Nevertheless, lets talk about Maxima for a second.
When Kelex (give it up for Kelex, ladies and gents!)
tells Kara that Superman is offworld thats kind of a Supergirl joke.
Cats joke about refusing to date Harrison Ford is priceless.
Calista Flockhart is indeed married to Harrison Ford.
Non is sure talking like General Zod these days.
The whole son of Jor-El kneel before me thing is something we heard an awful lot of inSuperman II.
Although, Non also sounds faintly like former Pink Floyd bass player Roger Waters.
Hes ummmm…progressive to a fault, and he has little use for human follies.
He also makes a reference to humanity amusing themselves to death.
Had to dig IndigosTerminator 2homage, walking through the flames before skewering Jonn.
I hope he knocks the hell out of her next week.
Rating:
4 out of 5
