As a consequence of COVID-19 shutdowns, Supergirl is about to air an unconventional season finale, since when manufacturing on the collection shut down in March, there was nonetheless so much left within the season so much to shoot. Now, Episode 19 can be an impromptu season finale, however in line with collection star Chyler Leigh that might really be an excellent factor!
“Properly, it is undoubtedly not a standard finale, Supergirl type. I believe the previous couple of seasons, it is form of ended with a bit bit extra of a way of hope or, ‘OK, what is the subsequent journey?’ This one undoubtedly leaves you going, ‘Whoa, wait a minute, what occurred?’ There was plenty of creativity that had to enter modifying and placing this collectively as a result of I nonetheless had two full days of filming to do earlier than manufacturing was shut down… However yeah, 19 undoubtedly can be a giant cliffhanger… I believe it is good as a result of it’s going to be an excellent problem for the viewers and for many who know the present and have form of come to anticipate sure issues, you do not know what’s coming.”
That sounds just like the form of cliffhanger ending we will get behind! Particularly since Leigh additionally hinted that what they’d already shot of Episode 20 might be become a Season 6 premiere, which means we would get dropped proper again into the motion within the new season.
As for the place we left off earlier than this finale, issues had been altering quickly in Nationwide Metropolis. Leviathan and Lex Luthor appeared completely positioned for world domination, the DEO was destroyed, and Alex was contemplating taking a web page out of James Olsen’s (Mehcad Brooks) guide and taking over the vigilante way of life.
“It is undoubtedly jarring for her, particularly the place we see that the DEO will get decimated. That was actually the place Alex grew to become who she is. And so for her, it is an enormous private loss,” Leigh mentioned. “Alex by no means backs down from a problem, and she is going to all the time discover a solution to maintain combating for what’s proper and for her household. And so she will get a chance to actually swap issues up and she or he takes it as so. She takes it as a chance, and also you get to see her have some enjoyable with it in [the finale]. You get to see that she actually embraces a brand new persona and an entire new solution to combat alongside her tremendous buddies.”
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Alex as a vigilante is one thing we’re completely dying to see, particularly on the subject of this new persona Leigh talked about Alex will sort out “actually and figuratively.” What’s going to her vigilante road title be? Will Kara (Melissa Benoist) be the one to provide you with an official code title for her? Will Alex be getting her very personal tremendous swimsuit and devices?
All these questions must wait, although in line with Leigh, a few of them will certainly get answered within the finale.
“She is coming in with an entire new look,” Leigh hinted. “For her, as she says within the episode that simply aired, it is like she by no means felt so uncovered. And so when Kelly (Azie Tesfai) does point out the entire masks thought, it brings up plenty of determining to do [with] the best way to conceal her id. As a result of even Lex is aware of who she is, and she or he’s obtained to determine now the best way to go about all this with out being identified and form of embrace the brand new a brand new norm, if you’ll. You possibly can see some actually cool stuff that Alex can do, even together with her new weapon, and the way that comes with with the brand new — I do not need to say costume or outfit — tremendous swimsuit, if you’ll.”
And on that be aware — Give us Alex Danvers’ tremendous swimsuit or give us DEATH!
Supergirl airs Sundays at 8/7c on The CW.