Supergirl had only one episode left to get the present again on monitor to its roots, and it one way or the other did simply that.
Supergirl Season 5 Episode 19 was a jam-packed hour of motion, heart-to-hearts, revelations, hope, and every little thing that makes Supergirl, Supergirl.
There have been conclusions to a number of the storylines that crammed Supergirl Season 5, however sadly, there’s one final free finish to tie up. And if the previous has proven us something, it’s that he would not go down simple.
Lex has been a nuisance since he returned throughout the Disaster on Infinite Earths crossover, and he has at all times been 5 steps forward of Supergirl.
After all of the wins Kara and the Tremendous Mates procured throughout the season’s remaining hour, one might need thought that they might have caught as much as Lex. They might be improper, although.
You already know I pleasure myself on seeing issues. Connections the place others solely see coincidence. Pathways the place others see solely partitions. I anticipate every little thing. However I have to admit, I didn’t anticipate you to dwell in a on line casino.
Lex
It actually is not any shock that Lex would have predicted that Brainy would deal with Leviathan earlier than that they had an opportunity to kill Supergirl. Supergirl Season 5 Episode 17 proved that he has accounted for each single risk in his plan.
Lex didn’t come to play after The Monitor gave him a second likelihood, and he’s decided now greater than ever to kill Supergirl.
And Brainy unknowingly performed proper into Lex’s arms when he used that machine to shrink and include the Leviathan gods. Now Lex has all he must take down Supergirl, with somewhat assist from his mom.
Lex, whereas an incredible villain, has stolen an excessive amount of of the highlight from Leviathan since his return.
There are nonetheless many questions left unanswered in regards to the evil group — particularly relating to whoever it’s that Gamemnae solutions to. And Gamemnae is, sadly, trying too fried to inform us.
There have been two different gods — Tezumak and Sela — that we by no means acquired a correct introduction to, who by no means acquired fleshed out as characters.
Leviathan had main potential to be an exhilarating adversary to Supergirl and associates, as seen all through the battles between them on this finale. They only by no means acquired an opportunity.
Given the truth that we by no means came upon in regards to the mysterious “her” that Gamemnae talked about, perhaps Leviathan will return on Supergirl Season 6 and step out of the shadows.
Nonetheless, we nonetheless must cope with Lex and now Lillian. Now that they’ve Brainy’s shrinking machine, they’re seemingly unstoppable.
Fortunately, there’s one other highly effective duo that, when on the identical aspect, can tackle something and anybody.
I do know you could really feel like there is no approach out. However it’s when issues really feel their most hopeless that we’ve got to dig down deep to do what’s proper. In any other case the dangerous guys win.
Kara
The one approach that Supergirl could make extra tales that includes Lex Luthor fascinating is that if Kara and Lena are working collectively to cease him.
In a approach, it’s nearly like a full-circle second. When Lex first acquired launched on Supergirl Season 4 Episode 15, he betrayed Lena when she tried to assist him. Then, Lena and Kara/Supergirl labored collectively to take him down.
A dying, a betrayal, and a Disaster later, Lena and Lex had been a group. Lastly, Lena got here to her senses and ditched Lex to hitch Kara in taking him down one final time. Okay, so perhaps it’s extra like a neverending rectangle.
Lena seemed to be really sorry as she tried to get Kara to forgive her all through the hour. It will now be out of character for her if she ever turned her again on Kara once more.
You possibly can’t assist however really feel sorry for Lena as she is human and she or he does make errors. All she needs to be is sweet and do good, and she or he, like the remainder of us, battle with simply how to do this.
It took her some time, however Lena, at her very core, is an efficient one that simply needs to assist folks. Actually, she could be a boring character if we by no means questioned her actions and noticed her as excellent.
Lena is sort of sophisticated and does fall typically, as does Kara. However I’m so glad that she and Kara are now not on reverse sides.
They each simply want to have the ability to see issues from the opposite’s perspective, and if they’ll do this, they are going to be an unstoppable group.
As Kara identified, she and Lena have been via a lot this season and have harm one another. It’s going to take much more than one episode for them to get again into being one of the best of associates.
They proved throughout their takedown of Leviathan that they’ll push their emotions apart and do what they should do to save lots of billions of individuals’s lives, however the place does that depart them when the mud settles?
Lena: Please Kara, I am sorry. Okay, I really believed what I used to be doing was serving to folks.
Kara: I informed you I do not need to speak in regards to the previous.
Lena: Oh, come on, you possibly can scream at me when you like. I do know I deserve it. I do know now that working with Non Nocere was a mistake. That working with Lex was a mistake.
Kara: This is not about Lex! That is about J’onn and Alex and all the opposite folks that might’ve been killed at the moment as a result of they’re on my group. Do not you perceive that?
Lena: No, I do. After all I do.
Kara: No you do not. You’ve by no means understood what it means to share a secret id with somebody. How a lot hazard that places them in. You by no means even understood that I saved my id from you as a result of I needed to guard you! And I do know, I do know that I harm you by ready so lengthy to inform my fact, however what about all of the methods you harm me? You pretended to be my pal for weeks simply so you possibly can manipulate me. You stole from me. You satisfied me to steal for you. After which, you then even, you used Kryptonite on me. I made one mistake, one mistake that was solely ever meant to guard you, and in return, all you probably did was harm me in each approach conceivable.
Lena: I am sorry.
Kara: I do know you might be. However when you got here to me on the lookout for absolution, I can not give it to you.
After they undoubtedly defeat Lex, they might want to work to get their friendship again to what it as soon as was when Lena didn’t know Kara was Supergirl.
They will get there, in fact, however we have to see them put the work in.
Elsewhere throughout the finale, Andrea and Brainy each obtained redemption — type of.
It was one other second that got here full-circle when Lena talked Andrea down from killing Kara. The truth that Lena and Andrea was nice associates is extra comprehensible now than ever as they’re a lot alike.
They each would do something horrible issues within the title of affection, however Lena now understands the draw back of that.
I’ve performed horrible issues to guard myself and the folks I like. However it has by no means saved me protected from ache. It is simply introduced me a brand new type of distress. And I moved additional and additional away from the individual I used to be till someday I awoke and I used to be completely alone.
Lena
It was a fantastic second that confirmed the event of each of them as characters, and I hope Andrea sticks round for the following season.
In the meantime, Brainy did simply in regards to the craziest factor he might do to make up for working with Lex.
Brainy’s not lifeless but, however it isn’t trying good for the Coluan.
He subjected himself to Leviathan’s radiation defend to cease them and save all his associates — which is simply in regards to the noblest factor anybody can do.
Feminine Brainy: However when you enter the ship with out Lex’s anti-radiation pin, you will die.
Brainy: I pushed away everybody I like since you informed me I have to. You had been proper. This planet, my pal, it is price it. I referred to as you right here just because I do not wanna die alone.
Ever since Brainy took off his inhibitors, he has not been one of the best ally to the Tremendous Mates or one of the best accomplice to Nia.
Him sacrificing himself wouldn’t be the worst approach for Brainy to exit, and actually, I might be at peace along with his dying if it occurs.
Nonetheless, he and Nia make too good of a group to throw all of it away. Plus, she is aware of that he’s in bother, and there’s no doubt in my thoughts that she is going to have the ability to save him.
There have been many hurdles to leap over this season — Kara and Lena’s battle, Brainy’s betrayal, the Lex Luthor of all of it, and so forth.
However considering that this compelled finale was purported to be the penultimate one, I might say that they did a reasonably nice job of tying up a number of the tales. It felt like an precise finale.
Whereas the opposition between Kara and Lena was an annoyance at instances all through the season, it appears to be like like they will come out of it even stronger than ever.
And due to that, I’m not even mad that Lex continues to be within the image.
All of this units up Supergirl Season 6 fairly properly, and I’m selecting to have hope that it will likely be an incredible season — regardless that we’d have to attend a 12 months to look at it.
What do you suppose Supergirl Fanatics?
Are you content that Kara forgave Lena? Is Brainy going to outlive?
And the way do you are feeling about Alex changing into a vigilante? I guess we will all agree on how superior her new go well with is, although.
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