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Supergirl's "winter finale" was pretty damn good.

The show, overall, is as silly as a Supergirl show must be. But it really does seem like the writers/showrunners finally decided to be, well, good. To trust their audience to grow a little. This was, finally, good storytelling. Not just passable. Not just ok. Actively good.

Arrow was born with its footing, and the storyline in the first season was terrific. The show had to change to accommodate the fantastical elements the became necessary when Flash was introduced as part of the same universe. Flash didn't find its footing until a few episodes in, but it was clearly and obviously planned from the start.

I honestly think episode 8 is a turning point in the Supergirl series, though. It's the episode where the writers say "Thanks for sticking with us. Now let's have some real fun."

Kudos.

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I've liked "Supergirl" from day 1, and it's only gotten better. The various characters are believable (in a comic-book-suspension-of-disbelief way). There is a good mix of punching stuff and interpersonal drama, without getting soap-opera-y. The divergences from "DC canon" are reasonable and, occasionally, pleasantly surprising.

George

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We all knew not to trust hank Henshaw.

It really surprised me to see the secret he was hiding.

Considering he was "the cyborg Superman" during "Reign of the Supermen",

this was really a complete shocker.

Making Maxwell Lord a tech genius works, but it's a little lazy, IMHO.

He's supposed to be another media genius who HIRES all the techs.

I guess there's only room for ONE media darling-

but it would have been interesting to see Cat Grant and Max Lord

marshall their media muscle and rattle their sabers at each other.

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I'm guessing that you haven't seen the episode that aired last night. But the beginning of the last scene had my "Spidey senses tingling," and the end of the scene proved me right. When you see it, tell me that you saw it coming, too.

And I agree about Hank Henshaw. Maybe the "real" HH will come back as the cyborg...

George

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Another freaking episode?

*sighs* No, haven't seen it yet.

Signal me when the other shows resume-

Arrow, Flash, Agents of SHIELD, Agent Carter, Legends of Tomorrow.

Flash was on this evening. Agent Carter is taking the SHIELD timespot for a few weeks.

Arrow tomorrow.

Legends of Tomorrow on Thursday.

George

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I thought it was pretty good. Not as good as Arrow or Flash, but not bad by any stretch.

I don't know the comics, so I'm not familiar with Rip Hunter, but I think placing him in 2166 seems a little too soon. But whatever.

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I thought it was pretty good. Not as good as Arrow or Flash, but not bad by any stretch.

I don't know the comics, so I'm not familiar with Rip Hunter, but I think placing him in 2166 seems a little too soon. But whatever.

In the comics, he's Booster Gold's son, which would put him in the 31st century. I think that the "Legends" would feel more relevant trying to stop an apocalyptic future 150 years hence, rather than 1000.

George

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In the comics, he's Booster Gold's son, which would put him in the 31st century. I think that the "Legends" would feel more relevant trying to stop an apocalyptic future 150 years hence, rather than 1000.

George

I don't think Booster KNOWS that.

It was a plot-point that time travelers who know your origin can try to

go back and erase you.

I liked the "Welcome Back Kotter" rerun on TV.

I personally would have liked to have seen a woman spinning in place

with a light-flash obscuring her instead!

DC has the rights to that one, I think...

While we watched, I accompanied the Jax/Stein disagreement with

"I ain't getting on no plane, Hannibal!" when he collapsed.

Jax didn't see it coming, but we did. I saw it by the time the

glasses were raised- Mrs Wolf expected it sooner.

Mrs Wolf thinks the Dr Who references are too transparent, but then,

she's a Whovian.

Ok, Ray doesn't always walk around with the armor, but can't he walk

around carrying SOME gadget in case of trouble?

(BTW, other than 1 Agent Carter, we're caught up on TV at this moment,

and I'm trying to fill in my Marvel movie holes- which should be done

when I finish 'Winter Soldier.' We just watched "Ant-Man" and I caught

"Thor 2" and began Cap 2, I just saw the mention of Dr Strange.)

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