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Dec. 20th, 2017 06:51 pmI definitely did not expect to enjoy Supergirl. It all seemed just...too earnest to me, in a way that was hard for me to swallow. I guess maybe it was the same issue I have with Superman. They're invincible. They *can't* get hurt. Not in any significant way that compares to the people who fight with them. And if there's no risk, then the payoff feels pretty cheap.
But the people around her--specifically Alex and Lena, do add a bit of weight to things. Because Alex *IS* physically weaker--and always will be--than her sister, but that concept doesn't even occur to her because it's her job to protect her sister, strength be damned. Lena will always have more immediate access to a microphone and the newest tech than Kara does, and there will always be the 'does she know?' thing in the background, with it's twin 'has she told anyone?' and their cousin 'does she hate me for lying?' hovering nearby as well. I'm actually interested in discovering the answers to those questions. Along with knowing how many women Alex dates that she actually tells--Maggie only kind of counted.
As it turns out, though, Supergirl was just the tip of the iceberg. I'd watched enough Flash to enjoy the crossover in season 1. And then there was Season 2. With its blink and you miss it Supergirl crossover, and the actual event in The Flash, Arrow, and Legends of Tomorrow. So I found myself watching Legends. I love it so much more than I thought I would. It's not even the show necessarily, but the *team.*
Sara, for whatever reason can't go back and save her sister and who is trying to be captain the best she knows how and is not really positive she's doing that well. Ray, who's so optimistic it *hurts,* and who just wants to fit in and be loved and have friends, and really only manages the last one. Sara and Len, the hecklers in the back of the class who snark their way through all lessons and still nail the exams. Kendra, who learned how to love again--someone new--only to have things snap back to how they'd always been, and is good with that. Firestorm, who despite the psychic connection seem to have terrible communication between themselves, but are *trying.*
I just really like them all, and how they lean on one another when shit gets rough (so, all the time). I love how Sara's a little horrified to realize *she's* the responsible one in the room. But she tries so hard, and takes it so seriously, even though she's watched as slowly, one by one, members of the team disappear. First Carter, Kendra, Rip, Snart, then Amaya, and Martin, then Jax. That leaves her, Ray, and Mick as the only ones left from the original recruitment pitch. That's gotta sting, even as much as she may love Amaya, Zari, and Nate. I'm very glad they keep Gideon through all the chaos, though. It'd be like gutting Lucy, or turning off Jarvis. Oh, wait; they did that. Vision might be awesome, but I *liked* Jarvis.
One thing I appreciate is Sara and the locals. I never understood how Kirk could be charming when he hit on all the locals and got laid as often as he did, how he was able to not seem smarmy to all those women.
Conundrum solved. On a couple of levels.
The only annoying thing now is that I've watched all of Supergirl and all of Legends, I'm up to date on Agents of Shield (which was what made me go looking for a good team-y show in the first place) and The Gifted, Runaways, and Wynonna Earp. I haven't finished watching this season of Killjoys, because when I do it'll be over all over again. I even finally watched The Shannara Chronicles, though I've still got season 2 to watch. Maybe I'll look into The Flash, or the Nyssa-relevant episodes of Arrow. I really like Felicity, and that's just about to implode because I have amazing timing like that. One week--ONE WEEK--If I'd started watching Supergirl *one week* earlier, I wouldn't have seen the breakup coming, I wouldn't have even *known* there was a breakup! Which is why I don't trust Arrow.
I'm sort of impressed by who and how different characters seem to float to the top in the crossover eps. Felicity was awesome, Sara and Alex? More of that ass kicking needs to happen (and other things 'cuz I think Sara could really help Alex relax, and Alex could really help Sara feel like she wasn't just flying by the seat of her pants all the time). Kara was cool, and Oliver was, too.
I sort of adore when superheroes try to make their powers work, but for whatever plot-necessary reason they don't. Because what we see is what they see on set every time they're supposed to use their powers. One of my favorite moments is when --in...the first crossover?--everybody's trying to decide how to search the massive facility for whoever, and Kara walks up and is like 'yeah, he's in there,' and everbody's just sort of wtf? and she's like ''cause I can see him, that's what gave me that idea," she leaves out the 'weirdos.' It's an excellent sort of taste of what things look like when you don't actually know what's going on.
I think it was Farscape--Stargate? Might've been Stargate--the cast was just like 'it's hard to explain what's going on without sounding insane, but it makes sense.' I feel like that sentence fit's FS better, but it doesn't not fit Stargate. ...or many of the shows I watch.
But the people around her--specifically Alex and Lena, do add a bit of weight to things. Because Alex *IS* physically weaker--and always will be--than her sister, but that concept doesn't even occur to her because it's her job to protect her sister, strength be damned. Lena will always have more immediate access to a microphone and the newest tech than Kara does, and there will always be the 'does she know?' thing in the background, with it's twin 'has she told anyone?' and their cousin 'does she hate me for lying?' hovering nearby as well. I'm actually interested in discovering the answers to those questions. Along with knowing how many women Alex dates that she actually tells--Maggie only kind of counted.
As it turns out, though, Supergirl was just the tip of the iceberg. I'd watched enough Flash to enjoy the crossover in season 1. And then there was Season 2. With its blink and you miss it Supergirl crossover, and the actual event in The Flash, Arrow, and Legends of Tomorrow. So I found myself watching Legends. I love it so much more than I thought I would. It's not even the show necessarily, but the *team.*
Sara, for whatever reason can't go back and save her sister and who is trying to be captain the best she knows how and is not really positive she's doing that well. Ray, who's so optimistic it *hurts,* and who just wants to fit in and be loved and have friends, and really only manages the last one. Sara and Len, the hecklers in the back of the class who snark their way through all lessons and still nail the exams. Kendra, who learned how to love again--someone new--only to have things snap back to how they'd always been, and is good with that. Firestorm, who despite the psychic connection seem to have terrible communication between themselves, but are *trying.*
I just really like them all, and how they lean on one another when shit gets rough (so, all the time). I love how Sara's a little horrified to realize *she's* the responsible one in the room. But she tries so hard, and takes it so seriously, even though she's watched as slowly, one by one, members of the team disappear. First Carter, Kendra, Rip, Snart, then Amaya, and Martin, then Jax. That leaves her, Ray, and Mick as the only ones left from the original recruitment pitch. That's gotta sting, even as much as she may love Amaya, Zari, and Nate. I'm very glad they keep Gideon through all the chaos, though. It'd be like gutting Lucy, or turning off Jarvis. Oh, wait; they did that. Vision might be awesome, but I *liked* Jarvis.
One thing I appreciate is Sara and the locals. I never understood how Kirk could be charming when he hit on all the locals and got laid as often as he did, how he was able to not seem smarmy to all those women.
Conundrum solved. On a couple of levels.
The only annoying thing now is that I've watched all of Supergirl and all of Legends, I'm up to date on Agents of Shield (which was what made me go looking for a good team-y show in the first place) and The Gifted, Runaways, and Wynonna Earp. I haven't finished watching this season of Killjoys, because when I do it'll be over all over again. I even finally watched The Shannara Chronicles, though I've still got season 2 to watch. Maybe I'll look into The Flash, or the Nyssa-relevant episodes of Arrow. I really like Felicity, and that's just about to implode because I have amazing timing like that. One week--ONE WEEK--If I'd started watching Supergirl *one week* earlier, I wouldn't have seen the breakup coming, I wouldn't have even *known* there was a breakup! Which is why I don't trust Arrow.
I'm sort of impressed by who and how different characters seem to float to the top in the crossover eps. Felicity was awesome, Sara and Alex? More of that ass kicking needs to happen (and other things 'cuz I think Sara could really help Alex relax, and Alex could really help Sara feel like she wasn't just flying by the seat of her pants all the time). Kara was cool, and Oliver was, too.
I sort of adore when superheroes try to make their powers work, but for whatever plot-necessary reason they don't. Because what we see is what they see on set every time they're supposed to use their powers. One of my favorite moments is when --in...the first crossover?--everybody's trying to decide how to search the massive facility for whoever, and Kara walks up and is like 'yeah, he's in there,' and everbody's just sort of wtf? and she's like ''cause I can see him, that's what gave me that idea," she leaves out the 'weirdos.' It's an excellent sort of taste of what things look like when you don't actually know what's going on.
I think it was Farscape--Stargate? Might've been Stargate--the cast was just like 'it's hard to explain what's going on without sounding insane, but it makes sense.' I feel like that sentence fit's FS better, but it doesn't not fit Stargate. ...or many of the shows I watch.
