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15 Sep

Supergirl’s Final Season Soars When Focused on Character

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This SUPERGIRL article contains spoilers for Season 6, Episode 11, “Mxy in the Middle.” Supergirl Season 6 Episode 11 Mr. Mxyzptlk makes his triumphant return, and not a moment too soon. He sings, he dances, he makes Patrick Swayze references, and Supergirl distracts a giant cat the same way you distract a regular cat – with her lazer vision, of course. It’s all good fun on a light and lovely episode of Supergirl that serves as a reminder of why this show was seen as a breath of optimistic fresh air years before Ted Lasso made it cool and Emmy-worthy. Mxy is…
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08 Sep

Supergirl Finds Her Voice and Nia Finds Her Power

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This SUPERGIRL article contains spoilers for Season 6, Episode 10, “Still I Rise.” Supergirl Season 6 Episode 10 This episode felt simultaneously packed and like it barely moved along. Suddenly Nia, Nyxly and Orlando’s stories were all off to the races at once, and with Supergirl’s journey using her public platform as the main thread, there’s still so much left to cover. It felt like a possible backlash against Supergirl may have been left on the cutting room floor, and it was never really clear if that veggie promo went viral in a good way or a bad way, because every time…
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01 Sep

Supergirl Takes on the Prison Industrial Complex and Falls Short

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This SUPERGIRL article contains spoilers for Season 6, Episode 9, “Dream Weaver.” Supergirl Season 6 Episode 9 A number of much-loved shows are coming to an end, or have recently, that in some ways could have pushed their luck, but in other ways were a product of a moment – a moment that they looked up to find had passed. VEEP stands out as a clear example, as does Brooklyn 99, which is doing its best to be a fun cop show that knows cops aren’t good guys without – losing all its levity or becoming a documentary. While many of us…
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