Board Thread:Supergirl discussions/@comment-1410838-20190304165546/@comment-3221148-20190313205337

Not really, the best Superhman stories are the ones that showcase the value of altruism vs. cynicism (whether political in its nature, or more otherworldly).

Good speech there, Toaster. This season of Supergirl, despite some missteps, has at least been interesting to watch for reasons outside of actress/actor fanboyism and wider DC references. We have some interesting villains (aside from a yet ANOTHER evil Kryptonian from Kaznia). They are used to criticize real world's problems - and that is something to think about, rather than immediately cringe away because you sensed that there might be some criticism of your favourite political party. Even feminism and rights activism have been handled much better in this season, as the heroes were faced with overwhelming masses of opponents (often just normal people, not your typical villains), but also with the civil unrest causing an existential danger to society (which the radicals prefer to ignore, thinking themselves the cure, rather than the virus). Which is much better than previous seasons' "feminism", which was often wish-fulfillment escapism, patting yourself on the back while fighting weaksauce unlikeable strawmen. I'll take Nia Nal scaring xenophobes to death over the 378th speech about how great Kara is and how everybody (whether you are enemy Morgan Edge, friend James Olsen, or the world's biggest scientist and industrialist Lena Luthor) should do what she wants.