User blog:Xandermcc/Supergirl S3 E3: Family Problems on Mars

Now we got the episode that got people back into Supergirl. Does it live to that hype? Well lets see.

This one starts off with a preperation for a bridal shower. Where we catch up with Kara, being happy again. So it wasn't her friends or accepting her losses that had her back to her old self, it is bridal showers. (-1) Anyway J'onn comes in and he is bringing Kara along on a mission to Mars. Complete with... The Bioship from Young Justice? Pretty cool to add that in. (+1) #NotSponsoredByDC'sStreamingService

Eliza comes over to visit Maggie and Alex. However Maggie is still haunted by her past and her family kicking her out of the house. How Florina Lima tells this story is done very well. It feels real when she tells it. Much better than when it was told in Season 2. +1

Now J'onn finds out he is not the last Green Martian. A title that will never be his considering how many Green Martians they retcon into being alive. (-1) His dad is there on Mars. Played by former J'onn Jon'zz actor from cartoons such as Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. (+1) #SeriouslyTotallyNotSponsoredByDC

J'onn and My'rnn's motion capture work is quite amazing. Some of the best of J'onn's effects is when he makes basic human expressions in his Martian form and you can still see the acting of David Harewood behind it. +1

Maggie and J'onn go through their personal journeys of succeeding above their fathers approval. The first time Supergirl successfully does a good reflection story when it comes to having the seperate plots converge with one message. +2

4/10

J'onn then has a moment of finally convincing his father that it is him. A scene where they made me cry on Supergirl. That is immediately something that awards this episode something. +3 points for Griffindor!

Maggie fails her attempt in getting her father in her life. However he gives his reason for why. Being that racism is somehow at an all time high in a world where an alien woman is the POTUS, and these aliens are widely accepted to the point where there are cults worshipping some of them. So what a majorly flawed conflict they created. -2

Supergirl has a very fun scene of her taking down the White Martians with both humor, action, and tons of Martians. (+2) However one flaw with how the battle worked out is J'onn just teleporting into his ship during the fight. -1

Maggie goes home to Alex after rising above her past. However she doesn't want kids still. Just showing that rushed marriages fail. -1

The final scene of the episode really is a great passing of the torch moment between the two actors who play J'onn. Similar to Dean Cain and Helen Slater's appearances on the show. (+2) #IPromiseNotSponsored

The score is a 7/10. Now we get to the bonus round that can only be found on Mars. Either there or a gay bridal shower. Who knows?

I know they do this for budget reasons, but why do the White Martians all have human forms? Seriously, all these Martians have never even been to Earth, and they not only speak English, but have Earthly forms. -1

Kara's ditzy blonde parody was on point. +1

I liked the sets this episode. Mars really felt desolate in how it looked and had more of an identity than it has in most versions. +1

Final Score is an 8/10. Hope you enjoyed this Martian episode. Next we have cults. Not the kind parents thought their kids joined when playing D&D though. I mean some real cults. SUPER cults.