User blog:Xandermcc/Supergirl: S2 E22 Invasion of the Pencil Haters

This episode is the big finale of our Season long... (assistant whispers to me) Wait a minute, just remembered it actually was our 5 episode conflict with Rhea. So not as cool, but it brings a close to the Season and begins the epic Season 3 so what more could you want?

We start in the battle of Superman vs. Supergirl. Which starts small, but then gets bigger over time. A very well done battle. (+3) Now i have some plot holes to pick with Silver Kryptonite. It is something that bothered me on Smallville too in which it seems to pick and choose what is a hallucination and what is not. Which makes me wonder why he can't see Rhea holding Silver Kryptonite in her hand. What does he see instead anyway? (-1) In regards to the ending of the fight. It just makes sense. (WARNING: SUPERMAN FAN RAMBLE INCOMING) For one thing, an established thing in Superman lore is that Supergirl doesn't hold back as much as Clark does. Another thing about the fight was how Superman thought he was fighting Zod. So he deployed some fighting moves that Superman usually uses against him. However Kara's attacks from her training counter that. Allowing her the upper hand. Besides, she was knocked out by the end of it all, so quit whining about it everyone still pissed off about it!

Zod's cameo was pretty good. Hope to see more of him. However i doubt it. Unlike Lex and the other Superman villains, Zod doesn't fight Kara that much in comics. +1

Superman's respect and admiration of Winn was very great. Superman is just that guy who unlike most people who hangs out with some good friend, but never got to catch up in a while and they forget about him, Superman remembers. (+1) The show does have Superman compliment him of all people. Which felt really forced. Like seriously, do they really need Superman to approve of this to make the shippers happy? You don't just use Superman like that. -1

3/10

Clark and Kara call off the press in order to minimize collateral damage. (See Snyder? This is how you do it.) This leads to a comedic scene with Cat that has some good things going for it. For one thing, Kara having to pretend that she is a straight woman who is not related to Clark Kent in front of Cat who certainly doesn't hide her thoughts on him. Another reference to her being with Harrison Ford, this time in the form of a Star Wars reference. (my fun geeky supers :) +2)

Superman and Supergirl spar and talk about the moves Superman learned on Warworld. (+2) They then compare Lois and Clark to Kara and Mon-El's relationship and now it is just getting ridiculous. It was one thing to compare it to WestAllen, but it is another to compare it to the most iconic superhero relationship of all time. -2

Rhea and Supergirl face and their bargain is not upheld. (Because well, Rhea is evil) Anyway, an epic invasion happens with Mon-El, Miss Martian, J'onn, Superman and the White Martian Resistance. (+3) However it is in Rhea's favor when she activates her cannons on her ship. Forcing Supergirl to choose between activating a lead bomb and killing Mon-El and the Daxamites, or letting innocents die. The fact that the show has her contemplate this when it gets to humanity's most desperate hour is why this season in the end was not as good as Season one. There i said it. -2

6/10

Mon-El is sent off into space on a pod and i am giving this episode credit for doing the one thing needed. Get rid of him. Good riddance! So long and thanks for nothing Mon-El. +2

After Supergirl's great victory, everyone from Superman, Alex, and J'onn are rubbing it in her face on how single she is compared to them now. I don't know, it just looks very petty of them. -1

Alex suddenly marries Maggie after they were only together for half a year. Well guess i have to deal. To death due us part... or kids. -2

Cat now helps Kara up a little and then finally realizes that Kara is Supergirl! +2

Mon-El goes through space and finds a portal to the unknown 31st Century. +1

An end credits sequence shows us the potential of Season 3 by introducing the main antagonist Reign. +2

Episode gets a 12/10. No bonus score as Reign smashed it on her journey to Earth. Not reviewing for the next while till the time comes for Season 3's reviews.