Season 2 (Supergirl)

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"For every child of Earth that cries out 'Why is this happening?', the answer... is 'Supergirl'."

—Rhea^[src]

The second season of Supergirl premiered on October 10, 2016 on The CW and concluded on May 22, 2017. The season consisted of 22 episodes.

Synopsis

When she was 13 years old, Kara Zor-El escaped the doomed planet Krypton and was sent to earth where she was protected and raised by her foster parents, Jeremiah and Eliza Danvers and her foster sister, Alex. Under their supervision, Kara learned to conceal the phenomenal powers she shares with her famous cousin, Superman, in order to keep her identity a secret.

Years later, Kara was living a "normal" life in National City, assisting media mogul and fierce taskmaster Cat Grant and working beside her friend and IT technician Winslow "Winn" Schott and famous photographer James Olsen, who Grant hired away from Metropolis's Daily Planet. When Alex's life was threatened in a plane crash, Kara took to the sky to rescue her. In the aftermath, Kara decided she could no longer sit on the sidelines and came out as Supergirl. She now balances her job at CatCo with her work at the Department of Extra-Normal Operations (DEO), a super-secret government agency where Alex also works. At first, the head of the DEO, Hank Henshaw, was resistant to Supergirl joining the DEO, until it was revealed that Hank was actually J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter, who had promised Jeremiah Danvers on his deathbed that he would protect both Alex and Kara. It has since been discovered that Jeremiah is actually alive and being held by Cadmus, a dangerous quasi-military organization that sees all aliens as threats. In Season One, Supergirl soared fighting crime and battling various villains, chief among them two Kryptonians who were intent on destroying earth, but she has yet to find that same empowerment as Kara Danvers.

Now, in Season Two, Kara has left the safety of being Cat Grant's assistant in order to figure out what she really wants to do, while as Supergirl she continues to work at the DEO., protecting the citizens of National City and searching for Jeremiah and Cadmus. Along the way, she will team up with Superman to battle new villains, as she strives to balance her personal life with her life as a superhero.^[src]

Cast

Main cast

Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers/Supergirl
Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen/Guardian
Chyler Leigh as Dr. Alex Danvers
Jeremy Jordan as Winn Schott
Floriana Lima as Maggie Sawyer
Chris Wood as Mon-El/Mike Matthews
David Harewood as Director J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter and Hank Henshaw/Cyborg Superman

Recurring cast

Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent/Superman
Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant
Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor
Brenda Strong as Dr. Lillian Luthor
Andrea Brooks as Eve Teschmacher
Frederick Schmidt as John Corben/Metallo
Ian Gomez as Snapper Carr
Lynda Carter as President Olivia Marsdin
Sharon Leal as M'gann M'orzz/Miss Martian
Dean Cain as Dr. Jeremiah Danvers
Helen Slater as Dr. Eliza Danvers
Kevin Sorbo as Lar Gand
Teri Hatcher as Rhea
Curtis Lum as Demos
Tamzin Merchant as Lyra Strayd

Episodes

#	Episode name	Directed by	Story by	Teleplay by	Original airdate
1	"The Adventures of Supergirl"	Glen Winter	Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg & Ali Adler		October 10, 2016
When a new threat emerges in National City, Kara/Supergirl teams up with her cousin, Clark Kent/Superman, to stop it. Kara is thrilled to have family in town but it leaves Alex feeling a bit left out. Meanwhile, J'onn and Supergirl are stunned by the pod that came crashing to Earth.
2	"The Last Children of Krypton"	Glen Winter	Robert Rovner & Caitlin Parrish		October 17, 2016
Cadmus attacks National City with a kryptonite powered villain who ends up seriously hurting Supergirl. Superman blames J'onn because the Kryptonite was stolen from the D.E.O.. Meanwhile, Kara's first day at her new job doesn't go as planned after she meets her new boss, Snapper Carr.
3	"Welcome to Earth"	Rachel Talalay	Jessica Queller & Derek Simon		October 24, 2016
An attack is made on the President as hot-button, alien vs. human rights issues heat up in National City. Supergirl and the D.E.O. are assigned to protect the President and bring in the responsible party. Alex teams up with Detective Maggie Sawyer to investigate the case while Kara searches for a recently escaped Mon-El, who she fears may be the alien behind the assault.
4	"Survivors"	James Marshall	Paula Yoo & Eric Carrasco		October 31, 2016
When Kara and Alex investigate the murder of an unregistered alien, the trail leads to an alien fight club run by Roulette, the ringmaster who commands aliens to fight in mortal combat for the entertainment of rich humans. While trying to stop the fighting, Supergirl and Martian Manhunter find themselves up against a surprising opponent. Meanwhile, Hank is thrilled to have found another Martian and tries to get to know M'gann better. Supergirl takes Mon-El under her wing and begins to train him.
5	"Crossfire"	Glen Winter	Gabriel Llanas & Anna Musky-Goldwyn		November 7, 2016
Supergirl must beat a ruthless new gang who has been armed with dangerous new alien technology. When Cadmus sends a video to the D.E.O., the team realizes Cadmus is the one staffing the criminals for a secret mission. Meanwhile, Kara gets Mon-El a job as an intern at CatCo, James makes an important decision and Lena invites Kara to attend one of her fundraisers.
6	"Changing"	Larry Teng	Greg Berlanti	Andrew Kreisberg & Caitlin Parrish	November 14, 2016
Guardian debuts to lend a hand after a parasite alien drains Supergirl of her power. Mon-El considers a less than desirable new career which then leads him to contemplate his motives. Alex struggles with a new reality.
7	"The Darkest Place"	Glen Winter	Robert Rovner & Paula Yoo		November 21, 2016
While Guardian tries to clear his name after being accused of a murder committed by another vigilante, Supergirl heads out on a solo mission to rescue Mon-El who has been captured by Cadmus. While fighting to free Mon-El, Supergirl comes face to face with Cyborg Superman.
8	"Medusa"	Stefan Pleszczynski	Jessica Queller & Derek Simon		November 28, 2016
Eliza comes to town to celebrate Thanksgiving with her daughters. Alex decides it's time to come out to her mother; Kara is shocked when Eliza suggests Mon-El has feelings for her, and Winn and James consider telling Kara the truth about the Guardian. Meanwhile, Cadmus unleashes a virus that instantly kills any alien in the vicinity so Kara enlists an unexpected ally - Lena Luthor. The epic superhero crossover kicks off tonight when Barry Allen and Cisco Ramon seek Kara's help with an alien invasion on their Earth.
9	"Supergirl Lives"	Kevin Smith	Andrew Kreisberg	Eric Carrasco & Jess Kardos	January 23, 2017
Kara is moved by the story of a missing woman named Izzy and decides to investigate despite Snapper Carr's order to leave it alone. Kara takes Mon-El with her to the last place Izzy was seen and the duo find themselves thrust through a portal to another planet, Slaver's Moon, where the downtrodden are sold as slaves. The leader of the trafficking ring is none other than Roulette. To make matters worse, Slaver's Moon has a red sun, which means Kara and Mon-El are stripped of their powers and stuck on the planet with no way home. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Alex blames herself for Kara's disappearance, fearing she's become too focused on her new relationship with Maggie and too complacent in watching out for her sister.
10	"We Can Be Heroes"	Rebecca Johnson	Caitlin Parrish Katie Rose Rogers		January 30, 2017
After Livewire seemingly breaks out of prison, Supergirl is intent on recapturing her. After training Mon-El, Supergirl takes him with her when she sees Livewire attack the NCPD but things go awry when Mon-El puts Supergirl before the citizens of National City. Meanwhile, James decides to come clean with Kara and M’gann, has a psychic attack and collapses into a coma.
11	"The Martian Chronicles"	David McWhirter	Gabriel Llanas & Anna Musky-Goldwyn		February 6, 2017
Armek, a White Martian, descends on National City intent on taking M'gann back to Mars to face her punishment as a traitor. J'onn and Supergirl determine the best way to keep M'gann safe is to bring her to the D.E.O.. However, when it is revealed that Armek shape-shifted into M'gann and is now loose in the building, the team realize he could be disguised as any one of them.
12	"Luthors"	Tawnia McKiernan	Robert Rovner & Cindy Lichtman		February 13, 2017
After Metallo breaks out of prison and frees Lillian Luthor, the police blame Lena for his escape and arrest her. Despite overwhelming evidence, Kara refuses to believe her friend is guilty and fights to clear Lena's name. Flashbacks reveal how Lena came to be a Luthor. Meanwhile, Alex introduces Maggie to the gang.
13	"Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk"	Stefan Pleszczynski	Jessica Queller & Sterling Gates		February 20, 2017
When Mr. Mxyzptlk, a magical imp, shows up on Earth and declares his love for Kara, she tries to let him down easy, thinking him harmless. However, he decides it's a challenge and starts to wreak havoc on National City. Mon-El has seen beings like Mr. Mxyzptlk on Daxam and knows how dangerous they can be. He and Kara argue over how to get rid of Mr. Mxyzptlk, further straining their relationship. Meanwhile, Alex and Maggie celebrate their first Valentine's Day together.
14	"Homecoming"	Larry Teng	Caitlin Parrish & Derek Simon		February 27, 2017
When Jeremiah Danvers is rescued from Cadmus, Alex and Kara are thrilled to have their father back. The Danvers arrange a family dinner to celebrate but things go awry when a suspicious Mon-El starts to question Jeremiah about his sudden return.
15	"Exodus"	Michael Allowitz	Paula Yoo & Eric Carrasco		March 6, 2017
As Alex searches for Jeremiah and Kara investigates a series of alien kidnappings, the sisters realize they must break the rules to foil a new Cadmus plot. In an effort to get Snapper Carr to run a story that would help her stop Cadmus, Kara agrees to set up an interview between Snapper and Supergirl.
16	"Star-Crossed"	John Medlen	Katie Rose Rogers & Jess Kardos		March 20, 2017
A new villain comes to National City, putting Supergirl on high alert. Meanwhile, Winn's girlfriend, Lyra, gets Winn in trouble with the law. Maggie attempts to help Winn but old loyalties get in the way. The Music Meister attacks Supergirl.
17	"Distant Sun"	Kevin Smith	Anna Musky-Goldwyn & Gabriel Llanas		March 27, 2017
A large bounty is put out on Supergirl and aliens from far and near attack National City intent on taking out the woman of steel. Alex and Maggie run into Maggie's ex-girlfriend, Emily, who is in town for a week. J'onn gets an interesting order from President Marsdin.
18	"Ace Reporter"	Armen V. Kevorkian	Paula Yoo & Caitlin Parrish		April 24, 2017
Lena’s ex-boyfriend, Jack Spheer, comes to National City to unveil his big breakthrough in nano-technology, which has the potential to eradicate all diseases. Lena asks Kara to attend Jack’s conference with her for support. When Kara sees Snapper in attendance she’s inspired to tap back into her reporter skills and questions Jack on his discovery, which ultimately leads to a bigger investigation that puts everyone in danger
19	"Alex"	Rob Greenlea	Eric Carrasco & Greg Baldwin		May 1, 2017
Alex is kidnapped and the kidnapper threatens to kill her unless Supergirl releases a notorious criminal from prison. Supergirl and Maggie have always had different approaches to apprehending criminals but this time they must work together to save Alex. Meanwhile, Rhea has an interesting proposal for Lena.
20	"City of Lost Children"	Ben Bray	Robert Rovner	Gabriel Llanas & Anna Musky-Goldwyn	May 8, 2017
When an alien attacks National City, Supergirl and the DEO learn the alien is a Phorian, an otherwise peaceful race with telekinetic powers. Guardian gets a lead on the Phorian's address but instead of finding the culprit, he finds a very scared boy named Marcus. Marcus will only trust James so it is up to Guardian to stop the attacks on the city. Rhea's plan escalates.
21	"Resist"	Millicent Shelton	Jessica Queller & Derek Simon		May 15, 2017
Supergirl grapples with whether or not to obey the President’s orders regarding Rhea’s latest actions. Meanwhile, Cat Grant returns to National City.
22	"Nevertheless, She Persisted"	Glen Winter	Andrew Kreisberg & Jessica Queller	Robert Rovner & Caitlin Parrish	May 22, 2017
Supergirl challenges Rhea to battle to save National City. Meanwhile, Superman returns and Cat Grant offers Supergirl some sage advice.

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References

Supergirl season 2
"The Adventures of Supergirl" • "The Last Children of Krypton" • "Welcome to Earth" • "Survivors" • "Crossfire" • "Changing" • "The Darkest Place" • "Medusa" • "Supergirl Lives" • "We Can Be Heroes" • "The Martian Chronicles" • "Luthors" • "Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk" • "Homecoming" • "Exodus" • "Star-Crossed" • "Distant Sun" • "Ace Reporter" • "Alex" • "City of Lost Children" • "Resist" • "Nevertheless, She Persisted"