It started off ok but then….

I’ve been watching this as a semi “I have had a shitty day and don’t feel like watching anything that makes me think” show and it works. It’s light and cute and not as tragically bad as people make it out to be. Not every show has to alter your life. Cat Grant (Calista Flockheart) was the best thing about the show so when she leaves (The traitor producers jumped ship, left the US and shot in Toronto for the tax incentives to like their pockets with profits. She did not want to go to Canada so she was written out of the show.) I lost my interest in it a bit. For me she was the highlight and replacing her with the stereotypical gruff newshound just shows lack of imagination.

Yes, there are lots of cliches and political digs in the show (also not done well), the writing is weak, the characters bland, the romantic link between Jimmy Olsen and Supergirl stupid but there is a charm underneath it all and it’s better than some of the others (ermmm…. Iron Fist… cough cough).

written by the last green martian (no, really, I am)

Then…..

…. we get a loadful of topics by the writers and producers crammed into the storyline. From gender issues to racial issues, ageism, and political jabs (“promises of making National City great again” – an actual line from an earlier show). While I would have really enjoyed this show. The characters and acting are top notch. If not for the writers (and those that allow these opinions to stay in the script) it would have been great. As it is it is a constant reminder that everything needs to be made into a soapbox by hollywood. Shot in Canada btw. So much for patriotism. Why don’t they all just stay there.

In another episode, more preaching by the writers. This time on the horrors of gun ownership. Every episode a sermon. Almost as bad as the Academy Award speeches by the better-than-everyone-else hollywood elite. Give it a rest. People don’t watch supergirl to listen to your opinions.

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