Supergirl [6x08] "Welcome Back, Kara" Post Episode Discussion

[u/MajorParadox]

Welcome Back, Kara

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As Supergirl and Zor-El make their return to National City, they are determined to keep the Phantom Zone behind them and enjoy being superheroes together. Unfortunately, their overzealous efforts backfire, creating a whole new threat to National City. (August 24, 2021)

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[u/electric_azur]

I really liked this episode.

• The opening sequence with Brainy was delightful, much like the bat-spinning in the Midvale episode. I hope they continue to take advantage of Jesse Rath’s charismatic physicality.
• I loved all of the hugs. Kara and Alex do this bizarre lean-in towards Lena after her hug, like maybe they’re going in for a triple hug but decide not to? I really want to know what the director / editing team / cast were going for there. Just to drive us crazy?
• I was worried that we were going to go into multiple episodes of lengthy exposition about environmental collapse and instead we got a goofy trash golem monster-of-the-week that actually felt kind of scary, and this was good. As they listed all the different alien tech that had agglomerated, the layering of “uh oh”s was very classic and satisfying.
• When J’onn and Brainy were cautioning Zor-El and then conceded WITHOUT CONSULTING LENA I knew it was going to go badly. And then she comes down to see what’s going on and is like oh yeah you don’t wanna do that, here’s why.
• Brainy taunting the trash monster was fantastic, felt a little like Monty Python. This was a very good Brainy episode.
• It was also a great Kara episode! And Alex! And Lena! And Nia! I think I liked it so much because it gave so many of the central characters time to shine. (I’m assuming they are reserving Kelly time for upcoming episodes.)
• Supergirl FINALLY got to throw a bad guy directly into the Sun.
• In episode 6x07 (Fear Knot) I wondered whether Lena even knew that Nia Nal was Dreamer; she kept calling her Dreamer. I’m happy to see them reaching out to each other and bonding, and loved Lena keeping tabs on whether Nia is ok. Check in on your friends!
• Consider this my official complaint that we didn’t get a full view of the outfit Lena was wearing in her town car (presumably en route to the airport at the end — girl clearly kept that Luthor fortune when she left Luthorcorp). It looked fantastic! Dark patterned shirt under a black blazer with brass buttons, yes! [Edit: I’m looking at the screenshots on Twitter now and it looks like this was her outfit from the Tower, so I retract my complaint but am keeping the comment bc I love that look.]

Here’s hoping they keep up this cadence and make good choices going forward.

[u/Eternal_Density → u/electric_azur]

They really should have consulted Lena before throwing all the DEO's alien tech trash into the sun, tbh. Also Supergirl very nearly almost dragged it right into those powerlines.

I love that Lena called Nia and mentioned she'd previously called Kara. In past seasons there was so much "Lena is part of the friend group and is hanging out with them" that happened offscreen and got mentioned in passing after and I always wished we'd seen more of that. So this is good to see.

[u/GamineHoyden → u/Eternal_Density]

I was more on about the fact that the trash monster contains kryptonite which already harmed Kara and breached her suit. Then without repair to the suit or change to the kryptonite she just picks it up and flings it. I remember thinking that J'onn should've been the one to do that to protect Kara.

[u/Eternal_Density → u/GamineHoyden]

Yes, I was just adding an additional concern.