Vampires feel a little low-brow for this show at this point. And he's a gay vampire from a Vampire planet that is apparently the source of the entire vampire myth? So, what, this guy's been on Earth for centuries? I dunno, I feel like the show could've done something more interesting here.
How else can Kara one-up Superman one last time? Both of her biological parents are still alive! So not only has Zor-El been recast but now he looks as much like he's channeling Russel Crowe as Post-Crisis Jor-El does. I guess that's the family resemblance. Although the tendency for Zor-El to go crazy in modern adaptions makes me worried for what he might be like outside the Phantom Zone.
Andrea using CatCo to go after Lex feels disingenuous when it's for a personal grudge and like she still hasn't learned her lesson. I mean, Cat would've been all over it but for actual journalistic reasons. And then she just saddles Nia with running the story and insinuating she'd bail them out of jail if they went too far to cover the story (basically daring her to get arrested). I just don't think Andrea knows what she's doing beyond her own personal desires she wants the company to fulfill. She even tries to use Lena again for information, but at least now it seems like the two might finally reconcile.
Are we just going to ignore the elephant in the room of Eve killing Jeremiah Danvers? Although Alex has enough anxiety to worry about at this point.
Miss Martian with a gun was...something. At least J'onn had the decency to use his telepathy.
Did this trial have to come down to Lex Luthor blaming uppity women for trying to bring down a man in power? I mean, it worked, but still. Just felt more trying to play up current events or politics than something I think Lex would actually do, but it worked so...I dunno. Lex Luthor has +1 Speech and Charisma I guess. Poor Otis disappointed he didn't get to blow anybody up
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So Lex is free again. Who is the main villain of this season? Lex? The person releasing the Phantoms in the Phantom Zone? I'm just not clear on the direction of this season yet beyond being Kara's swan song.
I feel like they're kind of downplaying how close Lena personally was to lobotomizing and mind-controlling the entire planet. Although now it looks like she might end up being charged for her role in all this so...weirdly karmic, I guess?