SUPERGIRL is an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), Superman’s (Kal-El) cousin who, after 12 years of keeping her powers a secret on Earth, decides to finally embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be. Twelve-year-old Kara escaped the doomed planet Krypton with her parents’ help at the same time as the infant Kal-El. Protected and raised on Earth by her foster family, the Danvers, Kara grew up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex (Chyler Leigh), and learned to conceal the phenomenal powers she shares with her famous cousin in order to keep her identity a secret. Years later at 24, Kara lives in National City assisting media mogul and fierce taskmaster Cat Grant (Golden Globe Award winner Calista Flockhart), who just hired the Daily Planet’s former photographer, James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks), as her new art director. However, Kara’s days of keeping her talents a secret are over when Hank Henshaw (David Harewood), head of a super-secret agency where her sister also works, enlists her to help them protect the citizens of National City from sinister threats. Though Kara will need to find a way to manage her newfound empowerment with her very human relationships, her heart soars as she takes to the skies as Supergirl to fight crime. Greg Berlanti (“The Flash,” “Arrow”), Ali Adler, Sarah Schecter and Andrew Kreisberg are executive producers for Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. The pilot was directed by Glen Winter (“Arrow”).
So now for my thoughts. Overall I think the trailer looked great! I loved the shots we got and the lightheartedness of the show. Supergirl has never been an angsty Batman type character so I'm glad we didn't go that way. Melissa looks fantastic as Supergirl and although I had my doubts about her when she was first cast, she looks perfect in this trailer!! The short action scenes we caught a glance of were pretty badass and I'm looking forward to Kara kicking ass. The costume also looks much better on screen than in the pictures because it's not as dark as I first thought it was.
I know there's been a lot of complaints that the trailer makes the show look like a romantic comedy but I disagree. Despite the cheesy song at the end, the trailer makes Kara look like any other superhero. It gives off a lot of the Flash-type vibes and I think a lot of this first trailer is meant to show how empowering she is as a female. Each show usually drops a bunch of trailers with different vibes to them and this one is a little cheerier but the next one might be different. It's kind of rough to judge a show by the trailer and there's still plenty to be happy about.
I am a little worried however about the whole procedural aspect of the show because I've never been a fan. For example, iZombie would be so much better if they took out the cases and I think I'll feel the same way about Supergirl. I might give it a slight pass though if the procedural stuff is similar to the Flash where there's a "big bad of the week" sort of thing but then again, the Flash pilot started out differently than what it is now so maybe they'll drop the procedural part later on. Most shows usually do because a serialized storyline is always better.
Overall I'm definitely going to be checking out this show and I'm very pumped for it. If you have doubts, at least check out the first three episodes and remember, this is coming from the same guys who write Arrow and Flash so have some faith. It's okay to have a few bad episodes.
xoxo Allie
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