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ninjagoat · 7 years

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Notes on Supergirl 3x05

I knew I was going to be disappointed with this episode. I was comfortable with being disappointed with this episode. I tossed out a 3600 fic in two days safe in the knowledge I would be disappointed with this episode.

I didn't know it would actively piss me off.

Anyways, onto the notes:

Fuck you, Andrew Kreisberg.

Do...do we actually need this bus scene? What is it actually for?

Incidentally, @supergirlstats tells me the bus driver has more screentime than Winn. Shit.

Also, how did Alex catch up anyway?

Okay, is Lena learning at Catco, or running Catco? Did they do the thing where they cut the explanatory scene from the previous episode for time, and then not replace it?

Fuck you, Andrew Kreisberg.

James does, at least, have a point about journalistic integrity here; and the news/commerce struggle could be interesting.

Okay, coming in to the Sanvers argument several days in is a nice touch.

This is the longest pointless Evil Speech Of Evil ever.

I've written two posts about how Kara's friendship with Lena could come into conflict with her journalistic integrity, and this has been resolved by dumping her journalistic integrity entirely.

Fuck you, Andrew Kreisberg.

That's an important point from last year just swept away, James.

How do you step down from a company that you own, but don't have an official position in, or does she run it?

And, of course, she instantly picks the most ethical flawless position on how the story should be reported, rendering the forty or so options I thought up irrelevant.

Followed by a short speech explaining why it's okay that she's going to be drowning in self-pity and wine later.

Fuck you, Andrew Kreisberg

I see Catco security is as great as ever.

The entire tone of this is how unfair all this is on Lena. Except, you know, she may have poisoned some kids. There should probably be some consequences.

Here's the thing: the press conference could actually be a good scene. It's big, it's performative, it is entirely a speech about how this affects her; which would be great choices, if I didn't think the show was taking it completely seriously.

And that's why you have body armour, James

Fuck you, Andrew Kreisberg; you mediocre, gammon-faced sex pest.

Why are we still doing this? Why do these stories all start with Kara being right, and then the rest of it being us learning exactly how she is right?

Jeremy Jordan doing his best without dialogue in an episode in which he has, quite literally, been side-lined.

We're acknowledging Winn helped build the device, but not in any way examining how he feels about that, or how his response contrasts or conflicts with Lena's. That's just shit writing.

If anyone new to this show thinks Winn is a sociopath, I won't blame them at all.

Fuck you, Andrew Kreisberg.

Now Lena's in the depression phase of Realising You Fucked Up.

Ms. McGrath really is giving her all in this, despite how woefully dull these story choices are.

These break-up scenes, on the other hand, are delightfully offbeat. They belong on a much better show.

Here it is: a world-class problem-solver is getting drunk and feeling sorry for herself instead of channelling her incredible intellect and infinite resources into solving the actual problems related to a thing she actually did, and no one will give her a kick up the arse.

"My whole life I was a pariah, first because I was rich..." This is class-A Ivanka Trump bullshit, right here, but again, the show - and Kara - won't call her out.

I have literally dashed out better versions of this story than this.

Fuck you, Andrew Kreisberg.

So you don't even Winn for hacking anymore, Kara?

Ms. Leigh is great doing this why-i-want-kids speech.

Your friend at the FBI has a name, Kara. You used to enjoy his company.

Winn's upset he may have poisoned some kids, but he's showing up and doing the work, without whining about how it affects him. That's how you ally.

And his speech is great, but perhaps inappropriate.

And his relief that it wasn't the lead bomb.

Why wasn't Winn a bigger part of this episode, you fuckers?

You know, Ali Adler was EP for three seasons of the greatest love story ever told, and we were lucky to have her.

Who is random Asian agent? Why isn't Winn doing this dialogue? Why is he even in this scene? How long did this episode over-run?

At some point, we need to talk about how Lena went from being a well-intentioned but morally-flexible woman with her own agenda that didn't strictly speaking need Supergirl, but finds her useful; to a morally flawless Sad Puppy in constant need of rescue.

But we won't, because the fandom loves this development, and has wanked themselves half to death over it.

And now the kick up the arse. But to believe in herself. Not to make her get over herself.

Morgan Edge needs better lighting solutions.

If this is suggesting Kara might kill for Lena... FFS

Ms. McGrath more relaxed in this scene with James than I've ever seen her. This is good.

Is being eager to see how Jimmy screws up a good thing this time classed as shipping it?

Still gonna miss Maggie. And that last line! How did no-one GIF that?

'Sister.' I hate this episode, writers, but that had to feel good.

Two sisters! One of whom is betraying her trust right now, one of whom will in the near future. What could go wrong?

Alien Bar is now Hipster Bar. The Alien Bar is now a victim of gentrification.

Nice bit of Reign business at the end there.

Episodes since Winn and Lyra: 9. Tamzin Merchant has been talking about her time on Supergirl in the past tense for a while now, so I expect this number to keep going up.

Episodes since Winn and Lena: 5. I would guess this will stop at the Christmas party in 3x09, but who knows if he'll even be invited.

It was CHUCK, by the way.

Fuck you, Andrew Kreisberg.

#notes #Superglue #fuck you andrew kreisberg

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