DC TV Weekly #21

Supergirl 'Alex' Review
It's been so long since I've had to write up a positive review for Supergirl I fear I've forgotten how to do it. Or maybe it's not that this episode was necessarily that good, but all the usual bad things about Supergirl were missing for this episode. No James, Mon-El kept to a minimum, Supergirl acting like a hero, putting the focus on Alex, yeah, the usual signs of a good episode. All it was missing is some more Martian Manhunter action and it'd be ticking all the right boxes. The focus on Alex and Maggie this episode certainly gave the actors a chance to shine, giving probably some of the best performances they've ever given this season, as well as actually having some genuinely touching scenes. Yeah, good romantic dialogue in a superhero show, it's like spotting a unicorn. But my favourite part of the episode has to be how Supergirl saves the day, not by punching the problem, but by talking, using empathy, trying to legitimately help both parties, tying it in nicely to the opening scene where Maggie is trying to negotiate with the criminals. Though that did probably lead to the dumbest part of the episode, "The Supergirl Defence"? seriously? Supergirl isn't a vigilante, she works for the DEO, a government agency, an agency that apparently everyone knows Supergirl's secret identity, that just sounds like a recipe for disaster. But still, overall it was a solid episode. 7/10. Also Katie McGrath's accent is still shite.

The Flash 'I Know Who You Are' Review
...I am ready to be disappointed. I am ready for none of this to make any sense. Because The Flash has always played it loose with this thing called "logic", so when everything is explained, expect at least half of it to not make any sense, or contradict what has come before. In reality I don't have a reaction to this big twist, because this was a plot I was never interested in, so I don't care about the big reveal. I'm even less invested when it took 40 minutes of filler just to get to the actual plot progression. The big question for me is did the writers intentionally make this meta? The idea that Barry is the one making everything awful? Because it's either that, in which case it means they've intentionally been writing Barry poorly. Or they're so bad at writing they don't notice the symbolism in their own bad plot. I think that's really all I have to say. Boring episode stuffed with filler and generic action and character dilemmas that I really couldn't give two shits about. 3/10.

Arrow 'Underneath' Review
So I guess Olicity is back. Woopedy-fucking-do. It is strange how I left this episode having almost no reaction considering how similar it was to episode 17-my favourite episode of the season-it was small scale, had a lot of focus on Oliver as a character and no actual Green Arrow action. I suppose the same trick is less impressive a second time, or maybe it could be because the concept of Chase being able to break into their hideout, mess around to the point where he welded a door shut and somehow no one notices, is a bit far fetched. In fact now that I'm thinking about it, where did Chase learn all of this stuff? How is he this high a level of badass? Who taught him how to fight, how to be stealthy, and pretty much everything else he's done. *Sigh* I wish I was reviewing Riverdale instead, at least then I'll have stuff to talk about. 6/10.

-Danny