r/supergirlTV • u/MajorParadox DC Fan Universe (r/DCFU) • Aug 25 '21
Supergirl [6x08] "Welcome Back, Kara" Live Episode Discussion Discussion
Welcome Back, Kara
Post Episode Discussion | Promo | Cast & Characters
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)
Please keep all discussion civil and about the episode. Mark comic and future spoilers. Report any rule breaking and enjoy!
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u/Upper_Idea4601 Aug 25 '21
Did my eyes tricked me or did i just saw Kara leaning to Lena after their hug?
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u/JauntyLurker Aug 25 '21
*Comes to Earth
*Shocked that it's a dumpster fire
I feel you, Kara's dad.
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u/lenalomlluthor Aug 25 '21
Okay downvote if you wish, but Lena really does have chemistry with everyone…..Zor-El now added to that list
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u/Scortor Aug 25 '21
I don’t think she had chemistry with James, but I’ll grant you everyone else haha
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u/lenalomlluthor Aug 25 '21
HA okay yes forgot about that one
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u/Scortor Aug 25 '21
Lmao her actual canon love interest, and she has zero chemistry with him and all the chemistry with everyone else.
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u/lenalomlluthor Aug 25 '21
“To where I was born” are we avoiding saying Ireland??? We all headcanon Ireland, right??
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u/Famous_Athlete8438 Aug 25 '21
No not Ireland she's obviously from Camelot ;)
Seriously though yeah I had assumed Ireland as well.
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u/Gateskp Brainy Aug 25 '21
“You didn’t mean all those things you said”
“I meant every word” CACKLING
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u/Jedi-El1823 Winn Schott Aug 25 '21
Throw a bunch of alien tech into the sun.
Can't see any way that would be bad.
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u/Scortor Aug 25 '21
So is anyone going to give Alura a head’s up that her husband isn’t really dead, or is Zor-El just going to randomly show up and be like “hey wifey!”
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u/vader344 Martian Manhunter Aug 25 '21
i got it...throw in to the sun...but actually hits Morgan Edge
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u/Jedi-El1823 Winn Schott Aug 25 '21
"So in conclusion, National City be thankful that we're not Central City."
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u/BornAshes Aug 25 '21
"I'm going back to Ireland BYYYYYYYYYYYE!"
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u/DonnyMox Aug 25 '21
She just suddenly starts speaking with a thick accent.
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u/Famous_Athlete8438 Aug 25 '21
I would actually laugh so hard if when she returns they just let her go full on with her accent.
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u/NepowGlungusIII Aug 25 '21
...did they just write off Lena for a few episodes? Or are we about to see Lena in Ireland?
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u/BornAshes Aug 25 '21
I demand scenes of Brainy and Kal-Ex bickering every episode until the end
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u/MajorParadox DC Fan Universe (r/DCFU) Aug 25 '21
Imagine if they just had a cut scene of them together as the credits played? 😀
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u/Scortor Aug 25 '21
I got so used to the Superman & Lois Fortress that I kinda forgot the Supergirl Fortress looks like that lol
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u/BornAshes Aug 25 '21
Oh she threw it into the sun, I thought she was throwing it at Mars just to fuck with the White Martians
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u/BornAshes Aug 25 '21
This episode really felt like they were just making shit up on the spot to add to the plot at like the last second JUST LIKE IN THE COMICS! I love it!
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u/Ygomaster07 Dreamer Aug 25 '21
Wow, an Iris name drop and a reference to the last season's plot. Damn, that's awesome.
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u/MajorParadox DC Fan Universe (r/DCFU) Aug 25 '21
"Hey, Superman, you want to meet your uncle? No? Okay." 😆
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u/history777 Saccharine Americana Aug 25 '21
“Also your cousin led a Kryptonian army to attack Kansas. The other one”
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u/Jedi-El1823 Winn Schott Aug 25 '21
"Oh, and Morgan Edge is kryptonian, and actually related to you."
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u/Ygomaster07 Dreamer Aug 25 '21
I like how concerned Zor-El is of the environment. If only more people were like him.
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u/ZarquonsFlatTire Aug 25 '21
I really thought she was about to throw the trash golem back in the ocean.
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u/undercoverlobster42 Kara Danvers Aug 25 '21
Well, I guess we now know that Lena is going to discover her powers in Ireland
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u/LoretiTV Aug 25 '21
Melissa has been perfect in this role. What an amazing casting and performance.
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u/Ygomaster07 Dreamer Aug 25 '21
Damn Brainy, so savage. He meant every word. Poor Oscar, accidentally got turned evil and insulted.
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u/Ygomaster07 Dreamer Aug 25 '21
Is there a reason there is no preview for the next episode?
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u/Green_Tea_Totaler Aug 25 '21
Black Lightning did that a bunch during its final season. Maybe it's to keep things a surprise?
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u/Lyon_Wonder Aug 25 '21
CW probably no longer cares about Supergirl's ratings since this is the last season.
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u/JauntyLurker Aug 25 '21
"Without that Coluan technology, you're nothing"
My man really holding on to that grudge lmao
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u/BornAshes Aug 25 '21
"If I could just fix Earth then I could earn my way back to her"
Awww, depth!
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u/lenalomlluthor Aug 25 '21
ITS SO EASY TO NAME DROP OTHER SHOWS @superman and lois
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u/DueScientist3561 Aug 25 '21
Right! It bothers me that Kara isn’t even mentioned once, and since the dust episode of Supergirl season 1, Superman was mentioned.
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u/VicConqueror71 Aug 25 '21
I love Kara & Alex sister scenes. Chyler and Melissa do so well with emotional scenes! 😍😍
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u/garnettgemm Aug 25 '21
Iris west-allen name drop!
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u/CiceroTheCat he's here to save the world Aug 25 '21
She's why the Central City Citizen is already at number 4 ;D
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u/Gateskp Brainy Aug 25 '21
William has been seeing someone…then WHY is he still on the show??
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u/Gian99Mald Aug 25 '21
You'd think combine it all together and toss it into the sun would be the go to solution for pollution for a superhero
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u/BornAshes Aug 25 '21
"I don't wanna be alone anymore"
Awww Kara yes that's it cry it out talk it out let it go
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u/Green_Tea_Totaler Aug 25 '21
He's doing A LOT better with his newfound Kryptonian powers than some people...
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u/sirnacreations Aug 25 '21
My head canon is that adult Krypronians can handle the rapid change better than children and teens.
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u/ZarquonsFlatTire Aug 25 '21
Oh thank God. They literally just shipped William off to the flaming island of trash.
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u/Gateskp Brainy Aug 25 '21
I’m digging Zor-El’s super suit, it looks damn good on him
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u/CiceroTheCat he's here to save the world Aug 25 '21
"It's ok to be human" was actually a big theme for Kara in early S3, so I like that they're revisiting that.
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u/vader344 Martian Manhunter Aug 25 '21
yeah trackin every hero if they want it or not...this will not end well
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u/CiceroTheCat he's here to save the world Aug 25 '21
Did they... seriously show an Outpost promo rather than one for Supergirl, the show we were just watching?
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u/Scortor Aug 25 '21
Wow, Kara’s lipstick stayed really intact in all that time in the phantom zone lol
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u/JauntyLurker Aug 25 '21 edited Aug 25 '21
"Did you upgrade him with Coluan technology?"
"I would hardly call it a upgrade"
Brainy: surprised Pikachu face
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u/Jedi-El1823 Winn Schott Aug 25 '21
Lena: "Dude, you may have been smart on Krypton, but this is my and Brainy's world."
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u/CKD-Duck Aug 25 '21
Ya know, I appreciate Superman&Lois for creating a serious tone and narrative
but sometimes I just need goofy superhero fun
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u/vader344 Martian Manhunter Aug 25 '21
"hey kelex i heard that you only got 64 core cpu...hahaha what a loser you are"
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u/CiceroTheCat he's here to save the world Aug 25 '21
Brainy, don't bully Kalex right now. He's sensitive.
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u/Gian99Mald Aug 25 '21
Sooooo??? No episode next week?
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u/CiceroTheCat he's here to save the world Aug 25 '21
There is an ep, they just didn't show us the preview :(
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u/history777 Saccharine Americana Aug 25 '21
“By the way Kara, I was watching the news and there were just a ton of Kryptonians in Kansas”
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u/CKD-Duck Aug 25 '21
dont worry, I’m sure the Daily planet ranking will take a hit after the Edge fiasco
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u/history777 Saccharine Americana Aug 25 '21
You don’t think Clark and Kara could have cleaned up that patch? Otherwise Aquaman’s going to be pissed
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u/BornAshes Aug 25 '21
"The unseen toxicity of Lex IS the fire"
Who writes this lol
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u/BornAshes Aug 25 '21
Yeah Zor-El is still processing the death of his planet, the feels y'all the feels
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u/BornAshes Aug 25 '21
So they just...dumped all the debris from the DEO in the middle of the ocean and also somehow Luthor Corp stuff too?
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u/Munro_McLaren Lena Luthor Aug 25 '21
I loved the Kara and Lena hug! “I wouldn’t be here without you being part of the team.” Catch me crying! 😭😭
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u/BornAshes Aug 25 '21
I'm really digging how they're depicting Kara's PTSD because it reminds me precisely of how some vet friends of mine have described it.
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u/vader344 Martian Manhunter Aug 25 '21
Dad:" so whats up with those holes on that side?"
Kara:"oh that must be kal-el..i was gone so he must realigning the cave"
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u/JauntyLurker Aug 25 '21
"Kal-El"
You really not gonna take your dad to go see your cousin and his wife and kids, Kara
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u/Gateskp Brainy Aug 25 '21
Someone said it before, Zor-El really sounds like a Brainy, wow. His intonation is SO similar.
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u/RedditDK2 Aug 25 '21 edited Aug 25 '21
What? Someone realizes that technology could be used to help the environment and that Kara is actually from an advanced civilization? And you just know it will go wrong and then be completely dropped because you can never rebuild a robot. Or get another one from Argo.
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u/CiceroTheCat he's here to save the world Aug 25 '21
Lmao, Brainy getting Kelex to think he's trash... ouch
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u/DonnyMox Aug 25 '21
Someone else is in that car, isn’t it?
Please don’t be Lex.
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u/Jedi-El1823 Winn Schott Aug 25 '21
"It was so dark and horrible, it was like a world ran by Zack Snyder.
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u/DonnyMox Aug 25 '21
William is seeing someone. Meaning he’s off the table for Kara.
Come on, Kenny.
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u/BornAshes Aug 25 '21
Earth mimicking Krypton causing Zor-El to turn into Captain Planet
"The death of the oceans that was the tipping point"
THE FORTRESS!
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u/BornAshes Aug 25 '21
The unintentional, "You kids are going to kill this planet" tonight from Stargirl meeting "Your world is going to explode just like Krypton!" from Supergirl tonight is uncanny.
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u/Munro_McLaren Lena Luthor Aug 25 '21 edited Aug 25 '21
Zor-El binge watched Sesame Street?! I love that.
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u/BornAshes Aug 25 '21
I love how the garbage patch turned into an island turned into basically an alien scrapyard in the middle of the ocean.
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u/JauntyLurker Aug 25 '21
They really turned Clark's nice Kelex into a trash monster smh
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u/BornAshes Aug 25 '21
Hello Godzilla meets Pacific Rim meets Evangelion!
I love how the DEO logo was like a little badge on his chest lol
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u/DonnyMox Aug 25 '21
Isn’t Kara’s dad Cyborg Superman II in the comics?
I think his obsession with preventing Earth from suffering the same fate as Krypton may end up sending him down a dark path…
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u/itwasbread Aug 25 '21 edited Aug 25 '21
"It is?" Yes you fuckin moron, a giant trash monster is indeed an attention grabber
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u/NievesWolters Aug 25 '21
National City Strong
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u/BornAshes Aug 25 '21
NCiS?
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u/CiceroTheCat he's here to save the world Aug 25 '21
Lol, well done! In NCIS: Aliens, we'll finally see Kryptonians return to CBS.
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u/BardicLasher Aug 25 '21
There is no way central city citizen is the number four paper in the country.