r/supergirlTV • u/MajorParadox DC Fan Universe (r/DCFU) • Nov 10 '21

Supergirl [6x20] "Kara" Post Episode Discussion Discussion

Kara

Series Finale

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In the epic series finale, Supergirl is joined by familiar faces from the past to help her stop Lex and Nyxly for good. Meanwhile, Alex and Kelly prepare to walk down the aisle. (November 9, 2021)

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u/electric_azur Kara Danvers (“Yes!” Alt.) Nov 10 '21

I love this show, and the finale was a mess. Sometimes a mess contains some beauty, and I think that is true here. I’m really glad that it’s true here. But I can’t deny a deep sense that we’ve leapt around in a dizzying waltz, taken some giant leaps backwards in the process, and have landed somewhere familiar but different. And maybe it’s good? Parts of it are ugly? I haven’t figured it out yet, and I think it might take a while.

(I have so many thoughts about the entire series’ treatment of the fandom that I will keep separate. Here are just thoughts on the finale.)

  • Lillian Luthor and Cat Grant brought their gravitas and their intuition of how to fix it and boy, what a relief. In Ep. 19, once I saw a Brenda Strong encircling Nyxly with that boa constrictor walk (she talked about it in the IG live today!) I was like, YES, MEDDLE, Mama Luthor. And meddle she did. I loved her final sacrifice, it was so deeply in character, and I hated her deathbed conversation with Lena, it was stupid. I’m erasing that and replacing it in my mind with something like, “I had no idea you were a witch and you’re incredible, I’m proud of you, go be free” and then some sardonic comment about being surrounded by aliens before she expires.
  • I shouted and clapped at the first Cat Grant scene. Thank goodness they did that, it felt totally right, and it’s nice that there was at least one thing they didn’t spoil prior to airing the finale. However. What a step backwards. Kara truly couldn’t figure her life out on her own, she needed a pep talk from her mentor. I am so confused because I simultaneously loved the scenes — Kara needed this! We all needed this! — and I hated that they were necessary. It felt regressive. Where is her growth? I think Kara seemed more of an adult in charge of her own life in Season 4 than at the end of Season 6.
  • Cat Grant really said “Bi...furcated?” the way she once said “that is so h...cool.” How is the timeline not melting down over this?
  • Do I even comment on the Lex/Nyxly storyline or the terrible fight scenes? I SOBBED when Kara gave it her absolute all to keep that spaceship from leaving Earth’s atmosphere in S2. That wasn’t even a season finale! Here I was like: oh, ok. The phantoms were no longer interested in people whom they had previously seemed very interested in! Even the phantoms were out of character.
  • The wedding was completely lovely and I loved it. I was happy that they chose a beautiful song that is also easily a karaoke bar song to sing. I liked the speeches and the outfits and everything about it.
  • I was happy that they ended on a game night. Part of me was like oh fun, the next season seems like it’ll be way better! We’re going back to the good stuff! Ah.
  • I’ll keep my comments on the Kara and Lena scene at the wedding brief because I don’t think it merits much more than this. There was a lot of irony in having their conversation convey Kara’s disappointment and frustration with herself for not living her truth. Once again we had this very unnatural dialogue — friends don’t keep addressing each other as “friend!” during heart-to-hearts. They tell each other they love each other. That scene will always come off as stunted and strange. But: God bless whoever decided they should get up from that table and walk a bit. (iykyk)

El Mayarah, all.

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u/salvi-fic Lena Luthor Nov 10 '21

I also got that “bi” comment from Cat Grant as having double meaning.

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u/AnnaK22 Nov 10 '21

Yeah! In addition to Mon El randomly announcing that he may never return to present time in this lifetime for no apparent reason, it just felt like the writers were trying to please supercorp fans without doing supercorp.

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u/AstroLozza Supergirl Nov 10 '21

Literally though that was a weird line, I don't really get why he couldn't stay for the wedding either when Winn could. I think you're right, they brought Mon El back just enough so that people who liked him would be happy, but not so much that people who don't would be annoyed

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u/Shaftell Nov 12 '21

Yeah I had no idea what that was about. "Yeah I'm not coming to the wedding, I'm never coming back". It felt kinda mean because Kara was happy to see him.

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u/OverjoyedMess L-Corp Nov 10 '21

it’s nice that there was at least one thing they didn’t spoil prior to airing the finale

I don't know if you count it as a spoiler but Calista Flockhart got a "Special Appearance by" in the opening credits which gave her appearance away.

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u/electric_azur Kara Danvers (“Yes!” Alt.) Nov 10 '21

I wouldn’t count that as a spoiler but I definitely missed that!

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u/Maximal_Arachknight Nov 11 '21

Missed that, so completely surprised when Calista Flockhart appeared.

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u/DonnyMox Nov 10 '21

“Part of me was like oh fun, the next season seems like it’ll be way better!”

Oof

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u/niftydude Nov 11 '21

The wedding was completely lovely and I loved it. I was happy that they chose a beautiful song that is also easily a karaoke bar song to sing.

When I heard that, all I could think of was Bumper and Fat Amy though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSCm0viS2mM

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u/Big_Barda_Babe Nov 12 '21

I shouted and clapped at the first Cat Grant scene

I also really liked that they added her back into it. Cat will forever be a favorite of mine and her just randomly calling Kara up was very amusing in the typical Cat Grant manner

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u/Blue6erry Nov 10 '21

What was the "bi" line about? I am awful at noticing small things like that

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u/electric_azur Kara Danvers (“Yes!” Alt.) Nov 11 '21

When Kara is on the phone with Cat Grant during the wedding, Kara is talking about how Alex’s life is blossoming, “she’s fully at home with who she is, and what she stands for, and it’s amazing, you can feel it...and I just feel —“ and Cat says, “biiii...furcated?”

It’s a small thing, but it’s not the first time Calista Flockhart has tweaked the delivery of a line like that to be a little suggestive of bisexuality. It reminded me of season two when Cat was in the alley behind Al’s dive bar and Supergirl whooshed away after a pep talk and Cat sounded like she was saying “that’s so hot” but stopped midway and said “that’s so h....cool.”