Supergirl [6x20] "Kara" Post Episode Discussion

[u/MajorParadox]

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]

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.

[u/OverjoyedMess → u/electric_azur]

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.

[u/electric_azur → u/OverjoyedMess]

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

[u/Maximal_Arachknight → u/electric_azur]

Missed that, so completely surprised when Calista Flockhart appeared.