A Super Disappointment I don't normally review TV series anymore after my sudden departure from that media last year, but it doesn't mean I haven't stopped watching them. Although, lately I have noticed that I am being pushed further away from this media by plots and new tropes that have soured so many series for me. I really hoped that Supergirl was going to be as good as Arrow and the Flash, especially since they share creators, but, if this first episode is any indication, this series is nowhere near as fun as I hoped. Normally I try to steer away from ranting about something, thus many of my feelings are never published, but this premiere nails so many of my disgusts and fears that it needed to be said. I really disliked Supergirl. Why? …show more content…
I really enjoy properly choreographed action scenes, but the fights in the Supergirl premiere was full of extremely short and choppy sequences which made it difficult to follow. Plus, the fighting looked so fake and unrealistic that it was full of “yeah, right” moments. Sure, these are aliens with extreme strength, but the way they fought just would never have worked. Super strength would work just like it does with regular people, only harder; they wouldn't defy physics! Also, what was up with her suit? Why was her cape the only thing that got damaged? Why didn't the rest of her uniform get shredded or full of holes in her fights. She may a woman-of-steel, but her clothing certainly isn't. It just felt really, really lazy. -- Plus, did her “normal” version need to look like the original Felicity Smoak?! Then, (yes, there's even more) we get the awful conversations that seemed to exist only to tell the audience what is going on. If they were afraid we couldn't figure out what was happening, why not give us the conversation that the characters obviously had? And, is she able to hear what her “allies” are saying? If so, how? It is never explained that she can, which makes a certain “you can do it” scene feel even more