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nooneofconsequence posted:I mean it's nice to have a real villain rather than both-sidesing racists. Right? I'm still flummoxed as to how the writers thought that was a good dynamic for this show. "MAGA CHUDS are bad, but you know who else is bad? Antifa! Yup, they're just like this Manchester Black guy, who - wait a second, you're not supposed to like him!" Jon Cryer's killing it as Lex.
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howe_sam posted:Holy wow, that was some terrible CG Yeah they've had some questionable CG before but that was outright baaaaaad. That said this felt like a breath of fresh air, I was always a little worried about them trying to take on contemporary politics in such a "timely" fashion because that last time they tried that was the end of Season 2 with the Daxamite Invasion. They were so desperate to do a "Resistance" story line (people taking to the streets etc.) to tap into how angry they were and it fell so horribly flat. It's always well intentioned with show but the execution is always half baked when they try that stuff. But hey we've got two months left in the season and things look promising. Which based on the last two years means this thing is about to sail off a loving cliff.
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nooneofconsequence posted:Booo go with the real sickle and hammer. I didn't even realize they swapped it until the suit reveal. The cyrillic title was pretty boss tho! Also, can I get a gif of Spetsnazgirl eating the choco cookies?
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ruddiger posted:Also, can I get a gif of Spetsnazgirl eating the choco cookies? Patiently waiting to see what the significance of that is gonna be, and I hope it isnt just some 'You're gonna be fighting Americans, so you should know what their candy tastes like' or whatever type of deal.
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I feel that was Luthor making friends, especially since she'd been living in high security prison and probably never tasted anything sweet before. He obviously knows enough about Kara to have deduced that sweets are the way to her heart.
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Maxwell Lord posted:He obviously knows enough about Kara to have deduced that sweets are the way to her heart. 
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Mar 25, 2019 20:36
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TwoPair posted:
Lex is both petty and egotistical. Targeting Big Blue as Clark doesn't address the animus Lex has against Supes and aliens like him.
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A Philip Jennings/The Americans reference? Magnificent.
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muscles like this! posted:Also drat that was some really bad CG with the Daily Planet model. it was soooooooo bad lol
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bring back old gbs posted:it was soooooooo bad lol It was bizarrely bad, especially because the rest of the episode looked pretty dang good and the CGI work overall has been pretty solid this season. Was it just because it was shiny or something?
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That wig made lex look like David Spade.A Fancy Hat posted:It was bizarrely bad, especially because the rest of the episode looked pretty dang good and the CGI work overall has been pretty solid this season. Inconsistent lighting and contrast is one of the big ways to tell how bad the CGI is.
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A Fancy Hat posted:It was bizarrely bad, especially because the rest of the episode looked pretty dang good and the CGI work overall has been pretty solid this season. They must have realized that the end of the last episode and beginning of this one didn't mesh properly and had to add that scene to make it all fit together? So they had like 3 days todo it or something and decided to go with a 30 second big budget CG fight  But that scene of Russian Supergirl flying through the clouds looking for the kid screaming help was one of the best flying scenes they've ever done. The lighting was great, and it all blended so nicely
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A Fancy Hat posted:It was bizarrely bad, especially because the rest of the episode looked pretty dang good and the CGI work overall has been pretty solid this season. Probably. That and it's a globe, which I don't think they've done before on the show. So they're having to make a whole new model and then work with the raw footage which (and I don't know behind the scenes stuff irt how superhero shows shoot superstrength stuff so maybe I'm wildly wrong) maybe had Cryer holding his arms in just a weird way that wouldn't work
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Kaznian Supergirl is too much of a mouthful. How about just (*googles furiously*) сверхgirl?
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Power to the People Girl. Too bad they've telegraphed how this will end, Power Girl will see Supergirl saving people when they fight and Lex will be "get her now!" and she'll be "wait what? No innocent people are being hurt" and Lex will try "No on is innocent!" and then those earings he gave her will explode and kryptonite Gas will flood out and either straight up kill her or nearly kill her and force her to go live in Argo City.
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I was behind a few episodes and just caught up. Man this Lex is so comic book and so great.
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Bruceski posted:Kaznian Supergirl is too much of a mouthful. How about just (*googles furiously*) сверхgirl? In the AV Club review and comments they call her Red Daughter. Though "Snowbird" is also an option.
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Closed captioning calls her Red Daughter too.
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TwoPair posted:Closed captioning calls her Red Daughter too. Also, didn't Lex call her that?
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I'm getting really tired of every time this plot comes up someone has to mention the connection to the Red Son series. How exactly is this connected to that anyways?
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Rhyno posted:I'm getting really tired of every time this plot comes up someone has to mention the connection to the Red Son series. ? What if a super being was raised in a communist state. How is it not obviously connected? Or is that 
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GigaPeon posted:Also, didn't Lex call her that? Yeah but he only calls her that at the very end so I can see why people might have either missed it or wanted to find something else to call her.
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I asked this before, but was immediately shot down since it didnt make sense, but now seeing that Lex has super strength that rivals Supergirls after taking the cure...Vietnamwees posted:I wonder what powers James is gonna get now that he got the cure. Though in hindsight it'll probably just be super strength like Lex.
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I'm not calling her that, it's stupid. If I need her help, I'll just yell "Skirt 2".
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Maxwell Lord posted:I come offering donuts! Who could refuse such a peace offering? I am so glad to see Carl Lumbly back.
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Oh God the Tessmacher family
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Stick that in your pipe and smoke it Lillian. They gave Harewood some red meat this week and he's tearing into it.
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Eve is going to be a fantastic villain. She's super smug and hateable. Also "ILoveLex" howe_sam posted:I am so glad to see Carl Lumbly back. Sassy dad was very good.
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Dear God, writers, stop trying to make this DEO storyline work. It’s irredeemable. Kara should have quit ages ago. Making Haley marginally less abrasive isn’t going to do it. Yay dad’s back.
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Majorian posted:Dear God, writers, stop trying to make this DEO storyline work. It’s irredeemable. Kara should have quit ages ago. Making Haley marginally less abrasive isn’t going to do it. She did quit ages ago. The scenes with J'onn and Martian Dadhunter were incredible this week, and Tessmacher is a fantastic villain. What a great episode.
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King of Solomon posted:She did quit ages ago. And yet she keeps coming back! It doesn’t exactly evoke strength of character in Supergirl.That said, Ma Tessmacher is delightful.
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She keeps going back because she knows Alex is a good person who will do what's right. That being said, I really do wish Alex would go to work for her SpaceDad at his detective agency and have that be the base of operations for Team Supergirl.
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"I SPEAK ENGLISH BETTER THAN YOU!" Just fuckin' LOL Also theres so much drama between the main characters, you could cut the tension with a butterknife. And I loving KNEW IT! JAMES GOT POWERS FROM THE TREATMENT AFTER ALL!
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Vietnamwees posted:And I loving KNEW IT! JAMES GOT POWERS FROM THE TREATMENT AFTER ALL! He should because everyone else injected with the serum has, but I think James was supposed to be experiencing ptsd, not superpowers.
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It's frustrating that the show can nail something as well as the scenes with J'onn with his Dad, but then produce the Jimmy and his sister PTSD discussion which just thuds so loving hard. It's the same issue I've raised before, it's well intentioned pointing out that even Jimmy is going to deal with consequences from the levels of crazy poo poo happening, but the execution is just so straight on and lacking in any subtlety or nuance.
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Speaking of J'onn, I am worried they are going to write him out or kill him since his char arc is basically complete.  Or maybe I've just watched too many tv shows.
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:Speaking of J'onn, I am worried they are going to write him out or kill him since his char arc is basically complete. Move him to Legends after Crisis on Infinite Earths. This is my solution for any side character who starts to feel superfluous, but it would work amazingly for him. Give him his Choco addiction from the comics to add a bit of humor and he's golden.
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