August 2021 update: I have officially quit watching. What I wrote below in 2019 is still valid but the show has gone so far off track that it holds no more interest for me.
(from 2019): My early life, way back in the 1950s and 1960s, involved reading comic books. Like many kids of that time the "super" heroes were my favorites. Superman, Superboy, Supergirl. I have always been a fan, always enjoyed immersing myself into that fantasy world. A good diversion from just homework.
With that as my background I was eager to see what they would do with this new TV series. I have seen the 1984 "Supergirl" movie, in fact I own the DVD and re-watched it recently. Plus I was familiar with Benoist from her being a cast member of the TV series "Glee".
I was very happy with the first couple of seasons. There was good focus on Supergirl and how she could save people in emergencies and fight crime. Thern work as a reporter in her Kara persona. Most episodes were just very interesting light weekday evening entertainment in fantasy stories.
However last season and so far this 2019 season the episodes have become much less interesting, with the increased focus on "relationships." That's the stuff for soap operas, not for good superhero shows. As a result I am less and less eager to watch and will likely drop it altogether. I suppose it is hard to remain creative in writing new episodes.
Still, Melissa Benoist is good as the main character, Kara, who as a 12-yr- old was sent towards Earth just after her baby cousin Kal-El with instructions to look after him. But she was sidetracked, the explosion of Krypton sent her into a phantom zone where she stayed for 24 years, and not aging. So when she finally reached Earth she was adopted by the Danvers family (played by former Superman Dean Cain and former Supergirl Helen Slater) still at age 12, but not needing to protect her cousin who was then in his 20s.
It was a good series while the interest lasted, now mostly just filler time. And not very interesting.
(from 2019): My early life, way back in the 1950s and 1960s, involved reading comic books. Like many kids of that time the "super" heroes were my favorites. Superman, Superboy, Supergirl. I have always been a fan, always enjoyed immersing myself into that fantasy world. A good diversion from just homework.
With that as my background I was eager to see what they would do with this new TV series. I have seen the 1984 "Supergirl" movie, in fact I own the DVD and re-watched it recently. Plus I was familiar with Benoist from her being a cast member of the TV series "Glee".
I was very happy with the first couple of seasons. There was good focus on Supergirl and how she could save people in emergencies and fight crime. Thern work as a reporter in her Kara persona. Most episodes were just very interesting light weekday evening entertainment in fantasy stories.
However last season and so far this 2019 season the episodes have become much less interesting, with the increased focus on "relationships." That's the stuff for soap operas, not for good superhero shows. As a result I am less and less eager to watch and will likely drop it altogether. I suppose it is hard to remain creative in writing new episodes.
Still, Melissa Benoist is good as the main character, Kara, who as a 12-yr- old was sent towards Earth just after her baby cousin Kal-El with instructions to look after him. But she was sidetracked, the explosion of Krypton sent her into a phantom zone where she stayed for 24 years, and not aging. So when she finally reached Earth she was adopted by the Danvers family (played by former Superman Dean Cain and former Supergirl Helen Slater) still at age 12, but not needing to protect her cousin who was then in his 20s.
It was a good series while the interest lasted, now mostly just filler time. And not very interesting.