Well, it's about time we've had some movement on season two's big bad. It seems as though it will indeed be Mon-El's mother, Rhea. Her, and an all too unaware Lena managed to bring an entire race of Daxamites to National City by episode's end.
I actually thought there was a chance we were going to get another filler episode as Guardian seemed to be taking center stage. Luckily, that wasn't necessarily the case. However, James did play a role in guiding a young alien boy while he was being controlled by Rhea's device. Which brings me to my big question after watching this episode. Does Rhea even know that she's controlling that alien race of people in National City? There didn't seem to be any indication whether she even realized that was a consequence of her trying to open the Daxam portal. It's strange that they wouldn't clarify one way or another.
That boy wasn't the only one feeling a powerless. In fact, it seemed like the theme of the episode was feeling powerless. Guardian was feeling like nobody wanted him (seriously though?), the race of people were being controlled without their will, Lena was completely clueless, and Supergirl could do nothing to stop an entire alien invasion. Hey, at least they aren't turning this Luthor into a full-blown villain .yet.
Overall, this was a nice set-up episode that feels like part 1 of a bigger story. The idea of having Rhea's big plan being just an invasion and essentially General Zod's arc from Man of Steel seems lame, but I'm optimistic. Let's just hope they don't botch the last few episodes, because this season has actually been a pleasant surprise for the most part.
+Movement on the "big bad"
+Lena isn't aware
-Why the Guardian stuff now?
7.7/10
I actually thought there was a chance we were going to get another filler episode as Guardian seemed to be taking center stage. Luckily, that wasn't necessarily the case. However, James did play a role in guiding a young alien boy while he was being controlled by Rhea's device. Which brings me to my big question after watching this episode. Does Rhea even know that she's controlling that alien race of people in National City? There didn't seem to be any indication whether she even realized that was a consequence of her trying to open the Daxam portal. It's strange that they wouldn't clarify one way or another.
That boy wasn't the only one feeling a powerless. In fact, it seemed like the theme of the episode was feeling powerless. Guardian was feeling like nobody wanted him (seriously though?), the race of people were being controlled without their will, Lena was completely clueless, and Supergirl could do nothing to stop an entire alien invasion. Hey, at least they aren't turning this Luthor into a full-blown villain .yet.
Overall, this was a nice set-up episode that feels like part 1 of a bigger story. The idea of having Rhea's big plan being just an invasion and essentially General Zod's arc from Man of Steel seems lame, but I'm optimistic. Let's just hope they don't botch the last few episodes, because this season has actually been a pleasant surprise for the most part.
+Movement on the "big bad"
+Lena isn't aware
-Why the Guardian stuff now?
7.7/10