Supergirl Season 1 Review

I have finished watching Season 1 of Supergirl and I must say I am very impressed, it is a departure from the style set down in Smallville and in fact the character of supergirl is very different from that of Supergirl as portrayed in Smallville. Meliasa Benoist is showing herself to be a very competent actress. one of the main difference between Supergirl and Smallville is the addition of humour in the show, Benoist is superb in her delivery and her interactions with Cat Grant, played by Calista Flockhart and it really adds a grounding dimension to a superhero show. Calista Flockhart seems to be really enjoying her role on the show and as the season progresses has changed from the boss from hell to a key ally and friend. Many parallels can be drawn between the two shows, with little nods to the former, such as calling the flash, the blur when he pays a visit in one episode. Unlike Smallville which started out slow, Supergirl starts with a bang, Kara must make herself known to the world in order to save her sister from dying in a plane crash, very quickly the show moves forward and Kara decides she can no longer hide in the shadows, letting her cousin Superman do all the work and she decides to be become Supergirl. She soon has a team of DEO agents along with her sister to help her fight aliens and criminals alike. Other than Kara's relationship with Cat she has her sister and a circle of friends to ground her and help her. It was nice to see the tie in with having the Character of Jimmy Olson move to National City and become part of Kara's life. The show is far more upbeat than Smallville, but the effects and action are on par if not better. I was delighted to see the martian manhunter return, he had been a good friend and guiding force in Smallville and in supergirl his influence is all the more as he is now head of the DEO and as such Supergirls boss. In a few episodes, the plot relied on freak of the week, but unlike Smallville, Supergirl faces off against Aliens that followed her to earth from the Phantom zone. In Smallville many of the freaks of the week were created by Kryptonite. In one episode we see Kara go slightly evil after the effects to Red kryptonite, something we have seen clark struggling with previously and resulted in him going through a dark phase when he moved to Metropolis. The Aliens Supergirl faces off against are interesting and not one dimensional. One of the main villains / not always a villain, is that of Maxwell Lord who is a character similar to that of Lex Luthor, by the end of season 1 we still don't know if he is an enemy or Friend of Supergirl. there is a lot to like about this show and with its nods to previous Superman related shows, there is a lot for Fans to enjoy. Overall I think Season 1 of Supergirl was a success and a very strong start to hopefully a long series run.