Kevin Smith returned to direct this week’s Supergirl, “Distant Sun,” and you could tell thanks to the Star Wars joke and an Easter Egg for Smith’s most recent movie. It was an especially big episode for Mon-El (Chris Wood), Maggie (Floriana Lima), Rhea (Teri Hatcher), Lar Gand (Kevin Sorbo), and President Marsdin (Lynda Carter).
SPOILER WARNING: STOP HERE IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE EPISODE
After a musical interlude with The Flash, Kara (Melissa Benoist) was back to working things out with Mon-El. When someone put a bounty on her head, Kara found herself the target of many threatening hit-aliens. One had a clever way of getting to her: by taking over Mon-El’s body and using him to fight her.
As they fought, Mon-El grabbed Kara and flew out the window. Hold up — Mon-El can fly?
So mon-el can fly? #Supergirl pic.twitter.com/Qw7OvTjaIA
— toomuch_tv_tony (@iTweetQuestion) March 28, 2017
Where is he flying her to?? #Supergirl
— Dessie ?️? (@rainbowsanvers) March 28, 2017
It should come as no surprise that Rhea ordered the hit. No one’s ever good enough for a mother’s son, are they? This set the stage for the moment fans have been waiting for: a face-off between the former Lois Lane and the reigning Supergirl, but Rhea had a secret weapon.
ATTACKING Kara w/ a kryptonite dagger #Supergirl pic.twitter.com/RgJ9JMD5FR
— DisneyCaptainSwanFan (@DisneyCSJunkie) March 28, 2017
Momma Daxomite don't play! She came prepared! #Supergirl
— Shelita (@SMTVAddict) March 28, 2017
Wow. Teri Hatcher might be one of the best villains #Supergirl's ever had. @SupergirlRadio
— Swara Salih (@SwaraSalih1) March 28, 2017
Talk about a monster in law. #Supergirl
— Kayla Coupe (@KaylaCoupe) March 28, 2017
Teri Hatcher is phenomenal on @TheCWSupergirl ! @HatchingChange @SupergirlStaff She's deliciously evil! @AJKreisberg
— William Morgan (@reno30) March 28, 2017
For a while it looked like Mon-El was going to step in to make all this go away. Rhea wanted him back on Daxam, so he’d go to his home planet and she would leave Kara alone. Some fans were happy to see him go.
YES TAKE HIM KEEP HIM #Supergirl
— k. (@lightsanvers) March 28, 2017
Too bad Mon-El leaving won't be permanent. #Supergirl
— Cynthia Toulouse (@Cyn16734) March 28, 2017
Please take him! #Supergirl
— Casey J Saechia (@CJSaechia) March 28, 2017
I still think the honorable thing would be for Mon-el to go rebuild Daxam without slavery. @TheCWSupergirl
— Kimberly (@AurorKimberly) March 28, 2017
All of Mon-El’s lies, omissions of truth, and flat-out disrespecting of Kara’s wishes have really split the fans on him. But not everyone has jumped off the Karamel ship yet.
Mon-El cooks, reads Romeo & Juliet, a mixology "artist", and so in love with Kara. Can he be any more perfect? ?#Supergirl #Karamel
— Lala (@LalaLovesTV) March 28, 2017
#Supergirl MY GOD IM GETTING TRIED OF EVERYBODY SAYING MON-EL IS BAD ISN'T IT ABOUT KARA'S HAPPINESS, NOT OURS.
— Anthony Gaona (@Weirdo130420) March 28, 2017
Rhea vs. Kara round two ensured Mon-El would stay on Earth. The climactic battle took place on Rhea’s spaceship. It was awesome, even though it was scientifically inaccurate.
So are they going to collect the random guy that went flying into space?! #Supergirl #karamel
— Spencer Straub (@SpencerStraub) March 28, 2017
I'm no Neil degrasse Tyson but is this how space works? #Supergirl
— elisAbeth (@PLLcoolj) March 28, 2017
In other couple news, “Sanvers” seems stronger than ever. Alex was even willing to have dinner with Maggie’s ex, Emily (Hayley Sales). When Alex met Emily privately, Emily dropped the bombshell that her relationship ended when Maggie cheated on her.
Not for the Maggie being a former cheater thing but I'm all here for Alex finally being the supportive on #Supergirl #Sanvers #QueerEl
— Tabatha (@DanceUponMyToes) March 28, 2017
? Maggie cheated oh boy #Supergirl
— Lєтιcια ?❤️?? (@gordis82rosada) March 28, 2017
Wow that Alex and Emily scene though!! Awww Alex!! #Supergirl @chy_leigh @hayleysales ???
— Samantha Busa ⭐? (@ZumbaGal21) March 28, 2017
Alex understood Maggie’s struggle. When Maggie’s parents didn’t accept her coming out, she stopped trusting people and may have sabotaged her relationship with Emily. But Alex was here to show Maggie that she can trust people. (And thanks to their mutual yoga love, Smith paid homage to his own film Yoga Hosers in the beginning of the episode).
When @ThatKevinSmith sneaks @YogaHosers into @TheCWSupergirl hahaha priceless pic.twitter.com/A4CWJyZzGr
— Dan Howard (@rocker152010) March 28, 2017
@ThatKevinSmith catching supergirl now aftrwrk on dvr..nice yoga hosers reference thr in the beginning n somehow started a lil xtra ch.amy!
— MeagerDreamer (@kurtlives2020) March 28, 2017
Amazing @YogaHosers shout out in the first 5 mins of @TheCWSupergirl. I love the @ThatKevinSmith eps.
— Jason Tully (@UncleJJ78) March 28, 2017
In the spaceship battle, Mon-El quoted Smith’s favorite movie, Star Wars, and made Winn Schott (Jeremy Jordan) proud too.
You finally saw Star Wars. Best line of the night. #Supergirl
— Candi Norman (@CLNorman) March 28, 2017
"Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?" Well that was perfect. #Supergirl
— Britt Rivera (@kindamoviesnob) March 28, 2017
The twists didn’t stop until the final moments of the show. President Marsdin had been speaking with J’onn (David Harewood) via satellite, and when she signed off, she revealed her true form to the viewers.
Oh sheeeeeeeeeeeet she's a white martian! #Supergirl
— Agents of Geek Pod (@agentsofgeekpod) March 28, 2017
OMG! WONDER WOMAN IS AN ALIEN! #Supergirl
— Geek God! (@ecwdude17) March 28, 2017
Why is the president always actually an evil shapeshifter alien #supergirl
— Stormpilot trash (@WhatCassieDid) March 28, 2017
Oh I'm glad they finally went back to the president is an alien storyline #Supergirl
— Baemax ⚔ (@disbekayla) March 28, 2017
And finally, Lar Gand and Mon-El may have shared their last father/son moment. It wasn’t a great relationship, but Lar Gand ultimately stood by his son’s decision to stay on Earth. Rhea wasn’t having any of that, however.
King's going down…#Supergirl
— Kayla Coupe (@KaylaCoupe) March 28, 2017
Oh dayuuuuuum Mom is NOT here to play! @HatchingChange #Supergirl
— Agents of Geek Pod (@agentsofgeekpod) March 28, 2017
Bruh I so knew she would kill her husband #Supergirl
— s a d j o s s (@victoriantardis) March 28, 2017
SHE KILLED HIM WTF!!! He was supporting his son damn it. AND WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL APRIL 24 WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY #Supergirl
— Rebecca Luna (@lunamuse19) March 28, 2017
End of the episode of #Supergirl pic.twitter.com/5TSxlgXaJm
— If You Ever Saw Her (@Abnocta) March 28, 2017
Supergirl returns April 24 on The CW.
