TAGGED AS: Comic Book, DC Comics, Superheroes, The CW
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
— wyatt_domingo (@ToomuchTvTony) March 28, 2017
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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
— 🇵🇷🇬🇹PiratePrincessHopeSwanJones☠️+😇=👶 (@DisneyCSJunkie) March 28, 2017
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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 (TiredTrekker) (@WilliamFMorgan) 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
https://twitter.com/cjsaechia/status/846521113081466880
I still think the honorable thing would be for Mon-el to go rebuild Daxam without slavery. @TheCWSupergirl
— Kimberly, Esq. (@CaptKimberly) 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.
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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.
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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 🏳️🌈 (@GrimmSen10) March 28, 2017
😱 Maggie cheated oh boy #Supergirl
— |𝓵𝓮𝓽𝔂♡ | 🥑🌊💜💙 (@gordis82rosada) March 28, 2017
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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).
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In the spaceship battle, Mon-El quoted Smith’s favorite movie, Star Wars, and made Winn Schott (Jeremy Jordan) proud too.
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"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
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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
— joss ☪︎⋆ (@wandaverse__) 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
— Come with me. (@Eat_onlycake) March 28, 2017
Supergirl returns April 24 on The CW.