TMC
10-26-2015, 05:36 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/the-real-key-to-supergirls-success-millennial-wish-fulfillment/2015/10/23/b292a054-777b-11e5-bc80-9091021aeb69_story.html
Melissa Benoist is a “casting miracle” whose character "seems to have the full force of Twitter-era, post-grrrl feminism at the ready,” says Hank Stuever, who adds that Benoist as Supergirl seems to say more in one episode than Lynda Carter’s "jiggle-rific” Wonder Woman said in an entire season. He adds: “Supergirl is one of the few shows on TV that seem to effortlessly embrace both the inhibitions and independence of someone who is proudly young, without a single scene that involves texting etiquette, swiping or whining (in tones of vocal fry) about how hard her life is compared with everyone else’s.” PLUS: Benoist is the perfect fit (http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/10/supergirl-takes-flight/412438/) for the role who’s able to steady the pilot during its shakier moments, Supergirl never shies away from its charming, bubbly protagonist’s hyper-femininity (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/26/supergirl-jeb-bush-s-favorite-superhero-delivers.html), but its feminist ways will turn off sexist fanboys (http://www.vulture.com/2015/10/supergirl-review-feminist-series.html), Supergirl isn’t afraid to have fun (http://www.vox.com/2015/10/26/9616482/supergirl-tv-review) and drop the cynicism present in many superhero series, in this story a Y chromosome is basically kryptonite (http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/oct/26/supergirl-kryptonite-cbs-primetime?CMP=edit_2221), Supergirl is strictly average with hints of promise, Supergirl gets away with its lack of subtlety (http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/review-melissa-benoist-soars-as-supergirl-in-fun-new-cbs-series), the problem Supergirl isn’t the most interesting character (http://www.npr.org/2015/10/26/451861531/cbs-supergirl-struggles-to-get-off-the-ground) on Supergirl, Benoist is able to sell the character’s contradictions and paradoxes (http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/25/supergirl-ew-review), and Supergirl casts Henry Czerny (http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/26/supergirl-henry-czerny-toyman) as villain Toyman.
Melissa Benoist is a “casting miracle” whose character "seems to have the full force of Twitter-era, post-grrrl feminism at the ready,” says Hank Stuever, who adds that Benoist as Supergirl seems to say more in one episode than Lynda Carter’s "jiggle-rific” Wonder Woman said in an entire season. He adds: “Supergirl is one of the few shows on TV that seem to effortlessly embrace both the inhibitions and independence of someone who is proudly young, without a single scene that involves texting etiquette, swiping or whining (in tones of vocal fry) about how hard her life is compared with everyone else’s.” PLUS: Benoist is the perfect fit (http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/10/supergirl-takes-flight/412438/) for the role who’s able to steady the pilot during its shakier moments, Supergirl never shies away from its charming, bubbly protagonist’s hyper-femininity (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/26/supergirl-jeb-bush-s-favorite-superhero-delivers.html), but its feminist ways will turn off sexist fanboys (http://www.vulture.com/2015/10/supergirl-review-feminist-series.html), Supergirl isn’t afraid to have fun (http://www.vox.com/2015/10/26/9616482/supergirl-tv-review) and drop the cynicism present in many superhero series, in this story a Y chromosome is basically kryptonite (http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/oct/26/supergirl-kryptonite-cbs-primetime?CMP=edit_2221), Supergirl is strictly average with hints of promise, Supergirl gets away with its lack of subtlety (http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/review-melissa-benoist-soars-as-supergirl-in-fun-new-cbs-series), the problem Supergirl isn’t the most interesting character (http://www.npr.org/2015/10/26/451861531/cbs-supergirl-struggles-to-get-off-the-ground) on Supergirl, Benoist is able to sell the character’s contradictions and paradoxes (http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/25/supergirl-ew-review), and Supergirl casts Henry Czerny (http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/26/supergirl-henry-czerny-toyman) as villain Toyman.