TMC
06-05-2018, 07:51 PM
https://fansided.com/2017/03/01/how-the-cw-gave-supergirl-second-season-then-ruined-it/
Following its cancellation on CBS, Supergirl moved to The CW. But what should’ve been a nice fit has been turned into an unfortunate debacle. Here’s why.
Having only watched the premiere seasons of The CW’s other superhero shows, I don’t know if The CW has a superhero problem, or more simply, a female superhero problem. What I do know is that they’ve taken an icon like Supergirl and turned her into a caricature of who she used to be. More importantly, they’ve made the show incredibly difficult to watch.
Of course, the second season started much like the first. But there were early indications that we were headed for trouble. Since 2017 started, I’ve been watching Supergirl with a nagging feeling in my stomach that the show was going to depart from all the feminist ideals it beat the audience over the head with in season 1.
Unfortunately, I managed to come up with a few reasons as to how this happened. And how it happened so quickly. But keep in mind, I’m formulating opinions from the context of the show. There’s always a possibility that the Supergirl writers deserve more credit than we’re giving them and have a plan in mind … but if that’s the case, they should speak up sooner rather than later.
Following its cancellation on CBS, Supergirl moved to The CW. But what should’ve been a nice fit has been turned into an unfortunate debacle. Here’s why.
Having only watched the premiere seasons of The CW’s other superhero shows, I don’t know if The CW has a superhero problem, or more simply, a female superhero problem. What I do know is that they’ve taken an icon like Supergirl and turned her into a caricature of who she used to be. More importantly, they’ve made the show incredibly difficult to watch.
Of course, the second season started much like the first. But there were early indications that we were headed for trouble. Since 2017 started, I’ve been watching Supergirl with a nagging feeling in my stomach that the show was going to depart from all the feminist ideals it beat the audience over the head with in season 1.
Unfortunately, I managed to come up with a few reasons as to how this happened. And how it happened so quickly. But keep in mind, I’m formulating opinions from the context of the show. There’s always a possibility that the Supergirl writers deserve more credit than we’re giving them and have a plan in mind … but if that’s the case, they should speak up sooner rather than later.