Supergirl Katie McGrath IS Lena Luthor!

Melissa didn't do too bad either. She was 8th. Top 10:
1. Katie McGrath
2. Gal Gadot
3. Emma Watson
4. Carrie Fisher
5. Lili Reinhart
6. Zendaya
7. Kristen Stewart
8. Melissa Benoist
9. Jennifer Lawrence
10. Gillian Anderson
and
18. Chyler Leigh

https://thefandometrics.tumblr.com/post/168017030884/tumblr2017-actresses

 

Her accent is really starting to get out of control.

 

Wow! Melissa comes in 8th and Chyler 18th? I was thinking those two had far wider following on tumblr than that.

I think what the statistics actually show is just how much of a niche tumblr and the fandom that operates there are.

If you ask a random person, they would probably know who Emma Watson is... or Gal Gadot is... They might go and watch Wonder Woman 2 or even Justice League for Gal... and while Emma Watson's film career may not be quite the same thing, I think more people have seen and are fans of Harry Potter and Hermione Granger than any Katie McGrath show.

Doesn't take away from Katie's fans of course. However, I do think that the statistics doesn't reflect the actual popularity of any of these actors (and most certainly not their talent).

 

Again Kelly, it wasn’t a vote/poll.

 

They need to make the Luthors an Irish family. It will make things simpler.

We need some scenes of her in a pub with Jimmy and Kara ordering a few pints. Then she can break out into a rousing song.

 

I think it’s more interesting than a poll because it’s basically who is most-discussed/mentioned on Tumblr (as it’s not just searches, it’s mentions and tags too), and it kinda shows how Tumblr is like it’s own little planet, where people on the least-watched broadcast network (and are therefore largely unknowns to the mainstream populous) are more talked-about than people on shows and movies with 10x as many fans/viewers.

Since it’s not a poll and can’t be artificially swayed, it really is a metric of what folks are going to tumblr for. I’d be curious to see who the male actors were.

EDIT: The New York Times just did a little piece on Tumblr shipping, where Supercorp is of course mentioned - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/style/tumblr-shippers.html

And as you can see from that, it really is SO niche. Not a single one of those "most popular ships on Tumblr" is from a show or movie that would be considered "mainstream popular" at all. No Game of Thrones ships, no Star Wars ships, no Marvel ships...like I said, it's like it's own little planet.

 

That was from an interview a while back - I think it's safe to say after the meet and greets at the Paley event, SDCC, etc. she knows A LOT more about it now, not just from Melissa. But yes, I agree it's wise of her to stay off of social media and away from the whole thing.

It's not the same as block voting because that's an organized effort to produce an artificial result. This is literally a statistical measurement of how much they talk about something. That's not fake, it just is what it is. But yes, I think you're correct that the SDCC mess had a lot to do with it this year.

 

Doesn't really mean anything. I think the ScreenRant article was more amused that an actress that was the star of one the most successful, most praised superhero movies ever was beat out
in anything by a supporting actress on a low rated TV show. Even if it was a poll where the ballot box was being stuffed, that Katie was have such a fan base she would have stuffers is significant.

 

Very nice

 

From 3x10 "The Legion of Super-Heroes"

 

I didn't realize exactly how stunning McGrath is until she became a part of this show.

 

If they ever introduced the character (maybe from a different Earth?) Kate could definitely portray (a) version of Wonder Woman for the DCCW.

 

A short version.

 

Haha 5'6 isn't incredibly short but as talented as I find McGrath to be and as awesome as she is, I'm not sure I see her as WW. I'd be willing to give it a shot if it happened but that's not the first character I'd think of her portraying. Imo, someone like Zatanna would be a more suitable fit.

 

LOL, did you see the roundtable discussion with Katie on Lena's wardrobe? I think y'all are on the same page on that one.

 

Seconded. If anyone is paying attention... We don't need another bad Luthor just because!