Dark Raven
It's not about what you deserve...
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I imagine some will not be a big fan of how heavily they are leaning into the alien immigration storyline as a lot of people watch these shows for escapism, but I think so far it's been fairly well handled and this weeks ep had a lot of good character scenes, especially the stuff between Nia and James and the stuff with Brainy.
Speaking of Nia, yes I don't think many people would guess she is transgender, in fact even now I suspect many people who just watch the show and don't follow it as we do on here will be thinking it's a female actress playing a trans woman. However putting all that aside I think first and foremost she's a good actress and has added an interesting character into the mix.
The image of Supergirl with the American flag outside of the White House was like a classic comic book panel, and I am loving Rhona Mitra as Mercy, the exchange between her and Lena was great. That whole scene of them scampering around L Corp was pretty funny and I liked how all three actresses remembered they were running in non sensible shoes which added to the awkward comedy as Kara tried to seperate herself so she could become Supergirl.
The only thing I thought didn't work was Agent Liberty giving his big speech in full costume and mask, why would those people trust a man dressed like that, hiding his face at a time when they are concerned about transparency? I wonder if there's going to be an explanation as to why he never takes the mask off.
While it's true that people watch these shows for escapism, good sci-fi like Star Trek (in its classic form, as opposed to its Kelvin form) have often had parallels with other earth events. Lots of these things have been allegorised so that they can make some kind of social commentary. It's still great to watch and doesn't affect any enjoyability. It's still escapist enough and no reason to leave these boards as some people have done here before.
I would have thought Nia was a female playing a transgender woman if I hadn't been following on these boards. Not everyone who watches reads up on the latest news. I didn't even remember they were having a transgender character until she brought it up this episode. In the first episode of season 4, I just assumed she was a regular female.