Winston Wolfe

Note to writers for Season 2 (if it happens): This show, as it stands now, requires far too much fan-wanking. Do better next year guys, or there might not be a Season 3.

Ah Supergirl. So much to love, so much to snark on. The "hope conquers mind control" was so cheesy it belongs on Mystery Science Theater 3000. But I've gotta admit, the subliminal flashing of the "S" was pretty cool, even though I didn't catch it at first. And after spending much of the last two episodes as the "Martian Pin Cushion," nice to see J'onn get a solid win for a change, no matter how contrived. Note to writers: maybe next year we can go an entire season without seeing an opponent hovering over either MM or Kara and about to deliver a kill strike? It kinda loses all suspense after awhile since we know the leads ain't gonna die. And...seriously show, not even a throwaway line about why Supes was out longer than anybody else??? Dude is totally useless, yo. And several posters have already noted why Kara's escape pod as rescue wagon was all kinds of nonsensical. I have a strong hunch SG will be renewed, but the key to this show's success will be finding writers that really "get" the sci-fi genre. Much as I've come to love this show, sitting through another uneven season like this would be rough.

THIS. For "one of the most powerful beings on the planet," we've seen MM get his ass handed to him every. damn. time. SG has pretty much established that this universe's iteration of J'onn J'onzz has all the powers of the comic book version (i.e., flight, telepathy, shape-shifting, super-strength, intangibility, invisibility and at least partial invulnerability), making him, ostensibly, more formidable than Kal-El or Kara. I almost wish they hadn't introduced the character if he's going to be the town doormat.... The show's writers actually do make SG hard to love sometimes. Another major plot hole was having Kara, Cat and Maxwell openly plot strategy in front of Non's mind-controlled minions. It never occurred to them (or Non apparently) that Cat's lobotomized staff could be used as an active spying device? Interesting. ITA with the poster who said this episode was a bit too "talky." There have been a few episodes where Kara spends a lot of time hand-wringing until someone, usually Kat, Alex or James, delivers the semi-weekly "pep talk." Despite all the writer's brain cramps (and the now painful ways they are attempting to explain Superman's non-involvement), there's still a lot to like about this series. Shallow notes - Helen Slater has become one hot MILF. And while I've never been a big Calista Flockhart fan, she too is looking very good these days.

Whoever is doing their business cards and stationary has also moved into a much higher tax bracket, lol. Best line of the entire series (so far): "Peter, you're ALWAYS being indicted." That's good stuff right there.

Thanks secnarf, I missed that.

Let's not forget that Kara never even gets to see Supes' Fortress of Solitude until freaking James takes her there. What's up with that? Yeah, another of the writers' gimmicks that don't make a whole lot of sense. Maybe they were concerned that J'onn's many powers would have upstaged Kara if we saw too much of him? The Smallville writers used MM in a very natural and organic way so that he didn't upstage Clark, SG's writers should be able to do the exact same thing.

I have come to the conclusion that this Universe's Superman is a bit of a dick. He keeps his distance from Cousin Kara (yeah, I know franchise rights, etc.) but how about bi-weekly phone calls or mentions of Skypes? What sealed the deal for me was Jimmy's "He (Superman) knows about Project Cadmus, that's why he refuses to work with the Government" comment. Hey Clark, what ever happened to "truth, justice and the American way?" The Supes I grew up with would actively protest Cadmus, if for no other reason than he, Cousin Kara and friend J'onn are friendly refugees that, clearly, could win up there at any given moment if public sentiment goes far enough in the other direction. Yeah, this iteration of Kal-El seems to be a major ass-clown, sorry. Like other posters, I believe Cat has figured out the truth about Kara and is playing along now. Especially now that Cat knows that SG has been working with a shape-shifter. The season finale will likely feature a conversation between the two about the secret identity thing. Co-sign. She is incandescently hot in a charming "girl-next-door" kind of way. I've seen Melissa on a few talk shows and she's got a dynamite personality, funny, down-to-earth and totally unaffected. She was so adorable on James Corden's show awhile back, pretending to be one of Charlie's Angels (complete with a pose) along with Olivia Wilde and Saoirse Ronan (now there's a movie I'd go to). Plus, Melissa seems like she would be really, really cool to hang out with. As you can tell, I'm smitten.

This show is finally found its' groove. Best episode yet. And with one mention of Chocos - which I guess everyone knew was coming eventually - Berlanti has made me his bitch for life. There was of course, the now obligatory writer's glitch. If in fact Superman told the original Hank Henshaw that J'onn J'onzz was the "most powerful being on the plant," wouldn't he also have disclosed that the Martian Manhunter meant Earth no harm? I don't get it. Kudos to those of you that suspected Jeremiah Danvers was still alive. Straight up Gangster, word. Next week looks like fun!

Totally unnecessary, IMO, and detracted from Melissa's acting tour-de-force in this episode. J'onn J'onzz is both a shapeshifter and a master tactician. Even in the heat of the moment he could have shape-shifted into Kal-El, thrown Kara slightly off-balance and avoided outing himself. Other than that, best episode of the series so far. Can't wait until next week.

All I can think of is the old Blue Magic tune from the 1970s... "So let the Sideshow begin...hurry, hurry, step right on in. Can't afford to pass it by, guaranteed to make you cry..." Very appropriate given this now-nightmare of a show.

That must be a really big horn, because part of it clipped my head as well. Of course, you do know that CBS is going to screw us again with TGW, right? I'm only hanging out in the hopes that they surprise us...and that Cary totally screws them all in the end. Bunch of disloyal, treacherous fucks that they are. And as another poster noted: Jason, you don't answer the door at the Governor's apartment wearing a Pink robe. And by the way..pay close attention to Will Patton's character... THAT'S how you make perma-smirk sexy dude. And that observation's coming from a straight guy.

Louis C.K. is an interesting idea, but I'm not sure his "deadpan" style of humor would translate well to BBT. :o) Jason Alexander would kill, I could also see Andy Kindler being able to convey how beat-down the mysterious Dr. Hofstadter would probably be. Peter Boyle, G-d Bless him, would have been perfect if he were still with us. The snarky goodness would have been legendary. For some strange reason, I think Rob Reiner could work too.

Oddly enough, the mature female characters that are mostly comfortable with their age - Diana and Maggie - are arguably the hottest women on the show (although Hillary Duff has some of the best showbiz legs since Tina Turner). As others have said, it's Diana's air of desperation that make her unattractive. Conversely, Maggie's confidence and self-assuredness make the actress/character's minor flaws (I never noticed Debi Mazur's overbite or lisp until now) irrelevant. The big issue that I'd like to see Younger delve into is how apparently comfortable Liza is living a lie. Yes, there are some signs of conflict, but as another poster said, if it came down to her boyfriend or new life that she loves so much - the boyfriend is obviously toast. To me, that's someone who is mostly comfortable living a lie.

I pretty much feel the same way you do P3pp3rb1rd. Except at this stage, the writers show enough occasional flashes of brilliance to keep me coming back for more. This was one of the more mediocre episodes of the recent past. I agree that most of the actors seemed to be making the most of a lame script. Slurring her words, huh? Just a feeling, with nothing to substantiate it, but methinks both Kaley and Penny love partaking of the grape whenever they can, lol. Something else that took me out of this episode is the noticeable, natural aging of some of the characters. I watch Sara Gilbert's talk show; she looks pretty much the same to me, not everyone, showbiz or not, ages well. I myself started greying around age 35, family trait. If nothing else, this episode for me totally debunked the "Penny is the hottest girl alive" trope. The dress did absolutely nothing for her, between the boob job that now have her breasts headed in different directions and the bow legs (not saying this to be mean or anything, most of us have flaws), a lot of guys would take Bernadette over Penny any day. The actress is cute, but the constant building her up to be a beauty Queen has always bugged.

Guess we don't have a lot of folks here familiar with Chris Claremont's work on X-Men. After 15 years of his run, Gaelic damn near became a second language for me. I also liked the Professor. Kindly, gentleman scholar. Loved the off-handed "I never learned how to fly on this world." Think we'll be seeing him again soon.

A kind of "meh" episode for me. Interestingly, Kara's behavior of late is kind of validating Lord's position, at least partly. In her interactions with Jimmy, Winn and others we seen that she's incredibly immature for someone wielding so much power. And of late, she seems to have developed a real temper that we rarely see in Kal-El. Fortunately, at least in this Universe, it doesn't take much to bring her down...shine a Red Sun flashlight at her, slap on a pair of Kryptonite handcuffs and its pretty much end-game. Both Kara and Super Girl need some real mentoring that neither is getting at this point. On another note, the fight scenes are now beyond tedious. I get that Melissa is petite and all, but come on SG can bench press a tank - is the Martial Arts stuff really necessary? Know I'm kind of nit-picking here, but it really takes me out of the action scenes.

Right on! Christopher Reeve will always be the definitive Superman for a lot of us. Sad that he and good buddy Robin Williams are both gone now. The really great ones seem to be dropping like flies lately. :o( Melissa seems to be putting her own personal stamp on SG much as Reeve did with Kal-El. Pretty cool, all things considered.

Co-sign. Melissa is clearly the break-out star here, and its been fun watching her flourish. Just the little nuances she brings to the role, as others have pointed out. Notice her walk as Kara Danvers, halting, poor body language. As Supergirl she has a brisk, powerful stride. I'd like to think these are little things that the actress has brought to the role. Also, much as I love the Martian Manhunter, they can throttle back a bit now unless he's got a definitive victory over an opponent somewhere in the cards.

In an odd twist, the comments on this board are more entertaining than the episode itself. Brilliant casting ideas about Meemaw. Polly Holliday could have killed, Dolly Parton, Doris Roberts, maybe even Rosanne. The late Rue McClanahan would have been a slam-dunk. Might have been interesting to see what Celia Weston could have done with the role. I also think Shirley Knight (As Good as It Gets) could have nailed the part too. There were so many better choices out there... Anyways, ITA, the casting on this show used to be so great, now its hit-or miss. Seems like the best new characters, like to one played by Michael Rappaport, or Yvette the Vet, are one-shot and we never see them again. That being said, I do like Claire. Seems like the producers are reading the boards or have themselves decided that the Emily character just isn't working out. We may see more chem tests with Raj and different actresses down the road. I'm surprised they didn't cast Georgia Engel as Bernadette's mom. Just seems like such a logical choice. Also hard to believe the guys know about the Shamy sex. I would think they'd be giving Shelly some pretty intense on-screen razzing about it.

I'm wondering if NBC has stumbled on to a new sitcom format and doesn't even realize it. I for one, just tune in to see how much fun the actors are having. Half the time, I can't even tell if there's real story line lurking in the hi-jinks. But it might be that in the hands of more experienced actors - I'm thinking casts like Frasier or HIMYM here - we might have a whole new genre of "improv sitcom," just throw a general story line out there and let the actors take it where ever it goes. In the right hands that could be really, really cool.

I know. For anyone who's ever been "friend-zoned" by someone they really care about, it's surely not a happy thing. Given his pre-existing issues, I'd say he's handling it fairly well, all things considered. And keep in mind, these are twenty-somethings we're talking about here. I too hope TPTB don't use this as a rationale for Winn going villainous.

I didn't find Josh particularly interesting in Season One, and he's not getting any better here. Re: Charles, Liza and the "Big Lie," as this show goes on, Darren Starr will have an interesting problem on his hands. To me, Liza looks more like a 40-year old than she did last season. As another poster said, there's something about her presence and body language, nothing about the character says "26." And despite Sutton Foster's incredible genes and smoking hot body, I'm not sure how long the show can work this angle, suspension of disbelief aside. Maybe that why Liza is feeling more and more compelled to tell Kelsey the truth?

Hmm. I saw White Martian-Green Martian more as an allegory on America's racial history. But that might have been even more heavy-handed. Much as I love Kara/SG/Melissa, I'm all about the MM these days, and very happy David Harewood had a chance to shine. Much as I liked Phil Morris's take on the MM in Smallville, not sure he could have delivered the same emotional performance DH did. All-in-all, a powerful episode. This show, despite its freshman lapses, keeps getting better and better. Edited to Add: Forgot about the holocaust images as other posters have pointed out. But the White-Green Martian thing hit me viscerally. And as a person of color, I'm aware that there were/are some factions out there wishing the same outcome for us melanin-rich folks. Sorry to get so political here.

Two consecutive posts featuring the word "awful." Seems like this season's GW has incredible consensus-building powers. Did anyone else notice how makeup and wardrobe made Grace look like a "mini-Alicia" in their final scene? I hadn't seen any familial resemblance between the two previously.

Congratulations to Mayim on her Critic's Choice award. So nice to see her subtly brilliant work on BBT get the recognition it deserves. Edited to correct People's to Critics. My Mayim loving self is just too excited for words.