Martin Carr reviews the twentieth episode of Supergirl season 3… Pink Floyd references aside this is pedestrian stuff which feels more like high end production padding than progression. Sub-plots feel like distractions, emotive exchanges like evasive manoeuvres while nothing dynamic occurs. This maybe the first time where Supergirl successfully drops a ball and fails to […]

Martin Carr reviews the twenty-first episode of Supergirl season 3… Beyond The Wizard of Oz references there is a sense of further superhero padding as we build towards the finale next week. Montages, incidental music and happy faces abound as we bid farewell to Supergirl knowing full well that she will be returning by episode […]

Martin Carr reviews the twenty-second episode of Supergirl season 3… Redemption in televisual terms is not normally centred round seismic shifts, tectonic anomalies or terraforming land masses. Murderous villainy, rampaging covens and battles over valuable blood types are also not commonly associated with such things. By definition redemption implies forgiveness, a coming together and understanding […]

Martin Carr reviews the season 3 finale of Supergirl… Fiery pits of molten magma, villainous heretics melting like cartoon witches and time travelling antics are just a taste of this season three finale. There are also numerous emotional segues which involve teary eyed hugging, navel gazing aplenty and emotive moments with wistful pauses. In short […]

Martin Carr reviews the season 4 premiere of Supergirl… There is more than a hint of Trump’s administration in this opener for season four. Alien emancipation acts, interspecies backlash and some big bad in the background pulling Machiavellian strings are just a few indications. Alien self-help groups gather in AA sized social circles to discuss […]

Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Supergirl season 4… From the outside without digging any deeper episode two of this fourth season seems lacklustre, uninspired and devoid of a tangible threat. There are apparent enemies for our girl in Spandex to battle against but they feel insubstantial. For all the revelations concerning alien rights, […]

Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Supergirl season 4… This may yet be the bravest episode in the run so far. Jumping between timelines, back tracking through seasons and carrying a narrative line which is both unconventional and contentious. ‘Man of Steel’ may be a nice play on words but it has nothing to […]

Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Supergirl season 4… There is nothing connecting this episode to the John Milton classic Paradise Lost. Hate groups, alien alienation and a spiralling increase in internet abuse towards immigrant interlopers seems the closest you get. Between the faith healers, fringe groups and lack of humanity shown by humans […]

Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Supergirl season 4… Once again the segregationist attitude which pervades Supergirl leads to conflicting tonally shifts which deviates away from important topics appeasing audience expectations. Underlying themes are becoming less and less subtle as these programme makers explore, examine and dissect native sentiment versus immigrant influence. Not so […]