'Supergirl' Recap: 'Fort Rozz'

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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​Somewhere along the line, we’ve all taken the time to wonder, just how far we would go to protect everyone and everything that we love. Granted, we rarely find ourselves in such a position, but taking the time to ponder upon such things gives us a strange sense of comfort. It reminds us of our values and I would venture to say that when we dream up those worst-case scenarios, the answer to that overreaching question is that we would do whatever it takes to insure the safety of everything in our lives that matters.
 
If anything, the beauty of fiction allows for us to explore such matters safely and oddly enough, last night’s episode of Supergirl, ‘Fort Rozz’, focused squarely upon that question. Because in order to keep her sister and her friends, and all of planet Earth safe from the monster that is Reign, Kara Zor-El pulled out all the stops to learn more about her enemy. Her plan involved a return to the recently re-discovered prison that shares this episode’s namesake to speak with a Kryptonian Priestess filled with knowledge regarding her adversary, but what made her plan so risky and so bold was that she would be without her powers, meaning that she would need some help in her mission.
 
Enter some of Supergirl’s biggest foes, Livewire and Psi, who were both recruited to join her on her mission and despite a few road bumps, they actually managed to do quite well in helping out the Girl of Steel, to the point where she was able to come face to face with Jindah Kal Rozz, the priestess in question, and the person whom the Fort was named after, allowing for Kara to learn about the other Worldkillers that are waiting to be activated. But alas…that was all she was able to gather from the Priestess since Reign arrived mid-interrogation and put an end Jindah, and in the ensuing battle, Psi was able to defeat Reign by generating a healthy dose of fear in her mind. But despite the victory and the newfound knowledge, this mission did not come without a great cost since Livewire was mortally wounded in the battle…
 
Yet while one could consider this particular episode to be quite the dark tale thanks to the fact that Livewire passed away and that one of the Worldkillers is now activated, I personally found this episode to be quite hopeful when all is said and done. Because this tale reinforced the fact that Kara is in fact, a true champion for good and that her actions and her morals engender the best in everyone, something that Mon-El pointed out in the end of the episode and something that was demonstrated by way of both Livewire and Psi since they took the mission seriously and did everything within their power to make sure it was a success. 
 
However, it is a shame that the series bid farewell to Livewire. She was always a dynamic and vibrant character whenever she popped up, and she served as a wonderful foil to Kara for that matter as well and I’m certain her loss will not be in vain since Supergirl will find a way to properly honor her memory. Either way, this was hands down an incredible episode, and kudos to the series for once again finding a way to pay tribute to the ‘Super-universe’ by casting Sarah Douglas, who played Ursa in Superman II, as Jindah Kal Rozz, and it should be interesting to see what the DEO’s next move is going to be, now that another Worldkiller has come to realize her purpose. Until next time.  

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