'Supergirl' Recap: 'Legion of Superheroes'

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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​When we last left Kara and her friends on Supergirl, the situation was extremely grim. Reign had finally made herself known to the world and despite Kara’s best efforts to defeat her, she lost the fight in spectacular fashion, leaving her bruised, battered and unconscious in a manner reminiscent of ‘The Death of Superman’. This incredible beat down of course left all of us wondering exactly how on earth Kara and the DEO were going to get out of this mess, and thankfully, last night’s midseason premiere, ‘Legion of Superheroes’ wasted no time in answering that question.
 
As it turns out, in order to defeat this Kryptonian nightmare, it was going to take a super team up, but getting everyone on the same page turned out to be quite the tall order when all was said and done. After all, Mon-El and his band his friends could have easily suited up and aided in the fight, but Kara’s former love revealed that such an action could have dire consequences for the future, because if harm came to Mon-El and his pals, a critical cure to save the universe from a deadly species of interstellar blight could be lost since it was encoded in their DNA, signaling the end to all life as we know it.
 
To complicate matters further, Kara had more than just physical healing to do in this story before she could re-enter the fight since we found her in a coma in this tale, one where her conscious mind trapped itself in her subconscious to heal and while this seemed like a mere plot device to delay her return at first, it turned out to be an extremely important part of the story. Because it was here where Kara finally dealt with everything that’s been plaguing her mind in season three, allowing for her to find internal peace and balance at last and once she figured out who she really is, and what exactly she stands for, she was able to leave her own mental prison.
 
Yet while it was wonderful to see Kara finally overcome her pain this season, what was equally as magical to witness in this tale is how well she manages to inspire others. Because after watching Reign continue to hammer the good people of National City, Mon-El decided he could stand by no longer and with his friends and the DEO at his side, and Supergirl as well, this brand-new Legion of Superheroes stood their ground and they were able to finally humble Reign and wound her with some Kryptonite, and for now it would seem that Reign is subdued, and it was simply beautiful to see everyone come together like this and fight back when their champion needed a breather.
 
In the end however, this ended up being a pretty by the numbers episode for this show, and that’s actually a wonderful thing. Because there was an opportunity here for the story to essentially slip off the rails and try something gimmicky to wow us all in dealing with Reign, and instead, the story stuck with the basics and that made for a surprisingly satisfying and compelling story and now that Kara has her head back on straight, she can deal with this new threat head on, and I cannot wait to see how she will defeat this wicked monster in the weeks to come. Until next time.    

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