"Supergirl" Recap: "Worlds Finest"

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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I'll be the first to admit that I've always loved crossovers when it comes to comic books. I don't know why, but it is always so cool to see another superhero pop up on the pages and help save the day. Seeing a pair of people on the same side working toward the same goal is always just magical and it pleases me to no end that it's starting to become a standard in cinematic comic book universes and hopefully last night's episode of Supergirl helps make it a standard for television.

I say that, because "Worlds Finest" the first ever multi network superhero crossover event, was an absolute delight to watch. It was truly all the things we love about the superhero genre condensed into an hour because we were witness to raised stakes, epic fight scenes and a little bit of character growth along the way...all thanks to a surprise appearance from The Flash in National City, and I'm so glad this whole event revolved around the wonder of the Multiverse theory, a staple of the DC Universe and an easy way to keep everything that happened on last night's episode contained to each series' respective realities.

But the wonder of this episode didn't end there. The first thing I absolutely loved about this one was our villains. It was great to see Livewire return to the screen...and I was super happy with the fact that Siobhan's past was tied closer to the comics after all, adding a little of the mysticism and magic that tends to lightly permeate the Kryptonian side of DC. But aside from that, these two villains were pretty badass on screen together and while their plan was on the simple side and based solely in revenge I really didn't care. This was a chance to watch bad gals team up and that of course led to a super fight in the heart of National City, which turned out to be the best part of the night.

I really can't help it, but I am a sucker for action in any superhero story simply because of the amazing things that both sides can do and well...this battle royale did not disappoint. It was a fast paced showdown that had me on the edge of my seat and the best part of all, it meant something. This was the moment when Kara regained the trust of the city she accidentally betrayed and watching the people rally behind her and stand with their hero was a touching moment indeed and oddly enough at times this whole sequence felt like another homage to the Superman film franchise, specifically Superman II when the public went after General Zod. 

But I digress, after all this isn't the first time and likely not the last time they will pay tribute to the films, what mattered most here is that this episode of the show was strictly for the fans and there were so many moments that I found myself simply grinning at the television with pure joy. As always, Grant Gustin was phenomenal as Barry Allen and he and Melissa Benoist were a fantastic duo on screen and I really do hope the powers that be find a way to tie these two worlds together one more time. But despite all the fun and wonder we enjoyed this episode, there was still one big issue that needs to be resolved, Non, and it looks like the show is taking us back into the thick of it with that curious and ominous ending now that Myriad has been activated. I'm glad we will finally get the answers we need when it comes to this longstanding evil Kryptonian plan and I'm glad we had plenty of fun on the show before it came back into play. Until next time.

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