TV Review: Supergirl (Season 4, Episode 3)
13th November 2018
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The idea of a villain’s origin story squeezed into a measly 40+ minutes doesn’t sound too good on the outside, but ‘Man of Steel’ wasn’t that bad. Not as exciting as last week’s episode, but just as important to the narrative.
At first, I was high-key excited to see what would go down after Kara’s exposure to kryptonite but, to my surprise, this was just a stepping stone into the episode.
realer every episode and I’m so here for it.
We follow the deterioration of Ben and how his dad’s prejudices are influencing him. It makes sense, contextualises a lot of the hatred the ‘people’ are feeling, and it’s interesting. A bit of a filler, but interesting.
Once again, all I can seem to notice is the distinct similarities between the show and real life. Ben’s dad hating all aliens because of the Daxamite invasion is literally what certain people do when they see a person of colour committing a crime. Group together a minority, pin them all as immigrants, and think it’s okay.
Anyway, following these random characters had me missing the OG’s a little, so when Kara made an appearance at the Dive Bar, sporting her usual happy-go-lucky attitude and putting Ben in his place, I couldn’t stop smiling. It was a lovely touch, especially since Ben turned out to be a real butthead.
course he had to go and lose his mind, too. It explained his xenophobia, but it didn’t justify it.
airs on 12th November on Sky One.

Image credit: Bago Games, Flickr
The real focus followed professor Ben Lockwood and his obnoxiously xenophobic dad. We’re instantly propelled into his life 2 years previous, and the first thing we see is the fight that breaks out. Look, I don’t know if it’s because I cry at everything or if it’s because it hit home, but that scene where the workers started attacking the alien because he is simply an alien struck a chord. Supergirl is getting- Article continues below...
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