6 Times Supergirl Improved DC Mythology (& 4 Times It Failed)
3. Copies A Little Too Much From Superman
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As a show, Supergirl has made the Girl of Steel feel just as
important, if not more so, than Superman. Of that, there is absolutely no
doubt. The problem is, the show has at times fallen back on Superman mythology a little too much as
it looks to showcase the Girl of Steel.
For instance, Superman has Lex Luthor, so Supergirl now has
Lena Luthor. Clark Kent is a journalist, so Kara Danvers is a journalist.
Superman famously had Mark Millar’s Red Son arc, so Supergirl adapts this for
its fourth season. Superman has an uneasy alliance with Batman, so Supergirl
follows suit with Ruby Rose’s Batwoman. And those elements are just the tip of
the iceberg.
To be fair to the minds behind the Supergirl TV show, they
have handled all of the aforementioned points in a fantastic way that has felt
fitting of Supergirl. In the mythology of the greater world of DC Comics,
however, it just feels as if the Supergirl series has ripped off what’s already
been seen and experienced by the comic book Big Blue Boy Scout.
So regardless of how well done this has all been done in
Supergirl, it only takes away from the existing mythology of these DC characters.
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