Supergirl Season 1: 10 Big Questions Following 'Pilot'

6. What Role Will Hank Henshaw Play?

We€™ve already established from this very first episode that Hank Henshaw, the Head of the Department of Extranormal Operations, is a little bit suspicious and untrusting on any aliens out there, and so it remains to be seen just how this character will play out over time. The original comic book Henshaw went on to become the rogue known as Cyborg Superman, even taking out the whole of Coast City before being taken down by the Big Blue Boy Scout himself. In more recent times, Cyborg Superman has become a foe of Supergirl€™s, although that version isn€™t actually Hank Henshaw. As such, there€™s several different ways that the show could take the Henshaw character, and it could make for some fantastic television.
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