After a debut season that was a mixed bag, Supergirlis now back, and with a new
home to boot.
Whilst the show may have now moved from CBS
to The CW, very little has changed stylistically or aesthetically for the series. There may be
a slightly snazzier home for the DEO, but the overall feel of the show is still
very much in tune with what we’re familiar with by now: energetic, vibrant, and
full of warmth and sincerity.
Still, there is one major change in this
new season – the addition of comic books’ greatest hero, Superman!
With the Big Blue Boy Scout debuting here, The Adventures of Supergirlbrought the
Melissa Benoist-starring series back with a bang. It may just be one episode
in, but Season 2 of this show feels so fresh, engaging and, most importantly,
fun as The CW looks to make this show as must-see as the likes of Arrowand The Flash.
In terms of major happenings, this season
premiere’s biggest non-Super moment was the introduction of John Corben, the
man destined to become the villainous, Kryptonite-fuelled Metallo, but in truth
this introduction rightly took a backseat to the show’s heroic cousins.
The Adventures
of Supergirlwas a fantastic way to bring Supergirlback, so let’s take a look what the season premiere got right - and what didn't work so well.
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As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.
