Supergirl Season 4: 3 Ups & 2 Downs From 'Blood Memory'

1. Highlighting Important Issues

Nia's introduction into the show was groundbreaking because it officially introduced the world to TV's first ever transgender superhero. However, 'Blood Memory' took that one step further, using the show's platform to highlight some of the issues that transgender people face on a daily basis.

In the past, Supergirl has become too caught up in trying to make statements that the storylines and characters often suffer, but that was not the case here. The writers cleverly used Nia's alien heritage to create conflict in a family that had already accepted her for who she was long ago, as the resulting argument saw her transgender identity brought into it. While the characterization of Maeve wasn't perfect (more on that later), her heat-of-the-moment comment about Nia "not being a real woman" was cold, callous that, quite frankly, made us uncomfortable, and it served as a powerful reminder of the prejudice that transgender people can face at any given time, even in the safety of their own home.

Nia Nal isn't just a superhero in a TV show, she's a hero to countless people going through what she went through and the writers, cast and crew of Supergirl deserve major credit for representing transgender people and the struggles they face.