Winter season finale and one of the best episodes thus far as all the various plot threads begin to intertwine.
The emotional struggle of Kara comes boiling over this episode and was heartbreaking. What I love about Supergirl compared to her cousin, is she left Krypton not as a infant but a young girl, thus she remembers Krypton, remembers her culture, and most importantly, remembers her family. And the struggle of coming to terms of that her parents sent her away, no matter how logically it makes sense, still tears at her emotionally. Unlike Kal-el, Kara has to deal with a lot more baggage, especially survivors guilt and abandonment issues. So this arc of the show I completely love and applaud the writers.
***SPOILER WARNINGS***
Astra is up her evil manipulative ways, even though you can sympathize with her, as she was right, Krypton was doomed. But do the ends justify the means? Are they going to go the Malcom Merlyn route with this character? It is interesting, that they have made her husband Non even more blatantly EVIL. Though I wonder if that undermines a show about female empowerment?
I am so happy Jimmy and Winn buried the Kara jealousy hatchet, as that was getting soapy boring real fast. It would be funny if they develop a Bromance after this.... lol.
Speaking of, I loved the banter between Henshaw and Alex, especially his matter of fact comment about having telepathy. and her facial reaction... lol
The FX were pretty strong, the flying sequences always seem the weakest, but this episode all was awesomeness, especially the cliffhanger battle.
But the big moment of the episode is of course between Kara and Cat (they have become the heart of the show the same way Barry and Joe have on the Flash), as Cat figures out Kara' secret identity.... a truly great and smart scene. How will the producers play this out? On their other shows, once an identity is exposed it stays exposed... but with the telepathy reveal, they could also have J'onn wipe her memory?