Smallville Season 10 Update: SUPERGIRL RETURNS!!

Cool! If the Smallville SG haters freak out about this - I say "Meh!"

I actually *really* like the cut on it. Only wish it had a yellow trim on the skirt.

Well that's not too bad, would of course find an actual costume more cool. Looking forward to seeing the episode, what's the air date again?

Thanks lfan!

I popped into the Kryptonsite forum a little while back to see if there was any good info on the episode. Didn't find anything but everyone wining how Kara was going to go all heroic before Clark. They were very dismayed at the idea she might get called Supergirl before he's offically Superman :roll:

Considering how badly they used her character in the show, it seems fine to me that Kara gets a little spotlight for a single episode.

Maybe we should gather together, invade their forums, and whine about how she wasn't featured in way more episodes and didn't get a spinoff

Now we're just getting desperate for content.

Of course, that's what all the Superman fans are up in arms about. Per the mythos, he's supposed to teach her everything. She's supposed to be the kid and he's the mature and accomplished adult.

Personally, I like the reverse spin Smallville has put on the mythos. Actually, more than a spin -- they've tossed most of it out.

To some fanatical Superman fans, that's like burning the Quran or the Bible. To me, its simply a refreshing alternative, especially since I've been trying for two decades to reinterpret the concept of a supergirl in various ways in my writing.

And yes, I agree that Laura is just about the perfect actress for Supergirl, given her gymnastics background and fitness, plus her willingness to do her own stunts and flying scenes, and her identification with the character. And she clearly loves the role and would like to do much more.

We can only dream that she'll get a shot at playing Kara in a movie while she's still the right age. I think the character is ready, DC Comics/Warner is doing a decent job of developing the character in the comics and shows like Smallville. Plus young, empowered females are acceptable to a mass audience these days.

But unfortunately, previous movies about superheroines have always bombed. All due to bad writing and directing, but that doesn't change the fact.

Maybe we just have to work through the vampire theme before Hollywood will go back to rework some iconic characters like Supergirl.

The cool thing is that we have technology like was used on Avatar now.

I think that opens a door to a really fantastic movie that has the ultimate freedom that comes with animation (which says that special effects are limited only by imagination, not budget or physics) combined with a great role actress like Laura.

In the meantime, we have the animation movie Superman/Batman: Supergirl due out in a week or so. I've just re-read the trade paperback, and it appears they stuck closely to that excellent script. That kind of animation won't have the realistic visuals that we crave, but it should be entertaining while we wait for the "real thing".

Shadar

Possible costume spoiler (much better than the pic previously posted) in an interview with Laura. I would assume she is wearing the "costume" here:

Thanks, that was great. She is a wonderful Supergirl, sigh why couldn't they have used her more. Anyway like the idea that she is the one teaching some things to Clark. After all she is technically older