Bert wrote: ↑4 years ago
It's interesting that you used the word "overwrought". I watched last night's episode (first one this year) and after it finished I summed up the entire episode to my wife with that exact word. Watching Kara and Lena emote like crazy over the silly, manufactured rift of Kara very reasonably maintaining her secret identity was tiresome. And how did Lena take one glance at an alien console and:
A. Surmise exactly what it was?
B. Immediately know how to operate it?
c. Program it to trap Supergirl by pushing two buttons?
I was thinking about this too. Does Lena know Kryptonese? Considering how much effort it took for Kara to shut off the Anti-Luthor protocols, a mere 2 button routine shouldn't have been sufficient to have the system attack it's mistress!
Honestly, one thing that has truly irked me throughout the series(and Kara has been my goddess since the late 70's!)is that they have fairly much minimized how high-end Kryptonian technology has been. Krypton was the land of "super-science", being VERY highly advanced! So bad that when Astra made her mind control system, other star nations threatened war, and she was dumped in the Phantom Zone! All this supremely powerful tech in the Fortress, and Kara didn't even try to use it to heal Jimmy, her ex, when he got shot?
Also, Kara isn't Superman. She was RAISED Kryptonian, not as a Kansan like Kal-El! Her knowledge of science and mathematics should be literally light years beyond anyone on this planet, other than Brainiac 5, former resident of the 31st century. The show feels like they want to portray her as a bubbly, dumb Californian blonde instead of being one of the most intelligent people on the planet!
Sigh. The things we endure for love.
My 2 cents.