#me reblogging myself because no but Listen #kara has super powers #and alex will jump in front of any alien who is Stronger than her #who she loves #but kara is usually a split second from intervening #and just like in the premiere #that projector is the one thing that makes kara flinch first #so she does #and pulls herself inward #self-protective in a way we don’t usually see supergirl #and she lets alex protect her #and then alex #who has been aware of how kara’s felt uncharacteristically afraid #who knows the ways she’s vulnerable #who wasn’t fast enough to save kara from re-experiencing the phantom zone #throws her very human body in front of kara #with an intensity that lets you know #she’s pretty traumatized too
mm yes good we love a contrast like. look at this moment in season 1. a dangerous kryptonian just showed up and while yeah, kara’s content to let alex stand in front (even though lol what is that gun gonna accomplish), she’s still squared off and ready to step in.
but the phantom zone? actually scares her. scares both of them, for that matter. and you can see it so acutely in that moment above. alex goes diving in front of kara like normal but she isn’t confident or calm, and kara is actively shrinking away. moving behind alex instead of beside her. and that’s new and horrible and i can’t wait to see how it ties into this exploration of kara with the totems :D