#s6 commentary

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Kara's identity reveal as it happened in the show didn't make sense. Just a season before she saw a version of reality where her family and coworkers were targeted when people knew who she was.Even if the superfriends said they'd be ok with it, they'll take precautions etc it would still have to be long thoughtful considerations and lengthy conversations. Maybe if this was a more obvious subplot of the season it would have made some sense.I just think the writers didn't know how to end the show

Exactly. We didn't really see Kara struggle with her dual identity until the episode where she quit CatCo, and even that seemed more like a time commitment issue and the question of whether or not Kara trusted her team to manage the threat on their own.

I would have much rather seen Kara take a step back from her role as National City's defender, letting the Superfriends take on more of the work. She's had the world on her shoulders for so long, and she never really made a point to lean on them. Especially during the Nyxly and Lex arc in S6, which she saw as her fault and them as her own personal villains (which I also have issues with, as Lex should have remained Lena's villain, not Kara's).

A nice ending would have been Kara going to Argo for a vacation. Taking some time to heal and focus on self care and reconnecting with her parents would have been a nice personal ending for her. She could have even taken a friend along with her for company (*cough*Lena*cough*) so that she wasn't just squirreling off on her own and isolating from the family she's built for herself.

That would feel like a more organic ending based on the content we got in S6. The identity reveal just isn't supported by canon.

[lena-in-a-red-dress]

I still don’t comprehend the idea of slurping the sun. What was the reason? Show how dumb and desperate are they? That was a waste of time for the finale.

It would have been more interesting and more organic if S6 had focused on Kara feeling disconnected from humanity. If the "lets take people's humanity" had caused more of a ripple among the superfriends. If the decision to use the dome to trap the dream monster had caused more of a crisis. If someone (*cough*Lena*cough*) had taken Kara aside at some point and told her they were worried about, about the changes they've seen in her, pointing out how Kara's laser focus on stopping Nyxly was less about protecting the people and more about punishing Nyxly for betraying her trust.

I agree it was a waste of time for the finale. They didn't play up the moral greyness of Kara's actions throughout the season to justify the minutes they spent having her listen to people going "I thought Supergirl was the good guy" and having it shock her back to her senses.

It also didn't make sense that Kara didn't get at least a little bit of a boost from the slurping she did manage to do. There was literally no change in her abilities before and after that justified having the slurping occur at all.

It also didn't make sense that the Superfriends were ultimately ready to fall in line behind Kara to let her do it. Kara's decision should have been met with outrage and horror, and her insistence that 'it's the only way' should have elicited a 'if you go down this road, you're going down it alone'. Especially Lena. Who had already gone against her better judgement earlier in the season when she disagreed with Kara's methods but ultimately caved (and had done so apparently off screen??).

They could have easily traded the sun slurping for more time to give Lillian a proper send off. Both she and Lena deserved better than what they got.

But yeah. Totally agree.

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I can’t wait for the next 5 seasons!

Kit Harington on GoT (Battle of the Bastards commentary)

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That is how Miguel [Sapochnik] directs. Like he says, “The summary of this scene is that you guys are kinda fucked off.”

Kit Harington on Miguel’s directing style (6.09 commentary)