#sg 6x07

[supergay-supergirl]

AUTISTIC LENA LUTHOR MOODBOARD: UNMASKING EDITION (6x03 // 6x04 // 6x07)

(AUTISTIC LENA LUTHOR MOODBOARD)

[appropriatelystupid]

Thinking about how Lena’s outfit was the perfect set up for a hug where they both to slide their hands up the other’s back where no one could see because of her open vest and Kara’s cape and just cling as tightly as they can

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[supergay-supergirl]

it's time to talk about katie mcgrath's acting choices again

the conversation with nia in 6x07!!! it's so good and i'm going to try to discuss it as clearly as i can lesgo

quick overview because i just realized y'all don't have access to my very extensive google doc: katie mcgrath is very intentional with everything but specifically tone of voice while acting. the one that's important here is a high-pitched, fluctuating, flippant(ish) voice when lena is in emotional pain, but is trying to hide it. it's the voice she uses with kara for the majority of 5a, when she's still feigning friendship. (while still conflicted about betraying kara and having to cover it all up!)

this is the voice she uses when she's talking to nia in 6x07. she uses it from the start -- makes sense, because it's a bit of an uncomfortable conversation -- but it becomes way more pronounced when nia brings up the loss of her mother and connects it to lena losing her own mother.

and it matches up perfectly to what she's saying! she dismisses nia's concerns... ahahaha nooo there's no deep-seated emotional baggage here... but the emotional baggage is revealed through her tone of voice.

long story short katie mcgrath is a very good actor and i respect the way she plays lena a lot.

[supergay-supergirl]

why supergirl will end up alone (and why that’s a good thing)

So I’ve been thinking about “Come Running Home to You” by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, featured in The Flash episode “Duet.” And more generally, how WestAllen and Olicity would translate over to Supergirl.

“And I could see it / Right from the start / Right from the start”

WestAllen and Olicity both have a very strong sense of inevitability to them. Iris and Felicity are there from the very start of Barry’s and Oliver’s superhero stories respectively, and they are consistently present throughout their shows’ episodes (they’re part of the central, central cast). It was pretty clear from the beginning that Barry and Iris would end up together. As for Oliver and Felicity, it wasn’t immediately clear, but enough hints were present in season 1, and their potential romantic future became clear around season 2.

“That you would be / Be my light in the dark / Light in the dark”

Iris and Felicity represent safe places for Barry and Oliver to come home to after facing the darkest situations and villains. They support their heroes’ morality and restore hope when they need it most.

“You gave me no other choice / But to love you”

With no intention on anyone’s part, the two characters in each ship work together and grow closer until there’s no other choice except each other. It’s what makes WestAllen and Olicity great slow burn relationships.

At first glance, it seems like Kara doesn’t have someone like this. I posit that Kara’s Iris or Felicity is actually her sister, Alex. (Platonically, of course.) Like Iris, Alex came fully into Kara’s life when the Danverses adopted Kara after the traumatic death of her parents. Like Felicity, Alex started working with Kara for superhero reasons and quickly became her foremost resource and most trusted ally. Although Alex and Kara’s partnership started off begrudging, they gradually grew closer, and by season 2 (if not sooner), they were the most important people in each others’ lives—arguably even more important than their respective love interests at the time.

Kara is the first person (other than Maggie) Alex comes out to. Alex is the first person Kara hugs after getting out of the Phantom Zone. Their shared history and love transcends even a memory wipe in season 4. They are always there for each other with couch scenes, takeout, and more.

So, I think Kara ending up in a serious romantic relationship with someone would undermine this, especially since nobody else in her life fits nearly as well. I can see an ending to Supergirl where Kara and her family are in her loft, enjoying food, etc. (brain is done working for today). A family-oriented endgame would match up best with the trademark Arrowverse relationship and also be the most satisfying imo.

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I have so many conflicting emotions about that episode.

like wow.. the actors really DID that. Katie. Nicole. Chyler and Azie. wow wow wow

Thank you David, that directing omg.

but like.... they cut the ending and it honestly seems soooo anticlimactic. A .02 second hug? Just Alex? OHkay

[supergay-supergirl]

I really liked that brainy's fear vision was balloons! all that pressure inside a thin container that could suddenly pop! he was talking about himself (metaphors hehe) so we get why he's afraid of it but at the same time it was genuinely funny.