Something that I really loved about Supergirl 2026 was the way that they addressed the villain that SHOULD die.
There was an objectively evil villain. A villain that should die. But, Ruthye (a CHILD), was prevented from killing him. Kara stopped her from killing krem, not to protect krem but to protect Ruthye. Kara knew that krem would revert to his ways the moment he could. And she knew Ruthye needed him gone. Kara took the emotional weight of taking a life to protect a child.
I think there are a lot of tv shows/movies where the protagonist is a child but is criticized for not killing the bad guy. Yes, the bad guy should die. No, the child should not be the executioner.
(I think it’s also worth noting that there should be a discussion of Kara’s “adulthood”. But that is a different post)















