Since Supergirl lives on the west coast the Statue of Liberty is unlikely to appear. I don't recall seeing it.

I don’t know if you’re aware of it but Super Turtle was a recurring character in the comics. It was a recurring funny strip that was about half a page.

Another possibility is for Lena to try and give *Kara* powers. There's precedent in the comics from Lex trying to give powers to Clark Kent. Another possibility is for Lena to create her own Supergirl like Max Lord did in season 1.

A story—a *good* story—isn’t always obvious. It takes the viewer/reader in unexpected directions. Of course, some viewers/readers *want* trite and predictable. A couple of seasons ago it was *obvious* Lena was going to side with Lillian. But that didn’t happen. Instead, the show surprised us. “James goes in with a…

No, probably not. James isn't likely to admit he's a screw up and Lena wouldn't want to admit there are problems she can't solve by conniving.

We haven’t seen him join anything and we don’t know his intentions. You can talk all you want about what it “looks to be” but the fact is, you don't know. That makes your pronouncements at least potentially inaccurate if not outright wrong. The group is already using his Guardian persona to legitimize their cause so…

Or have a long heart to heart talk about ground rules, communication, and generally where they're going.

My usual random comments:

The pie was never about feeding the staff. It was a typical Mean Boss gesture to show that the mean boss isn't really mean in spite of what everyone can see with their own eyes, like bringing in a dozen donuts for a department of 50 people.

Her speech should have been about something like how trusting his people made *J’onn* a great leader.

I think the point is that Lockwood and his followers *aren't* making valid points, just points that *seem* valid until you examine them.

More to the point, would you rather have a significant other who believes in you or one who connives behind your back because she thinks you're an idiot? A little honesty goes a long way but it's also not very Luthor.

A couple of episodes ago Alex called Kara her employee. I can’t help wondering what her status is. And yeah, how is it Kara can’t fight normal, non-alien crime?

The DEO’s original mandate was to protect Earth from aliens. Protecting aliens was never part of the deal and Haley wants to go back to those days.

I’m curious as to how crimes against aliens is outside the DEO’s jurisdiction vs. crimes perpetrated *by* aliens.

To be clear, James isn’t “joining a hate group.” He’s trying to understand the people who have already joined. I fear there’s a world of difference you're missing.

#1, Sorry, didn’t watch enough MST3K to get the reference. #2, Maybe. #3, Absolutely.

Sam is not only an alien but a genetically engineered alien but she managed to crossbreed with a guy we assume is human. It’s been established, just roll with it.

Lena is as smart as the writers need her to be, no more. Remember too that Lex, who is as smart as she is, never figures out Superman is Clark.

The writers needed to generate conflict between Alex and Colonel Douchebag and they needed to get the audience on Alex’s side. That meant she couldn’t get reamed for screwing up so she had to be competent. And so they conveniently ignored her previous history.