I thought one of the most interesting elements of the episode was that almost immediately after having it confirmed for us that Maeve escaping to the mainland via train was just her following her (secret) programming, she ends up defying that programming and getting off the train. She chose to go look for her daughter…

I had two major problems with the whole musical thing:

I thought he said Cyberwoman? That's a Torchwood/Doctor Who reference.

Stranded was definitely an enjoyable episode, but it also highlighted that I'd like them to step away a little bit from the case of the week style. I enjoyed that it was different but it would have been a lot more interesting to see them stuck there for a couple of episodes and for long enough to begin to seriously…

Allison Shoemaker, the author of the review and the stray observations above, is aware of the movie and has already seen it and discusses that in the review.

Yeah. It was very clumsily executed. It's just this episode's breadcrumb on the trail leading us to the Prince Mon-El reveal (I'm assuming, at least) but it just didn't really fit in with where they put it.

I don't necessarily think he's the Lois Lane to her Superman, but when it comes to the comics, Brainiac 5 is the only character that I've ever really cared about as a romantic interest for Supergirl. I'd love to see him and the Legion of Super-heroes on the show eventually.

Maybe someone from Krypton met Medusa at some point. It's the DCU, after all, which means she's not just mythological but real.

There's still a couple other movies that I haven't seen yet that might change this, but as of now, Manchester by the Sea is my choice for best film of 2016.

Our audience laughed too.

There was a look that passed between possessed Casey and Regan-Angela right before the exorcism began to seemingly work and reach its conclusion that I took to be Angela's silent acquiescence to taking Pazuzu back in order to save her daughter.

That ending shot where we see the far off building through the window of Gail's building was just disturbing. I'd say they probably won't kill her off in there but, with this show, that's not necessarily a given. Her screaming with false hope when she hears the Roomba bumping against the elevator door was so sad. It…

I so want that alien to become a small recurring character. Sort of like Clem from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." I loved the way he played the scene.

I still don't believe he was the palace guard. I think he's actually the ~frat boy prince~ and the guy who sent him off was an older brother or uncle or something. Seeing Kara's hatred for his people and not knowing who to trust at first, he probably just said "palace guard" to be safe. At least, that's my theory…

Oh, God. The Tuxedo Mask reference is so apt.

She could, but earlier in the episode she made reference to doing what she was doing for her son and her daughter. After the end reveal, I'd taken that to mean Lex and Lena.

Queen Mary's bow as she approached Elizabeth was probably my favourite scene of the episode. The way she knelt the way she did was a really powerful moment, even more so than her mother and sister's curtsies.

In the first trailer she told Steve that she had no father and was brought to life by Zeus.

That was my immediate reaction as well. I'd love it if HR continues quoting "Murder on the Titanic" for as long as he's around.

I had assumed Mon-El was actually the "frat boy prince" that Kara had been speaking of and that the other guy was an older brother or youngish uncle who was already ruling as the King.