If this show’s anything like the original, pretty soon they’ll be communing with dead (and future!) relatives at the drop of a hat—unless, of course, the actress left on bad terms.

I found it a little odd that Quentin didn’t get so much as a mention. I know his role had been reduced in recent years but he was still one of the few characters left from the pilot (I think only Oliver and Dig are left, right?).

I’m agreed on the “cautious optimism” front. Still, I’m glad this show is back—even at it’s worst, it’s a show about good-hearted people trying to help others, which is kinda nice to have these days. Plus it made Mondays significantly more bearable (Sundays didn’t need quite as much help but I’ll take it).

I miss a lot of things about Dark Matter but #1 has got to be how every alien planet they visited looked remarkably like the same stretch of woods outside Toronto.

I’m hoping they survive as well, but living with HIV today (or even the late 90s as with Jeanie) is very different to surviving it in 1987. Back then the only treatment option was AZT, which had limited effectiveness, a ton of nasty side effects, and cost $10,000 a year.

Back when they started the Alura/Argo City plotline I said I’d wait till the end to pass judgement, so now that we’re here: man, what a fucking mess. I can tolerate some Silver Age logic in my superhero shows, but this episode ran on pure undiluted nonsense. Worst of all, at several points we had characters just…

CBS and Warner Bros. CBS owned UPN at the time which they merged with the WB to make the CW.

It’s never been particularly clear—early on she points out that her hair isn’t actually red and he doesn’t seem to care.

I think it’s meant to serve as a testament to their friendship, but James definitely should have warned National City about an impending Kryptonian attack before going to cheer up Winn.

That Coville cult was the most interesting idea this show had all season—and led to one of James’ best scenes—and I can’t believe they squandered it.

I mean, “Evil Kryptonians want to terraform the Earth and form a new Krypton” is literally the plot of Man of Steel.

This is apparently the start of a four-episode arc with Kara’s mom, so I’m gonna try to withhold judgement until the end, but I’ll admit this was a pretty wobbly episode. The conflict between Alex as an agent and Alex as a (potential) mother is an interesting one and worth discussion, but there were so many better…

It’s possible they might use the Dawn character while borrowing the Nora name because calling your twins Don and Dawn is a bit silly even for this show.

They were smart to focus on Lindsey Morgan’s face during that conversation and just let her do what she does best. Clarke and Raven have been at odds so many times over the years, but you could see the relief on Raven’s face knowing that Clarke—possibly the only character on this show who’s had to shoulder more…

I think to some extent you have to ignore certain season one elements when it comes to this show. They treated Kryptonite too casually initially—using it in the place of red sunlight, like in the training room—and this was something that people called them out on back then. The “skin being seared off your bones” thing…

Oh wow that WAS her! And here I’ve been thinking of her as Mini Kara this whole time.

They’re also adding Sunday programming next year which leaves them with more room in the schedule.

I loved her being surprised by Felicity asking for marriage advice in the middle of a high stakes mission. This is the CW, Lyla. There is literally never a bad time to have a discussion about your romantic relationship.

Season 3 is probably the most disjointed season mostly because they only had so many episodes with Lexa’s actress and stuffed that whole storyline into the first third of the season. I don’t remember season four that well so I can’t really say if it felt smoother—it’s morose as hell though, and “contrived setback of…

I’m honestly impressed that they’ve remembered Clarke’s art skills over the years. Plus I think it makes for a neat thread to tie the character’s arc all the way back to the pilot--the very first scene of the show is her drawing in her prison cell.