Look Up in the Sky!!!: Supergirl "Pilot"

Hey, look what premiered on CBS; it's not about a bird, it's not about an airplane, it's about Supergirl!!! (Come on, I had to make something work, no matter how cheesy it chimes).

The premiere of Superman's cousin aired Monday night, and the series didn't disappoint, but there are a couple of issues.

We learn the whole origin story within five minutes of the pilot, which is the quickest way. Knowing that when Kara, who was 12 years old, was sent right after Superman left Krypton, but a detour had her stay in time for 24 years and soon came to Earth. Superman rescues her and places them with a family.

Now Kara is an assistant at CatCo, working for Cat Grant, one of the series' Pain in the Neck boss. She seems to be the awkward female that you would see in a romantic comedy, and soon, she'll turn into someone much better. That's kind of what I've got from watching this version.

Kara wants to do something more; she wants to help, and being an assistant isn't quite what she hoped for. That all changed when her sister was on a plane and rescued her and the rest of the passengers. She's excited about what she has done for National City and what to do more, but Alex doesn't think it's a great idea.

That seemed to change after going through a few tests of stopping a robbery and car chase when she battles with Vartox, one of many villains who had escaped from the prison her mother put in. At first, their battle didn't go so well, but come the second round, Kara is still learning what she can still do in action.

With the villains on the run on Earth, the mastermind beyond all this comes from a family member of Kara's aunt, Astra, who seeks to make Kara pay for her mother's sins.

The characters in this series are fascinating, from Jimmy Olsen, who seems to be Kara's mentor, to Kara's sister Alex, who happens to be secretly working for the Department of Extra-Normal Operations, trying to keep Kara down from not using her powers but soon encourages her. Henshaw seems to be the total badass who will treat Kara with little respect because she's an alien.

I did get a hoot when Dean Cain and Helen Slater played Superman and Supergirl. CRAZY!!!

I'm very invested in the series. I see there's a bit of a feminist theme going on, but that's not a massive issue for me at all. I think CBS should at least push the envelope and make it darker, like Arrow. But I think the show will grow as time goes and it will get a bit better.

Melissa Benoist is amazingly outstanding as Kara Zor-El/Supergirl. She brings, I think, not only a new but a fresh look of a hero who still has a lot to learn from being a superhero, even though she's a bit of one of those rom-com girls at first.

Overall, I give this episode an 8/10.

You can catch Supergirl on Monday nights at 8/7c on CBS.