That said, Cadmus does take center stage and announce themselves as the season’s big bad, sending not one, but TWO super-villains named Metallo (John Corben and a Cadmus assistant who protested Corben’s treatment a little too much) out to terrorize National City. Kara is still a little freaked out by all the changes happening in her life. Alex is a little mad at Kara for being too caught up in her cousin’s visit. Hank is still a little mad at Superman, who is also still a little mad at Hank for refusing to get rid of kryptonite. Maybe Cat’s farewell should’ve happened in last week’s premiere.Įverything is dragged out just a little bit longer tonight. That’s not to say it’s bad, it’s just doesn’t seem to be quite enough to stretch out over two episodes. Just about every thread it follows is a thin and underwhelming resolution to what was a pretty compelling setup. If “The Last Children of Krypton” has a central problem, it’s the one signified by the way it approaches Cat Grant’s story. Oh, and she also gives her office to Jimmy Olsen, who is now the big boss. In this episode, she only adds that it’s her turn to take the dive, and then introduces Kara to her new impossible-to-please boss, long-time DC Comics fixture Snapper Carr. Cat already gave her big farewell in the premiere, wherein she told Kara about the importance of change and growth and moving on. There’s no telling when or how often she’ll be back - I’d wager she’ll appear when the show breaks out the big guns coming out of the holiday break, or maybe during the buildup to the season finale in May - but as far as good-byes go, this one’s pretty muted. Of course, Grant was always going to warm up to Kara, but she also ended up becoming a moral compass for Supergirl, and one of the show’s most articulate and impassioned voices arguing for a hero that doesn’t just fight, but inspires.Īnd now, Cat Grant is leaving CatCo and National City and Supergirl, the first casualty in the show’s move from CBS to the CW. And then Supergirl did something kind of surprising - it turned Cat Grant into the heart of the show. It wasn’t terribly original, but damn could Calista Flockhart sling those wordy-as-hell pop-culture references and unbelievably ornate burns. Watching the pilot episode, you could see the entire season laid out in miniature: Kara would grow and learn to come into her own as Supergirl while slowly earning Grant’s respect, even as her boss continued to treat her as a personal lackey. When the show began, the character was merely a Miranda Priestly analogue, an excuse to dump on Kara Danvers and frustrate her in ways alien menaces never could. In its first season, Supergirl lived and died by how well it handled Cat Grant. Melissa Benoist as Supergirl, Chyler Leigh as Alex.
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