Supergirl season 1 episode 13 series#

I really enjoyed the dynamic between Kara and Lena in this episode.

This week, though, it remembered it and delivered in a huge way. One more reason that вЂњThe GauntletвЂќ felt like a real throwback? It felt larger-than-life, with everything from the lightning storm to the non-recycled shot of the CGI plane in KaraвЂ™s second test of courage, looking incredibly convincing on-screen, imbuing the episode with a spectacle-like feel that the show rarely possesses anymore.ДЇew shows do fun like Supergirl and even it forgets that from time-to-time.

Supergirl season 1 episode 13 series#

The show hasnвЂ™t really done anything to pay tribute to its past in the final season as of yet (Cat Grant flashback aside), so to see it executed so well within the story, with the same music and everything, made for a spectacular moment вЂ“ one that this longtime fan of the series truly appreciated. Speaking of season 1, IвЂ™d be lying if I said I didnвЂ™t come over all emotional whenever Kara found herself planted back in that bar from the pilot before she took flight to save the plane with Alex onboard. ThatвЂ™s one of the main reasons that season 1 is continually held up in high regard and why this weekвЂ™s episode succeeded in ways that previous offerings have not. For as great as Supergirl is at telling powerful stories, itвЂ™s easy to forget that the show is also at its best when itвЂ™s just delivering straight-up fun adventures like the comic books that inspired it. вЂњThe GauntletвЂќ is a relatively simple episode on the surface and yet thatвЂ™s what makes it so good. Supergirl season 6, episode 13 review: Back to basics

And another thing she can now rely on is LenaвЂ™s abilities, as the witch-in-the-making opened up to her best friend about her family history and what it could mean for her going forward. In the end, Kara still canвЂ™t figure out why she failed the test (and neither can the supportive Lena) but the outcome of The Gauntlet created a mental link between her and Nxyly, so she plans on using that to defeat her. And they continue to escalate when Kara fails her test of courage (by being too courageous apparently) and Nyxly passes hers (by confronting her beloved brother and showing vulnerability after he betrayed her).Дisaster is averted when Kara decides to let her part of the totem return to Nxyly, ending the courage-ridden antics from those affected, allowing her, JвЂ™onn and Brainy to subdue the lightning storm in the process.

Beatrice Lahr, who was also affected by the outburst of magical courage, decides to reobtain her now-defunct project to harness lightning, creating a lightning storm over National City. However, Lena is worried about her newfound abilities as a witch вЂ“ abilities that even an AI simulation of Vita can sense. Thankfully, she has Lena by her side to guide her. ItвЂ™s all as crazy as it sounds, meaning that Kara must desperately pass her test. All Rights Reserved.ДЄs a result, Alex is too recklessly courageous, JвЂ™onn is finally unafraid to open up about his feelings and Brainy allows himself to make guesses instead of accurate predictions. Supergirl - вЂњThe GauntletвЂќ - Image Number: SPG613fg_0018r - Pictured (L-R): David Harewood as JвЂ™onn JвЂ™onzz, Melissa Benoist as Supergirl and Chyler Leigh as Sentinal - Photo: The CW - В© 2021 The CW Network, LLC. She is certainly right, but before that even happens, a showdown between the Girl of Steel and Nyxly results in the totem splitting in two and sprinkling everyone in the surrounding area вЂ“ including the Super Friends вЂ“ with courage. Vita tells them that the totem of courage must be treated with the utmost of caution because it can have dire consequences if the person who wields it fails their test. You know, one of the Dark Kryptonian Priestesses that tried to bring Reign to life in season 3? Yes, her! To find out what they need to know, they consult a simulation of Vita. Having discovered NxylyвЂ™s bizarre and complex plan to unite the magical totems, the Super Friends make it their mission to uncover the truth about them and stop the problematic Fifth Dimensional Imp from achieving her goal. Supergirl season 6, episode 13 recap: The Gauntlet HereвЂ™s everything that went down in вЂњThe GauntletвЂќ and why it succeeds as one of the seasonвЂ™s absolute best episodes. As great as all of those story choices were, it was beginning to feel like the show had bit off more than it could chew, because the final season wasnвЂ™t necessarily the right time to be juggling this many stories.Д«ut by rerouting its attention back to the main narrative in this weekвЂ™s episode, it steadied itself and unexpectedly found one of the things that made Supergirl so beloved early on in its run: Fun.