Supergirl - 'Stronger Together' and 'Fight or Flight'

CSI Starling Central National City. Seriously, is Metropolis the only city in
the DCU without 'City' in its name, and that on a technicality.

After a pretty storming pilot, Supergirl settles into her main 'with an intro spiel' run with 'Stronger Together', an episode which both continues the series set-up and affirms the writers' feelings about secret identities, as seen in the currently-unconnected Arrow and The Flash.

Already struggling with the demands of superheroism in a world that expects her to instantly be as assured as Superman, Kara also faces off against a Hellgrammite, a super-strong alien insect shapeshifter that eats DDT. Her desire to be a hero clashes with DEO protocols, with Alex and especially Henshaw wary of letting an untrained superhuman asset loose on the world. Their reluctance is somewhat justified, as in the episode finale Alex ends up killing the Hellgrammite, while Henshaw steps in with a Kryptonite blade to stab Aunty Astra when she kicks Kara's ass.

The series has boldly averted the problem of Supergirl being too powerful by
having her really kinda suck.

The title comes from her explanation of the crest of El and its motto - 'Stronger Together'; and not hope after all. It represents her fusion of the influences of James and Winn - Team Supergirl, if you will - and Alex and Henshaw at the DEO, and the fact that she is relatively open about her identity with her friends, as opposed to the brooding, destructive secret-keeping of especially Arrow. It is also reflected in that finale, in which she and the DEO stand against someone who would have wiped the floor with them on their own.

The episode bridges into 'Fight or Flight' with Kara agreeing to an interview with Cat in order to protect James Olsen's job. She chokes hard, accidentally reveals her relationship with Superman and bugs out, leaving Cat to pen an expose that is more J Jonah Jameson on Spiderman than Lois Lane on Superman.

The revelation also attracts one of Superman's enemies, Reactron, who decides to seek vengeance for the Man of Steel's perceived crimes against him by murdering Kara. To do so, he has to kidnap billionaire industrialist hunk Maxwell Lord to fix his suit. He almost succeeds, but Superman intervenes thanks to a call on Olsen's wristwatch communicator (he really is Superman's pal.) Determined to stand on her own, Kara goes after Reactron again, coating her hand in molten lead to rip out his power core, which is pretty damn dumb.

In the b-plot, Kara decides to ask James out - prompted by Alex - but finds him chatting to Lucy Lane. I swear, the acceptance of polyamory would let Arrow, The Flash and Supergirl run new episodes back to back in 90 minutes. With adverts.

Oh, and Henshaw's eyes glow red. Not sure what that's about. He may be an alien, but he also might be a robot.