Evelyn Somerhalder, best known for her role as Marley Rose on the Fox musical comedy Glee and Cassandra Salvatore on the CW The Vampire Diaries is back to the small screen on the NBC/CW show Supergirl where she portrays the main character of the sam...
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There's self-blame aplenty tonight as our Super-friends struggle to settle into their new roles for the season. J'onn, especially, blames himself for Fiona's disappearance and for sticking to his pacifism when Kara asked for his help.
How convenient, then, that he arrives home to find Fiona's fiancé waiting for him. Manchester Black (David Ajala, equal parts charm and menace) wants to know where she's gone, and J'onn points him in the direction of the corrupt cop he investigated two weeks ago.
While Manchester cozies up to the cop by complaining about "roaches," J'onn tries to pray the way his father taught him, only to be blocked by his anger and an image of Fiona.
He tracks Manchester down telepathically and learns that the cop gave up the location of the next Mercy/Otis/Agent Liberty attack: a police precinct overrun by a mind-controlled replicating alien.
Alex, too, is blaming herself for the defections from the DEO and the string of high-profile setbacks they've suffered at the hands of the Graveses. And then there's the fact that the only thing keeping her sister alive is a Daft Punk suit. On the upside, this means we get both Iron Man-esque shots of Kara speaking inside her protective helmet and Hardcore Henry-esque shots of her POV as she interacts with the outside world, both of which are delightful.
When J'onn calls the DEO about the station invasion, Alex orders Kara to stay put, as every bit of the suit's energy needs to go toward filtering out the Kryptonite. But Kara, who can't abide sitting by while people are in danger even if the tiniest bit of suit damage could kill her - disobeys Alex's direct orders and crashes in to assist. Naturally, her suit is almost immediately compromised, and she becomes a super-liability.
J'onn and Manchester capture one of the replicant aliens, who tells Manchester, "Ahimsa." Manchester explains that he used to run with a violent gang until Fiona taught him about ahimsa, or non-violence, and he vows to save her. Good news, then, that J'onn notices Manchester's ring and realizes he can use it to make a telepathic link with her.
When the media report about a possibly injured Supergirl, the new president calls Alex to rail at her and insist that Supergirl now only leaves the DEO on his orders. Yiiiikes, it didn't take him long to escalate into a shouty, angry man. Alex, in turn, berates Kara and, as the director of the DEO, gives her one last chance to straighten up.
Brainy's also having a bad day, venting to Lena over his frustration with not being able to help Supergirl. When she points out that he's crying, he says, "What? I'm not a robot. I'm techno-organic. I have feelings. These are tears of logic." Awww! I love a techno-organic who's in touch with his feelings!
