SUPERGIRL 6.14

 

RECAP - SUPERGIRL  6.14:  "Magical Thinking"  

Magic WAS the theme for this week's installment, as the Superfriends continued their quest to stop Nyxly from obtaining more totems for her conquest of the universe.  This week, however, we get to see Lena finally utilize HER magic capabilities as they need it in order to stop this new little wrinkle that happens with the citizens of National City.  Also, this is the first time William is embedded with the team to report on them.  We also get to continue little Esme's story---the girl from the group home that Kelly had saved a couple of episodes back, as she's placed with her new foster family. 

Things started off pretty normal this week, as the team had their usual game night, outside of Kara, who's still putting out fires as Supergirl.  She's still connected with Nyxly mentally, so they continue to feel each other's presence and emotions.  They try to get her to relax, but she can't.  The team also takes this time to inform Kara that William Dey is going to be imbedded with the team, but they ensured that he adheres to THEIR stipulations.  Kelly, meanwhile, checks in on Esme, the little girl from the group home she had saved from the abusive head of the group home a few weeks back, as she is placed with a new foster family.  Kelly offers some encouragement to the young child, and Esme gives her a rainbow bracelet that she made for her, and Kelly takes it with happiness, and says she'll check in on her.  

Nyxly and Mitch discover where the next totem is, and it's been with a random guy who has it as some kind of wooden amulet that he uses to keep himself calm and serene.  Nyxly shows up and demands it, for which he coughs it over.  This then gets the Superfriends involved, as they get the totem from her.  But when she threatens to start harming civilians unless she gets the totem, Supergirl hands it over.  Nyxly then takes the Humanity Totem, which is the totem of focus this episode, and she activates it.  And, in the process, she effects a lot of the civilians in the immediate area of this arena where people are at, and it strips them of their humanity.  Everyone around begins to just break out into fights, and Supergirl feels overwhelmed, as she needs assistance, while Nyxly gets away. 

Things go from bad to worse, as not only the city is under siege from having all their humanity stripped from them, and they're battling each other all over the streets, but Nyxly herself is experiencing problems, as she begins to feel empathy for those around her.  As she and Mitch head to the Hague in The Netherlands to obtain the next totem, she can't seem to kill the guard at the Hague to gain entry in order to obtain the totem.  They bail on the mission, and she feels helpless to be able to complete her mission.  

While the team starts trying to work on a way to resolve the violent outburst of the city's denizens using Lena's spellbook, Esme is with her new foster mother, and they get attacked by some of the people affected by the totem.  One tries to attack them, but Esme manages to fight him off.  The foster mother wonders how she did that, and Esme has no idea.  Back at CATCO, William presents his story to Andrea, who is less than enthused with what he wrote, but he's just playing by the rules as set forth by the Superfriends.  She wants him to be the guy that used to infiltrate groups in order to get the scoop.  She especially wants to know who they are, and he reveals that he can't.  She orders him to get the story, or don't bother coming back.  

He eventually makes it back to the Tower, where Lena is having trouble working the spell right, as she almost made Nia unable to use her legs for a brief time.  Supergirl stresses the urgency for her to figure it out, but Lena can only do so much. She can't seem to do it like her mother did.  William actually offers some sage advice, as he talks about how his dad used to bake, but when HE tried to bake the same thing after his dad died, it was never quite right.  But then he just remembered that he needed to do it with HIS own flare, and then it became BETTER.  That helps Lena out, and she then needs a specific flower located at the botanical garden next to the arena in order to make the spell work.  She has to be on site to cast it, and she does.  And the team provides cover for her, as she casts it, but it doesn't quite work, and everyone seems to get worse.  She feels like she failed, because she still adheres to her scientific mind. Kara lets her know that there IS something of a science...even to magic.  Sometimes, it's leaving your comfort zone in order to take a step forward.  William then listens to Supergirl, as she says she feels helpless to stop Nyxly, and get the people back to normal.  She can feel Nyxly feeling empathy for the people, and she realizes that the one way to stop Nyxly and fix things is to make the people less empathetic---if they overwhelm Nyxly enough, she'll have to give up the totem and restore everyone's humanity.  William also takes the time to put it straight with the team:  As much as they wanted to keep Lena out of the story, he needs transparency, otherwise the public will question and doubt them.  He will work with them, but he's going to write the story HIS way.  They all agree that, despite their reservatios at first, getting support of the people is more important.

Nyxly feels helpless to stop the overwhelming empathy and plight of the people, and she can solve it with the snap of her fingers.  Mitch ascertains that the totem maybe be the problem, and that if she can return the humanity to the people, she'll be cured.  She realizes that his her only option.  So, the Superfriends go to put their final plan to action, and Lena is there to cast her spell, and it seems to be working, as the team is racing against the clock to save as many lives as they can.  This now includes Esme, whom the foster mother pushes out the door to keep the violent people away, by having HER stop them, which she doesn't know how.  As more violent people approach the doorstep of the house, Guardian and Sentinel show up and stop them.  Kelly is NOT pleased with this, and neither is Alex.  The spell works, as Nyxly can't take more of the empathy, and she ends up dropping the totem....and everyone begins to return to normal, as the effects of the totem wear off.  Nyxly, however, is mad at Mitch for allowing her to let the totem go, and orders him to go back down and get it, but Supergirl snatches it in time.  Nyxly then orders him to take off and escape.  The day is saved.  

William returns to Andrea with his story, and is pleased with what he wrote.  She starts talking about the follow up, but he tells her no.  He says that he wants to keep the Superfriends' trust, but that also means that he will write the story HIS way...and if Andrea doesn't like it...he'll quit.  She acquiesces, and he gets what he wants. 

Esme is going back to the group home, because the family doesn't want her---she's not a good fit for them.  Kelly and Alex are there, and Kelly says that she should not give up.  Esme says that it's okay...she realizes that she'll never have a family anyway.  This breaks the hearts of Kelly and Alex...who take a long glance with each other before leading Esme to the van that will take her back to the group home. 

Kara and Lena talk about what she did to help save the day.  Lena is grateful for Kara pushing her to work outside her comfort zone, and Kara thanks her for helping her understand boundaries.  

Nyxly, back to her old self, is ready to go get the next totem, but she promises she'll get the humanity totem back...her plan is far from complete. 

This episode helped us explore different aspects of humanity, and also pushed some storylines a little further.  Considering the losses the Superfriends were taking from Nyxly, it was good that they got a W this week.  Despite her Kryptonian DNA, Supergirl's best asset IS her humanity---her empathy for everyone.  While she embraces it, and it makes her the hero she is, and thus worthy to hold that totem, Nyxly discovered that someone WITHOUT any humanity can be overwhelmed by the sheer brunt of what humans go through on a daily basis.  It was her downfall this week, as the team used their plan to imbue the Imp with an overwhelming dose of it....thanks to Lena's spell.  So, with the Superfriends having ONE totem, it's now a race to get the other 4 before Nyxly completes her plan.  

Lena got to step out of HER comfort zone this week by embracing more of her mother's magical gift given to her.  She knew the bad results from what happened when her mother used her magic years ago, and it caused pain.  Lena didn't want to follow that path.  But Kara and William made her realize that it didn't need to be that way.  Once her talk with William happened, Lena was able to embrace her magic more, and it helped win the day.  

I think we got some SERIOUS foreshadowing about Esme's future, as her foster family didn't work out.  And it seems that her bond with Kelly has gotten stronger.  And in the aftermath of this situation this week, we see Alex and Kelly look at each other for a couple beats, as Esme said she's realizing that she'll never have a family.  If you all remember a few years back, when Alex and Maggie Sawyer were dating, Alex wanted to have kids.  She even filed for an adoption agency, but got turned down.  That was one of Alex's low points in this series.  It took her awhile to get through that one (and her eventual breakup with Maggie).  But I think with Esme, they both see a strong willed child who needs a home...and love.  And don't be surprised that---after some discussion---Alex and Kelly realize that Esme is just what they needed in their lives to take that next step.  It may not happen immediately, but by the time this series signs off, Esme will be a part of the family.  

I was glad to see William get back to being the reporter he's used to be, but at the same time, protecting important aspects of the Superfriends' secrets.  But he's still on his own side----reporting the truth, facts, and the story.  And he's doing it HIS way...with honesty and integrity.  He won't polish it up for Andrea just to get likes and clicks or sales.  He's doing it because it's right.  

Overall, not a bad episode.  We've got 6 more to go, as we wind down the Girl of Steel's last flight.  So, hang onto your hats and we'll see where this final battle leads, and what the future holds for Kara Zor-El.  

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