SUPERGIRL 6.16

 

RECAP - SUPERGIRL  6.16:  "Nightmare in National City"  

Though they have acquired a few of the totems....and destroyed the Hope Totem, it's still a race against time for the Superfriends and Nyxly to obtain the rest before Nyxly can pull off her revenge.  And NOW....she's got a secret admirer---someone who provided her with a VERY familiar looking battlesuit to help her in her cause against Supergirl.  And knowing that Lex Luthor is lurking in the background only makes matters WORSE for our team of heroes trying to stop a magic Imp from killing everyone.  How will they handle Nyxly's next plan?  Time is running out for our Girl of Steel to put an end to the threat, as we reach ever closer to our series finale. 

The Girl of Steel....for all her might, all the heroic deeds she's done...as really been struggling as of late.  Supergirl has just been one step behind Nyxly in this whole race to obtain the totems in order to prevent the Imp from the 5th Dimension from exacting her revenge and creating real havoc.  This week, things certainly did NOT improve her situation.  And it's not only effected the Maid of Might....but Kara Danvers as well, as Kara can't even keep her life in balance and do her job at Catco without issues.  She's not able to get the stories done that she needs, and can't seem to meet Andrea's demands.  So, Kara's mind is split, and she's extremely overwhelmed.  She just hasn't seemed to find balance in her life since she returned from the Phantom Zone.  Aside from dealing with her fears, she's just never been able to get back to being the Kara Danvers we know and love, nor the Supergirl that is confident and full of hope.  Kara's taken a beating the 2nd half of this season from an emotional standpoint. This week, she and the team tried to once again put a stop of Nyxly, as she's after the Dream Totem, but are thwarted when they meet up with her in a lab, where Nyxly is trying to use a scientist who uses dreams as a way to power his machine to access the dream world.  Nyxly has the help of Lex's gauntlets (she still doesn't know her benefactor), and she escapes into the realm to find the totem...but not before she leaves a gift behind:  a monster from the dream dimension that  escapes and starts wreaking havoc on the city.  It heads for a nuclear reactor towards town, and it takes Lena using the Luthor satellites to put a protective dome around that part of the city to keep the monster out.  

The result of that little maneuver is backlash from those in the city who're trapped under the dome, and the Governor, as she demands the Superfriends take the dome down.  J'onn and Alex try to negotiate for more time, as Lena and Brainy work on a countermeasure to stop the monster.  The Governor gives them 12 hours before she sends in the National Guard, and takes the dome down.  Meanwhile, in the wake of last week's disposal of missles from both Kaznia and Corto Maltese, Kara is now going to get to cover the peace treaty signing between the two nations.  Problem is, she's not totally prepared for it, and her Nyxly distraction is causing her to mess up at her actual job. William tries to prep her for the interview, but she ends up missing it, because of a riot breaking out at the dome.  She ended up missing the interview.  Andrea chastises her for not doing her job.  She's never questioned her absences, but now they're effecting her job.  She's given one more chance thanks to Andrea's greasing of the wheels to get a new interview.  The team does manage to get the device needed done, as the National Guard lowers the dome, and the monster heads towards the reactor.  Despite the National Guard getting in the way, the Superfriends manage to get the monster back into the dream realm.  Now, as for Kara....she is given this do-over for the interview, but she instead passes it along to William, whom is more prepared, and able to devote the time to it.  Kara stated to William that there doesn't seem to have enough time in the day to do everything, and she's overwhelmed.  So....Kara does something unexpected----she quits Catco.  She takes off, only to return as Supergirl, and decides to give a statement to the city, apologizing for the actions of earlier in the day with the dome.  She says that she and the team won't rest until they stop Nyxly....failure is not an option.

Now, while Kara was busy trying to get an interview with the Kaznian ambassador, and trying to stop Nyxly, Nia has been trying to find a way to obtain the Dream Totem.  But she's had no such luck.  She has no access to the books and notes her mother had, because after her fight with her sister Maeve, her sister disappeared off the map...including shutting out their father, Maeve took all of their mother's research with her.  So, Brainy suggests Nia expand her realm of searching beyond the dream realm, and she manages to find a clue in a Dr. Nelee's office on a school campus somewhere.  Nia goes to see this doctor, only to discover that it's her sister, who changed her name after she took off from home.  They bicker a little, but it appears that Maeve has been keeping track of her sister.  Maeve has been studying about the totem, and points to lots of volumes of books that she's read to gain knowledge about it.  They manage to put their differences aside, as Nia takes her into the dream realm to try and find the totem before Nyxly does.  Little do they know, Nyxly is also there looking for it.  Maeve's necklace glows as they get closer to it, and Nia uses her powers to to locate it.  They enter  into the realm beyond the dream realm and find the totem. Maeve goes to grab it, but the totem zaps her, saying she is not worthy.  She gives Nia grief that this is what she trained her whole life for, and that this is her birthright, and that Nia stole it from her.  Nia's had enough of her sister's nagging, and says she's not feeling sorry for her anymore, and is tired of taking her abuse.  She says she didn't ask for these powers, but she has them, and she's had to learn on the job because SHE didn't have their mother OR her to help her learn.  So, Maeve needs to suck it up, and deal with the fact that SHE is the Dreamer.  Now, while all this arguing is going on, Nyxly shows up to nab the totem, and Nia tries to fight her for it, but she ends up losing out, as Nyxly makes off with the Dream Totem.  Later on,, we see the two sister have that must needed chat.  Maeve wants forgiveness, but Nia isn't giving it.  But what she WILL offer, is a chance for Maeve to be her sister again.  A hug begins the healing process. 

As for Nyxly....who was, once again, the BIG winner this week....has the totem, and the gauntlet asks for the totem.  Once she places it in the gauntlet's hand----and it eventually forms into Lex Luthor....as expected.

This episode was alright....we didn't get Kelly this week, but she was introducing the newest member of the Olsen family to her extended relatives.  But I was more interested in Nia and Maeve's story this week, because this has been about a YEAR PLUS overdue, and I was elated to have it happen.  And I love how Nia didn't pull her punches, and I love that she drove her feelings towards Maeve's actions right to her, and didn't flinch.  Maeve had a serious ass chewing coming, and it was great to clear the air.  And I loved the fact that Nia stated to her in no uncertainty that SHE was the Dreamer...and that was that.  And I loved how Nia looked this week (she just looked hot, what can I say?).  And love how she's finding new ways to use her powers.  Now...as this issue with Nyxly reaches its apex, I'd love to see Maeve really contribute to the Superffriends, and help her sister train more in the use of her powers.  If it helps heal that bond between sisters, I'm all for it.

What's getting long in the tooth for me as the series is winding down is Supergirl herself.  This constant doubt, this scatterbrained Kara isn't doing it for me.  Now, I know that she's had to deal with the fear from coming out of the Phantom Zone, but this has gone on too far.  And now, we're essentially LOSING Kara Danvers , because she's now had to quit Catco because she can't seem to handle her double life anymore.  Andrea is a TERRIBLE boss, and while William has been that sane voice in this vertigo life of hers right now....she really needs some inspiration of her own.  Especially now that (predictably), Lex is now working with Nyxly.  THIS is why I have bee LOBBYING this season for the return of Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant.  If there is ANYONE that can light a fire under Kara's ass, it's ALWAYS been Cat.  NOW is that time to bring this show full circle, by not only bringing back Winn....and James....but most definitely CAT.  It would be a disservice to Supergirl, the fans of the show, and to the character itself, if you don't bring Cat back one last time to help lift the Girl of Steel off the ground. 

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Until next time....Up, up, and waway!