Bizarro (Supergirl)
| "Bizarro" | |
|---|---|
| Supergirl episode | |
| Episode no. |
Season 1 Episode 12 |
| Directed by | John Showalter |
| Written by |
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Rachel Shukert |
| Production code | 4X7612 |
| Original air date | February 1, 2016 |
| Guest actors | |
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"Bizarro" is the twelfth episode in the first season of the CBS television series Supergirl, which aired on February 1, 2016. It was written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Rachel Shukert, and directed by John Showalter. The episode centers on Maxwell's plot to destroy Supergirl with a Bizarro-version of the Girl of Steel, while Kara's begins romancing Cat's son Adam.
Plot
In Maxwell's Lab 52, Lord begins putting the final touches on his new creation that preserved from the morgue by injecting a special piece of hardware. The infusion causes the comatose woman to come alive and her eyes to go black. Maxwell is impressed with the birth of his new creation, who now looks exactly like Supergirl, albeit with disappearing pitch black eyes (in this universe, a female version of Bizarro) and follows Maxwell's orders. As for the incident involving the bridge, Kara is frustrated over what just happened and Hank is concerned about how capable Maxwell will go far to destroy Supergirl. The next day at CatCo, Winn is going over an issue with Cat when Kara realizes that she forgot usual assignment of getting coffee for Cat, but Cat already solved that problem by getting it for both her and Kara, leading her to believe that Cat is playing matchmaker between Adam and her. When she tells James and Winn about Adam, both guys start having concerns. During dinner, both Kara and Adam start their conversation. Unfortunately at the same time at Lord Technologies, Maxwell is ready to do away with Supergirl, by brainwashing Bizarro into thinking she is Supergirl and wanting to kill the real one, with Maxwell saying she is a bad person. That night, Kara excuses herself from Adam after she sees a Tram car that's dangling and ready to fall on TV. When Kara arrives as Supergirl, the lookalike is ready to kill Kara, placing the passengers in the tram car in more danger. As Kara sees the wires snap, she rescues the tram car. Bizarro sees this and later returns to Maxwell, but Maxwell convinces Bizarro that despite saving people, Supergirl is still a bad person.
At the DEO, Kara tells Alex and J'onn that Bizarro isn't a gynoid but is genetically similar, suggesting the only to deal with her is by using kryptonite. Winn would later discover that there was a kidnapping at Prometheus Labs, and that six people were among those missing, including the comatose woman that became Bizarro, who Cat has now dubbed in the headlines. Alex later confronts Maxwell and discovers that he used Kara's DNA from Red Tornado's broken arm, with the goal to help humanity survive and be stronger than the aliens. Maxwell warns Alex that if she tries to stop him he'll make her and her families' life even worse. When Alex tells Kara about Maxwell and Bizarro, Alex believes that using kryptonite will be the best defense against Bizarro, but Kara is against it, believing that Maxwell is the real enemy, but Alex tells Kara that the DEO can't do anything about Maxwell. When Kara gets a text from Adam about their second dinner date, Alex suggests she go. Later that evening, James tries to talk Winn into how to talk to Kara, while during their dinner together, Kara explain to Adam about "her life" and they finally kiss, only to be interrupted by Bizarro, who shows up and takes Kara and the two fight each other at a park, matching each other's powers. As the DEO is ready to dart Bizarro, Kara objects, but as they hit Bizarro, she is degenerated and mutated, causing her skin become cracked and grayish and her eyes become black again. She now hates Supergirl, seeing her as evil and flies off.
Kara tells Alex that Maxwell knew she was Supergirl and sent Bizarro after her. She also learns that kryptonite also made Bizarro more powerful than ever, prompting Hank to look for an anti-kryptonite mineral to stop Bizarro. When Kara returns to talk to Adam, she tells him that she wants to break up with him, and despite his desire not to, she apologizes and leaves. Back at Lord Technologies, a deranged Maxwell sends Bizarro, now dark-suited and displaying a reverse shield, to destroy Kara's loved ones for her disfigurement. Afterwards, Alex arrived with the DEO and places Maxwell in custody even as he warned Alex that he'll expose Kara, but Alex tells him he'll be isolated from doing so. Over at CatCo, James tries to talk to Kara, but doesn't want to bothered and leaves. All of a sudden Bizarro shows up and takes James to a warehouse and ties him to a forklift. Bizarro knows that Kara and James have feelings for each other as she and Kara are connected. James tries to convince Bizarro that Supergirl is good because she cares about people and in the process finally confesses he is in love with Kara. When he uses his watch to contact Supergirl, Bizarro uses her heat breath to stop him, but the signal does reach Kara just in time to confront Bizarro. They have a hard-fought battle till Bizarro grabs Kara by the neck and strangles her. Alex, using blue kryptonite darts, subdue Bizarro before she finish off Kara. When they bring her back to the DEO, a now calm-down Bizarro apologizes to Kara, who then holds her hand as Hank puts her back in a comatose state for her safety. In another cell, Maxwell vows to threaten Eliza, but Alex stops Kara from threatening Maxwell with heat vision.
The following day, Kara learns from Cat that Adam is leaving town, having realized that Kara is different from Cat and suggest that their relationship remain businesslike. Kara also asks James to join her for drinks but he has to pick up Lucy at the airport. When Kara returns to her apartment, she notices a plant on her table and when she touches it, another part of the plant, a tentacled, cephalopodic creature with thorns in its center, lunges down at her as she turns around.
Reception
Eric Goldman of IGN gave the episode an 4.8/10: "The interesting twists of “Bizarro” – Alex arresting Lord, Lord knowing Supergirl’s secret identity, James confessing his love for Kara – are undercut by the unbearably relationship drama and the over-the-top characterization of Maxwell Lord. While the portrayal of Bizarro and Supergirl’s compassion for her was spot-on, this episode was a failure on all other fronts."[1]
Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly noted: "This week, Supergirl asks if Kara can be Supergirl and still have a life. If you’ve seen any other superhero show, particularly ones in the Berlanti-verse, then you probably know where this episode goes. There are several frustrating parts of the episode, particularly Kara’s answer to the “can she have it all question,” but there are also moments where the show redeems itself and makes you fall in love with it, its heroine, and what she stands for even more."[2]
Stacy Glanzman of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4.0 out of 5 stars.[3]
References
- ↑ "SUPERGIRL: "Bizarro" REVIEW" from IGN (February 1, 2016)
- ↑ "Supergirl: Bizarro" from Entertainment Weekly (February 1, 2016)
- ↑ "Supergirl Season 1 Episode 12 Review: Bizarro" from TV Fanatic (January 25, 2016)