From the same team that’s brought you CW’s acclaimed Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, and Arrow comes another piece of DC history adapted to TV in Supergirl. Starring Melissa Benoist as the titular character, Supergirl follows the usual tropes of the early seasons from its CW brethren, while having it’s own flavor and take on the franchise.

Supergirl is an 2015 action series adapted from the DC Comics character of the same name, it is produced by Berlanti Productions & DC Entertainment, and airs on CBS. Season One has aired in it’s entirety.

Benoist as she appears in the show as the titular character.

Mostly following suit of his CW shows, Berlanti as head of Supergirl proves why he’s at the top of the DCTV food chain. While keeping Supergirl in line with his signature Arrowverse tropes, he gives the show enough originality to keep it separated from the Arrowverse for quite some time, and currently at this point any inclusion of the Arrowverse is purely for small bits of fan service as a “thank you” of sorts, until an actual plan and long term storyline is in place for the situation.

Supergirl takes successful flight on CBS.

THE GOOD: When Supergirl first got announced there was some excitement, and a lot of worry & for good reason. Like Arrow and Flash before it, Supergirl would feature some character and story changes that would keep the “live action TV=alternate canon” strategy the CW has used alive and well. Thankfully, however these are only minor annoyances if you know your DC history more than anything else. The acting in Supergirl is very CWish, which is great, but EP Greg Berlanti is smart enough to know how to differentiate his IP in some form or another. Key DC characters such as Martain Man Hunter, Bizarro, and Superman (vaguely), brings a series roster to the series, and it feels like plans are in place to ultimately to lead to some kind of Justice League live action series in the future, while also keeping these worlds separate where they can do their own thing. Support characters such as Jimmy Olsen also shape Supergirl’s world strongly.

An all around great cast in Supergirl.

THE BAD: It can get a little cheesy at times, but so can the CW DC shows.

Keeping DC & the CW separate but entwined is best for Supergitl.

OVERALL THOUGHTS: Supergirl while done by the same CW DC team is different in it’s own way, but still one in the same. Featuring a great roster of characters and a great cast, the series continues DC’s great rack record for it’s live action TV division. Otaku Dome gives Supergirl season one an 88 out of 100.