Recap: Supergirl 2.9 "Supergirl Lives"

The episode begins with Supergirl chasing down a some villains who have a vaguely "Nerd Trio from Buffy" vibe. They get away from her (because ummm?), and The Guardian finishes them off.

Guardian

Okay, we've gotta talk about Guardian. I like James. But, maybe every dude in a female-led superhero show doesn't also have to be a superhero? Like, men can be regular guys - even in the midst of an amazing woman - and still retain their masculinity, right?

And secondly, when exactly does James train for any of this bad-assery?  What I like about Arrow, for instance, is that the guy is shown at least once every episode doing body weight training or doing archery while his bodyguard homoerotically observes. So, there we see how his practice translates to his abilities. But with James, all we get is that he has a black belt in an unspecified martial art. But, which art? When/where does he train? Who does he train with? How does this training translate to vigilantism?

In very important news, however, Alex and Maggie are officially girlfriends. #Sanvers is happening. There is "spending the night at each other's apartments." Let's .... just take a moment to appreciate Maggie Sawyer:

The mystery of the week is that Roulette is back and her minions have been kidnapping strapping young people. Kara tracks a lead to a wacky scientist's lab, where young people are being recruited, supposedly, for clinical research.  Kara and Mon-El pose as research subjects, the wacky scientist turns into a lizard-being, and Kara and Mon-El are transported through a stargate to a world where their powers don't work. Whew!

With Kara missing, Alex has a mini-freakout. She tells Maggie that their relationship is a mistake, because her brief moment of happiness distracted her and led to Kara going missing.  Nononononono.

Back through the stargate, it turns out that this planet is Slaver's Moon. With Roulette's fight club having been shut down, she has apparently been kidnapping young humans and trafficking them to aliens.

Roulette

Now, regarding season two arch-villains, I'm not sure how or if Roulette and Cadmus are related or who the ultimate Big Bad is. I'm thinking it's Cadmus, but who knows, maybe it's Roulette. Or Snapper Carr. Yeah, let's go with Snapper Carr.

Anyway, Alex and the DEO go through the stargate and rescue Kara, Mon-El, and the humans. Alex shows off some smooth fighting moves, which makes sense, because we've actually seen her training before.

To end, Alex apologizes to Maggie and they make up. And then make out. Probs. (Also, Maggie has figured out that Kara is Supergirl. "The glasses don't help." LOL) AND, Mon-El goes over to Kara's and there is awkward flirting. Mon-El says he wants to be a superhero. So, I guess he's going to be Supergirl's apprentice or whatever. Ho-hum where is Lena, anyway?


Deep Thought of the Week: Okay, today's recap was maybe a little skimpy. Really, I'm just excited to have a maintext F/F relationship to root for again on TV.  Please enjoy this episode 2x9-themed Sanvers fan vid.

 [Note: In November 2017, CW/Supergirl Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg was suspended after allegations of sexual harassment.]