It seems that this year is the year of "hero vs. hero," with Batman fighting Superman, and Captain America getting ready to take on Iron Man, so this past Monday's Supergirl was a nice change of pace, giving us a team-up instead of a fight. The title for the episode was "Worlds Finest" and it definitely lived up to it's name. Apparently, I'm not the only person that enjoyed the epsiode, Supergirl saw a jump of 31% over it's last two episodes that aired, enjoying 7.2 million viewers. So why did this episode work so well?
When Arrow debuted four years ago, it gave us a superhero series that was dark and brooding, but during season two it introduced us to Grant Gustin's Barry Allen and when his own series began the following year it gave us a lighter and more comedic superhero show. The lighter tone seemed to resonate with viewers, and The Flash has quickly become the CW's most popular program. With the overwhelming success of Arrow and The Flash, the show's executive producers Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg decided to shop around Supergirl, which ended up getting picked up by CBS. Supergirl followed the same tone as The Flash, giving us a more light-hearted show, but not without weekly villians and good match ups. It debuted strong, but viewership began to fall off as the season progressed. At the time of writing this, CBS still hasn't renewed Supergirl for a second season yet, but after the Supergirl/Flash crossover, that may soon change. It would be a smart move for CBS to renew it for a second season. Both Arrow and The Flash found their strides during their second seasons, so not giving Supergirl a second season wouldn't be fair to the show.
The crossover episode takes place on Supergirl's Earth, an alternate Earth from the one that Flash lives in. According to Barry Allen, there are multiple Earth's that exist in the same space, but they vibrate at different levels, so they aren't able to interact with one another. Barry was trying to get back to his own Earth when he accidentally popped into Kara's world. The two immediately hit it off, and the two actors definitely have chemistry when on the screen together. This isn't the first time Grant Gustin and Melissa Benoist have worked together. They both appeared on the show Glee that aired on Fox. The episode was written so that people that have seen one show and not the other would still be able to enjoy it, and not be lost as to who Kara or Barry are. It was a funny and light-hearted episode, and I hope that it won't be the last time that they get to team up.
Supergirl airs on CBS Monday nights at 8 pm (EST). The Flash airs on The CW Tuesdays at 8 pm (EST). If you haven't watched either of these shows, you really should give them both a try!
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