A lot of Supergirl fans were worried earlier this year when CBS announced that they were not planning on renewing her show for a second season. Later, they all breathed a sigh of relief when it was learned that her show was going to continue over on the CW. This was a smart move, and to be honest, it should have been there from the get go. Even though Melissa Benoist has said that the show shouldn't feel that much different from when it was over at CBS, there will be some changes involved with it's move. The first change is to it's budget. The CW doesn't have the financial backing that CBS has, so some of the special effects will probably be toned down. The second change is to it's filming location. It will be leaving California and moving to Vancouver to help reduce it's cost. There, it will join the other DC television shows that the CW currently airs. It should make it easier for their four-show crossover event that they are promoting, too. The third change is a pretty big one...
Andrew Kresiberg recently announced that Kara Zor-El's famous cousin will be making his debut on the show during season two. Here's what he had to say:
“Greg, Ali and I are beyond thrilled to welcome Clark Kent and his slightly-more-famous alter ego to the world of ‘Supergirl’. Superman will be appearing in the first two episodes of the new season and we cannot wait to see who next dons the red cape!”
Does this come as a surprise? I don't know. Throughout season one, Kara spent pretty much all of her time trying to get out of the shadow of Superman and prove that she was a superhero in her own right. There's no animosity between them, but to bring Superman in now would seem to damage her ego just a little bit, especially after she saved the planet in the season finale. On the other hand, bringing in Superman now will definitely attract new viewers to the show and help boost it's ratings.
It should be mentioned that even though this will be his "debut" on the show, he has actually shown up a few times, although all we see is either a blurry face, a shot of him flying some place at a distance, or one of his back. We've never seen his face, though. Whoever they get to play the Man of Steel, don't expect it to be a clone of Henry Cavill's DCEU Superman. Cavill's Superman is kind of dark and brooding, where as the CW's Superman will be a happier and more optimistic superhero. Because of this, the series' Clark Kent and the movie's Clark Kent should have completely different personalities, and not interfere with one another in the long run.
Supergirl season 2 will air on Monday nights at 8pm starting this fall on The CW. The Flash will air at the same time on Tuesdays. Arrow at 8pm on Wednesdays, and Legends of Tomorrow at 8pm on Thursdays.
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