Supergirl: Alex's Emotional Coming Out Story Just Hit a Minor Speed Bump

Both Mon-El (Chris Wood) and James (Mehcad Brooks) made strides toward donning their own hero capes -- or Winn-designed body armor -- but Alex's (Chyler Leigh) emotional journey of self-discovery hit a speed bump.

[...] Maggie's suggestion wasn't about tampering Alex's obvious crush on her (that would come later), it was meant to be an important step for Alex to make on the road toward acceptance.

Because for all the miles her character has traveled this season since meeting Maggie at a crime scene, there are still many more to go.

Sexuality is a complicated and confusing thing, and if Supergirl had blown past Alex's journey of self-discovery and her struggles for self-acceptance only to jump into a full-blown relationship an episode after she first came out, it would have rang false.