Supergirl Nails the Origin Story for a New Kind of Hero

[...] it was also good for James.

Because it's hard to separate yourself when all of your scenes are long gazes toward or flirty conversations with an increasingly romantically indifferent woman.

Did the mother plant her child in danger and hope that insurance covers acts of alien violence?

Alex's emotional coming out just hit a speed bump Anyway, National City now has a human vigilante (as opposed to the alien vigilantes currently rescuing the city) with all kinds of wonderful toys.

The idea that regular people want to be heroes too isn't distant for our real lives but it is distant for the lives of humans on Supergirl's Earth, where people tend to just be casualties waiting to happen.

The aspect of his personality that I joked about was his fetish for Kryptonians has pivoted to be a longing to save people, to be empowered like the Kryptonians are when they just stand in the sun.

[...] getting James into the Guardian suit might seem rushed when you think hard about it, but it's the truth in his presence that sells this as something plausible.

James tells Winn as much near the end of "Changing" as they tie themselves to a clandestine night gig and I'm happy to see their bromance blossom into something more productive than their "one of us should tap that" conversation regarding Kara during last season's "Bizarro" episode.

[...] that's never been a problem for Batman, so why would it be for Guardian?

[...] I kind of like the idea of a super-tired Winn falling asleep in the control room while adrenaline-charged James puts down an enemy by himself then takes a nap right there on the spot.