"Supergirl" has all the elements of a mainstream superhero show: a kickass dreamy lead with a daffy alter-ego, capable and funny sidekicks, a potential love interest, a power-hungry villain and plenty of action. It also happens to have a distinctly feminist bent. (This post contains some light spoilers about the first episode.) As someone who grew up watching re-runs of the 1960s live-action "Batman" (or as I called it, "na na na na, na na na na, Batman!"), and more recently easily got into ...
'Supergirl' Is The Feminist Superhero We've Been Waiting For
The Huffington Post - 27 Oct 2015 22:13
"Supergirl" has all the elements of a mainstream superhero show: a kickass dreamy lead with a daffy alter-ego, capable and funny sidekicks, a potential love interest, a power-hungry villain and plenty of action. It also happens to have a distinctly feminist bent. (This post contains some light spoilers about the first episode.) As someone who grew up watching re-runs of the 1960s live-action "Batman" (or as I called it, "na na na na, na na na na, Batman!"), and more recently easily got into ...
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