Solitude (Supergirl)

"Solitude" is the fifteenth episode in the first season of the CBS television series Supergirl, which aired on February 29, 2016. The episode's teleplay was written by Anna Musky-Goldwyn and James DeWille, from a story by Rachek Shukert, and directed by Dermott Downs. The episode is named for the Superman's Fortress of Solitude in comic books and related television and film series.

Plot

In a flashback to the Phantom Zone, the young Kara notices a computer console in her dash lighting up with the three dots of Brainaic, before her pod begins towing the prison ship. In present day, Alex entices Kara to return to the DEO, but Kara refuses because of Hank "killing" Astra. At CatCo, Cat calls everyone in for a conference call. Siobhan presents a package that Cat should see personally, but Cat wants it open for all to see. James opens it to find a letter and thumb drive. An unimpressed Cat tells Siobhan to microwave the drive. At the DEO, Alex and Hank spar and debate over whether Kara should know the truth; Alex's actions cause Hank to become J'onn, who feels that the DEO is better off without Kara. Back at CatCo, the monitors and other electronic devices start to go haywire; a hacker broadcasts onto the monitors, telling Cat that she ignored what was on the drive and warning that she will bring chaos to National City. This happens immediately as the hacker disrupts the traffic signals. Kara, as Supergirl, arrives to help, while Cat tells James to get all personnel on this latest cyber attack.

At Kara's apartment, Kara and James watch Winn attempt to crack the code to no avail; the hacker appears on the screen and teleports through the computer into the room as a blue woman with the symbols of Brainiac. She and Kara begin to fight when they are joined by Hank and Alex, who attempt to convince Kara to return to the DEO since they have information about the computer. Moments later, the cyberwoman, revealed to be Indigo, teleports through another computer and meets with Non. Indigo tells Non that Astra's notion of living alongside the humans can't work, and vows to change that so she and the Kryptonians are the only ones left on Earth.

Back at CatCo, Siobhan is upset that her father's name came up in the files from Indigo. Alex stops by to ask Winn to help with disabling the malware, which upsets Kara. The frustration prompts James to take Kara to a place called the Fortress of Solitude, where the answers lie in a computer known as Kelex. Kelex tells Kara that Indigo was a Fort Rozz prisoner and is considered its deadliest. James thinks Hank should know but Kara wants to go it alone. Lucy is upset over James missing a dinner date and storms off to tell her father about Indigo hacking the military cybersystems. At the military site, Indgio disables the codes, takes out everyone and activates the missiles. Kara arrives to fight Indigo in which Indigo gains the upper hand and escapes. Kara recovers and goes after the missiles, which are headed towards National City, with Hank's guidance in disarming them. Indigo sends more missilies and notices that Winn has begun sending a virus—she teleports her arm through a phone screen and begins choking him. Indigo reveals that she was the one who connected the pod and the ship that brought them to Earth, before she disintegrates from the virus.

At CatCo, Winn tells Siobhan about his family and how he has felt just like her; Siobhan kisses him and warns him to not say anything. Kara gives James her blessing to tell Lucy the truth, only to have Lucy break up with him, believing that Kara loves James back, even if she can't admit it yet. Kara returns to the DEO, ready to work with Hank again; Alex comes clean to Kara, admitting to killing Astra. She says she wanted to protect J'onn, but let him take the blame because she didn't want to lose Kara. Kara and Alex hug, with Kara reaching out to hold Hank's hand. Meanwhile, Non places a spinning ball on a computer—a new version of Indigo materializes in pieces, with Non saying that they will do things his way.

Reception

Cliff Wheatley of IGN gave the episode a 7.2/10: “Solitude” was a great episode for Supergirl herself with a whole lot of fun teases and easter eggs for comic book fans. The ending with Supergirl forgiving Alex was one of the most genuine and pleasing moments of the show, but it was also an episode laced with silly techno-babble and a love triangle dynamic that was hard to get behind."^[1]

Stacy Glanzman of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 3.8 out of 5 stars.^[2]

References

External links

• "Solitude" at the Internet Movie Database