And in an oh-so-adorable fashion she smiles, "There's no place like home." Her final words are that "Myriad" has begun.Īt episode's end, Kara is reunited with James, Winn and Alex, and she explains that she chose to come back because she realized she belonged there, with her family. As Astra dies in her arms, she tells Supergirl she's happy that she came back from the Black Mercy and is given some solace in hearing that she was in Kara's fantasy not as an enemy, but as family. Non manages to escape, and Supergirl, hearing Alex call out to her, flies to her location, where she is told by Henshaw that he struck the blow against Astra.
Astra gets the upper hand and is about to deliver a death blow, when Alex comes up from behind and, using a Kryptonite sword, plunges it through Astra's back and out her chest, resulting in her death shortly thereafter. Shortly thereafter, Non is located and a battle ensues between he and Supergirl and she, driven by the emotional pain of what she's been through, absolutely kicks his ass! In the meantime, as Astra is threatening Alex (now they're enemies again, it seems), J'onn J'onzz shows up and engages her in battle. Winn has also discovered that Non is using Maxwell Lord's servers to further his ends, having left a mysterious virus of sorts behind. Off camera Astra provides her with information she needs, the idea being that they'll use a DEO virtual reality device to enter Kara's mind and convince her to "come back" (what kind of mumbo science allowing this isn't really offered up, though they use Lord to modify the device - which still doesn't provide much of an explanation). After Alex pleads the importance of the job to Henshaw, he uses his shape-shifting abilities to look like Kara and cover at work, which goes pretty disastrously (though it must be said that Melissa Benoist does a really funny job of embodying elements of Harewood's Henshaw in the way she carries herself and speaks).Īlex, who for some reason is in Kara's apartment looking at old photos, is suddenly met by Astra, who compassionately explains that Kara was attacked by a telepathic parasite, the only escape from which is for Kara to reject the fantasy. Meanwhile on the work front at Catco, Cat Grant, still furious that Kara broke things off with her son who then left National City just as he and his mother were reconnecting, is ready to fire her for not showing up. With Supergirl out of the way, nothing can stop them (although there's supposed to be this other Kryptonian in Metropolis.just sayin'). The reason for doing so is so that a massive solar storm can be tied into an enigmatic project called "Myriad," which will allow the Kryptonians to conquer the Earth. In Kara's case, it's to live her life on Krypton, having never lost her parents or the place she grew up. Written by Ted Sullivan & Derek Simon Directed by Dermott Downsīased on the classic For The Man Who Has Everything Superman comic book story by Alan Moore, this episode has Non, in an effort to incapacitate Supergirl without killing her (out of respect for his wife and her aunt, Astra), attack her with a creature known as the Black Mercy, which has the effect of taking its victim's most fervent desire and plunging them into that world. Regular Cast: Melissa Benoist (Kara Zor-El/Kara Danvers/Supergirl), Mehcad Brooks (James Olsen), Chyler Leigh (Alex Danvers), Jeremy Jordan (Winn Schott), David Harewood (Hank Henshaw/J'onn J'onzz), Calista Flockhart (Cat Grant) Guest Starring: Peter Facinelli (Maxwell Lord), Laura Benanti (Alura Zor-El/Astra), Chris Vance (Non), Robert Gant (Zor-El), Daniel DiMaggio (Kal-El). Great Krypton, there are spoilers everywhere in this review, so be warned!