Supergirl (2015): Season 4

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CBS | The CW | Season Premiere Date: October 14, 2018

Starring: Chyler Leigh, Sam Witwer, David Harewood

Summary: Season four of the superhero drama introduces Agent Liberty (Sam Witwer), the founder and leader of the anti-alien group called the Children of Liberty.

Creator: Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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Season 4 Episodes

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S4:E22. The Quest for Peace
Air Date: May 19, 2019
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S4:E21. Red Dawn
Air Date: May 12, 2019
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S4:E20. Will The Real Miss Tessmacher Please Stand Up?
Air Date: May 5, 2019

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brainiac57

Jan 17, 2019

Excellent Show - brave enough to handle social issues and show all sides of a story. Fantastic acting and the show stresses morals - probably why it is not liked by some.

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GeneralZod4

Dec 24, 2018

In this first chapter they show us how they have found their balance in life. Being Kara and being Supergirl. Since she has time for both her reporter job and to save everyone who needs it. Intolerance and racism as the main axis of the plot. In this sense, they present what will be the mainIn this first chapter they show us how they have found their balance in life. Being Kara and being Supergirl. Since she has time for both her reporter job and to save everyone who needs it. Intolerance and racism as the main axis of the plot. In this sense, they present what will be the main villain of this season and its theme. Without going into spoilers, just say something that we have already advanced. And the Agent of Freedom will make things difficult not only to Supergirl, but to every alien. And is that the issue of racism will be very present this season. A clear reflection of the social situation in the United States. in recent years without a doubt. We will see how there are people who do not welcome the acceptance of alien refugees as citizens with the same rights as humans. Little more can I say without entering the field of spoilers. Just add, as I said, it paints well the plot that will follow this season. It is true that he will have a main villain as he has had up to now. A bad guy to defeat. But behind this villain, there will be a part of the population that will support him in his racist actions. Therefore, Kara may face problems and situations that she had not faced before. Showing us this social confrontation, in which Kara will be in the middle.… Expand

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fullanatomia201

Dec 23, 2018

The CW decides to get involved in social criticism, something that his colleagues on the grill play at the same time, at the most.

But Supergirl has already taken advantage of the immigrant metaphor that underlies its own genesis, and that of Superman. He did it in the second installment,The CW decides to get involved in social criticism, something that his colleagues on the grill play at the same time, at the most.

But Supergirl has already taken advantage of the immigrant metaphor that underlies its own genesis, and that of Superman. He did it in the second installment, when he moved from CBS and placed as a villain Cadmus, the anti-alien terrorist group of Lena Luthor's mother. Now, however, it seems that the series wants to enter a much more thorny terrain, with direct parallelism with the social reality of a country in which hate crimes have increased in the last year: anti-alien sentiment is not a thing of a megalomaniac Luthor, but latent in the citizens of National City. It only needs a small spark to explode.… Expand

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Davrosdaleks1

Jun 1, 2019

This season was really hit and miss for me.

This show revisits season 4's theme of treating aliens as a symbol for immigrants. Instead of feeling like lazy recycling, the subject is visited much more in depth. The origin of human supremacist, Agent Liberty, is a surprisingly wellThis season was really hit and miss for me.

This show revisits season 4's theme of treating aliens as a symbol for immigrants. Instead of feeling like lazy recycling, the subject is visited much more in depth. The origin of human supremacist, Agent Liberty, is a surprisingly well thought-out portrayal of how a person can be radicalized and view those other than their type as inhuman and deserving of violence.

However, this show has always had this nasty habit of tackling issues in superficial grand gestures and this season is no different. In this universe, if you're against immigration then it means you automatically support The Sons of Liberty, which is basicall Neo-Nazis for aliens, and alien genocide. You don't get much inbetween.

In terms of subplots and characters, some work and some don't. New character Manchester Black (David Ajala) really gels, especially in regards to how he interacts with Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) and Martian Manhunter (David Harewood). Ajala has this natural charisma.

Although the whole Lena Luthor's inner moral conflict bit has gone on for far too long, she does have some juicy material. Lena (Katie McGrath) has some legitimate differences of opinion from Supergirl in how to handle things and takes us to some morally debatable areas.

I'm surprised at how much I liked the high-on-intellect and low-on-social mores Brainiac 5 (Jesse Rath). When the character of Winn Schott left last year, I didn't really feel like they needed a replacement for the smart one, especially considering how underutilized Schott was. But, the writers really proved me wrong here.

There is one known DC Comics character in this that I won't spoil, but he he or she is played by an actor you wouldn't expect. That person absolutely nails it!

Too be honest, I think this season could do with a shorter episode count. The writers really felt like they were reaching at moments. Again, they really don't seem to know what to do with James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks). His romantic relationship with Lena Luthor still lacks chemistry.

The show felt like it had too many characters, and perhaps they still shouldn't have added so many new ones. New cast member Nia Nal (Nicole Maines) felt shoe-horned. I applaud the show for casting a transgender actress, but her personality was just okay and she didn't have room to breathe.

Though I generally like the cast, there are a couple of supporting characters (Mercy Graves and a woman connected to Agent Liberty) I found pretty weak.

The Arrowverse is known for its over-the-top plot contrivances that defy real world logic, but this season does something so forced and nonsensical that it hands down beats all previous frustrating moments out of the water. There is a subplot involving Supergirl and her adopted sister Alex (Chyler Leight) that just felt unnecessary. Alex also gets a work rival to deal with what just feels inconsistently written.

If you're waiting for a payoff for the cliffhanger for the last season, be prepared for a reeeeaaaalllyyy slow burn. Despite my several complaints, they all stop for the last handful of episodes. Things tie together really nicley and
this is hands down the best conclusion to any season of Supergirl.

So basically, if you've been unhappy with Supergirl in the past, this won't change your mind. When the show is frustrtaing, it is FRUSTRATING. But if you've been content with the show so far, you'll still find a lot to like.… Expand

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eagleeyeviking

Dec 22, 2019

While the show delivers on its big action and character moments, it uses politics divisively and some other storylines fall flat.

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MarvelJoe

Feb 22, 2019

I find the show to be okay for some parts, but what I don't like is shoving any feminist and SJW agenda into the show. If you're looking to put it that way, please make sure it makes sense because the story doesn't make any sense. I do feel like somethings should be said about the real-lifeI find the show to be okay for some parts, but what I don't like is shoving any feminist and SJW agenda into the show. If you're looking to put it that way, please make sure it makes sense because the story doesn't make any sense. I do feel like somethings should be said about the real-life world but the way the creators of the show doing that is really false to the show. Can we just have a superhero show focusing on our MC and story instead of shoving issues down our throat?… Expand

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pur__0_0__

Oct 30, 2021

Season 4 is the absolute worst in terms of everything. I don't know why but it seems like the 2018 year became something about bigot-bashing in Arrowverse. The Flash had Cicada saying the metahumans are evil and must be eliminated, Legends of Tomorrow had the mythical beings which the peopleSeason 4 is the absolute worst in terms of everything. I don't know why but it seems like the 2018 year became something about bigot-bashing in Arrowverse. The Flash had Cicada saying the metahumans are evil and must be eliminated, Legends of Tomorrow had the mythical beings which the people were afraid of so they had to make people accept them, and Black Lightning had, well, Black Lightning. But at least all of them ranged from awesome to meh. Supergirl here was an absolute atrocity. The villain this time around is basically a natalist. According to him the world only belongs to humans because aliens are superior to humans in every form and will take over if the humans don't fight back. So tell me dear bigot, does that logic not apply to humans too? Didn't humans also take over the world from wild animals? So by your logic shouldn't the humans also leave most of the world? Also he says that if aliens will be taking over the jobs because they are very powerful. But in that case they can only be given blue collared jobs. Humans are still there to order them. Also if they are able to kill so many aliens without even exploiting any weakness, doesn't it mean that the aliens are NOT strong?
Anyway, I went into a rant over this point. So well, there's also Manchester Black in this, who keeps switching sides and even though he fights for the good guys, he's unnecessarily shown as a bad guy. There are also an evil, Russian Supergirl who was teased in the end of the previous season as if she's supposed to be the big bad girl of the season, but she isn't of any importance until the last few episodes where she makes the wonderful contribution of being killed by Lex Luthor. Yes, he's also in this because it was probably not a good idea to use a female Bizarro for the second time. I mean there's literally not a single redeeming quality in this season. There's a lot of talking, intolerable violence and just plain, bad CGI.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 6

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  Air Date: March 30, 2021
Season 5

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  Air Date: October 6, 2019
Season 5

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  Air Date: October 6, 2019
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: October 14, 2018
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  S4:E22. The Quest for Peace
  Air Date: May 19, 2019
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  S4:E21. Red Dawn
  Air Date: May 12, 2019
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  S4:E20. Will The Real Miss Tessmacher Please Stand Up?
  Air Date: May 5, 2019
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  S4:E19. American Dreamer
  Air Date: April 28, 2019
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  S4:E18. Crime and Punishment
  Air Date: April 21, 2019
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  S4:E17. All About Eve
  Air Date: March 31, 2019
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  S4:E16. The House of L
  Air Date: March 24, 2019
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  S4:E15. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  Air Date: March 17, 2019
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  S4:E14. Stand and Deliver
  Air Date: March 10, 2019
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  S4:E13. What's so Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way?
  Air Date: March 3, 2019
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  S4:E12. Menagerie
  Air Date: February 17, 2019
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  S4:E11. Blood Memory
  Air Date: January 27, 2019
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  S4:E10. Suspicious Minds
  Air Date: January 20, 2019
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  S4:E9. Elseworlds, Part 3
  Air Date: December 11, 2018
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  S4:E8. Bunker Hill
  Air Date: December 2, 2018
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  S4:E7. Rather the Fallen Angel
  Air Date: November 25, 2018
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  S4:E6. Call to Action
  Air Date: November 18, 2018
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  S4:E5. Parasite Lost
  Air Date: November 10, 2018
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  S4:E4. Ahimsa
  Air Date: November 4, 2018
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  S4:E3. Man of Steel
  Air Date: October 28, 2018
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  S4:E2. Fallout
  Air Date: October 21, 2018
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  S4:E1. American Alien
  Air Date: October 14, 2018
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  Air Date: October 9, 2017
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  Air Date: October 10, 2016
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  Air Date: October 26, 2015
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  Air Date: October 26, 2015