After what seems to be a disappointing pilot in the eyes of fans everywhere, it would appear as if a lot of pressure has been placed on the shoulders of the actors to deliver something great where the Supergirl TV show is concerned.
With Constantine now an official dead duck on the small screen, DC is hoping Supergirl doesn't end up in the same boat. However, after what the pilot brought to the table, we can't say for sure if this show will live on for a second, or even a third season.
In a recent interview with IGN, Supergirl star Melissa Benoist, and the actor who will play James Olsen, Mechad Brooks, revealed how much pressure they are under. As it stands, though, they view it as the good kind of pressure, one that will get them to deliver excellent performances to do the Supergirl mythos justice.
"There's a lot of pressure, but the good kind to just blow everyone out of the water and inspire some people," says Benoist.
"I'm ecstatic, as we all are. It's a dream come true but at the same time, it's also our job, so we have to respect the world we're stepping into but also bring our own voice to it," according to Brooks. "That's exciting, doing that juggling act and trying to have a good time and not be stressed out about it."
Brooks also went on to add that his character, James Olsen, is a mentor-like person to Supergirl. He was given this task by Superman himself to watch over his cousin and give advice when it is needed.
Our thoughts:
We can only hope the actors do their job wonderfully, but that alone won't bring forth a season 2 of Supergirl unless the writers improve a lot. The first episode, while not a complete disaster, gives the idea the writers are amateurs; and they're not, really.
They need to do away with trying to spell it out for everyone that Supergirl is promoting progress where the strength of women is concerned. This generation is cool with that. In fact, there were several famous female-centric action TV shows in the past and yet none of them tried to jump on the progress bandwagon the way the Supergirl pilot did.
And to top it off, the pilot felt like the Black Widow SNL parody, and that's a shame. On one end of the spectrum, we have some writers trying to do female characters' justice, and on the other, we have other writers continuing down the path of making them more annoying than anything else.
