'Supergirl' to Get Self-Aware with the Arrival of Superman
With Superman stepping into the CW world for Supergirl's second season, executive producer Andrew Kreisberg spoke with IGN about the character and the need for him post-season 1.
“I think we've spent a year establishing her, and the year ended triumphantly with her saving the world, so there wasn't any sort of doubt that Supergirl couldn't do it on her own. It felt like you weren't bringing him in to save the day. It was bringing him in the same way that the crossovers with Flash and the Arrow... it becomes about a partnership. It becomes about deepening the characters’ relationships, not “Well, Arrow couldn't do it alone!” or “Flash couldn't do it alone!” So that's why it felt right.”
The show will embrace the very concern that Superman could overshadow Kara on the series. “When Supergirl and Superman walk into the room, everyone gets really quiet about him. And her reaction is, “Oh, please…” We sort of liken it to if your brother was a famous rock star, or a famous movie star, all you remember is a lifetime of growing up and fighting over who's sitting in the backseat, and sharing a bathroom, and he pulled my hair.
"And then you go to a restaurant, and people are sending him drinks, like, ‘Oh, right this way...’ and that's sort of Kara's interaction. People have asked us how do you make sure that Superman doesn't overwhelm the lead of your show? Rather than shy away from that, we're embracing it. It's kind of the idea like, yeah, he is more popular than she is. How does she deal with that? That's our take on that dynamic that’s between them.”
The series returns October 10.
Source: Comicbook
