Melissa Benoist

These days, comic-book crossover events have a reputation for returning to the status quo at the end, with the size…

There are a lot of big changes coming to The CW’s DC shows this season, with flagship series Arrow coming to an end…

The CW’s annual Arrowverse crossover episodes are always a bit of a tough needle to thread. The show’s writers need…

There’s a certain morbid satisfaction—uncomfortable to admit, but that’s probably the right word for it—in watching…

While promoting the limited series Waco at the Television Critics Association winter press tour, Supergirl star…

Today, people have flocked to the streets all around the country (and the world) to stand for women’s rights and to…

The CW just dropped a bunch of pretty big news for people who are following its many superhero shows at the…

Though the stakes haven’t been as high as they were in DC’s Crisis On Infinite Earths (the comic that killed off…

Watching Supergirl often feels like watching a really good high school play: Sure the production values aren’t quite…

My biggest fear going into “Worlds Finest” was that the episode would be a fun one-off designed to convert Flash fans…

Supergirl isn’t a very streamlined show. It features a large ensemble, two main locations, multiple love interests,…

To be clear, when I asked for more women of color on Supergirl, this isn’t exactly what I had in mind. This week…

So far Supergirl has taken a more-is-more approach to its storytelling, throwing everything at the wall to see what…

There’s a clear divide between what works and what doesn’t work on Supergirl: Unquestionably the best thing about…

There aren’t enough e’s in “twee” to describe Band Of Robbers, an aggressively cutesy indie comedy that—no…

It took me an embarrassingly long time to understand that people view superheroes as aspirational figures. As a kid…

Supergirl isn’t just a superhero show with a female lead; it’s a show that sets out to explore super-heroics through…

Supergirl doesn’t want to be compared to Superman. I know that because Kara says so approximately 17 times in “Fight…

Supergirl doesn’t need training. She’s got super strength, laser eyes, powerful lungs, and the ability to fly—what…

Kara Zor-El isn’t a spy or an assassin. I mention that only because it’s remarkably hard to find a female character…