The adopted sister channeling Kevin Costner instead of being grateful she was saved from a fiery death

To be fair, they backtrack on that pretty quickly.

Yeah, that bugged me too but then there was an explanation for her behavior.

Calista Flockhart is annoying me, but I think she's supposed to.

I hope so because she is super annoying me too.

It's Kryptonian, not Kryptonese

RIGHT?!

Kara is adorkable and I love her and the episode made me smile a lot. I'm in.

Meshach Taylor is hot like fiyah.

Mehcad Brooks?

Meshach Taylor is hot like fiyah.

Hell yeah he is.

Is there a reason why she didn't call Clark and say "hey cuz, decided to do the superhero thing. Any tips?"

Needs to be a reason also why hasn't he called and said, "hey, saw you on the news. 'bout time. Whaddya mean there's more aliens on Earth? I'll be right there!" We know this story is supposed to be about Kara not Clark, but still, needs to be mentioned.

I liked it, but I can't tell how long it's going to hold my attention.

Supergirl:

I loved it!

To be fair, they backtrack on that pretty quickly.

Yeah, that bugged me too but then there was an explanation for her behavior.

The backtrack bugged me so much more than the original concern. It was too quick and without sufficient reason.

I'm also loving Calista Flockhart. The Supergirl name speech seemed very Ally to me, which I thought was awesome.

Mehcad Brooks?

Love him!

Needs to be a reason also why hasn't he called and said, "hey, saw you on the news. 'bout time. Whaddya mean there's more aliens on Earth? I'll be right there!" We know this story is supposed to be about Kara not Clark, but still, needs to be mentioned.

I think they sort of covered it in that James implied that Clark wants Kara to find her own way.

I'm also glad to see that Laura Benanti is being given more to do than be the poor, dead mother. When I originally heard the casting, I thought that was a waste of a great actress.

The Supergirl name speech

That was the only part I didn't like, because grown-ass women are not girls (admittedly, this is a hill I've chosen to die on and I know lots of female humans over the age of 18 call themselves and other similarly-aged female humans "girls" [but it still gets on my last nerve]).

That said, (1) it certainly fit with Cat Grant's character, and (2) well, the DC character is named "Supergirl," so they had to get the name in there somehow.

Okay, so 12-year-old Kara showed up 12 years ago along with a gaggle of alien criminals. At this point, Superman was already being a hero. Earth puts together a super-sekrit anti-alien agency that is kept secret from Superman, the person and/or alien best equipped to deal with alien criminals. The alien criminals wander about for 12 years without anyone noticing except the super-sekrit agency. Really?

Also, I will quibble that that office does not look or act like a newspaper office and layouts are done on computers.

I may have to leave the room during scenes with Cat Grant.

layouts are done on computers.

Yeah, my reaction was "It should be on the server!"

that office does not look or act like a newspaper office

Oh, but they're print AND online! That made me laugh. Uh, it's 2015. That isn't exactly pioneering.

Cisco said "cosmic treadmill"! (Well, "cosmic," but you know, in response to "what kind of treadmill is that?")

Actual man-shark! That was HILARIOUS.

I bark-laughed like a hyena. "Put your hands -- FINS in the air!!" OH MY GOD.

I really liked Jefferson Jackson. They (him and Stein) are both going to Legends of Tomorrow, I presume? It'd be fun to see them return to The Flash from time to time. And since I'm living here and all... who's the person who's supposed to train them in Pittsburgh? Is it a comics canon thing? Curious minds, etc.

HARRISON WELLS, YES. Welcome back, you creeper.