Fortress Of Good Fortune

Interesting review! Unfortunately, I was not a fan of this episode and actually preferred Kara in 'Bloodline'. I did enjoy theClois reunion and just Lois. I really loved how she protected Oliver, even from himself. Though Oliver (or Clark) not telling her about what happened to Chloe was fail. Are we expected to believe that she doesn't care? They treat my Chlo-Lo so badly. :(

I loved her Clark Kent-style disguise. Nice nod to the original Supergirl with the brown wig.
My sister laughed when she saw that. She was like, "she looks like a female version of Clark!"

Jor-El and Kara believe that Clark has a darkness in him that prevents him from being ready to assume his rightful role. Everyone has darkness. Clark just has to be more careful than others because of his powers.
People keep telling Clark he has darkness and that he's not ready. I truly can't see the darkness, though he does tend to have a bit of a temper sometimes. The writers need to work on showing, not telling, because it is much more effective. Also, I had a big problem with Kara teaming up with the AI. Just a couple of years ago, it was warning Clark against Kara. It also stripped Kara of her powers, her memories and sent her to random city. Now they're working together? If my memory serves me right, Chloe and Lana had to save Kara from Lex and beg the AI to give her back her memories/powers so that they could save Clark. I don't believe for a second that it is looking out for Clark's best interests.

The AI disowning Clark was really fail. Just when I thought I couldn't hate it any more, it does that. TBH, I think Clark should disown IT. He's met his real father and knows that Jor-El is proud of him. I would love to see Clark tell the Fortress to go to hell, though I doubt we'll ever see it.

She has certainty of who she is and where she comes from. Clark has a firm foundation from the Kents, but always had the mystery of his origin to confuse and worry him.
Agreed. Kara has always been confident, from the moment she was freed from her spaceship. I just don't like the way she lectured Clark. I get that she kind of saw the light, with the way she attempted to teach him how to fly (a scene that made me roll my eyes btw, because it was exactly the same as s7 and a little pointless), but I wanted to see more cousin bonding. Other than the initial hug, I didn't get it and was disappointed.

Though their last scene together was really good. It was nice to see that she learned something from him and I really enjoyed Kara's scene with Lois as well. Those two have a nice dynamic and I wish we saw them interact more often.

As for the flying, someone said that what they would like to see is not Clark learning to fly but realizing that he could all along. I remember how Clark told his parents in 'Crusade' that 'Kal-El can fly. Clark Kent is still earthbound' or something like that. I used to think that maybe when he reconciled both his sides, realized that he is BOTH Clark and Kal-El ... then he would fly. But your explanation makes sense.

The Godfrey character is, sadly, all-too-common in our modern era. Hatemongering with instant tech at his fingertips, he can stir things up even faster than the KKK. And the saddest part is that if heroes suddenly did appear in real life, they’d face this kind of hostility right off the bat.
Very true. I think the way that the public is reacting to the superheroes is quite realistic, though it's tough to watch.

Also I agree with you on the debate. What Oliver doesn't realize is that by outing himself, he's putting a big target on the people he cares about. Now anyone with a grudge against GA can go after his friends. Clark dealt with this in 'Infamous' and I guess it's Oliver's turn. I'm curious to see how they'll backtrack, especially since there's no time travel rings this time around. Besides, this storyline is much better for Ollie than him being depressed and drinking.

Clark isn’t ready, not completely, but he will be by the end of this season (or hopefully so!).
Even Tom Welling believes that Clark is not ready yet, but he's definitely getting there. He's come a long way since s1. :D

Sorry for rambling. I guess a week later and I still have a lot to say!