Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
Supergirl's second season was rarely at its best when focused on the J'onn/M'gann romance and the various Martian subplots, so I wasn't necessarily expecting much from M'gann's return this week. That's what made "Far From the Tree" such a pleasant surprise. This episode offered a very somber, emotionally charged storyline that explored two very dysfunctional parent/child relationships. It's exactly the sort of strong effort the new season needed, even if it did very little to establish a clear path forward for the series.
The big twist with this episode is that it focused less on the J'onn/M'gann relationship than J'onn's connection to the father he didn't know survived the Green Martian purge. Needless to say, this was a huge week for J'onn. This is a character defined by the loss of his family and civilization and his long journey to establish a new family for himself on Earth. Suddenly discovering a surviving member of his bloodline in the form of his father, M’yrnn (Alias' Carl Lumbly) changes everything about J'onn's life. Suddenly, I'm much more invested in this character's arc in Season 3.
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Supergirl's second season was rarely at its best when focused on the J'onn/M'gann romance and the various Martian subplots, so I wasn't necessarily expecting much from M'gann's return this week. That's what made "Far From the Tree" such a pleasant surprise. This episode offered a very somber, emotionally charged storyline that explored two very dysfunctional parent/child relationships. It's exactly the sort of strong effort the new season needed, even if it did very little to establish a clear path forward for the series.
The big twist with this episode is that it focused less on the J'onn/M'gann relationship than J'onn's connection to the father he didn't know survived the Green Martian purge. Needless to say, this was a huge week for J'onn. This is a character defined by the loss of his family and civilization and his long journey to establish a new family for himself on Earth. Suddenly discovering a surviving member of his bloodline in the form of his father, M’yrnn (Alias' Carl Lumbly) changes everything about J'onn's life. Suddenly, I'm much more invested in this character's arc in Season 3.
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