Before going to bed each night I usually watch something to let my brain wind-down from its high RPM state. For this I either select something known to me and this requiring light processing or something less heavy for the last two nights it has been the new series Supergirl. (Which is now on Netflix so I am a season behind, but that make no matter to me.)

I do like that this show has a light tone. It doesn’t play it all for yucks, but the over touch is a whimsical one and a generally optimistic outlook. a far cry from Snyder’s dreary, washed, whinny take of the Man of Steel.

I have two observations about the series so far.

First: the writing needs a little more polish. The plots are fine and story works but where it feels clunky is in the dialogue. Characters tend to speak to specifically and not in the usual shorthand that real people use among each other.

Second: this series shows the vast gulf between DC attempts at a cinematic universal and the same project as realized by the Marvel Studios. The deep mythology of the story is inconsistent.

Does the Superman Symbol stand for hope or is it a family crest for the moto ‘Stronger Together?’

Is Krypton a world of genetic engineering and unnatural births or one of families and even twins?

I’ll stick with the series, unless it seriously upsets me, the tone is fun and perfect for an unwinding brain, but I do hope the dialogue gets sharper.