I enjoyed this episode though I wish there had been more Brit Morgan in it. Regardless of how it goes, I truly enjoy the banter between Mon-El and Kara. However, though I think in general, the show has improved in overall quality, it has been at the cost of its soul. It's missing last year's spark and that goes beyond "sisters night." Look at Falling again and the current episodes and you will note the difference.

What do they need to fix? I am not fully sure. A return of "sisters night" would be good. A stronger focus on Kara and spending more time with her would be great. A good arc to cover the season that is consistent throughout. I thought this year would focus on Cadmus and Kara's development as a reporter. Both have been spotty and I would think Cadmus and Jeremiah at least would be a focus for both Kara and Alex.

I think the of the two arcs were good ideas poorly executed. I want to see a greater consistency in the overall seasonal plot.

Then there's Guardian. Last night, I saw another example of "cape envy." Mehcad is an actor who deserves a better roles. They don't seem to offer one. He could be Kara's hard charging journalism mentor. If not, perhaps kill him off as the hero he wants to be: death as the guardian.

Overall in terms of spirit, we need to recapture that for Season 3. Season 2, again, is an improvement in some ways, but is missing the key ingredient of Season 1.

Argo

Ok, under the weather a little today but here it goes....

Positives:
1. One of the best written episodes thus far for me, Parrish is one of my fav writers from last season, and she did not disappoint in this episode.
2. Kara and Mon-El scenes once again, top notch, the nuances between these two actors is spectacular and fireworks worthy.
3. I also loved the scene between Kara and James. Even though I am not a fan of Guardian, I "almost" understood James, and then he fell right back into being the jealous, I'm hero no matter what you say guy once again. I know some think that was out of character for Kara, but not one time did she say that he wasn't or couldn't be a hero...she simply stated fact, he isn't like her, or Clark or Mon-El....that is fact. Some have compared him to Oliver (NOT EVEN CLOSE) 5 years of intense, all areas of combat, total mindset of a soldier training does not equal a Black Belt. Also, we forget that Kara watched her 3 friends jump off a freaking building, and she was only able to save 2. She knows their weaknesses better than they know themselves, she has seen them. James can say all day long that Guardian is who he is, yet not once OUT OF THE GUARDIAN suit has he proven that. Kara has proven it time and time again out of the Supergirl suit.
4. Loved the little scenes with Maggie and Alex, very comfortable scenes, and I loved them.
5. Also, loved the scenes with Jonn and MGann....I'm going to really like that storyline I think.

Negatives:
1. The biggest one was not Guardian, I KNOW......A GASP COMES FROM THE CROWD....LOL It was actually questions not answered. Who the heck was this doctor, where did he come from, how did he know about Livewire, and how did he come into contact with the 2 he created? That was out of nowhere.

2. James is just unlikable at the moment. I'm just about to like him again, and then he goes into "jealous boy" once again and well, the likability flies out the window.

9/10 for me this go around.

after a re-watch I did a bit more thinking and wanted to add this, I know it seems like piling on.

during that first action sequence they showcased the power levels of all 3; Supergirl, Mon-el, and Guardian. Supergirl is getting hit over and over again with these electric bolts and is essentially fine. Mon-El is able to handle the bolts albeit with the use a make shift sheild (van door). Guardian even with his shield up is knocked down for the count from just 1 bolt.

as for Mon-El/James motives; Mon-El wants to get in Kara's pants, pure and simple. James feels left behind by all his superhero friends and wants to show especially to Kara that he is on the same level as her, but he never will be. The will to be a superhero is a nice start, but you need more. Winn's toys elevate James' reach but think how superheroic Iron Man is without his suit.

Batman or even Green Arrow for that matter wouldnt have allowed that cop to be hit by the bolt because both Batman and Green Arrow dedicate all of their time to be physically and mentally prepared for these situations. James treats it like a hobby he does at night.

and I am done crapping on James, I hope they fix him.

I mostly agree but I reckon Mon-El is genuine about wanting to be a hero. He fought Parasite long before he had any chance/friendship with Kara and he wanted to stay a hero after Kara seemingly rebuffed him. He's not a paragon but he's definitely a good guy.

Fully agree, Argo. It's what I was trying to point out, too, in my review. It was one of my favs this season BECAUSE it's the one that felt closest to the spark of last year.

Another example of this... When kara partially stormed into Cat's Office last night, I literally said to myself, "Man! I miss the 'feeling' of last season!!" Remember in July/August when they kept getting asked, "How has the move to the CW changed the feeling of the show," they would all say not at all, it all still feels like it did before? Lies... Crack smoking... False. Lol

Argo, you were spot on! Go back to ANY of the episodes from last year... That special chemistry is almost gone now *enter sad face here* Yes.. There are some HUGE improvements now... But the special spark is dying. Last night, I was able to see some flickerings of season 1...and I had forgotten how good it felt to see it.

One thing I've REALLY struggled with as of late... All of the actors/actresses/staff EXCEPT Chyler have become QUITE vocal politically on their social media. Melissa even posted a pic holding a sign with a less than stellar message on it. Kiwi and I were talking about it, each of us posing the question "can you IMAGINE if she had held up that sign amongst that room of little girls and little girl scouts from last year?" Made me sad. And thinking about it, a huge part of last year's spark was the light heartedness of the cast... And the joy they seemed to be feeling of this little miracle of a show they had been given. And now...the cast just seems to be part of all the division in the world. They seem to have become emboldened in "preaching" their views. On election night Jeremy had even tweeted anger and belittled "small town America." I appreciated he tweeted an apology a few hours later... But man...saddened my little ticker.

I just keep reminding myself... People have opposing views. But...I truly believe... We are all inherently good inside...and I truly have to believe, we all just want a good life for ourselves and others... And that we need to just overlook one another's weaknesses and seek out the strength. Except terrorists and serial killers.... They all suck and are all dead inside.

So... Here's hoping they will be able to merge the great updates of the show with the spark of last season.

Oh... And for the love of all things holy... Alex... Please show concern for your father. And... Pretty sure Eliza would ACTUALLY be hounding the DEO, Alex, and Kara to be out there actively looking for Jeremiah and not showing more concern for her girls' love lives.

"Man! I miss the 'feeling' of last season!!" Remember in July/August when they kept getting asked, "How has the move to the CW changed the feeling of the show," they would all say not at all, it all still feels like it did before? Lies... Crack smoking... False. Lol

... But the special spark is dying. Last night, I was able to see some flickerings of season 1...and I had forgotten how good it felt to see it.

There is definitely a different feel to Season 2 and for me that's the strong sense of Family/Close friendship that helped make Season 1 so special which IMHO doesn't seem to be there as much so far in Season 2.

That strong family theme ran throughout Season 1 and essentially open and closed the season beginning with Kara saying goodbye to her Krypton family and then meeting her Earth family and finishing with that sweet scene in 'Better Angels' where Kara raised a toast to "Family, love bonds us all".

In Season 1 we had the Father/Daughter relationship of J'onn, Alex & Kara, the sister bond of Alex & Kara and the close friendship of Kara,James & Winn working together @ Catco. Most of that seems to have gone by the wayside in Season 2 as everyone has gone in their different directions which is probably good for character development but not at the expense of that enjoyable family closeness. Kara and Winn hardly talk to each other now and their friendship was one of the many enjoyable parts of Season 1.

I had similar feelings to you evrafter during this episode when watching David's and Chyler's scenes together which were fantastic and I thought to myself I've hardly seen this in Season 2. They had some awesome scenes in Season 1 like when MM revealed himself to Alex in 'Human for a Day' and when Alex was trying to comfort J'onn in 'Strange Visitor from Another Planet'.


evrafter "Oh... And for the love of all things holy... Alex... Please show concern for your father. And... Pretty sure Eliza would ACTUALLY be hounding the DEO, Alex, and Kara to be out there actively looking for Jeremiah and not showing more concern for her girls' love lives."

Unfortunately it doesn't appear Eliza knows that Kara has seen Jeremiah alive, a short scene in 'Medusa' of Kara and Alex telling her would've been nice. I just hope they haven't forgotten about that story-line and that it plays a major part at the end of the season (between Episodes 17 and 22), I still wish for a happy Danvers family reunion this season.

Coming late just to say a few things:
a. I wish Kara wasn't left alone at the end of the episode. I felt really sad for her.
b. I think when Kara told James that she cannot be a hero because he is human, she didn't mean in terms of the actual things that make a hero--kindness, compassion, and a willingness to put others before oneself. I think she meant that he is not invulnerable. And considering that she has lost her entire planet, I think it is a normal reaction for her to have.
I mean come on; she has lost so much; isn't it only natural that she would fear losing more when she hears her closest friends are putting themselves in danger? I know some people might think that it was Kara being condescending; but I think it was Kara being too fearful. And also, she does say it at the end: that for the record, Winn and James were heroes to her way before all this.
(By the way, I am always surprised that Kara doesn't bring that same logic of "humans can get hurt" to Alex though. I mean, she kind of takes it for granted that Alex can constantly put herself in danger.)
The weird thing is that Winn and James completely disregarded her; her feelings... They don't care about that any more. Alex did... (earlier when she asked them to reveal their secret) but well, we didn't have a scene on that. More than any episode this season, this one deserved an Alex-Kara interaction where Kara gets to rant and be emotional and have someone take care of her. I do hope in a couple of episodes, Alex also pays some consideration to Kara. I don't want her to drop Maggie or her dating life; I just want it to be balanced.
c. I agree with what Lindy said on the comments section of the episode that Mon El is egging James on. That comment about "Desk job" and being "handsome"... that definitely was a jab. Oh, I don't think he is bad or evil. I sort of like him when his only motivation is not getting Kara to fall for him. But, I don't think he is as great as a lot of people think he is. He is definitely no Kara or Clark (or Alex or J'onn).

However....
I really loved how Kara talked Livewire into fighting with her; that is one of the reasons why I love Kara. That owing to her idealism, she can talk people into doing great things.

And... I really loved the J'onn-Alex and J'onn-Alex-Kara scenes. They were wonderful. I liked the M'gann scenes too but would love some scenes between M'gann, Alex and Kara.

About the superhero thing:
What inkslinger said of course...
But, I'd also like to add that the show had potential to show that there can be many ways of being a hero: not everyone has to be a physically violent, crime-fighting person (someone said that on the main episode page; and I have seen this on tumblr too, I think).

Aren't reporters who bring truth to people while putting their lives on the line heroes? Aren't doctors who stay for hours in the operating room to save someone's life heroes?

However, they are veering away from that what with James deciding that heroism is defined by putting on a suit and knocking out people, Winn agreeing and Kara pushing Mon El to do that.
With Mon El, I'd have so loved a character who is just in it for himself but would risk a lot, including pain and death, for his friends rather than someone who is Kara-like. We need just one Kara (and one J'onn. And one Alex. A diversity of characters would be so much better than everyone being a superhero clone.)

Also, hated Winn keeping secrets from Kara. What is with that?

Oh and Brierrose, I think Alex didn't tell Kara James' secret because it was not her secret to tell; I think that if she had revealed it herself, it would have created more bad blood between James, Winn and her. Or, Alex may have decided that it would. I don't think it was her being purposely deceitful.

It would have been nice for them to discuss that, but I don't think there will be one.

Also, just to add to what I mentioned earlier; I don't want Kara to be the one who is supposed to "grow" in the guardian storyline. I think where she was coming from was not narrowmindedness or prejudice and she shouldn't have to apologise for being afraid.

Evrafter, hang in there... I think even the cast can have their ups and downs (everyone is human after all and could have their personal views), but am pretty sure they would bring their best/kindliest/friendliest selves to the show; they have been doing that so far.

The writers and show runners though... They do need to go and watch last season... and perhaps read a few forum posts.

Evrafter, hang in there... I think even the cast can have their ups and downs (everyone is human after all and could have their personal views), but am pretty sure they would bring their best/kindliest/friendliest selves to the show; they have been doing that so far.

The writers and show runners though... They do need to go and watch last season... and perhaps read a few forum posts.

*stands for applause*

Oh, and loved your review of the episode. Spot on.

Favorite line of the night goes to Kara: (and I'm paraphrasing) "For the record, you were heroes to me long before all of this."

Upon rumination, a couple of more things.

I found myself on James side of things when he and Kara talked. It reminded of me of when she so unexpectedly castigated Alex for going off on her own...a very Kara thing to do, btw. I also thought she was dismissive and condescending. But then James has been written in a less that favorable light lately too. Could it be this isn't poor writing but intentional to the story? We'll wait and see. Was Kara beginning to see that James had more to his "I wanna be a hero" desires than Mon El did? Again, we'll see. I find myself unconvinced that the romance between Kara and James is done. I dunno.

One more observation about Mon El...if you have to be trained to care about other people you don't deserve Kara Danvers, or so it seems to me.

TV Fanatic - Supergirl Round Table: Shocking Revelations

Did they even watch the episode.....usually their roundtables are pretty good. This one in reference to the White Martians was like they missed an entire conversation at the end between MGann and Jonn..

For what it’s worth, I don’t think anyone deserves Kara because Kara’s not a door prize that someone wins at a fair.

Love is a gift freely given; not a reward or a prize you deserve. --Me (although, other people may have said it too).

But, for a relationship to work and be sustainable without causing emotional harm to either of the relationshippee, the emotional stakeholders must be on equal footing. Equal respect. Equivalent or compatable values. Equivalent power and so on.

Love does not equal a successful relationship.

I do agree with you on Mon El that he is a product of his times and people need to account for that. The difficulty some people may have in accounting for that is the fact that he wears the garb of a white straight male who also has quite a lot of money.

I don't agree that he has to be Kara's level of self-sacrificing to be in an equal relationship--be it friendship or something else--with her.

And while I don't know the history of Daxam, I find it difficult to believe that every person in that planet is a hedonistic person, or that that is its one true value. A planet or a community cannot flourish or sustain like that. There needs to be a sense of community, a willingness to work for the good of the planet rather than just for individuals. The fact that the planet never devolved into chaos and utter destruction is proof enough that common human values of "working together" and caring for others were there, and was probably thought of highly (Romans had that; and Greeks). In fact, his willingness to help J'onn and Kara can be taken in that light. To fight for his own, which he would have learned. But, that is philosophy and cultural evolution for you. I don't know if DC or the writers ever take that into account.

And... while it is true that theoretically, you can cut some slack for a person's upbringing, in real-life (and people learn from fiction for that), a person's mistake could still be very costly; if someone is killed, forgiving Mon El will not bring that person back. neither will upbraiding him; but you can make the call of not having him in your team until you are sure of his loyalties and priorities.

As for Kara's reaction, I agree that it was in character. She reacted the same way when Alex first told her that she worked for the DEO. I don't agree that she considers humans less for that. Which is why I don't think it was condescending (as in she thinks less of humans in general or James in particular because of their physical weakness). She just needs to learn that she cannot make people's choices for them and need to accept their right to put themselves in danger. Oh and near invulnerability shouldn't be a requirement there (after all, she does consistently put herself in danger where she could actually get killed too).

If the writers mean to put Kara wholly in the wrong and James wholly in the right, then that would be an injustice to Kara's character. And I am pretty sure there would be outcries. But, I think that is what a lot of people (including myself) fear.

Oh! I'd like to add that, as many in tumblr pointed out, Kara saying that "she doesn't have to work alone" but has "Mon El" to help her and support her was out of character.

She has DEO and Alex and J'onn. Did she forget that? They have always been her backup. She has rarely been alone in her fights.

I think she made that comment specifically because this was Livewire she was stressing out about, not because she has forgotten that she has the DEO, Alex, and J'onn to help her.

Livewire can kill humans (e.g, Alex and other DEO agents) easily and instantly, and as powerful as J'onn is, I don't think he's impervious to Livewire. So for Kara, having to deal with Livewire who is so deadly and also very willing to kill anyone she comes across, it probably feels like even if Alex, J'onn and the DEO were to be there as tactical support, there's little if anything they can do because Livewire's lightning-throw style of attack isn't one they are quite capable of protecting themselves against.

But having Mon-El as a partner, who seems to be closer to Kara's level of resilience when it comes to Livewire's type of superpower, made Kara feel better because she saw it as having someone there who had the power to help her fight Livewire (and still have a good chance of coming out of it alive) and also as someone that could protect others against Livewire's attacks while she could focus on fighting Livewire herself.

Note that even last time Kara faced Livewire last season she declined help from the DEO (Lucy offered) because Kara told Lucy that Livewire was just too deadly. Kara instead faced Livewire (and Banshee) with Barry/The Flash there to help her.

(Though, I don't know why Kara and the DEO don't just arm themselves with Nerf Super Soakers and take aim at Livewire. But maybe Earth-38 doesn't have water guns. *shrug*)

Note that even last time Kara faced Livewire last season she declined help from the DEO (Lucy offered) because Kara told Lucy that Livewire was just too deadly. Kara instead faced Livewire (and Banshee) with Barry/The Flash there to help her.

At the time J'onn and Alex were not there. And, I don't think Kara knew Lucy very well; and her ties to the DEO is essentially her ties to Alex and J'onn. So, no, the situation is not the same.

Even if they were, it just means Kara doesn't learn. Because that time with Barry, it was the humans who saved her. Not to mention, as you said, water cannons. *shakes head*

And besides, what categorised the previous season was that Alex, J'onn and Kara strategised. Even when, Kara was the only fighter.

In this episode, if only she had talked it over with J'onn and Alex, either of them would have pointed out that Monel was not ready for the field. (J'onn had Alex train for 2 years before she got out into the field.). No, instead we had two separate storylines: one J'onn's and other Kara and Monel's with Alex taking any spare time she had to bet with Maggie (although, I know at least this time around, she was backing up J'onn).

The two stories didn't seem to have any connection at all; which is very weird when the show is about Supergirl.

Also Alex! She didn't take the time out to talk Livewire out with Kara and discuss how she can be defeated; try to calm her other than say: "Kara, get a grip!", which I actually found rather rude and hurtful. (Alex is one of my favorite characters, but I can't take her side on this; and contrast this to how she reacted when Kara vented about Winn after his confession and her rejection). The show seems to think that once you have romance, you have everything (oh and romance is the point of life); and they trot out everything else just for some big drama (like episode 9) then forget all about it until the next big moment.

The thing is: relationships are as much about the little day-to-day moments as about the big ones. May be more so, because we don't get big moments all that often in our lives. However, this season, most of the little moments have been between Monel and Kara and Alex and Maggie and J'onn and M'gann with some rare Alex-Kara, J'onn-Kara moments thrown in. In a way, it is even racist (or speciest if that is a word) because you are essentially shipping people of the same species and are saying nobody can understand you better than people of your own kind. (I liked that scene last week where Monel and Kara talk about some toy or something; that added to the show.. and it makes sense for Kara and J'onn to need that. I am not saying it doesn't.)

And Winn, has mostly been playing side-kick to James. (I liked Winn-Alex scenes though).

I joked about it in my earlier comment (about Monel being white, straight and male); but, that is essentially folks' (folks who are against him, not those who like him) issue with Monel. I think that is also essentially folks' (the people who do have an issue) issue with Maggie. That both of them take time away from a Kara story; or an Alex-Kara story or a J'onn-Alex-Kara story.

I am not downplaying the importance of romance to people in real life (or in screen life), mind you. But, romance can take seasons. And they can develop in the background while still having the familial/platonic friendships front and centre.

May be the problem is they have so many storylines going together; there is no time to flesh out any one of them. And of course, with romance they are catering to the CW audience.

Note: I know it is weird that I am saying this when I have been trying to defend Alex-Maggie storyline and gay representation (and have signed up to this site for that) so far. And, I don't deny that it has helped a lot of gay people, especially kids. But, well, I am kind of losing hope that the show will return to its season 1 essentials of strong friendships and familial relationships that held up the show; and Kara learning to find her feet as an alien, a woman, a human and a mix of everything.

Well, I wasn’t trying to say Mon-El had to be at Kara’s level of self-sacrifice to be in an equal relationship. If that’s what you took away from my post that’s my bad. I should have been more clear.

This wasn't directed at you TheHolyHandGrenade (nice name! ). I was speaking about comments I have seen elsewhere about Monel. And also, the show's own treatment of his story (basically, the stress on his becoming a hero).

And anyways, I don't think the mistake was essentially Monel's. He has, afterall, no experience. I thought the issue was Kara's and J'onn's and Alex's in letting him take to the field in the first place when he was ill prepared, and when so many lives were in balance.

In fact, the whole operation seems to be ill thought out. Kara never even takes the time out to watch prison footage before dashing out. And yet, she has the time to take Monel out as support.

And it is highly amusing that in her interviews, Melissa keeps talking about how the show and this season is about women supporting each other, but the show has essentially been split into three parts were you have Kara supporting Monel (and viceversa), Maggie supporting Alex and Alex finding love, and J'onn growing to accept White Martians (again not treated with enough depth in my opinion) with the help of M'gann.

Oh and the fourth thread of James learning to be a hero for some reason with Winn's support.

The only women supporting each other thing I can find is Kara supporting Alex with the coming out. Well, there is some Kara-Lena as well, but it doesn't feel the same since the major chunk of the season and the storylines is devoted to the other threads mentioned above. Everyone is basically existing in silos.

Note: I am so sorry for sounding so negative. It has just been building up I guess. And, I am sure most of you enjoy the show very much for other reasons or may be the same reasons that I have issues with. And, I am not trying to take away from that. I hope you will continue to enjoy the show.

But, well, I am kind of losing hope that the show will return to its season 1 essentials of strong friendships and familial relationships that held up the show

Hi SSAV, I enjoy reading your posts, you share some good insights.

Re your comment above, this has become quite noticeable, there must of been about 10+ members of this website make similar remarks this past week that the strong familial/friendship bond of Season 1 has been lost so far in Season 2. Not sure if will come back this season either as they're currently writing/shooting Episode 16. Maybe it will come back in Season 3.

I'm still enjoying the show though as I watch it predominately for the fantasy of Supergirl but like so many others am missing the family/close friendships that was such an enjoyable part of Season 1.

not sure what you guys are looking for? there have been plenty of danver sister moments and space family moments.

Lets walk through the season shall we! I assume you know episodes well. Lets walk backwards

episode 10: I think we got 1 of the sweetest space family moments ever, space dad is unsure what he is about to go through but is sure it will be an emotional journey so he asks his daughters to be there for him.
episode 9: Kara says to Alex "you found us" to which Alex replies "always!". When Alex is about to go through the portal J'onn to Alex " bring our girl home". when they exit the portal J'onn is right there to hug Kara.
episode 8: Thanksgiving scene had some very fun sister beats. Later after finding out her dad created medusa Kara needs a reassuring pep talk and J'onn is right there for her. Also could anyone else on the planet ground supergirl like Alex can?
episode 7: light on Melissa Benoist scenes in total as she was filming crossover stuff.
episode 6: not 1, not 2, but 3 amazing sister couch scenes. cameo from space dad rolling his eyes at a drunk kara unable to go check out the scene of the crime.
episode 5. not much space family here as it was the beginning of Alex's journey
episode 4. the girls get J'onn to talk about M'gann. J'onn preferred to keep it close to the chest but Kara threatened to super pout and who could hold that off
episode 3: J'onn and Alex sort of laughing at Kara for her nerding out over meeting the president.
episode 2 and 1 were both intentionally light on space family to showcase Kara was unintentionally ignoring Alex with being to engrossed with Clark.

There are 2 major differences this season so far.
1: it is no longer episodic, sure there is a plot to each episode (livewire, parasite etc) but the character arcs, the relationship arcs take place over several episodes.
2: No Cat Grant. without Cat there isnt as much Catco thus not as much Kara being Kara. The Catco time has been replaced by sanvers or guardian.

I see lots of people saying Kara has no story. Kara's story is simple; you see her original purpose was to look after, mentor and take care of Clark and she is now getting to fulfill that need with Mon-El who needs someone as patient and caring as Kara. besides that almost every story will cross her path at some point. Look at guardian, while not a fan of the choice of the guardian/james arc it has kept an otherwise useless character relevant. While the arc started off in a total different place it is now in Kara's lane.

I suggest paying less attention to shipper fan echo chambers and find places that will give more balanced reviews and then venture into the shipping lanes and have some fun.

Respect to everyone's opinion who is frustrated that the season is different from the first. I'm with you Rschick I'm enjoying this season. She said it herself in E4 Kara's mission is to be Mon-El's mentor on Earth which BTW could be part of the reason she's reluctant to act on her feelings for him. Season one established how close Kara and Alex are almost to an unhealthy co-dependent level. They've found a healthier balance with sweat smaller moments rather than big ones. It's not necessary to keep hitting the viewers with how close the Danver sisters are. Kara's supporting her sister by letting her have new relationship time with a Maggie. The show is establishing how the new characters will relate to the established family. James is the outlier i'm not sure what's to be done with him.

Guys, with all due respect, I think the show needs to regain its soul. I look at Season 1'again and I see and feel something is missing. Yes, I do like some of the characters in this season, but messing with sisters night is a mistake. I think the loss of Calista Flockhart and Peter Facinelli hurt the show. They have been unable to replace them with an obvious similar calibre of actor. I think Chris Wood and Katie McGrath are excellent additions. It would be great if they could shmoose someone of Calista's calibre and join the show as a regular.

I am really enjoying the season, but I also find that I am rerunning as many episodes as I once did. I am, however, looking forward to the great Sterling Gates' two episodes. He is the master and I expect a lot of fun from him.

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