I knew Kara would win Snapper over! Atta girl indeed.
I liked his first scene as well "my top priorities are coffee, Danish and five minutes of peace and quiet"
The way he reacts to Kara ambushing him by the elevator is great. You know he's thinking something along the lines of:
Good god how is she that perky first thing in the morning?
Also what gave her the impression that I'm approachable?
I'm not.
Oh good there's James maybe he can distract her.
James is not helping.
Oh god now the whining is in stereo.

Winn was great as always."I'm not a red shirt"
I am totally psyched for kickass Winn. (Please tell me this means we get to see him train in the sparing room preferably with Alex)

On the other hand. I don't see how having Rolette added anything. They could have just had the creepy nameless lab guy be the villain. It doesn't seem like the sort of thing she would do anyway. Didn't she say that Michael Vick's mistake was using dogs because people care about dogs. Last time I checked people care about people too.

But the weakest link award would have to go to James. He would be a lot more tolerable if he toned the the self-fan-boying down a bit, well actually a lot. If he could stop doing it altogether that would be best. If they must have someone gush over the Guardian, have Miss Tesmacher do it. It seems like the sort of thing she would do anyway and that way James won't come off as a jerk.

(also Kara should try to limit how often she writes about Supergirl. Supergirl preventing a robbery isn't that big a deal. Not after she already prevented armagedon. Perhaps only report on the major stories.)

Great episode

- Loved that Kara Danvers was featured a lot. felt they inter weaved the 2 organically.

- Mon-El, love him or hate him, you have to admit he can be funny at times, charming at times, annoying at times and a buzz kill a lot. He plays the character well

- Winn was fantastic as always

- Bad ass Alex made a special guest appearance, do not go after that momma bears sister

- Snapper does have a heart, we saw a tiny glimpse of it tonight as he earned a little respect for Kara

- Supergirl living up to her name, her heroics are not defined by her powers.

- James continues to be the odd duck in this pond. Not sure why they are writing him to be so selfish ( I mean I hope that isnt him add libbing). Why is he so determined to compete with Supergirl (his friend) and not just be happy he helped people? notice how James tried to help Winn get over his fear and how Alex tried, one was a selfish "everyone gets their ass kicked" and one was a selfless "I was scared my first time too"

So looking forward to how this season unfolds, hasnt let me down yet

I am a fan of Kevin Smith as a director and some of his movies. The directing on this episode was first rate. The script was good, demonstrating a growing improvement in consistent quality scriptwriting. I found it interesting that the aliens from the crossover were there and what is their relationship to Mon-El. The alien's bow leads me conclude Mon-El is in fact the Prince of Daxam. I thought the cast was well played . Heck, they are all heavy weights when it comes to this show. Two things I did not like:

• Alex's fear of loosing Maggie. I can appreciate that Alex is love starved, but that final scene left me feeling that she was the weaker of the two women in the relationship, as opposed to equals.
  




• I still have problems with the Guardian and I feel poor Mehcad Brooks has bee given a poor role to play
  

I really enjoyed Winn's coming out and his infectious ebullience. Definitely, the DEO crew has the family vibe now. No longer do I feel the sense that they are co-workers.

I still miss sister night, but in this episode they were as close as they have been for a while. I still want sister night to be regular again, regardless of their love lives.

The teasers are good: who is chasing Mon-El; what will happen between him and Kara; what is his real background story. How do the alien invaders play a role in all this? Hopefully, the 13 remaining episodes will answer these.

Argo

Supergirl: Harley Quinn Smith Can't Believe She's On Her Favorite TV Show, comicbook.com article.

Supergirl: Kevin Smith is finally on board with Kara/Mon-El Romance, au.ign.com article.

Kevin Smith: Directing The Flash prepared me for Supergirl. au.ign.com article.

This article also mentions a tie-in to Kevin's Superman Lives script to watch out for in this episode.

Supergirl 2x09 Sneak Peek Season 2 Episode 9 Sneak Peek Extended.

Actually this was the very first one put out back in December exclusively on the CW AP....and then they released a version of it a few weeks later, shortened.

Supergirl 2x09 Sneak Peek Season 2 Episode 9 Sneak Peek Extended.

This wait has seemed longer than the May 18th to October 10th wait....good grief.

it really has seemed longer. If I recall CW shows take another break in march.....

Mehcad Brooks previews some James/Kara scenes.

Question: I’m up for anything on Supergirl. —Kayla
Ausiello: Kara “finds out in a very dramatic fashion that James is the Guardian,” Mehcad Brooks previews. But in Monday’s winter premiere, the Girl of Steel still has no clue that her pal is the crimefighter as the two battle it out… on the page. “I’m writing my article on how amazing the Guardian is and how he stopped the crime, and Kara’s writing her article about Supergirl,” Brooks shares. “We’re having a secret war. It’s just a little funny scene where both of us are trying to push our agendas.”

This wait has seemed longer than the May 18th to October 10th wait....good grief.

Kevin Smith has said he is going to live tweet during the episode and then do a live facebook afterwards

‘Supergirl’ Season 2 Spoilers: Kevin Smith Names Alien Species Kara And Mon-El Have To Face In Episode 9

Also attached is a Instagram post by Kevin about his daughter.