The Direct says the Supergirl film currently in production is going to provide “clarification” on a very horrific retcon referenced in James Gunn’s Superman film, which wasn’t very successful, making one wonder why this PC take on the Maid of Might has to be put in production at all:
2026’s Supergirl is confirmed to provide clarification about Superman’s most controversial retcon regarding the titular Kryptonian’s origin story. DC Studios co-CEO and Superman director James Gunn made a controversial change to Superman’s origin by revealing the truth behind Jor-El and Lara’s message. It turned out that Clark’s Kryptonian parents sent him to Earth to enslave humanity and repopulate the planet with Kryptonian children.
While some fans claimed that the message was clear, Superman made it clear that the message was genuine and authentic numerous times, with Gunn putting the final nail in the coffin by pointing out that it was real. The massive twist about Jor-El’s message positioned the House of El in a precarious situation because it strongly indicated that Krypton is a society of potential conquerors. Despite that, Supergirl is the best project to provide clarification on that unexpected shift.
One could wonder if the new Supergirl film is also being made just to provide an “escape hatch” from such a repellent premise, assuming that’s what’ll turn out to be the case. But, if we can understand these pseudo-filmmakers correctly, it probably won’t be the case. This is what Gunn’s Superman film was all about? Making Kryptonians look horrific, and just as bad as the stand-ins for Israel/USA governments in the movie? Ugh. That’s not something a true Super-fan does, and I’m not buying any claims made to the contrary after this embarrassment. It reminds me that almost 2 decades ago, there may have been a Supergirl story where it was implied Zor-El did something monstrous to children, all for the sake of making even Kara’s newer origins look sordid, as though that makes her own premise inherently more appealing than the Silver Age origins. The article later says:
While Supergirl will likely not reverse the controversial retcon, it can further clarify the twist through Kara Zor-El’s perspective. Superman established that Kara often wants to go to planets with a red sun to get drunk, and the reason behind this could be her resentment toward the House of El’s ways.
So here, we’re being hit over the head with a premise that the Maid of Might’s an alcoholic, and must like to spend time in red sun solar systems because it would make it easier to succumb to the effects of drunkenness? Gee, what makes that appealing? Though maybe it could partly explain why actress Milly Alcock is photographed wearing a trenchcoat, because the planets in said systems she’s traveling to are freezing cold. Sorry, but that’s as unappealing as Tom King’s own stories, and lest we forget that the movie in preparation is supposed to be based on his scripts. And look how they stick with the PC description of “revealing” instead of “establishing”. That’s equally unhealthy.
And what next, will there come a screenplay where Supergirl’s depicted as a drug addict?
Once again, instead of offering audiences a chance to be happy without strings attached, the filmmakers only give them reason to be sad, and continue to lecture everybody about what entertainment should be all about. It continues to be a very sad time to be a Super-fan.
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