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This bit is, on the one hand, frustrating. After being pushed to call his friends in the 31st Century, he discovers that the Coluan hive mind is dying and that he has been asked to join the hive mind to help it survive. The other moment that hit hard was Brainy’s arc through the episode. By uncoupling him from a romance storyline, he got some agency in the story, even though he remained a side character. He felt like a much more organic part of the show, and the writers were able to capitalize on his journalistic history rather than his extremely good jawline. His death actually hit me a lot harder than it would’ve because of this. This move allowed the writers to use William as a kind of self-insert into the Superfriends in the back half of the season, and let him and Kara become friendly allies instead of tenuous lovers. Kara and William’s relationship evolved quickly by establishing that he was seeing someone early in the season, though they never actually introduced that character. As the troubled season chugged along, though, and then later as COVID-19 caused the season to stop short, it became more and more clear that was a pretty bad fit.
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Actor Staz Nair joined Supergirl at the beginning of Season 5, with the writers clearly intending for him to be a love interest for Kara. This all goes down, of course, during the one time the Superfriends let their hair down and have a party (to celebrate Alex and Kelly’s engagement). Brainy found out that he’s needed in the 31st century, from whence he hails, to help the Coluan race. Alex and Kelly’s daughter Esme has been kidnapped by Nyxly and Lex, as she is now the totem of truth. By the end of the episode, William Dey is dead by Lex Luthor’s hand, with a video of the whole thing sitting in Andrea’s inbox. This episode is a little different though, because it’s the last episode before we head into the two-episode finale next week, and that means laying some big pieces ahead of time. We’re back on the Totem Treadmill for one more–the Truth Totem. Brainy (Jesse Rath) receives heartbreaking news, and William (Staz Nair) clashes with Andrea (Julie Gonzalo) over her recent coverage of Lex. Alex is torn between duty and finally allowing herself the time to enjoy her new family.
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THREE EPISODES LEFT UNTIL THE SERIES FINALE - Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) is determined to keep everyone safe from Lex (guest star Jon Cryer) and Nyxly (Peta Sergeant) so she doubles down on patrol, especially as Alex (Chyler Leigh) and Kelly’s (Azie Tesfai) bachelorette party is coming up.