About this episode

The episode discusses the performance and critique of Craig Gillespie's Supergirl within the context of the DCU.

Craig Gillespie's Supergirl just landed as the second film in James Gunn's DCU — and we've got a LOT of thoughts. In this episode, Sravan and Tarun break down the box office numbers (and why $172M+ budget vs a soft $68M worldwide opening is a problem), debate whether Millie Alcock was miscast or just miswritten, and dig into why the script feels like someone left half the comic book on the cutting room floor. We cover the good (those Krypton flashback sequences), the bad (an Iron Man 2-style alcoholic arc that goes nowhere), and the ugly (a sword that apparently exists for no reason). Then in the back half, we go full SPOILER mode on Ruthye's revenge plot and whether this movie even needed Supergirl to be the lead. Stick around for our fan-favorite "This or That: Worst DC Movies Edition" segment, where we rank Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman 1984, and more in a battle nobody wins. 🦸 Is this the DCU's first real stumble? Let us know in the comments. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cNzTwuJzTok ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro Music 0:35 Welcome & Superbad Tangent 1:31 Director Craig Gillespie & Cast Breakdown 2:08 Budget Numbers: $172–186M 2:14 Opening Weekend Box Office: $38M…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sravan, Tarun

Topics covered

• Supergirl
• James Gunn
• DCU
• box office analysis
• film critique
• casting debate
• spoiler discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DCU

Books & works: Supergirl, Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman 1984, Iron Man 2

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