About this episode
The episode discusses the pilot of Supergirl, focusing on Kara Zor-El's journey to embrace her powers.
Episode 401 is Supergirl (2015) "Pilot" Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, cousin of Superman, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 12 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them.
People in this episode
Host: Brian Sear
Topics covered
- superhero
- origin story
- Krypton
- family
- powers
- TV pilot
Keywords
- Supergirl
- Kara Zor-El
- pilot episode
- Superman
- Danvers family
- Krypton
- superhero
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Danvers family
Books & works: Supergirl
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