Stargirl (DC Universe/The CW) (1 Viewer)

[Adam Lenhardt]

Second season premieres tonight on The CW at 8/7c, followed by a brand new episode of "Superman & Lois".

 

[ponset]

Low-Key but an enjoyable start to season 2.
Only part of disinterest for me was the scenes between Pat and Zeke.
Lots of Easter Eggs, this blog has quite a list.

Rounding Up the Easter Eggs in the Stargirl Season 2 Premiere | DC

The Justice Society is back! DC’s Stargirl has kicked off its second season, and I didn’t realize how much I missed the JSA until I saw their faces again.

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[GlennC]

I quite enjoyed it but should have rewatched the last episode of season one to refresh my memory of what was going on.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

There has definitely been less action this season, but otherwise the show has made the transition from DC Universe to The CW more or less intact. It helps that Atlanta is one of The CW's production hubs, so the production didn't have to relocate like "Supergirl" did.

Lea Thompson directed the two most recent episodes, and she's a really good fit for the material. She gets the goofy tone of the series, where two serial killers can break out of prison to cheer their daughter on at tryouts. But she doesn't let the goofiness undercut the most serious moments, either.

 

[ponset]

Seeing JOHNNY THUNDER and WILDCAT in the flashback made me day.
Ethan Embry played Johnny.
Brian Stepf played Ted Grant. Unable to find a photo of Wildcat.

 

[ponset]

That last episode was well done.
Long fight between the ISA and the JSA.
Eclipso finally revealing himself.
The Shade looking very dapper.

CW released a Summer School Poster. SWEET!

 

[David Weicker]

It was an enjoyable episode.


I do wish it was lit better. I know they are trying for 'natural lighting', but the scenes in the hospital were underlit, and the garage scene (where they were discussing Cindy's return) were very dark. And these were daytime, interior scenes.

 

[Sean Bryan]

So “athlete girl” doesn’t have any powers, does she?

Her giving Hour Man a good fight, while shrugging off getting her head smashed through multiple sinks and toilet bowls had me yelling WTF at the screen, and not in a good way.

Hopefully I’m mistaken and she is supposed to have super strength and durability. Can anyone clarify?

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

That last episode was well done.
Long fight between the ISA and the JSA.

Yeah, there have definitely been a lot fewer fights this season on a CW budget, but it was nice to see that they could really bring it again when there was one this week.

So “athlete girl” doesn’t have any powers, does she?

Her giving Hour Man a good fight, while shrugging off getting her head smashed through multiple sinks and toilet bowls had me yelling WTF at the screen, and not in a good way.

Hopefully I’m mistaken and she is supposed to have super strength and durability. Can anyone clarify?

I've been unclear about this myself. Certainly her parents are at peak physical prowess, on par with the top tier of Olympic athletes. So she inherited really athletic genes, and her parents have been training her basically since birth. But there have been a number of moments with her character that seemed to beyond that.

 

[NeilO]

Yes, Artemis did seem more powerful and resilient than you would expect, but maybe the armor that she was wearing helped a lot.

Quite an intense episode. The kids should have been told more of what was going on so Stargirl wouldn't have made the mistake she did in releasing Eclipso. Still, without mistakes like that happening the series would be over. I've no idea how they can defeat Eclipso. The Shade will be back to help somehow. Maybe the Thunderbolt will return as well. Grundy? We still haven't seen anymore of Joel McHale's character. Also Dr. Midnight might get freed from the shadow dimension as well.

Thinking a little more, Grundy might be the ace in the hole that Rick involves in the final episode. If anyone can stomp Eclipso, Grundy might be the one.

 

[ponset]

The Next episode is one I have been waiting, The Original JSA.

 

[ponset]

Starman and Wildcat sure treat Pat like dirt.
Glad Jay sticks for Pat.
Wish theJustice Society flashbacks was longer.
Maybe next season, as I see Joel McHale will be a regular.

Stargirl Promotes Joel McHale's Starman to Series Regular

Despite originally being killed by the ISA, Joel McHale's Starman will feature more in Stargirl after being upped to a series regular for Season 3.

www.cbr.com

 

[ponset]

Alex Collins has replaced Henry Thomas as Charles McNider aka Dr. Mid-Nite.
No reason that I could find why this has happen.
I did come across this interview with Collins.

Stargirl Interview: Alex Collins on Dr. Mid-Nite, Eclipso, Geoff Johns

DC's Stargirl star Alex Collins (Dr. Mid-Nite) spoke with us about working with Geoff Johns & what we can expect- and could he be Eclipso?!

bleedingcool.com

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Caught up with my backlog of episodes tonight so I could watch the season finale. Really enjoyed it. Even though this season definitely had fewer big action set pieces than the bigger budgeted first season, it still feels like the same show. I like that Courtney's even started to win some of the villains over.

Looks like the third season will be another subtitled story arc (Frenemies). It's coming in "2022". No word as to whether that's early 2022, summer 2022, or fall 2022.

Alex Collins has replaced Henry Thomas as Charles McNider aka Dr. Mid-Nite.
No reason that I could find why this has happen.

McNider was featured pretty heavily in the last few episodes of the second season. Given the constraints created by COVID, especially with international travel and quarantines, it probably just wasn't possible to get Henry Thomas back when they needed him.

 

[NeilO]

Way behind. I need to catch up. In the midst of Eclipso messing up everyone one by one and was not in the mood for that.

 

[ponset]

They did a nice job wrapping up the Eclipso story and setting up Season 3.
I am concern that the cast is getting too big.

Article on the visual effects for THUNDERBOLT.

Stargirl Creative Director Andrew Orloff Discusses Thunderbolt Secrets

DC's Stargirl Creative Director Andrew Orloff spoke with Bleeding Cool about bringing Thunderbolt and Solomon Grundy from concept to screen.

bleedingcool.com

 

[Alex...]

 

[ponset]

Brec dressed up as WILDCAT.
Wonder if she did this fun or for some reason she appears in the Wildcat costume during season 3.
Either way she looks good.

 

[ponset]

Bit of news about Season 3.
Bassinger says this will be a murder mystery.
Seth Green is replacing Jim Gaffigan as the voice of THUNDERBOLT.

Stargirl Season 3: Seth Green Joins Cast as New Thunderbolt Voice

When DC's Stargirl returns for Season 3 this fall, Seth Green will be taking over as the voice of Thunderbolt, replacing Jim Gaffigan.

bleedingcool.com

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

"Stargirl is Back" teaser:


The third season will air Wednesdays this fall.