#BOTTLE EPISODE SERIES#

#BOTTLE EPISODE SERIES#

You may have noticed on certain occasions that your favourite series might air an episode that involves only a few of the main cast members and be set in just one secluded location, barely moving out of the confines of that setting. – All this talk about bottling various worlds really makes me miss SYFY’s Krypton.The term ‘bottle episode’ is not something that is commonly known amongst casual viewers of any series, and yet a very high percentage of people have watched one at least at some point in their lives. With the bulk of the exposition out of the way regarding how the world has changed now handled, it’ll be exciting to see how the series ties in the pre-existing season 5 plots going forward, namely Leviathan and Obsidian Tech. But it’s an entertaining hour that still manages to put Supergirl on solid footing in its first post- Crisis outing.

“The Bottle Episode” isn’t likely to be an installment that winds up on our best episodes of the season list. He also turns green (!!!) and gets a new comic accurate costume (!!!!!), so wow those inhibitors really were putting in some work. However, what begins as a slapstick comedy evolves into something deeper, allowing Brainy to confront darker elements of his own history (his mom, as it turns out, was into a little world bottling on family vacations) and his fear of the apparent rage ball he’ll become once he removes the personality inhibitors that adorn his forehead (he got dangerously angry when his father released some of those bottled worlds his mom stole).īut thanks to pep talks from both Nia and Kara that reassure him that the people that love you will always have your back, Brainy saves the day by removing his inhibitors and convincing his Emo Self that releasing his bottled homeworld onto Earth-Prime and destroying all life in the process is a bad idea. (Fun fact: Female Brainy is played by Rath’s real-life sister, Meaghan.) Jesse Rath gets to have loads of fun playing a bunch of characters at once, as the brigade of Brainys interact in various ways, expressing entertaining levels of shock at the others’ existences, and engaging in competitions to prove who is the best and most Coluan Brainy of all. That is in no way a criticism.)Īs you might expect, a lot of this is played for laughs during the episode’s first half. (So, you know, a fairly standard Supergirl hour. Though it begins as something of a screwball comedy, “The Bottle Episode” evolves into a surprisingly moving story about self-acceptance and believing in the good within yourself. If there’s a way this story ends that doesn’t involve her ultimately choosing the path of light and rejecting her family, I can’t see what it is. It’s deeply obvious that Lena wanted to choose Kara, so badly that Lillian had to sabotage Supergirl’s chances by teaming up with Lex. The rise of the Luthors as what essentially feels like a first family of evil isn’t exactly what I expected from a post-Crisis Supergirl, but it’s a decision that makes a certain amount of sense. In its quest to become something new, Supergirl must face its past, in the form of Lex, the Luthors, and everything that they’ve meant to Kara and her family. Here’s hoping the rest of season 5 really digs into this bizarre family connection, beyond the obvious manipulation that will occur between them. Lex’s Truthseeker-fueled confession that he, too, doesn’t want to be alone anymore plays on everything that’s empty inside her in the wake of what she sees as Kara’s betrayal.Īnd its intriguing in its own right since, on some level, it’s true. Here, however, Lena’s desperate search for affection is even more heartbreaking than ever before, as she looks for someone, anything to believe in and love-whether that’s Lex, Kara, or even her mother Lilian, who’s also been conveniently filled in on everything Crisis-related.

(I don’t know about y’all, but I honestly don’t think I could stand to watch another installment of Lena Finds Out. Since the rift between these two women has been such a big part of season 5 thus far, it’s a relief to know so early on that their story hasn’t been erased or otherwise altered by the events of the crossover.

Thanks to a heretofore unknown deal with the Monitor, Lena’s memories of everything that transpired -including her ongoing emotional rift with Kara-remain intact.