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Supergirl Appreciation Project

Week 2: Favorite Scene

1×08 “Hostile Takeover”

Kara confronts AI Alura.

I mean…it’s heartbreaking. This was also the first scene that made me realize just how special Melissa Benoist could be in this show as this character. It could be the moment I fell in love with Supergirl. It could also be the moment when I saw the first flash of something special in this show. I always come back to this scene when I think about the raw emotional power that this show could have. It’s kind of rare that I am convinced by an emotional outburst like this. Oftentimes, I can tell that the actor is doing just that…the tears seem timed, the crying is too “pretty”. This is raw and real, and while I know this is an actor’s job, it felt too real to be acting. That’s why I love it.