Generally speaking, if someone has an image that comes to mind when they hear the word “kryptonite,” chances are good that said image will come with a rather distinctive green glow. However, it is important to note that the Superman franchise and its spin-offs have come up with more than one kind of kryptonite, which comes in more than one color that have more than one effect on Kryptonians. For example, red kryptonite can cause mood swings, gold kryptonite removes superpowers, silver kryptonite induces hallucinations, black kryptonite splits Kryptonians into good and bad entities, pink kryptonite causes Kryptonians to become interested in members of the same sex, and periwinkle kryptonite causes Kryptonians to lose their inhibitions. Based on this, it should be clear that the various kinds of kryptonite can be more than a bit ridiculous, which is why an episode of Supergirl called “Falling” that was based on red kryptonite caused more than a bit of trepidation in the fans of the series.
Why Is Falling the Best Supergirl Episode So Far?
However, it turned out that “Falling” was much better than the viewers expected. In fact, it was so good that some people continue to see it as the best episode to have come from Supergirl in spite of the fact that the series has now had three complete seasons and is set to start on the fourth. With that said, there is no single reason but rather a number of reasons that “Falling” remains the best episode to have come from Supergirl for the time being.
First and foremost, “Falling” was interesting because it proved to us that Melissa Benoist has a rather impressive range as an actress. For the most part, she plays the part of someone who is both kind and warm, which is particularly impressive considering the character’s background. However, “Falling” showed us that she could play someone icier, meaner, and perfectly capable of plunging a knife into a friend and then twisting it for the full effect. Something that merits a fair measure of respect because there are plenty of actors who struggle to manage their standard routine.
With that said, what is even more interesting is that the episode had a significant effect on the overall course of the series. Generally speaking, gimmicks such as the red kryptonite are disliked by a lot of people out there because they tend to have few lasting consequences. Instead, they are used once in an episode. After which, their consequences are wiped clean, meaning that in a very real sense, their use results in the waste of an episode.
However, this was very much not the case with “Falling,” which was packed with consequences that persisted beyond the episode. For example, Kara tossed Cat off of a building, which resulted in Cat denouncing her as a villain in spite of their previously strong relationship. Likewise, J’onn ended up getting captured for the purpose of protecting Kara and her sister Alex, with the result that he blew his cover identity as Hank Henshaw in the process. On the whole, “Falling” gets the recognition that it does not just because it was well-crafted TV but also because it was well-crafted TV that had knock-on effects that continued to manifest themselves in the episodes that followed thereafter.
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