However, that doesn’t excuse what may be the dumbest move the president has made yet on the show. Kara is able to redirect the blast and prevent any casualties before destroying the satellite, but President Baker doesn’t take this very well. The satellite launches, but not before The Elite manage to input new coordinates: The White House. Kara and her 'Super Friends' in 'Supergirl' Season 4 Episode 13.

The two sides battle at a military base as the clock ticks down on the launch of a satellite that would shoot down approaching alien ships on President Baker’s orders. Kara forms her team of “super friends,” J’onn, Brainy, and Nia, to stop them. Manchester Black breaks out of prison with Hat, Menagerie, and the remaining Morae to form The Elite, a force to stop all those against aliens, including the government. J’onn also had to wipe Alex’s memory to protect Supergirl’s identity from President Baker and Colonel Haley.Įpisode 13 takes this already precarious situation to much more dangerous levels. As a result, Kara had to stop working with the Department of Extranormal Operations. Ben Lockwood then formed the Children of Liberty, a group that perpetrates violence against all aliens, guilty or innocent.

After the world of Supergirl learned that the (former) president was an alien, a new one was appointed. Spoilers for Supergirl Season 4 Episode 13 below.Īnti-alien sentiment continues to be a major theme in Season 4, echoing the growing anti-immigrant rhetoric in our own world right now. “What’s So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way?” highlights the problems with the human characters that have us rooting against humanity. Otherwise, it’s getting harder and harder to be on humanity’s side, especially given how anti-alien many of the prominent characters have become. Those are the only humans among the main characters of Supergirl Season 4 worth rooting for (despite the concerns regarding Lena’s project).

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