Matthew Chamberlain

So, I stopped watching this at the end of season 2. This show is a mixed bag, really. Here are some pros and cons: Pros: 1. They chose good actors for the parts. 2. The characters(for the most part) feel like themselves, and comic book lovers will be able to recognize them(save for a few awful choices) 3. The first season has a good story. 4. Maxwell Lord is a great villain/antihero(unfortunately that's where their good villains end.) 5. The Martian Manhunter, J'onn Jonzz, is played pretty well and gets good characterization(but unfortunately they basically jobbed him in most every fight) Cons 1. The villains are at best ripoffs of Superman villains(Kara's aunt and uncle are basically 2 cent ripoffs of Zod), and at worst, strawman characatures of political opinions the writers dislike. 3. The show cannot escape from it's blatant political posturing, creating horribly bad stories to vent the political frustration of the writers. 4. If that wasn't bad enough, the political issues aren't even explored in any depth, having the substance of the average Twitter comment. They should have presented both sides evenly, and let the audience decide. Instead, they become very sophomoric in their presentation. 5. Kara is a bit of a Mary Sue, showcased by her fight with Superman. The villains and threat scale of her opponents pale in comparison with the things Superman has fought and defeated on a regular basis, and we're supposed to think that she's grown enough to defeat him one on one? Kara was not developed enough as a character for us to feel like she deserved such a powerful feat. All in all, I give it a 5.5 out of 10. It's a pretty average show, not because of the characters, but because of the story the show writers chose to create with them.

It's a pretty good show. Good plot. The acting is well done, even if the MC is rather off putting. Jessica as a character has a bunch of horrible experiences, which makes you feel for her, but the problem is that she uses them as an excuse to be an awful person to anyone who ticks her off. I get it, that's her character, but it's definitely hard to like Jessica. As far as other characters, David Tennant is brilliant as Kilgrave. He comes off as charming, cunning, charismatic, and frightening. Even if he had been the only good thing about this show(which he's not), it would still be worth it to watch this show because of how well he plays his role. Plot: 4/5 Acting:4.5/5 Characters:3/5 Screenplay and Writing: 4/5 Overall: I highly recommend watching at least the first season.