The Last Children of Krypton

"The Last Children of Krypton" is the second episode of the second season from the The CW television series Supergirl, which aired on October 17, 2016.

Plot

During a day of saving National City, both Supergirl and Superman enjoy the fun at the expense of Hank, who is still not happy about Clark being at the DEO. When the comatose Kryptonian starts to absorb the Kryptonite, it becomes clear that Clark is not happy about what Hank is doing either. At CatCo, Cat introduces Kara to her new boss, Snapper Carr, who does not return her enthusiam and doesn't want anything to do with her as a reporter. Clark and Kara bonding is also bothering Alex, especially after Kara invites Clark to dinner at her apartment.

At Project Cadmus, the leader explains to John Corben, who survived his injuries, his new powers and life as Metallo; he is now the organization's prototype cyborg equipped with Kryptonite-infused powers. Clark and Kara witness a man about to jump into the river on television, but when they arrive it turns out to be a trick by Metallo, who attacks them. Both Kara and Clark are affected by Metallo's Kryptonite-powered weapons, with Clark flying off and carrying an injured Kara. Back at the DEO, Clark questions how someone could get their hands on Kryptonite, and Hank admits to a shipment of the mineral being stolen. Project Cadmus makes themselves known to National City and the DEO by broadcasting a warning that states they are at war with aliens. Clark notices fragments of Metallo's endoskeleton on his fist and with Hank's assistance at the Fortress of Solitude, it is identified as a mineral called Promethium. With Winn's help, Kara and Clark track down Metallo again, but soon discover it is another trap; a second Metallo is in Metropolis destroying Krypton Park. Kara and Clark arrive and when they survey the damage, Clark blames himself for not being there.

Back at the DEO, Winn and Alex determine there is a mole in the organization who is stealing the Kryptonite to give to Project Cadmus. They track the mole using a Geiger counter and devise a plan to catch him. Alex tells the agent to prepare the next shipment of Kryptonite and at the drop-off Alex confronts him, demanding to know his employer. The leader of Cadmus and her henchmen were waiting for them, and the mole is killed. The leader confronts Alex about her father and tempts her to join Cadmus, but Alex refuses so the henchmen plan to kill Alex; they are defeated by Alex and Kara, who came to apologize. Winn presents the anti-Kryptonite armor to Kara and Clark, who use it take on The Metallos. Superman battles the one in Metropolis while Supergirl confronts Corben in National City. The Metallos eventually destroy the armor, but with the Martian Manhunter and Alex as backup, the Metallos are killed as their Kryptonite weapons are destroyed. Kara looks into Corben's computerized eyes to send a message to Project Cadmus, telling them that their fight isn't over yet.

Hank hands over custody of the Kryptonite to Clark and Clark thanks Kara before returning to Metropolis. Kara returns to CatCo (as both herself and Supergirl) to say goodbye to Cat, who previously decided to move on to bigger and better things. James is named Cat's successor and Kara convinces Snapper to give her a chance. Kara returns to the DEO and talks to the comatose Kryptonian, telling him everything will be alright. Suddenly, he comes to and starts to choke her.

Reception

This episode received positive reviews.

Cliff Wheatley of IGN gave the episode a 8.4/10, stating "If it wasn't already apparent last week, this Supergirl episode served as further proof that the series is better off for its move to The CW. The action is stronger, the revamped DEO is better and Tyler Hoechlin continues to make a terrific Superman. Even so, its clear that Supergirl still has some hurdles to cross, not least of which being its lackluster history in creating villains compelling enough to rival its heroes."^[1]

Caroline Siede of the AV Club gave the episode an B+.^[2]

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