2015 TV News Archives

December 6, 2015: Andrew Kreisberg Explains Why Kara is Powerless on "Supergirl"

Kara and James Monday night's episode of "Supergirl" is titled "Human For A Day". While the episode title is fairly self-explanatory, the official description doesn't let on that Supergirl has indeed lost her super powers after her battle with Red Tornado in last week's episode.

    "Human For a Day" - Kara and her friends must rely on their inner strength and courage when an earthquake strikes National City. Also, Alex's mistrust of Hank reaches a breaking point when the earthquake traps them in the DEO with Jemm (Charles Halford), a powerful alien escapee, on SUPERGIRL, Monday, Dec. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Executive producer Andrew Kreisberg reveals that the "super flare" power exhibited by Superman in recent comic books was the inspiration for the idea behind tomorrow night's episode.

    "It is something that is actually sort of new from the comics," Kreisberg explained. "It was a Geoff Johns idea, which was that Superman or any Kryptonian's cells are basically suffused with solar radiation an that's where they get their powers from, and heat vision is an expulsion of that energy; that's where it comes from, so you could just basically run out and you would need to recharge."

    "I was such a fan of that comic and that run," Kreisberg continued, adding that he asked Geoff if they could do something with that plot point and that the DC Chief Creative Officer said "absolutely." Kara is in a place now where she's figuring out how to do things and when her powers are taken away, Kara really gets a chance to appreciate what it all means. "We also really like the idea, like Oliver [Queen] and like Barry [Allen], Kara's a hero whether she has her powers or not. There's this great moment in that comic book where Superman confronts that guy with a gun and basically talks him out of it... that became the centerpiece of that episode; you saw a little bit in the trailer," he said.

    "Basically, she emptied her powers killing the Red Tornado, and she needs a couple of days... unfortunately, it's the day of the giant earthquake," he teased.

Source: KryptonSite.com



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