Kevin Smith will direct the return episode of Supergirl, and it has a familiar title.
Kevin Smith is experiencing a second life as a superhero TV director. He did a great job with "The Runaway Dinosaur" an episode of The Flash Season 2 (written by Zack Stentz) that aired during that show's rather uneven second half. It was an offbeat hour of TV with a metaphysical vibe, but Smith's style worked perfectly with the cast. It was a success, and Greg Berlanti and co. wasted no time in bringing Mr. Smith back to Vancouver for more DC superhero adventures on the CW. He did an even better job with this year's "Killer Frost"which was a highlight of the season so far
And now he's getting ready to take on Supergirlwhen the show returns from its midseason hiatus on January 23rd. Of course, Kevin Smith famously has already had a flirtation with the Superman mythos, during his infamous time as screenwriter on a version of Superman Lives, a movie that never made it to the screen. The thing is, while Superman Lives is generally synonymous with '90s blockbuster development hell excess, and later iterations of the project bore little resemblance to most things you associate with that world, Kevin Smith's scripts are remarkably true to the classic spirit of Superman and his supporting cast. I wrote about my love for Smith's Superman Lives drafts in detail right here, if you're interested.
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So, as a nod to Smith's previous work, even though he admits "it has nothing to do with" that project, the script that he will direct is called "Supergirl Lives." This doesn't mean that Doomsday will show up (or does it?), but this might be an even better fit than The Flash was. Only way any of this gets better would be if Kara has to fight a giant spider (or "Thanagarian Snare Beast") in the 3rd act,"Mr. Smith said on Facebook.
Check out the trailer...
This looks like some pretty intense alien action, doesn't it?
"Supergirl Lives" airs on Monday, January 23rd at 8 pm.
