from Decider
If you ask pretty much any fan of The CW’s Supergirl, which finished its run after six seasons tonight with the episodes “The Last Gauntlet” and “Kara”, the question “should Supergirl have made Supercorp canon?” is a stupid one, at best. The fan ’shipped coupling of Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist) and Lena Luthor (Katie McGrath) has overwhelmed almost any other conversation about the series since the latter character was introduced in Season 2. But — and this is an important distinction — the question is whether Supergirl should have made Supercorp canon in the final episode, and the answer to that is far more complicated.
Unlike her brother Lex (Jon Cryer), Lena was never really evil. A Luthor, for sure, but with a complicated morality. The series quickly set up the dynamic between Kara and Lena as allies, both connected not just though shared interests but (though they didn’t know it) by shared secrets. Lena always had some sort of scientific schemes going on in the background, while Kara wasn’t just a mild-mannered reporter at CatCo; she was also Supergirl.
The two also shared an undeniable chemistry, one that launched a deep analyzation of the show by fans looking for clues to whether the duo were supposed be just gal pals, or perhaps something more romantic was in the offing. Do a search for Supercorp on any social media platform and you’ll find the requisite slo-mo ’shipping montages set to weepy music, side-by-side with deep dives into how specific shots and exchanges on the series parallel not Lex Luthor and Superman in other media appearances, as you might expect, but Lois Lane and Superman.
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