Sunday, November 14, 2021

Amrie Cruz: ‘The “Supergirl” sapphic kiss was a fan edit — but should’ve been canon’

 

From Preen.ph

Kara Zor-El’s story has come to a close with the CW’s Supergirl finale. However, it has left some fans unsatisfied after the potential romance between [Kara] (Melissa Benoist) and Lena Luthor (Katie McGrath) wasn’t made canon. It seems that history has repeated itself as fans called its showrunners out for queerbaiting. While reminiscent of what went down after the CW’s Supernatural finale, the SuperCorp shippers may have gotten the last laugh this time around. It’s all thanks to an edited kiss.

One Supergirl fan edited scenes from the show’s final episode to create an image of Zor-El and Luthor kissing. The photo has since gone viral along with an edited “leaked” script to support the claims that an actual kiss was shot but eventually cut from the final episode. The edits were so well-made that a number of online publications (such as Just Jared Jr.) were convinced of their authenticity — much to the amusement of the fandom.

 

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