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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