Warning! Spoilers ahead for Supergirl’s season 6 premiere.
After Supergirl‘s season 6 premiere, Kara Zor-El finds herself in a rather sticky situation, and co-showrunner Robert Rovner teases this will bring challenges she has never faced before. With season 6 being the show’s last, it is the beginning of the end for Supergirl‘s Girl of Steel. However, based on the events of the premiere, it’s clear the writers intend to go out with a bang.
The first episode of Supergirl season 6, titled “Rebirth,” found Kara and the Super Squad finally defeating Gamemnae after their long winded fight throughout season 5, saving Brainy and attempting to stop Lex once and for all. The latter is of course easier said than done, as Kara has fought an ongoing battle with him since season 4, and it certainly doesn’t seem to be over yet. Whenever the Super Friends seem to be ahead, Lex is not far behind. So whilst the Supergirl team did manage to prevent Lex from brainwashing Obsidian VR users into becoming his blind followers and eradicating the remainder of the population, the defeat came with a price as Lex manages to send Kara to the dreaded Phantom Zone.
TVLine spoke with Rovner and co-showrunner Jessica Queller to find out how exactly this will affect Kara in Supergirl season 6, as they tease the obstacles she’ll have to overcome in the Phantom Zone. Rover says:
One of the things that [the Phantoms] do is they take people’s hope away from them and give them nightmares… her journey there is trying to find hope and a way out in a situation that seems quite dire to her, as it does to the people back in National City. Her friends and her family [are] trying to rescue her at all costs.
Meanwhile, Queller notes the parallels to society’s experience during the ongoing pandemic. She cites the challenges of being “isolated with your own thoughts and fears” to keep you company and not knowing when you’ll get the opportunity to see your loved ones again. Along with the rescue mission for Kara, Rovner and Queller hint at what else might be in store for those back in National City, including the very same Phantoms Supergirl is facing herself. Based on the showrunners’ comments, this should make for an exciting double battle in Supergirl season 6.
The Girl of Steel certainly did not earn that title by being anything but courageous and auspicious, but the Phantom Zone and its menacing spirits sound like they may be Kara’s greatest challenge yet. It’s no secret Supergirl heavily relies on those around her, hence her devastation at Lena’s rejection last season and her heartbreak when having to let Mon-El go in season 2. This makes the Phantom Zone an especially difficult place for Kara. The Super Friends may be stronger together, but now Supergirl will have to learn how to find strength alone.
Source: TVLine
Originally from https://screenrant.com/supergirl-show-season-6-premiere-kara-danvers-danger/