Supergirl And Mon-El: Will This Be The Love That Actually Lasts?

In Supergirl, the character of Supergirl has sometimes annoyed fans of the show by seeming a bit off when it comes to relationships. As noted by the website Comic Book, it was going to be Winn, then it was James, and now it seems to be Mon-El/Mike. But will this be the romance that actually sticks?

One of the problems with the show in the previous season wasn’t that there seemed to be no direction or stability. Supergirl just seemed to drift from one episode to the next without any clear sense of where it was going. And the character of Supergirl herself wasn’t well fleshed out.

Of course, the show has taken on a new direction and tone this season with the move from CBS to The CW. Now that Supergirl is on the same network as the other Berlanti run DC shows, it can move away from the more bland formula it used before and remake itself to resemble The Flash, Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow. As one of the producers on the show put it to Entertainment Weekly:

That was one of the reasons we made the decision to move, so that we could get scope and go out in the streets. So yes, it might be a little rainy once in a while, and we might see her breath, but it’s going to be worth it because the show is actually going to feel bigger.

But this waffling may also have had to do with the fact that Supergirl was trying to form a relationship with guys that just weren’t her equal. Winn and James had no powers. Mon-El does, even if he’s apparently not quite as powerful as she is.

"You know,you look beautiful" ? #SuperGirl #Karamel #MonEL #ChrisWood #IShipThem #SorryForTheSpoiler pic.twitter.com/OGpkbD4RGE

— maria (@mariafrack) December 6, 2016

This might help create a more “realistic” and stable relationship between equals that might actually last. At the very least, it could last to the end of the season. Who knows, there might even be some baby supers in the offing?

Of course, there is also the fact that the character of Mon-El comes from a totally different planet than Supergirl. She is from Krypton, while he is a Daxamite. And his home world of Daxam and Krypton weren’t exactly close pals, so this could throw a monkey wrench into things later.

Plus, James of late has been playing superhero himself as the Guardian. Although he doesn’t have any powers, it still might be impressive enough to rekindled Kara’s interest once she finds out about it.

Then again, with the recent massive CW crossover event and Cisco’s gift to Kara of her own inter-dimensional doohickey, there’s also the possibility of a multiverse romance for Kara now with one of the many superheros she met on her big trip to Earth Prime.

Even aside from the obvious crush that Heatwave seemed to have on Kara by the end of the episode, it was pretty clear that Oliver and Sara both found her pretty hot too. Although with Kara on a different world and Sara traveling through time fixing temporal problems, that would definitely be a long distance romance.

Oddly, the producers seems to have decided to keep Kara’s relationship with Barry/Flash purely a bother/sister or mentor kind of thing. Maybe that’s for the best, since Barry has his hands full this season.

The possibility of a Supergirl and Mon-El romance also may just be dangled for the viewers, only to be pulled away at the last second. The Barry/Iris relationship has been on and off too many times to count. The CW loves that. We will see as the season progresses whether they try this with Supergirl.

[Featured Image by The CW]