这部剧从一开始的时候就引起了特别庞大的观众群的关注，不过Adler说这对他们来说不是一件坏事。“比如说，举个例子来看，如果有个女总统，那么她的一举一动都会受到审查，我保证是这样。但是在最后，她还是会好好的当着总统，所以这对我们来说真的不算是一个问题。”现在，在半季播出之后，Adler的说法是“更为关注的是她是Kara而不是她是个女性。”Kreisberg也呼应了这个说法。“既然这部剧已经播出了而且评价有好有坏，我们就能够在这个问题‘是什么让我们这么开心?’提出的时候，回答‘一直都是我们的超女之星。”

　　《超女》将在1月4日，周一晚8点CBS台回归。

　　It was out of the frying pan and into the fire on the midseason finale ofSupergirl. Cat Grant has discovered Kara’s secret and, instead of exposing her, she thanks her. But while that burden is lifted off of our heroine’s shoulders, the Fort Rozz Kryptonians stage a full-scale assault on a National City mall and Supergirl must face Non (Chris Vance) — someone at least as powerful as her aunt, but with no qualms about killing her.

　　Some of the cast and creators sat down with reporters to talk about what’s next for the Woman of Steel. Executive producers Ali Adler and Andrew Kreisberg joined Melissa Benoist, Calista Flockhart, Chyler Leigh, David Harewood, and Jeremy Jordan to talk about how the events of the last two episodes will resonate through the rest of the season.

　　In many ways, Cat Grant is the most dangerous woman in Kara’s life, especially now that she knows who Supergirl really is. Not only does she have the power to make Kara’s life miserable, but she can also turn public opinion against her alter-ego, making her superhero life unmanageable too. Benoist loves that tension. “Their relationship is always going to be a rollercoaster and that’s one of my favorite things about it,” says the star. “It grows, and there’s this kind of almost maternal mentorship about it. They both have insecurities.”

　　Flockhart sees their ups and downs a little differently. “Cat sees something special in Kara,” she explains. “She gives her advice without giving her advice and sort of tells her what to do by being nasty and suggesting it in her way. Nobody really gets that, but I think that’s because Cat is so good at it and so smart. She can manipulate that advice in a way that it doesn’t sound like advice.” How else can you mentor someone who can blow up cars with her eyes?

　　The revelation of Cat’s secret son will definitely have an effect on Kara. “I like to think that, sometimes, the better Supergirl gets at her job, Kara’s personal life kind of suffers,” Benoist says, suggesting that there may be sparks between the two. “When she meets Adam that’s definitely the wrench in the machine of her life, in terms of CatCo.”

　　Flockhart has a darker take. In the comics, the character of Adam Grant dies much younger, and she was drawn to the idea of exploring that grimmer version of Cat Grant’s life. “She was an alcoholic, and then she got married and sobered up, and then her son died and she got divorced and then she became an alcoholic again. It’s pretty dark,” she says with a chuckle. “I think that’s pretty awesome.”

　　We will continue to see Alex be a strong grounding influence on Kara and the show as a whole. There’s the literal metaphor in the sparring room where the kryptonite reminds Kara of the ways in which Alex is her equal and even her superior. But there’s more to the relationship than sibling rivalry. Leigh’s favorite parts of the series center on that Kara-Alex relationship. “The scenes that we get to just be sisters: where it’s in the loft where we’re stuffing our faces with pizza or ice cream or whatever it is,” she says. “There’s a reality to that, that I think is very special.”

　　Martian Manhunter, whose own secret was exposed just an episode before, will be explored a great deal in the second half of the season as well. J'onn J'onzz is the last Martian, and the story of how his people died will be told in episode 11. “It was a very emotional episode for me, just thinking about the whole idea of genocide and people being burned alive,” says Harewood, adding that they shot the episode “around the same time as the Paris attacks,” making it all the more emotional.

　　For those who don’t know the character, Martian Manhunter’s powers are equal to and — in some respects — exceed those of even Superman. “What’s fun about that,” says Adler, “is that he’s got such tremendous powers so we finally get to use to our advantage all of these things that we’ve had to keep [hidden].” Which may mean we’ll see him in action in his full, green glory against the Kryptonians soon, but not without a little heartache. J'onn has been hiding for a long time — and for good reason. “In an upcoming episode,” says Kreisberg, “Alex is actually encouraging him to use his powers. She says, ‘What’s the difference between you and Kara?’ And he said, 'Your sister looks like a cheerleader, and I look like a monster.'”

　　Winslow Schott, Sr. will make his first appearance when the series returns in January. The Toymaster is completely unlike his son, and Jordan doesn’t see a possible future in villainy happening anytime soon. “I can’t really rule it out because I don’t know what the big plans are for the whole series,” he says. “We’re gonna see a different side of Winn” when he meets his father. “Maybe it’s deep below the surface. It’s clearly in his blood.”

　　The show has had a tremendous amount of attention from the beginning, which Adler said is not a problem for them. “If say, for example, there were a female president, every move she makes will be scrutinized, I promise. But at the end of the day, she’ll just have been the president, so it really doesn’t matter.” Now, half a season in, Adler said the talk is “less about her being female and more about her being Kara.” And Kreisberg echoes the sentiment. “Now that the show is out there and people have commented — both positively and negatively — we’ve been able to just go, 'Well, what’s making us happy?'” And that, he says, “Is always what’s our guiding star.”

　　Supergirl returns Monday, Jan.4 at 8 p.m. on CBS.

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