WARNING: The following feature contains SPOILERS For Supergirl, season 4, episode 8.
Supergirl season 4, episode 8, "Bunker Hill," proved an exciting mid-season finale, even without the final scene, which set-up this year's Arrowverse crossover event, Elseworlds.
The events of the episode saw Nia Nul starting to gain mastery over the prophetic dream powers that she's been keeping secret all season. The episode also saw violent vigilante Manchester Black and anti-alien militia leader Ben Lockwood (aka Agent Liberty) arrested for their crimes. Unfortunately, a mob formed to protest Lockwood's arrest even before he arrived for processing at National City Jail. This suggests that the battle with the Children of Liberty may just be starting and that their influence may reach as high as the President of the United States, who fired Supergirl from the DEO after she refused to reveal her secret identity to the world in the wake of Agent Liberty's capture.
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While Supergirl's final scene masterfully set the stage for Elseworlds, there are also a number of things to consider regarding recent events on Earth-38. Here are some of big questions Supergirl fans are asking after the mid-season finale.
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What Does Brainiac-5 Know About Nia Nul?
When Kara mentions that Nia Nul had a realistic nightmare involving Agent Liberty, Brainiac-5 is stunned that Kara was so quick to dismiss it as not being a big deal. Catching himself, Brainy explains that he can't explain why, but he thinks Nia Nul could be the key to catching Agent Liberty. It is clear to Alex and Kara that Brainy knows more than he is saying, but when he is questioned further on the point he says that he can't say any more because it is based on knowledge of the future and he could cause a paradox.
Eventually, Nia reveals that she is from a planet called Naltor, where some of the women have the power to see the future through precognitive dreams. Brainiac-5 then reveals that he knows about Naltor and can help Nia to focus her powers, accidentally calling her Nura as he tries to calm her nerves. This is an Easter Egg for fans of the original Legion of Superheroes comics, where one of Brainiac-5's teammates was a Naltorian named Nura Nul. The implication here is that Brainiac-5 knows Nia's descendant and that Nia herself is destined to become a figure of legend in the 31st Century.
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Is President Baker An Anti-Alien Bigot?
Elevated to the American Presidency after it was revealed that the previous President was an alien shape-shifter, President Baker's actions throughout Supergirl season 4 have only served to aid the Children of Liberty. When Supergirl was confined to a high-tech contamination suit after the atmosphere was seeded with Kryptonite, he forbade Supergirl from engaging The Graves Siblings, allowing the anti-alien terrorists to run amok. President Baker then placed the DEO under the supervision of USMC Colonel Lauren Haley, who made it clear that she intended to steer the DEO back to its original mission of protecting the United States from potential alien threats with military force. Finally, at the end of "Bunker Hill", President Baker demanded that Supergirl either reveal her secret identity or be fired from the DEO. Unlike Col. Haley, President Baker hasn't openly voiced any anti-alien sentiments, but the question still remains - is he a willing disciple of Agent Liberty's philosophy or just a spineless politician trying to appease his more vocal (and bigoted) donors?
Whatever Happened To The Russian Supergirl Clone?
It was said early on that Supergirl season 4 would be partly based upon the classic Superman storyline Red Son, featuring a clone of Kara Zor-El who would be recruited and trained by the Russian government. Yet we've seen surprisingly little of the "Red Daughter" after an impressive debut during the Supergirl season 4 premiere. The last time the Russian Supergirl was seen was at the end of season 4, episode 4, where it was revealed how she had survived the atmosphere of Earth being filled with microscopic shards of Kryptonite. Presumably, her storyline is poised to resume following Elseworlds, where her existence is bound to raise several uncomfortable questions now that Kara has the American government questioning her loyalties.
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What Will Kara Do After Being Fired From The DEO?
While Supergirl has never let things like government approval stop her from helping people, she's also frowned on vigilante justice in the past. Operating independently would also open her up to more attacks from the Children of Liberty, who will doubtlessly complain about an all-powerful alien appointing herself as a moral authority with no oversight, just as they previously complained about the government employing said all-powerful alien as a peacekeeper. Perhaps Kara will form a superhero team with J'onn, James, Nia and others outside the influence of the DEO, who want to make a difference? Or perhaps the United Nations will officially offer her citizenship in any member nation that wants her help, effectively making her a citizen of the world and a duly deputized agent of the law? Unlikely as it may seem, this extraordinary step was once taken in the Superman comics to explain why the Man of Steel had no apparent need for a passport despite being a law-abiding citizen in all ways.
Will Manchester Black Become A Telepath?
In the comics, Manchester Black was a powerful telepath and telekinetic. While the Arrowverse version of Manchester is an ordinary human, he still had enough willpower to resist J'onn J'onzz's attempts to take over his body and stop him from killing Agent Liberty. J'onn later visited Manchester in jail, saying that he still believed there was a good man in him worth saving. Could J'onn's continued telepathic contact with Manchester awaken something within him, turning him into the dangerous psychic antihero from the comics? Or might Manchester go on to benefit from Lena Luthor's efforts to grant alien powers to humans?
What Actually Happened In Supergirl's Elseworlds Tease?
The most astounding part of the latest episode of Supergirl came in its final scene, which was set on Earth-90 - a reality never before seen in any Arrowverse series. It was here that we saw the aftermath of a great battle between many superheroes and an unknown enemy. One of the heroes, who was clad in a familiar red suit, struggled to reach a book, which was pulled away by some alien being who informed him that he and his allies had failed and that they would all perish. The scene ended with the figure (who was revealed as the version of Barry Allen played by John Wesley Shipp) running towards the camera, as the theme from the 1990s The Flash series played.
At present, it's not known what the book is or who the alien is beyond being part of an alien race called The Monitors but previous photos of the Elseworlds event have confirmed that the Earth-90 Barry Allen will be part of the battle to come.
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Will The Other Arrowverse Shows Also Set Up Elseworlds?
Arrow and The Flash also have their mid-season finales this week, though it remains to be seen if they will use their final scenes to set up Elseworlds in the same way as Supergirl. Ordinarily, there would be little reason to think that the shows would end without some kind of nod to the event. Yet with The Flash's next episode also being it's 100th episode and Arrow's next episode being the first since Oliver Queen was released from prison, there may be too much for the shows to tackle to also spare a minute for the crossover event. Then again, there might be time enough for a simple short scene, such as Oliver Queen and Barry Allen waking up in the wrong bed, next to the wrong wife.
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