Episode no. Season 2
Episode 3 Production code T13.20153 | Directed by Rachel Talalay | |
Written by Jessica Queller & Derek Simon Original air date October 24, 2016 (2016-10-24) | ||
"Welcome to Earth" is the third episode of the second season from The CW television series Supergirl, which aired on October 24, 2016.
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Plot
After the alien attacks Kara, he escapes into National City. J'onn and Alex are both worried, as the President is coming to National City to sign an alien amnesty agreement, and she wishes to meet Supergirl, which excites Kara. A series of fireballs hurl towards the President as she arrives and Supergirl swoops in to protect her; they go to the DEO for her safety. At the crime scene, Alex notices a non-DEO personnel, and confronts the woman, who introduces herself as Maggie Sawyer, a detective with the NCPD. Winn gets a lead on the alien and traces him to a warehouse, but before Alex arrives he disappears to another location. At the warehouse, Alex runs into Maggie again and gives her a number to call.
Alex receives a call and meets Maggie at a bar which serves as a safe haven for aliens. Maggie explains that she has been helping good aliens. Alex and Maggie talk to an informant about the escapee, and they learn that he may be trying to contact his home planet. Winn traces the transmission and determines it is being sent to a planet called Daxam. After hearing that name, Kara immediately tracks him down and after a brief scuffle, she brings him back to be held in a DEO containment cell.
Kara explains to Alex, J'onn, and Winn that Daxam was Krypton's sister planet and the two were at war long before Krypton's implosion. She suspects the visitor of being behind the attack against the President, but he explains he just wanted to contact his home. As the signing gets underway, the real alien (revealed to be Scorch) unleashes fireballs to keep Kara and Alex at bay, before taking Maggie hostage. Alex interrogates the informant at the bar again; she and Kara confront the alien and together with Maggie they capture her. Alex and Maggie agree to work with each other again, while Kara settles her differences with Mon-El, the Daxamite, before revealing the fate of Daxam to him. The President thanks the DEO and Supergirl for protecting her, but they are unaware that she is actually an alien.
In between the events, at a meeting James and Snapper butt heads over who has the final say. Kara is given the task of interviewing Lena about her views on aliens. Lena shows Kara a prototype device her company is developing that would detect alien lifeforms. When Lena's back is turned, Kara uses her heat vision to alter the device before Lena asked her to touch it. Kara's initial first draft is rejected by Snapper for the tone being non-neutral and Kara rewrites it. At another meeting, James asserts his leadership to Snapper and takes control of the creative content away from him; Snapper gives in and Kara vows to become a better, polished reporter.
J'onn enters the bar as Martian Manhunter and recognizes a woman who is about to end her shift. He follows her outside and confronts her - she reveals herself to be the last daughter of Mars, M'gann M'orzz.
Reception
This episode received positive reviews.
Cliff Wheatley of IGN gave the episode an 8.2/10, stating "It's a shame that we won't be getting more of Tyler Hoechlin's Superman for a while, but this episode proved that the show still has plenty to offer without him. It was great to see Lynda Carter return to the DC Universe. But even better, this episode set up an intriguing anti-alien hysteria storyline that looks to be as much a driving force this year as the hunt for Cadmus. Unfortunately, the bland villain and dull Catco subplot held this episode back slightly."
Caroline Siede of the AV Club gave the episode a B.