u/HopeofDawnsRays

If I may offer something of a thought on the themes of this season, I think one major theme is the "societal acceptance of the other."

Seasons One and Two of MAwS was very much about Clark as the "other" attempting to find his place in society. Some saw this an allegory for an immigrant, others as LGBTQ+ coded, and still others found it as neurodivergence coded. Regardless of what allergory people interpreted it as, the idea was definitely there.

By the end of season one, Clark had found his way to integrate into society, but still felt a profound sense of loneliness because he saw himself as an outsider looking in. Thus when season two came along and challenged that perspective, Clark learned that such wasn't the case: that he didn't have to feel like he was an outsider anymore because the relationships he had built were genuine. He became the first "other" to be accepted into his society and as a result, paved the way for others. It was a fulfillment of his promise to the Brain and Mallah in season one: He believed people could become accepting of others and he was leading them there.

Season two comes to an end and Clark saves Metropolis and the world in broad daylight and for all to see. Not only that, but he introduced another "other" in Supergirl.

Season 3 is, I think, paving the way for the "other" to no longer be just that. With Kara, we're seeing the people of Metropolis (and by proxy the rest of the world) come to celebrate both Supergirl and Superman as every day facets of life. Supergirl gets her own panel at a comic con, then goes flying through a mall out of costume. Nobody bats an eye. It's the opposite, in fact: everyone, in universe and out of universe, adores her. She's an inspiration to children already.

Now think about what this says as a message harkening all the way back to Clark's first day in Metropolis: that he was going to be a "normal man having a normal day."

I think one of the primary thematic through lines of the show so far was the very Superman-esque idea of society not only being accepting of the "other," whether other is a different race, different sexual identity, or anything else. The Superman ideal goes beyond that: it's not just acceptance, it's a celebration of the other.

And yeah, I believe we can move towards that ideal. And to the haters? I got one word for you: "NAHHH!"

This person's done the entire Arrowverse so far and now has finally gotten to my favorite of them all!

Two things:

1. Lex clearly has a crush on Jimmy because Jimmy believed in him even when Lex didn't believe in himself.

2. When Supergirl sees Giganta hitting on Jimmy, she's going to wreck her.

So, much like a lot of people in the US, I've been following the Lego/ Bricks and Minifigs/ Reckless Ben story for a while now. Unlike a lot of people in the US, I'm deeply obsessed with the Vampire Chronicles.

Here's the thing. I don't know much about Lego (whose plural is apparently also Lego?) or Minifigures. So when the story started coming out, I had this feeling in the back of my brain that I knew of someone that had a connection to them. At first I thought it was someone I knew in my personal life. Nope. I asked around to friends and family and no one in any of my circles was into it.

So then I went back to my re-read of the Chronicles, thinking I was just imagining it. Lol and freaking behold, I found it.

Daniel goddamned Malloy.

In the early chapters of Blood and Gold, we find that he has turned a basement area in Marius' mansion into an entire miniature city, using his preternatural abilities to sculpt the city into a massive and highly detailed project with each figurine hand painted by him.

Imagine the journalistic hit piece he'd write if he showed up to his local store to get more pieces only to find it was closed because of the corruption LOL