Lots of news came out today about the second season finale of Supergirl.
First off, the title for the Season 2 finale, airing on May 22, is “Nevertheless, She Persisted.” Many may recall that phrase being used in politics recently when some other politicians tried to silence female Senator Elizabeth Warren.
Then, Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg gave a pretty extensive interview with CBR where he revealed quite a few things we have to look forward to about the finale — including a look at the Season 3 villain.
“We have amazing guest stars in the finale,” Kreisberg promised when talking about all the big faces we’ll be seeing in the seasons closer. “We are bringing back people we’ve had all season. We have Calista Flockhart coming back. In the last two episodes, we have Lynda Carter returning as the President, Sharon Leal is coming back as M’gann. Obviously, there’s Tyler as Superman. These are some of the biggest episodes we’ve ever done. We’re so proud of Teri Hatcher, and so amazed she’s on our show and killing it as Rhea. There is a feature film quality finale, with huge guest stars, stunts and visual effects,” he continued.
Regarding Superman, Kreisberg says Tyler Hoechlin’s role in the episode is “incredibly crucial.”
“I love Tyler in the part — he’s so good. It’s a bit of a different interpretation of Superman than you’ve seen. In our show, Superman has been [a superhero] for a decade, and he’s pretty comfortable with being Superman. A lot of interpretations are of him getting his start, at the beginning. For us, he’s so comfortable in the role, but the show is called Supergirl, so our Superman is here in service of Supergirl,” he said. “He’s her family. He’s her conscience. He’s her mentor.”
“There’s also some very cool scenes between the two of them,” Kreisberg continued. “As for wanting him to come back, we would have him back all the time, but the show is called Supergirl. You really want it to be about her. Our partners at DC and Warner Brothers have been very generous to us, letting us have that character appear on our show. We’re grateful for every opportunity we get.”
Kreisberg revealed that we get a glimpse of the season 3 villain in the finale, which is something they are excited about. No word on who it is for sure, but he did speak briefly about the Zod appearance. “I don’t really want to say too much about Zod. How and why it happens is a fun surprise. As far as his costume is concerned, we took a page out of the older, Nazi uniform that he used to wear, which was very cool. That name instantly means something to fans of Superman and Supergirl. It’s a bit of a cameo surprise in the episode,” Andrew said.
Supergirl airs Mondays on The CW. A new episode “Alex” airs tonight and the season finale shows on May 22. You can read Kreisberg’s full CBR interview, which features many more quotes, here.