This past Monday’s episode of Supergirl was one of the least action packed but, one of the most emotional episodes of the season. Kara faced off against Dr. Jones who was taken over by a parasitic, dormant, ancient alien. She also had to come to terms with Alex coming out and a less than heroic Mon-El.

The episode started off with a scientist who just wants to save the planet. After being rescued he discovers that his body has been fused with an alien parasite and using his new found strength and power he goes after those he feels are responsible for the Earth’s decline and shutting down his research.

Jimmy and Winn worked really hard on their secret Guardian mission and Jimmy becomes the hero that he’s always wanted to be with Winn running the show from his van. This episode solidified the more prominent role that I expect these side kicks to take in upcoming episodes.

Alex comes to terms with her sexuality and comes out to Maggie and Kara with the hopes of starting something new with Maggie. The moments between Kara and Alex where Alex explains her feelings to Kara is well written and emotional. The adjustment period forces Alex to be honest with herself and  her sister and while she tries to process her emotions there’s a brief disconnect between the Danver’s sisters. I really enjoyed the realness and the path to acceptance and understanding that Kara takes when coming to terms with her sister’s orientation.

Mon-El is having trouble adjusting to human life and uses his powers as muscle for hire instead of as a hero which leaves a bad taste in Kara’s mouth. By the end of the episode, Mon-El has his “great power coming with great responsibility” moment towards then end  after Kara and J’onn’s defeat and joins the battle against the parasite fight after a whole lot of drinking.

Kara and J’onn J’onzz find themselves drained of power thanks to their run in with the alien enhanced Dr. Jones. After a brief recovery period for Kara and a blood transfusion from Miss Martian for J’onn the team is back together by the end and stronger than ever thanks to the addition of Mon-el and Jimmy and his souped up guardian suit.

Overall this episode was pretty solid and a nice place filler for the Cadmus story line and the action-packed episodes that came before it. There was a sense of humanity and longing for acceptance and genuine connection. The writers handle Alex’s coming out in a realistic and beautiful way and even with Maggie turning Alex down there was a strong feeling of understanding and the writers created a sense of caring and strong character development

Overall Rating: 8.7