Supergirl is getting pants next season - The A.V. Club

Supergirl is getting pants next season - The A.V. Club
Man conceals liquor in pants, takes 2 more bottles and leaves Ky. store - KFVS
Supergirl's Season 5 Suit Revealed, Swaps Skirt for Pants - Screen Rant

Posted: 15 Jul 2019 04:18 PM PDT

Illustration for article titled Supergirl is getting pants next season — Photo: Sergei Bachlakov (The CW)

There are a lot of big changes coming to The CW's DC shows this season, with flagship series Arrow coming to an end and Crisis On Infinite Earths coming along to—if the original comic is any indication—wipe out the entire multiverse, but one of the biggest changes is coming to Supergirl (not really, because Arrow is literally ending, but it's still a change). As announced on star Melissa Benoist's Instagram page, she's ditching the skirt on her super-suit and replacing it with a pair of grown-up pants.

In a statement to Entertainment Weekly, Benoist explained that she's been suggesting pants since the show started, especially once it moved from CBS to The CW and started being filmed in Vancouver. She also likes that the pants are a direct way of showing how her character has changed, saying, "I just think it's more adult." She also noted that her goal for the whole run of the series is for it to be very clear by the end how Kara/Supergirl has "evolved as a woman and found her femininity and her adulthood," and getting pants is a visual representation of that. Benoist will also make her directorial debut near the end of Supergirl's fifth season, so this will be a big one for her.

Plus, assuming Supergirl doesn't use the old costume at all next season, Caity Lotz's Sara Lance on Legends Of Tomorrow is canonically the last person to wear the classic Supergirl skirt in the Arrowverse (for a gag about a superhero stage show in the finale). That doesn't really matter, but we'll take any excuse to plug Legends Of Tomorrow.

Man conceals liquor in pants, takes 2 more bottles and leaves Ky. store - KFVS

Posted: 16 Jul 2019 03:55 AM PDT

Video surveillance shows a black male, wearing blue jeans and a white shirt, concealing a bottle of liquor in his pants according to deputies. Before he walked out, deputies said he can be seen on video grabbing two more bottles and leaving without paying for the items.

Supergirl's Season 5 Suit Revealed, Swaps Skirt for Pants - Screen Rant

Posted: 15 Jul 2019 09:38 PM PDT

Supergirl is getting a new suit for season 5 later this year. The show concluded its fourth season back in May, and introduced Lex Luthor into the Arrowverse along the way.

Supergirl is about to enter its fifth season with a number of developments. At the end of season 4, Lena Luthor discovered that Kara was the Girl of Steel. The ramifications of this will likely be a big plot point in season 5. The Monitor, a character who's setting up Crisis on Infinite Earths, appeared and brought J'onn J'onzz's brother to Earth. This martian seems to have a grudge against J'onn, so it remains to be seen how it plays out. Also, a mysterious organization called Leviathan is coming. Finally, Lex Luthor served as the primary antagonist for the second half of the season, before being seemingly killed by Lena. However, the Monitor seems to have plans for him, indicating Lex might return for Crisis on Infinite Earths. Season 5 could be the biggest yet, and Kara will be fighting to save National City in a new costume.

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Supergirl star Melissa Benoist posted the new suit on her Instagram. There are some mild changes, but the biggest is the replacement of the red skirt with pants. Check it out below.

Comic book fans may find this design similar to Superman's second Rebirth look. There, Superman ditched the red trunks in favor of all blue until the red boots. His first Rebirth costume also lacked the trunks, but gave him blue boots with thin red lines. This was criticized by some fans, because the costume lost a lot of its red. Those who preferred the second Rebirth costume are likely happy that Supergirl is appearing to be taking some cues from it.

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Heroes getting new costumes in the Arrowverse is nothing new. The Flash has gone through three costume changes, and Arrow has gone through a few as well. This is the first major costume change for Supergirl however, aside from any temporary suits. It'll be interesting to see if the show explains the change, or if she'll just appear in her new suit in episode one. Either way, many viewers agree that changing the look of a character is a good thing once in awhile, as long as it retains the character's essence. Supergirl is expected to get a panel at Comic-Con this week, so perhaps the new suit will be featured in a trailer.

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Next: What To Expect From Supergirl Season 5

Supergirl season 5 premieres October 6 on The CW.

Source: Melissa Benoist

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