![]() ![]() In “Supergirl Lives”, before Maggie can slip into routine happiness, there’s instant defence when she questions if it’s okay wearing Alex’s T-shirt. Mostly, it’s the ways her micro-expressions develop that prove essential, because the material definitely isn’t. Not only is she intelligent, but her guardedness instantly justifies Alex’s attraction to her. We’ll discuss potential storylines and exits later but for what Lima was given, script-wise, direction-wise–she took it and she ran like the wind. From a critical standpoint, Floriana Lima played Maggie Sawyer very well. But at the core of her contribution is her acting ability. Lima’s introduction to Supergirl has been slightly overshadowed by controversy. ![]() So this? This is for you.įloriana Lima’s addition as Maggie Sawyer has been one of the better components of Supergirl–so let’s celebrate it. Like so many have said of Maggie– you’re enough. But if we’re a community, we will fight–just like Maggie Sawyer does. You don’t want kids? Kicked out? You’ve got trust issues? It will be okay. And we’ll endeavour.īecause you guys are enough. Therefore, before we go on, we would like to say to Maggie and ‘Sanvers’ fans: we wish we knew how to be there for you. And we can confirm it hurts not because your writer here ships–no–it hurts because when this happens, we watch fandoms shed tears. And no-one, no-one, has any right to tell anyone how if they should or not. Media can offer escapism where life can’t, for some. Representation isn’t a boast and television isn’t in a vacuum. We realise for many this is sensitive and we aim to be as fair we possible. And good grief, we wished Supergirl tried about ten percent as hard as we do in real life.Īlas, we’re not here to hype any hatred up. Not a few episodes of zero true communication, contradicting everything Maggie and Alex had worked for, and leaving the laziest open ending to a comic-book hero.īut sometimes two people love each other and can’t be together. It deserved a full arc of conflict and clashes and compromise. Having children is a lifetime commitment–not a cheap exit-strategy. This storyline, while very valid, was a structural trainwreck. Floriana Lima’s depiction of legendary comic-book hero Detective Maggie Sawyer didn’t fail, but maybe Supergirl failed her.įinally, Floriana Lima’s Maggie Sawyer stint in Supergirl came to an emotional end. ![]()
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