‘Superman & Lois’ TV Series

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Originally Posted by kevin87

I would be fine if they were in their own universe, but they went out of their way to bring the Supers and Black Lightning onto Earth-Prime with Crisis so crossovers would be easier, and while I understand perfectly fine that they can't have a ton of crossover due to Covid and any travel and specific set limitations, but I wish they'd stop acting like it wasn't connected.... BECAUSE YOU MADE A POINT TO CONNECT THEM ALL! We don't need to have them bring up Kara every episode, but apart from Jenna Dewan returning as Lucy, they've ignored the show completely and I'm surprised they didn't just recast her like they did with their dad and act like Supergirl events were part of some weird fever dream because her and Diggle's (one) appearance are basically the only things that have set it in the Arrowverse.

When Clark went to Argo City, Supergirl was picking up the slack and was worldwide for a while. But even being a National City hero, with Clark gone she would be more likely to step up again, even if it's just showing a CGI Supergirl flying around on the news.

But again, this is pretty conventional to have other heroes which aren't utilized within a specific universe. In Titans for example, at a certain point it could seem a bit ridiculous for Wonder Woman, Superman, or other leading heroes to never show up even when the Titans clearly could use the help.

Perhaps I am not in the majority here, but I don't really want the constant connecting of all the in-universe characters despite wanting a shared universe. It makes for a fun team-up moment, even smaller scale ones, but throwing too many cameos, allusions, and references to other characters (aka other shows) can eventually cause a show to struggle to stand apart as an individual work. Plus we all know Arrowverse content has at times gotten bloated when they lose focus on their main character. I have no problem with them showing Kara on the news or something - I just don't want them to feel like they need to explain away everything at all times and (quite literally) lose the plot in search of making a fantasy universe more realistic. But in terms of say, an arc with a guest appearance of Supergirl? That could be perfectly entertaining.

Worse, as I recall Kara's decision on her identity may sound good in isolation, but within the context of the shared universe it puts a number of her allies in a very awkward place. We'll see if they ever bring back the character as Supergirl, but that choice itself puts the Supergirl series somewhat at odds with the rest of the Arrowverse, even if it can seem like it is S&L that attempts to be isolated.