Kara swoops in to save her once-and-future mentor, but she's too late to save the President. It's not one of Cat Grant's best speeches (stay tuned), but it's good for infuriating Rhea into straight-up blowing up the President. President Wonder Woman attempts to tell Rhea to get off her plane, but Rhea's not having it - and that's when the Queen of All Media intervenes. Smarter still is the quick nod that passes between Winn and Kara, a throwaway moment that sets up a nice, final act reversal.Īfter (understandably) kicking Lillian and her cronies out of the DEO's new beer-filled headquarters, the gang gets another unexpected visitor, this time in the form of an intercepted video feed from Air Force One. It's a smart move, as only one of those issues might not have been enough to convince Kara (and the audience) that Lillian was sincere.

Lillian and the DEO suddenly find themselves on the same side of not one but two issues - an invading hostile alien force, and the capture of Lena. For awhile it seemed as though Cadmus was going to rest on the back burner until the inevitable return next season of Jeremiah Danvers, but this arrival couldn't be more appropriate. Related: Supergirl: Mon-El Will Likely Get a Costume – Eventuallyīrenda Strong's return as Lillian Luthor is understandably overshadowed by the force that is Flockhart's Grant, but it's actually more impressive from a storytelling perspective. The DEO sets up headquarters in the magical dive bar, Maggie arriving not long after the Sisters Danvers do ('I’m so glad that when things looked the worst we both thought to run straight to a bar') and they're just puzzling out what to do next when another troublesome mother arrives to complicate matters. Director Millicent Shelton gives us one of the series's best fight sequences to date (complete with Maggie wielding a big ol' shotgun), which concludes when Alex races right off the DEO balcony, firing at Daxamites from mid-air, and plummets toward the ground, knowing Supergirl will catch her in time. The context in which she makes that grand entrance, cozily ensconced aboard Air Force One, is one among several examples of really smart plotting in 'Resist.' The hour begins with Rhea's invasion in full flush, with Daxamite troops attacking civilians and invading centers of power - including the NCPD and the DEO - as the Queen of New Daxam spouts meaningless platitudes about the new world order.

Resistance by Cat Grant