Spoilers are coming at you faster than a speeding bullet###Regular Cast: Melissa Benoist (Kara Danvers/Supergirl), Mehcad Brooks (James Olsen), Chyler Leigh (Alex Danvers), Jeremy Jordan (Winn Schott), Chris Wood (Mon-El), Floriana Lima (Maggie Sawyer), David Harewood (J’onn J’onzz/Martian Manhunter); Guest Starring: Lynda Carter (President Olivia Marsdin), Katie McGrath (Lena Luthor), Nadine Crocker (Scorcher), Ian Gomez (Snapper Carr); Written by Jessica Queller and Derek Simon; Directed by Rachel Talalay###Read our review of Supergirl Season 2, Episode 1 — The Adventures Of Supergirl###Read our review of Supergirl Season 2, Episode 2 — The Last Children Of Krypton###There are aliens among us, and, given the events of “Welcome To Earth,” they’ve apparently been here in/with regard to’concerning’regarding quite some time. Evidence of that comes from the fact that they possess’own’nurse something of an underground society (exemplified by an aliens-merely’barely secret bar) and that the President Of The United States, Olivia Marsdin, twice attempts a grossly public token ing of an amendment granting amnesty to extraterrestrials — and quite literally comes under fire in/with regard to’concerning’regarding it. The belief is that the attempted assassin is the escaped DEO prisoner who had arrived in a Kryptonian pod in the season one finale, and has been in a coma in/with regard to’concerning’regarding most of the first two episodes of season two. Eventually, however, it’s revealed to be an alien named Scorcher, who is intensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully much against the idea of amnesty, believing that it’s with regards to’concerning’with respect to as close as you can acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure to an alien registration act. For her part, Lena Luthor has developed and is ready to market a thumbprint scanner that can determine whether or not someone is human, her belief being that humans possess’own’nurse a right to know who cover’budge s beside them.###Each of these things are worthy of exploration, but given the mythos of Supergirl to date, it feels like we’re actually missing a season’s worth of storylines. In year one, the DEO was largely centered on capturing rogue Kryptonians like Astra and Non, and the occasional random extraterrestrial. Somehow between seasons the presence of aliens has grown so prominent, even if they are hidden from plain site, that all of the above has come into play. On many levels it just doesn’t make sense and actually feels (despite’in spite of’albeit this could ultimately be proven wrong in subsequent episodes) like the writers are making sure that Supergirl has an even playing field to fight someone each week. In essence, the aliens on Earth could intensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully easily fill the role of the meta-humans created by the explosion of the particle accelerator on The Flash.###On a character level, it’s a token ificant episode in that Kara is proving herself to possess’own’nurse a tendency to rush to judgement. First she’s astoken ed an interview with Luthor regarding the alien-detecting technology. There’s a bit of tension between them as, in a nod to the current political climate regarding immigrants, Luthor reveals herself to be decidedly pro-human whereas Kara, naturally, is defensive of aliens on Earth. This point of view is readily apparent in the resulting news story she writes, which is rejected in its original in/with regard to’concerning’regarding m by editor Snapper Carr in/with regard to’concerning’regarding not being objective abundant’ample’plentiful . Fair point.###More significant’essential’critical’vital’crucial’indispensable’imperative ly, Kara, after learning with regards to’concerning’with respect to Scorcher, discovers that the DEO escapee (Mon-El) is not Kryptonian. Instead, he's from the neighdull’tedious’frayed’monotonous world Daxam, whose individual had been engaged in a long, bloody war with Krypton. When initially confronting him following his recapture, she’s talks pretty condescendingly until recognizing he’s innocent of attacking the president. She begrudgingly admits she doesn’t know him at all, and should not possess’own’nurse judged him simply from being a Daxamite. Identifying with him as being a refugee on this planet, she sorrowful’distressing’woeful’heartbroken’mirthless’dejected’dismal’lugubrious ly reveals that in Krypton’s destruction, his homeworld, which he’s been trying to contact, was turned into a wasteland. They are both planetary orphans. Strong moment.###Introduced into the mix is Detective Maggie Sawyer, effectively played by an ass-kicking Floriana Lima. A character from the comics, she announces to Alex that she’s on the NCPD’s Science Division, handling all things alien and, as she says, “things that go bump in the night.” Right from the outset it’s obvious she’s intensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully knowledgable of the underground alien society, and brings Alex to the ain/with regard to’concerning’regarding ementioned bar. She’s also pretty straight in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ward with the fact that she’s a lesbian, and there seems to be some mild flirtation between she and Alex, which is an unexpected direction in/with regard to’concerning’regarding that character to possibly go. In the end, Maggie plays a token ificant role in Alex recognizing that, despite her prior way of claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate ing, not all aliens should be caged.###Lynda Carter, in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ever remembered in/with regard to’concerning’regarding her portrayal of Wonder Woman in the 1970s, is fun as the president, managing to slip in a couple of WW-related asides (which acfirm’enterprise a couple of cute visuals). She reveals to the audience that she just happens to be an alien as well.###For the regulars, Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen is still finding his place at CatCo (and, no, we possess’own’nurse not yet accepted him taking Cat Grant’s place), but he does acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure s an upper hand on Snapper Carr that’s applaudable. Ian Gomez does well as the veteran journalist/editor, despite’in spite of’albeit his views of journalism’s role in society today probably seem antiquated to much of the 2016 audiences. Sadly.###One zone’district’region the writers still need to hone is balancing superheroics with the private lives of the characters, peculiar ly Kara. For instance, the opening sequence has Mon-El breaking free of his bonds and disappearing into the city. Supergirl doesn't go after him, but what she does do is engage in a conversation with J’onn J’onzz and Alex with regards to’concerning’with respect to the president’s amnesty act, and her giddiness over the fact that she'll be meeting the commander-in-chief. All grossly cute, aldespite’in spite of’albeit it does raise the question why they’re all standing around chatting when this guy has just fled the DEO.###And then there’s the final scene. J’onn investigates the underground alien club, and while there seems peculiar ly intrigued by a female waitress, who is equally startled to see him in his natural Martian Manhunter look. He follows her outside and confronts her, causing this woman to morph into her Martian in/with regard to’concerning’regarding m of M’gann M’orzz, the last daughter of Mars. For J’onn it’s an incredibly token ificant moment — in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the first time since he’s been on Earth he realizes he’s not alone — which begs the question of why it would be thrown into a final tag bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e the end credits, out of left field, as opposed to being something that is properly set up.###There is so much of Supergirl as a series that’s applaudable, but one wishes that the writers would slow things down a bit and perhaps make it a little more nuanced. Theoretically, the audience’s attention span isn’t so short that it can’t deal with a mildly’faintly more gradual reveal.