Supergirl Scoop: #Karamel & #Sanvers
The president of The CW defended Supergirl Season 2’s introduction and heavy involvement of love interest Mon-El on Wednesday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour.
After network chief Mark Pedowitz alluded to MIA Mon-El’s return at some point in Season 3, the TCA member who had asked him the question at hand opined, “Nobody wants that.” To which the network boss promptly replied with a smile, “I think people would disagree with you on that.”
Pedowitz went on to tell TVLine that he keeps an eye on all of his shows and “I understand there is some backlash to [Mon-El]. I am a big fan of Chris Wood and Melissa [Benoist], and they get along great. And you know what, it’s the right way to tell a story.”
But what about Sanvers? Especially since Floriana Lima dropped to recurring status after being a series regular.
At the Television Critics Association summer press tour showrunner Greg Berlanti was asked by TVLine if Lima’s new contract status would be perceptible to viewers. He answered with, “I don’t think so. Any character people love is not there as much as people want them there. [But] from my perspective, we will use her as much as we can. She’s wonderful on the show, and she’s got some real ardent fans, as she should…. We wanted more of her, but she’s got other things in the hopper, other things she wants to consider. We’d love to have her back as much as possible.”
Supergirl returns Monday, October 9 at 8/7c on The CW.