It’s not that superhero TV shows haven’t had LGBT characters before — far from it.
Turns out, by all indications from Monday’s episode of Supergirl, that character is Alex Danvers (Chyler Leigh), Supergirl’s adoptive sister.
It’s a shot across the bow at the heteronormative character arcs that have defined superhero TV shows, and the comics, for decades.
Over on Gotham, which airs at the same time as Supergirl on Fox, it was far more firmly taking that step.
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