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There’s an all-time great episode of Supergirl lurking around the edges of “Alex.” Tonight’s outting has an interesting set-up, strong thematic material, interesting relationships, and a nice sense of tension and pacing.

Unfortunately, the episode doesn’t quite manage to pull all of those pieces together into a truly top tier Supergirl adventure. But it’s still a very strong entry to the Supergirl canon, and one that nicely shakes up the familiar dynamics of the show’s second season.

Supergirl has spent a lot of time focusing on romance this season, from the trials and tribulations of Kara and Mon-El to the trials and tribulations of Alex and Maggie, not to mention the Winn/Lyra stuff and the J’onn/M’gann pairing.

It’s hard to say whether all that romance is a result of the show’s move to The CW or if more romance was always in the cards for the series as it moved forward. But if Supergirl’s somewha