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Season 5 – Supergirl

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At 12 years old, Kara Zor-El escapes doom on planet Krypton to find protection on Earth with the Danver family, where she grows up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex, and learns to hide the extraordinary powers she shares with her cousin, Superman. Now an adult living in National City and working for media mogul Cat Grant, Kara finds her days of keeping her abilities a secret are over when super-secret agency head Hank Henshaw enlists her to help protect the city's citizens from threats. Finally coming into her own, Kara must juggle her new responsibilities with her very human relationships.

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Andy Swift

TV Line

May 12, 2020

Alien invaders? Lex Luthor? A rabid militia of masked supremacists? Sure, they all put up a decent fight, but Supergirl's previous foes pale in comparison to Season 5's apparent Big Bad: Internet clickbait!

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Alex Page

Pagey

May 12, 2020

I thought it was a solid premiere... the new Supergirl suit was cool, I'm not too red-hot about the new obsidian tech thing, but it might grow on me so that's like a thing to just wait and see how it plays out.

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Jesse Schedeen

IGN Movies

May 11, 2020

8/10

Despite the inevitable growing pains, Supergirl's fifth season is already shaping up well.

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Alexander Zalben

Decider

May 11, 2020

It also points to the refreshing re-centering the show is getting, five seasons in... With the new suit, and a new mission, it looks like that's back on, one leg at a time.

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Jeffrey Lyles

Lyles' Movie Files

May 11, 2020

9/10

So you're saying a Lex Luthor and [spoiler] alliance is gonna be a thing on Supergirl now? Sign me up.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

May 11, 2020

Supergirl welcomes some new cast members while still stressing the importance of journalism.

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William S.

@Navyiceman Jun 26, 2026

This is not what I was expecting. Very disappointing

TJ J

@RT02289206 Sep 8, 2025

It says a LOT when, as of the time of my writing this, the critics' Tomatometer is 92%, but the actual viewers' Popcornometer is 39%. Can't say I'm surprised, as Season 4 with its in-your-face politics had the same imbalance... Everything about Season 5 is just bad, bad, and yes, even more bad. From J'onn's evil brother he doesn't remember, to Lena's temper tantrum and subsequent attempts to make the entire world happy zombies that don't lie to each other, to Brainy's over-the-top gestures of love to Nia, to Andrea's annoying arrogance after taking over CatCo (wow is that actress bad), to the forced relationship between Alex and Kelly where there was ZERO on-screen chemistry (as compared to the amazing chemistry that DID exist between Alex and Maggie), there is just nothing good about this season. And yet those things aren't the worst thing about this season. Yeah, I know, not good. The whole Leviathan storyline was just downright insane. This season was so bad, I struggled to get through each episode. 42 minutes each episode felt like 42 hours... I had so much hope for this series after what I thought were solid seasons 2 and 3, but 4 flopped in so many ways, and now Season 5 literally fell off the creativity cliff.

tiago m

@RT31388926 Dec 7, 2024

Nessa temporada tudo é ruim e nada se salva, os efeitos pioram e a Kara vira uma heroina genérica qualquer, DESONRANDO o legado do Superman por completo

Freedom T

@Freedom2025 Jan 24, 2023

Season 5 was certainly a unique experience

Sankalp good S

@Sanna Nov 23, 2022

Technologically awesome realistic 😃👌♥️🌟

May 4, 2022

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Lena Luthor

Nicole Maines

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Episode 1

Aired Oct 6, 2019

Event Horizon

Kara is surprised to find that CatCo has a new owner who has brought in a star reporter; new couples emerge and explore their budding relationships; J'onn J'onzz receives an unexpected visitor.

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Episode 2

Aired Oct 13, 2019

Stranger Beside Me

Supergirl, Alex and Brainiac thwart an alien attack while William investigates Kara; J'onn J'onzz and Kelly use Obsidian tech to solve a problem.

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Episode 3

Aired Oct 20, 2019

Blurred Lines

Kara tries to mend her relationship with Lena; J'onn J'onzz goes deep into his memories; Kelly tries to help an old friend.

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Episode 4

Aired Oct 27, 2019

In Plain Sight

Kara's investigation into William Dey's "criminal" activities results in the shocking revelation he is not who she thinks; the conflict between Malefic and J'onn J'onzz reaches a boiling point.

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Episode 5

Aired Nov 3, 2019

Dangerous Liaisons

On the eve of the worldwide launch of Andrea Rojas's virtual reality contact lenses, Kara and William team up on an investigation that exposes a terrorist plot; Kelly and Alex celebrate an anniversary, but Alex's safety is in jeopardy.

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Episode 6

Aired Nov 10, 2019

Confidence Women

While a new villain is under arrest at the D.E.O., Supergirl uses him to find information on who is responsible for the recent attacks; Andrea and Lena think back on their tumultuous past.

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Episode 7

Aired Nov 17, 2019

Tremors

Supergirl finally learns the truth about Lena while tangling with Leviathan; J'onn J'onzz makes a discovery about his brother's whereabouts.

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Episode 8

Aired Dec 1, 2019

The Wrath of Rama Khan

Supergirl's struggle against Leviathan reaches a boiling point as she faces off against Rama Khan; as Lena and Hope work to launch Project Non Nocere, Hope proves to be an invaluable asset to Lena.

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Episode 9

Aired Dec 8, 2019

Crisis on Infinite Earths

The Monitor sends Harbinger to gather the worlds' greatest heroes -- Supergirl, The Flash, Green Arrow, Batwoman, White Canary, The Atom and Superman -- in preparation for the impending Crisis; Lena must find a way to save the people of Earth-38.

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Episode 10

Aired Jan 19, 2020

The Bottle Episode

The subsequent complications from the Crisis leave Supergirl to face a chaotic threat.

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Episode 11

Aired Jan 26, 2020

Back From the Future

Supergirl tries to thwart a Toyman copycat; Winn Schott returns from the future.

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Episode 12

Aired Feb 16, 2020

Back From the Future

Supergirl helps Winn face his greatest fear; after Alex sets out to find evidence against Lex, Brainy must decide between helping his friend or continuing to secretly work for Lex.

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Episode 13

Aired Feb 23, 2020

It's a Super Life

Mxyzptlk returns with a proposition for Kara; Kara must decide if she wants to change history to become friends with Lena again.

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Episode 14

Aired Mar 8, 2020

The Bodyguard

Lex tasks Supergirl with protecting Andrea from an anti-tech extremist; Lena moves forward with Non Nocere, with Lex's help.

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Episode 15

Aired Mar 15, 2020

Reality Bytes

Nia's roommate is attacked by a man targeting Dreamer; Dreamer refuses to give in to the man's threats and puts herself in the line of fire to stop him; Alex, J'onn and Kelly attempt to rescue a man stuck inside a virtual reality escape room.

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Episode 16

Aired Mar 22, 2020

Alex in Wonderland

Alex uses a pair of obsidian contact lenses to visit a virtual National City where she takes on a whole new persona; Kelly helps William investigate Lex; Kara deals with difficult news.

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Episode 17

Aired May 3, 2020

Deus Lex Machina

Lex proceeds to lay an intricate plan to bring Lena closer to him, defeat Leviathan's latest attack, and pit Supergirl against Leviathan; how Lex came into power after Crisis is revealed.

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Episode 18

Aired May 10, 2020

The Missing Link

Supergirl and the team go head-to-head against Rama Khan and Leviathan; Lena and Lex must join forces when Project Non Nocere fails, leaving the two siblings in serious danger.

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Episode 19

Aired May 17, 2020

Immortal Kombat

Supergirl realizes that she must work with Lena to stop Lex and Leviathan; Nia struggles with what her dreams are trying to tell her; Brainy realizes there is only one way to stop Lex.

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