Milly Alcock Is the 'Supergirl' That Makes Sense
Culture Index
Score Breakdown
Relevance
9/25
Freshness
25/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
6/15
Depth
6/15
5-Axis Cultural Radar
Superhero films have been trying to figure out Supergirl for decades. The 1984 Helen Slater version arrived at the tail end of the Christopher Reeve era and felt inherited rather than earned. The character has cycled through TV iterations and animated appearances since, each one orbiting Superman's mythology without ever establishing a gravitational pull of its own. The problem was never Kara Zor-
