Thoughts on "Crisis on Infinite Earths" CW miniseries" -- Very inclusive of the DC 'Multiverse'

(Spoilers below, if you haven't seen "Crisis")


AS TV goes, the CW's "Crisis on Infinite Earths" saga is about as good as it gets. Reasonable special effects, good storylines and attention to detail are all evident in the miniseries.
My only complaint is that with one swoop the series deflated the bubble on the decade-long "Smallville" TV series.
It was great to see "Smallville" incorporated into the series, but the scene of just a few minutes made a mockery of the show and what it espoused.
So, Clark Kent takes 10 years to accept the status of hero and of Superman in the TV series, only to throw that all away in less than nine years? Yes, that's what the "Crisis" showed. I would have thought of a much better way to include "Smallville" in "Crisis," than basically throwing it into the junkyard.
Apparently the show's producers thought that was a natural way to portray "Smallville," since that Clark Kent was at home on the family farm. I disagree. 
(One report was that this was about the only scenario -- being powerless -- that actor Tom Welling would come back to do. So, which is worse, a powerless Clark Kent, or a different actor in that role?)
But it appears that one of the "Batwoman" show writers (who also used to write for "Smallville") made the suggestion of a powerless Clark Kent. As awful as the "Batwoman" series is, that pretty much explains where that terrible "Smallville" idea came from in "Crisis."
(As bad as the "Batwoman" TV series is, if it is renewed for a second season, then the CW is poor at judging success.)

-And, perhaps the Smallville event IS NOT as it seems?
One of the first things I noticed in the Crisis segment about Smallville was that Clark Kent was wearing a watch with a blue face, that stood out way more than it should have. Is that a reference to the watch having blue Kryptonite in it?
In Smallville, Blue Kryptonite takes away super-powers, but only while it is near a Kryptonian. Remove it and the super-powers come back fast. That's more acceptable if that is indeed what happened in Crisis. Yes, Clark's powers are gone, but he can get them back fast, if he is needed for a crisis.
This "easter egg" is probably just a little too hidden by the writers, who should have made this more obvious to average viewers  ....

I also did not like the old Batman portrayal in the "Crisis" either.

On the positive side, the "Kingdom Come" version of Superman was nearly perfect. Superb attention to detail there and homage to the big screen TV Superman was excellent. In fact, that part was as good as the "Smallville" portions were bad.
AND IN part three of Crisis, it was pretty clever to have Lex Luthor take the place of this Superman at the Vanishing Point.

All, in all, just tackling the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" saga for a 5-hour TV series is a challenging undertaking and after watching just two of its five hours, it appears to be a big success.

Is Supergirl more powerful than Superman?

IS Supergirl more powerful/or stronger than Superman?

No, the very idea goes counter to the standards of the universe.
Although there was a time in DC Comics that Supergirl appeared stronger than Superman, it is only on the CW TV shows, where this false idea rules.

Men are naturally stronger than women. That's a fact when you look at any world records, regarding strength, power or speed.
Kryptonians would be no different.

Also, Superman has spent much more time on Earth, absorbing more yellow sun radiation than Supergirl.

The CW show, "Supergirl" simply goes out of its way to demean Superman and make him less powerful.
This was very evident in the network's December of 2018 crossover event. Superman was all but worthless in that series. All he did was serve as a punching bag and he added nothing to the plot.

(And, my prediction is that if any hero dies in the sequel to that CW crossover in December of 2019, "Crisis on Infinite Earths," it will Superman, not Supergirl who perishes.... as it was Supergirl who died in the original comic book series of "Infinite Earths.")

Review of Reign of the Supermen: 4-Star animated movie

"REIGN of the Supermen" is another 4-star DC Animated movie!
It is great and well worth the $16 purchase price (What I paid, at least).
Although it is closer to the storyline of the comic books of the early 1990s than its predessor ("Superman Doomsday"), it still had plenty of plot twists to make it very surprising and fresh.
My only real complaint was that they didn't spend enough time showing how Superman's body ended up at the Fortress and how he was revived.
The voice work and animation is first class and the Lex Luthor character kind of stole the show at times with his subtle humor.
-Again, DC/Warner Brothers, how come your live action movies are never as great as your animated movies are?