YMMV / Supergirl (2015) S2 E19 "Alex"

• Fridge Logic:
  • Rick is Crazy-Prepared enough to block telepathy and set up elaborate hostage schemes but can't break his father out himself?
  • Rhea's "Thank the gods" expression being viable evidence means there's no polytheistic religions on this Earth?
    • There are, but it's still an odd thing to hear in the predominantly Abrahamic America.
  • Okay, but presuming it means someone is an alien?
    • It's enough to make Lena suspicious. When she goes over the data and notices the extraterrestrial element, that's the smoking gun.
  • So apparently, Love Conquers All whenever Kara or the rest of her team aren't smart enough to figure it out. But seriously, the idea that Rick's father cares so much that he'd rather give up his freedom for his son before Kara gives him up for Alex? He should realize that if she does what his son wants, then Rick won't have to live with guilt anyway AND they will both be free. And that's not even factoring the fact that he somehow conveniently knows where Alex might be.
• Magnificent Bastard: Rick Malverne is a former classmate of the Danvers sisters who bored witness to Kara surviving a horrific accident and using her powers to save people. Remembering this, Rick pieces together her past identity once Kara publicly reveals herself as "Supergirl" to National City. Taking the opportunity to free his criminal father from prison, Rick kidnaps Alex and places her in a glass cage, located in a building laced with lead to deter Kara, while slowly filling it with water. Giving Kara and her friends 36 hours to either free his father or watch Alex drown. After being apprehended, Rick remains calm and sees through J'onn's attempt to shape-shift into his father, failing to trick Rick. Even when his plan is foiled when his father reveals the location of his trap, Rick graciously congratulates Alex for surviving his trap and accepts his imprisonment without malice.
• One-Scene Wonder: Rick Malverne, with his careful plotting and ability to shield himself from J'onn's power, is one of the show's best villains.