The Best Episodes of Supergirl Season 1
Every episode of Supergirl Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Supergirl Season 1!
Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Supergirl" season 1 is "Pilot", rated 7.1/10 from 5088 user votes. It was directed by Glen Winter and written by N/A. "Pilot" aired on 10/26/2015 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Stronger Together".
7.1/10 5,088 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/26/2015
After 12 years of keeping her powers a secret on Earth, Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, decides to finally embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be.
Director: Glen Winter
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 3,731 votes#2 - Stronger Together
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/2/2015
When Kara’s attempts to help National City don't go according to plan, she must put aside the doubts that she -- and the city's media -- has about her abilities in order to capture an escapee from the Kryptonian prison, Fort Rozz. Also, Cat pressures James to use his connection to Superman to get her an interview with Supergirl.
Director: Glen Winter
Writer: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg
7.2/10 3,372 votes#3 - Fight or Flight
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/9/2015
Supergirl’s powers are tested when Reactron, one of Superman’s formidable enemies, arrives in National City and targets the young hero. Also, Cat plans to run an exposé on Supergirl.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Rachel Shukert, Michael Grassi
7.3/10 3,083 votes#4 - Livewire
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/16/2015
Kara's Thanksgiving may be ruined when she suspects her foster mother, Dr. Danvers, who is coming to town, disapproves of her new role as a superhero. Also, when an accident transforms a volatile CatCo employee into the villainous Livewire, she targets Cat and Supergirl.
Director: Kevin Tancharoen
Writer: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Caitlin Parrish
7.3/10 3,220 votes#5 - How Does She Do It?
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/23/2015
Kara’s two identities are stretched thin when Supergirl must protect National City from a series of bombings and Kara is tasked with babysitting Cat’s son, Carter. Also, James is conflicted when his ex-girlfriend Lucy Lane seeks to rekindle their relationship.
Director: Thor Freudenthal
Writer: Ted Sullivan, Yahlin Chang
7.6/10 3,198 votes#6 - Red Faced
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/30/2015
Personal and professional stress get the better of Kara when she goes too far during a training exercise against Red Tornado, a military cyborg commissioned by Lucy Lane’s father, General Sam Lane. Also, Cat’s tough exterior is shaken by a visit from her judgmental mother, Katherine, and Alex enlists Winn to look into her father’s mysterious death.
Director: Jesse Warn
Writer: Rachel Shukert, Michael Grassi
7.9/10 3,181 votes#7 - Human for a Day
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/7/2015
Kara and her friends must rely on their inner strength and courage when an earthquake strikes National City. Also, Alex’s mistrust of Hank reaches a breaking point when the earthquake traps them in the DEO with Jemm, a powerful alien escapee.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Ted Sullivan, Yahlin Chang
7.9/10 3,080 votes#8 - Hostile Takeover
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/14/2015
Kara goes toe-to-toe with Astra when her aunt challenges Kara’s beliefs about her mother. Also, Cat is threatened with being removed as the CEO of CatCo after a hacker exposes her private and damaging emails.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Caitlin Parrish
7.6/10 2,822 votes#9 - Blood Bonds
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/4/2016
With Astra in captivity at the DEO, her husband, Non, captures Hank, leading to a tense standoff between the two sides. Also, Kara continues to refute Cat's allegations that she is Supergirl.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Ted Sullivan, Derek Simon
7.6/10 2,827 votes#10 - Childish Things
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/18/2016
Kara does her best to support Winn when his father, the supervillain Toyman, breaks out of prison and seeks out his son for unknown reasons. Also, Cat offers Lucy a job at CatCo and Alex asks Hank to use his powers to help uncover Maxwell Lord's plan.
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: N/A
7.9/10 2,800 votes#11 - Strange Visitor from Another Planet
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/25/2016
Kara must help Hank face his painful past when a White Martian, a member of the alien race that wiped out his people, kidnaps Senator Miranda Crane, an anti-alien politician. Also, Cat's estranged son, Adam, arrives in National City.
Director: Glen Winter
Writer: Michael Grassi, Caitlin Parrish
7.5/10 2,704 votes#12 - Bizarro
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/1/2016
Kara faces off against her mirror image when Bizarro, a twisted version of Supergirl, sets out to destroy her. Also, Kara grows closer with Cat’s son, Adam.
Director: John F. Showalter
Writer: Rachel Shukert, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
7.8/10 2,828 votes#13 - For The Girl Who Has Everything
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/8/2016
Kara’s friends must find a way to save her life when a parasitic alien attaches itself to her and traps her in a dream world where her family is alive and her home planet was never destroyed. Also, Alex, Hank and the DEO must fend off a Kryptonian attack while Kara is out of commission.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 2,570 votes#14 - Truth, Justice and the American Way
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/22/2016
Supergirl does battle with the deadly Master Jailer, who is hunting and executing escaped Fort Rozz prisoners. Also, Cat hires a second assistant, Siobhan Smythe, who immediately tries to one-up Kara, and Kara and James disagree over the DEO's methods.
Director: Lexi Alexander
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 2,599 votes#15 - Solitude
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/29/2016
Kara travels to Superman’s Fortress of Solitude in hopes of learning how to defeat Indigo, a dangerous being who can transport via the Internet and who has a connection to Kara’s past. Also, James’s relationship with Lucy reaches a crossroads.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: N/A
8.6/10 3,489 votes#16 - Falling
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/14/2016
Kara turns on her friends and the citizens of National City after being exposed to Red Kryptonite makes her malicious and dangerous. Also, Cat appears on THE TALK to discuss Supergirl.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Robert Rovner, Jessica Queller
8.0/10 2,702 votes#17 - Manhunter
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/21/2016
J'onn J'onzz reveals the details of meeting Kara and Alex's father, Dr. Jeremiah Danvers, and assuming Hank Henshaw's identity. Also, Kara debates trusting someone new with her secret identity and Siobhan plots against Kara.
Director: Chris Fisher
Writer: N/A
8.7/10 4,328 votes#18 - Worlds Finest
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/28/2016
Kara gains a new ally when the lightning-fast superhero The Flash suddenly appears from an alternate universe and helps Kara battle Siobhan, aka Silver Banshee, and Livewire in exchange for her help in finding a way to return him home.
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 2,506 votes#19 - Myriad
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/11/2016
Kara must find a way to free her friends when Non and Indigo use mind control to turn National City’s citizens into their own army.
Director: Adam Kane
Writer: Yahlin Chang, Caitlin Parrish
7.7/10 2,738 votes#20 - Better Angels
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/18/2016
Supergirl is forced to do battle with an unexpected foe and must risk everything – including her life – to prevent Non and Indigo from destroying every person on the planet.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: N/A