27? Kinda old to be "Supergirl"

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Huh there is no superwoman. So of course she is Supergirl its based on DC comics character and DC has no superwoman

Superwoman is the name of several fictional characters from DC Comics

so like i say there is no Superwoman only Supergirl

Melissa has the right look and I like the way she plays "both" characters. Until I saw her age, I thought she was a bit younger, but it doesn't matter that much. Women these days can be amazing at any age.

I thought this chick was going to be about 10 years younger and a teenager. Or at least early 20s. She should be playing Superwoman.
Interesting comment and they actually addressed the age issue on the show, with Cat's speech about "being a girl", but at the beginning of the show, when they were still telling the part of her story when she first came to our planet, the thought struck me that wouldn't it be interesting if she didn't start her "heroics" right then, when she was a kid.
Of course they did mention that she decided not to use her super powers when she was younger.
I guess my point is, what if that decision was never made.
As for the actress, I think she did a fine job last night and I feel she portrays an age appropriate to the character with a wonderful panache.


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This is exactly why IMDb should not list actors ages.... Actors should be cast based on how old they look not how old they are... This girl doesn't look a day over 22.

Super"girl" might be a bit of a misnomer, but I think that she is portrayed as suitably young, i.e. an intern/grad student. It is also an interesting commentary on the time period, too.

Supergirl was actually created in the late 50s, and "girl" was a commonly used to refer to women back then. Even though it seems a bit anachronistic, I think that "girl" is still used to refer to women who are college students or 20-somethings who are just starting their professional careers. In the 50s, the equivalent age or life stage would probably be post-high school (18-21) instead.


The character also appears to be a bit younger than the actress, too (approximately 23-25 instead of 27).




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