Day: August 22, 2021

Best-bets for Aug. 24: a super return, a bewitched finish

1) “Supergirl” return, 9 p.m., CW. Rescued by her friends (shown here) from the Phantom Zone, Kara (or Supergirl) emerged with PTSD … and with her father, who’d been trapped for decades. After a thee-month pause, the show returns, with the last 13 episodes of its final season. Kara’s dad finds that our oceans are dying, pushing Earth toward the same fate as Krypton. Despite one problem – the dad seems a tad wooden – it’s a smart, emotional episode. Read more…