But is more Zor-El a good thing? Superman revealed a villainous side to Jor-El, and Zor-El traditionally shares the values of his brother. Will fond memories for Kara be nightmares for everyone else?
Krem of the Yellow Hills
For the most part, Supergirl seems to hew closely to Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. Kara will be recruited by young Ruthye Marye Knoll (Eve Ridley) to hunt down Krem of the Yellow Hills, the man who killed her father. We have long known that Matthias Schoenaerts plays Krem in the film, and we even got a glimpse of him in the first trailer. But in the latest trailer, Krem establishes himself as perhaps the most hatable character in cinema history by immediately shooting Krypto with a crossbow.
Krypto’s injury comes straight from Woman of Tomorrow (as does the resolution, for those worried folks who don’t want to wait to find out if the super-dog pulls through). Woman of Tomorrow was inspired by True Grit, the Charles Portis novel that inspired an okay John Wayne movie and an excellent Coen Brothers movie. Supergirl stands in for bounty hunter Rooster Cogburn, Ruthye Marye for aggrieved child Mattie Ross, and Krem of the Yellow Hills for Tom Chaney. In True Grit and in Woman of Tomorrow, the killer is in fact a coward, a dullard who murdered a girl’s father out of stupid anger.
However, the trailer features a more frightening Krem, now leader of a band of marauders called the Brigands. He may still have a doofy facial expression, but this Krem comes covered in armor, carrying an ax and a crossbow. Elsewhere in the trailer, Krem demonstrates impressive fighting skills. In short, this is version of Krem is a true villain, even if never shot Krypto with an arrow.
Lobo’s Here, Fanboy
Krem’s power upgrade isn’t the only change from the King and Evely comic. Supergirl also adds, Lobo, the last Czarnian, an invincible, ammoral, and outrageous bounty hunter played by Jason Momoa.
Lobo first appeared as a minor antagonist in the sci-fi series Omega Men and a supporting character in L.E.G.I.O.N., but he rose to prominence as a satire on the type of edgy comics that were all the rage in the 1990s. With his popularity came a desire to see Lobo in less antagonistic roles, and he soon became an ally of the Justice League and Superman, albeit an often uneasy one.
