New SUPERGIRL Promo Gives Us An Inadvertently Comical First Look At Brainiac-5

New SUPERGIRL Promo Gives Us An Inadvertently Comical First Look At Brainiac-5

A new promo for Supergirl has been released and it offers up a first look at Brainiac-5. Unfortunately, the member of the Legion of Superheroes looks a tad comical and you can find out why after the jump.

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By JoshWilding - Jan 05, 2018 12:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Supergirl
One of the most exciting things about Supergirl season three is the impending arrival of the Legion of Superheroes. While it's unlikely we're going to see the entire team (at least not immediately), Brainiac-5 is on the way to The CW series and you can get a first look at Jesse Rath in the role in this promo.

While he definitely looks like Brainiac, he doesn't bear much of a resemblance to Brainiac-5 and he's neither green-skinned nor blonde. Three lights have been added to his forehead too and the overall design ends up looking somewhat comical and I'm sure you won't struggle to make some comparisons to other popular (and silly) pop culture characters. Maybe his look will be improved as time passes! 

Despite this, Supergirl season three has been firing on all cylinders and the Legion showing up is definitely good news. What do you guys think? Be sure to let us know your thoughts in the usual place.

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MattBellissimo
MattBellissimo - 1/5/2018, 12:32 PM
Draco Malfoy after eating Willy Wonka's blueberry pie gum.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 1/5/2018, 12:34 PM
His actor Jesse Rath has said that his look will improve.

https://twitter.com/jesserath/status/949154488828379137

I am more mixed to the first look at the Legionnaire's "suits", but I can wait till more episodes.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 1/5/2018, 12:35 PM
Also it isn't even comical, it is just an odd look tbh.
DiegoMD
DiegoMD - 1/5/2018, 12:38 PM
Supergirl sucks
horrible
overpraised
show
Goldboink
Goldboink - 1/5/2018, 12:40 PM
@AndrewHolland - and the MCU people get hell for mindless praise.
Antithesis
Antithesis - 1/5/2018, 12:39 PM
It's not comical. It could totally be worse. Just look what they did to tornado and robot super hank
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 1/5/2018, 12:40 PM
@Antithesis - Yeah but what they did with Red Tornado afterwards was awesome! So hopefully this will be fixed. And yes Cyborg Whatever was horrible.
Antithesis
Antithesis - 1/5/2018, 12:45 PM
@JoeMomma29 - I'm sure they won't [frick] it up as bad a robot hank.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 1/5/2018, 12:46 PM
@Antithesis - Robot Hank was hilarious even the actor was ashamed of that character's look.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 1/5/2018, 12:39 PM
EPIC FAIL!!!!!!!!
TomSolo
TomSolo - 1/5/2018, 1:04 PM
@JoeMomma29 - Are you seriously saying that this design that looks like Doc Brown fvcked a robotic smurf looks bad?

Well, to each their own I guess. Personally, I like the iPod version of the Cold Meiser.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 1/5/2018, 1:07 PM
@TomSolo - I am just being obnoxious! It is not horrible horrible but it is not really hard to make him look like the one from the comics.
TomSolo
TomSolo - 1/6/2018, 8:38 AM
@JoeMomma29 - oh I was being silly. I do not like the design. It looks terrible. Not sure why they needed to make it different then the book. Certainly cost more money doing it the way they did, and it looks bad.
Battabing
Battabing - 1/5/2018, 12:42 PM
What's comical about it?
That he doesn't look like an Abercrombie and Fitch model?
Origame
Origame - 1/6/2018, 4:56 AM
@Ragnarocknroll - Well even then I wouldn't call it comical.
BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 1/5/2018, 12:43 PM
It isn't comical. It is questionable. Brainiac-5 is not a complex looking character that required heavy adaptation. What we see here is also not complex. So, they took a simple design and deliberately changed it to another simple design. Why? Why bother? I can see if you think, "the comic book version is too simple, let's make him badass and cool looking". I can see if you think, "the comic book version is too complex for a TV budget, we have to dumb it down a little". I do not understand this.

But whateva.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 1/5/2018, 12:44 PM
So he looks... like the rest of The CW's DC characters then?;)
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 1/5/2018, 12:45 PM
@RorMachine - Oh Ror! You are so not funny!
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 1/5/2018, 12:58 PM
@RorMachine - Like this? If so I agree.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 1/5/2018, 12:45 PM
lol i thought there was a chance they would follow the comic book look but daaamn this is just creepy! :P
Indigo was much better, they should also add some purple, c'mon man...
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