Supergirl: Was That The Puppeteer?
This post contains spoilers of tonight’s episode of Supergirl.In ‘Distant Sun,’ tonight’s [...]
This post contains spoilers of tonight's episode of Supergirl.
In 'Distant Sun,' tonight's episode of Supergirl, Mon-El's parents — portrayed by Kevin Sorbo and Teri Hatcher — placed a large bounty on Kara's head. A bounty that was large enough to bring out some of the world's heaviest hitters, including a gentleman that had the ability to assume control of the bodies of other people.
We were first introduced to the villain as Team Supergirl gathered for dinner. All of a sudden, Mon-El's eyes glazed over and he informed the team that he couldn't move — The Puppeteer had taken control of his body. Mon-El then grabs Kara and flies out of the window where a brief fight between the two ensues before the folks at the DEO are able to subdue the body-controlling bad guy and throw him in a cell.
That powers we saw in the new bad guy introduced tonight are eerily similar to those of one Jordan Weir, a.k.a. The Puppeteer. In the DC Comics Universe, Weir is originally a scientist who created a "hypno-ray" that was able to hypnotize and make them follow his commands. Through the majority of his criminal career, The Puppeteer rarely took part in committing crimes himself — rather he'd assume control over lower-level criminals and make them do his dirty work.
Created by John Broome and Gil Kane, The Puppeteer first appeared in Green Lantern #1 (1960).
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Distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. International Television Distribution, SUPERGIRL is executive produced by Greg Berlanti (Arrow, The Flash), Ali Adler (The New Normal), Andrew Kreisberg (The Flash, Arrow) and Sarah Schechter (Blindspot, The Mysteries of Laura). Supergirl is based on the characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster and appearing in DC Comics, by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel Family.
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