Chyler Leigh on Tonight's Flashback-Heavy 'Supergirl'
, and talk about the experience as the Thanksgiving holiday looms.'Melissa and I were really [...]
On tonight's episode of Supergirl, titled "Midvale," the Danvers sisters are together, reeling from their respective breakups, and in need of some therapeutic time alone -- so they head back to the small town where they grew up, Midvale.
Following last week's heartbreaking episode, which saw Alex (Chyler Leigh) break off her engagement to Maggie Sawyer, the pair will be heading home to see their mom, Eliza (Helen Slater), and talk about the experience as the Thanksgiving holiday looms.
"Melissa and I were really bookends," Leigh said of tonight's episode. "You see us come together and you see Kara really trying to be just there for Alex because Alex is just not having it and going back home begrudgingly. Knowing that she is going to walk in the door and mom's going to be standing there. That's just a whole other level. She's never dealt with this kind of stuff. And you have those moments and you see your mom, and it's just like either really great because you know you can release -- or really awful because you know you're gonna release."
The episode also feels like one of the biggest yet for recurring guest star Slater, who portrayed Supergirl in a feature film before settling into her role as the Maid of Might's adoptive mom.
"And so they get there and then you really kind of dive into the story, the flashback stuff, and then, towards the end, you see for the last few episodes and, again it's not like this everything's gonna be great and chipper, but, still, all mom has to do is just put hands like that and say, 'You're gonna be alright and it's going to be OK,'" Leigh said. "But it's not trying to send you out with a bouquet of flowers and birds around your shoulders. It's just that sense that she brings. I think Eliza, when you take the Thanksgiving scenes that they always have and how awfully awry they can go, there's such an endearing quality to their relationship that it's that bond that she always helps put things into perspective, but also kind of let her be and be present for her and that was really Eliza's role in that."
Supergirl airs on Monday nights at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.
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