When Will Supergirl Learn The Guardian's Identity?

11/19/2016 11:55 am EST

In the latest episode of Supergirl, both Kara and J'onn were taken out by the Parasite and needed some reinforcements. Luckily for them, the Guardian was able to help them out, but Kara doesn't yet realize that it's Jimmy Olson under the silver armor.

Executive producer Andrew Kreisberg spoke to EW about when the big reveal will happen, which looks to be a slow burn over the next few episodes.

"It's a little bit like when Chandler and Monica started dating [on Friends], every episode somebody else found out and they had a surprising reaction," EP Andrew Kreisberg tells me. "Not everybody is going to find out at once. Some people are going to be supportive; who's supportive is going to be surprising. Some people are going to be incredibly unsupportive thinking James and Winn have lost their minds; their identities will be interesting."

It will also be interesting to see how Supergirl reacts to there being another hero in her city, especially since she had to work so hard to get the city's trust in the first place. The official synopsis for his debut episode can be found below.

THE GUARDIAN DEBUTS IN NATIONAL CITY – The Guardian debuts to lend a hand after a parasite alien drains Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) of her power. Mon-El (Chris Wood) considers a less than desirable new career which then leads him to contemplate his motives. Alex (Chyler Leigh) struggles with a new reality.

Andrew Kreisberg and Caitlin Parris wrote the script based on the story by Greg Berlanti. The episode was directed by Larry Teng.

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.

Supergirl airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

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