Kevin Smith's Supergirl Lives Synopsis Released Online

The CW has released the official synopsis for "Supergirl Lives," the midseason premiere for Supergirl, directed by geek icon Kevin Smith. If that title sounds familiar, it's because it was chosen as a nod to Smith's never-produced feature film script for Superman Lives!.

The episode sees Roulette returning...but this time, she's in spaaaaaaaace! Also, as Smith has pointed out on Twitter, a red sun comes into play. How?

You can check it out below.

KEVIN SMITH DIRECTS; ROULETTE RETURNS — Kara (Melissa Benoist) is moved by the story of a missing woman named Izzy (guest star Harley Quinn Smith) and decides to investigate despite Snapper Carr's (guest star Ian Gomez) order to leave it alone. Kara takes Mon-El (Chris Wood) with her to the last place Izzy was seen and the duo find themselves thrust through a portal to another planet, Slaver's Moon, where the downtrodden are sold as slaves. The leader of the trafficking ring is none other than Roulette (guest star Dichen Lachman).

To make matters worse, Slaver's Moon has a red sun, which means Kara and Mon-El are stripped of their powers and stuck on the planet with no way home. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Alex (Chyler Leigh) blames herself for Kara's disappearance, fearing she's become too focused on her new relationship with Maggie (guest star Floriana Lima) and too complacent in watching out for her sister.

Kevin Smith directed the episode with story by Andrew Kreisberg and teleplay by Eric Carrasco & Jess Kardos.

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Supergirl airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW. "Supergirl Lives" premieres on January 23.