#“the supergirl show didn’t need to make SUPERGIRL and BRAINAIC 5 a couple”

[karaspal]

it’s honestly such a shame how little kara and querl interacted on the show. and while, yes, i would’ve loved if they got together, even a strong friendship would’ve worked.

i think querl truly understood kara best. he came from a time and place where supergirl was an ideal people strived to emulate. and querl was one of the people her legacy deeply inspired. he changed his ways and became a better person because of her. he knew her as the legendary hero who inspired many first.

querl knew what supergirl meant to the world because he was one of the people she inspired. it’s what “she’s the example we all aspire to emulate” means.

but then querl met kara, the woman behind the legends. she’d smile at him during game nights, the same way she would smile at all her other friends. she’d talk to him about movies, how her day was, the weather - everything friends talk about. for a while, he was part of her family. she wasn’t an ideal anymore, she was his friend.

querl knew what kara meant to her family because he was part of it too. it’s what “she’s our beacon through the darkness” means.

while the rest of the world sees supergirl as an ideal and an inspiration, and the rest of kara’s family see her as kara, their friend who would always be there for them, querl sees both. because he knew supergirl first, and then he met kara. he knew the symbol of hope, then got the chance to meet the woman behind it. you can see the person behind the legend, but you can’t see the legend behind the person if that person is already close to you. and that’s the case for all the other people close to kara.

i’m not saying querl knows kara best because the people who know her best are alex and j’onn. but querl understands kara best - everything she is and stands for.

not only that, but querl is also an alien. so he could understand the kara zor-el part of her too. i’m telling you, that guy understood every part of her. they also had insane chemistry so there’s that too.

querl truly provided a unique perspective on who kara is to her core. the show is a fool for not doing a character study through his eyes because he was the only one who got the full picture.