Supergirl season 6: The top 6 things we need from the final season

Dreamer’s Potential Realized

The addition of trans activist and actress Nicole Maines as Nia Nal/Dreamer, television’s first transgender superhero, was a groundbreaking decision for Supergirl. Maines worked with the Supergirl writers to help inject a feeling of authenticity to Nia’s backstory, which was told through a couple of episodes in season four. The writers also did an amazing job of building Kara and Nia’s friendship, as Kara would go on to mentor Nia as both a reporter and a superhero.

The romantic pairing of Nia with Brainiac-5 (Jesse Rath) was a bit unexpected, but ultimately made sense when the two fell in love and began a relationship. Unfortunately, it wouldn’t be without its ups and downs, as Brainy struggled with his own identity and Nia matured enough to want different things out of a relationship. Though they ended on bad terms at the end of season five, we have hope that the two will either get back together or at least smooth things over.

Also in season five, during the show’s 100th episode, we caught a glimpse of an alternate reality in which Dreamer seemed to be even more powerful than in the show’s main reality. She was strong enough to deflect Reign’s laser vision and was able to create more solid objects and more powerful energy blasts. It would be fitting to see the character finally realize her potential in season six, as both a reporter and as a superhero. Additionally, we wouldn’t be mad if she somehow showed up on the Waverider during the next season of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.