We get a flashback of eight years, the setting of the series is Blue Valley so noting it again is not really needed. Jordan Mahkent, the Icicle, his breath comes out icy, brings his son to say his farewell to his mother, Christine (Amanda Lavassani). She likes his drawing of a flower. Jordan wants revenge for what happened to his wife. Christine has Jordan continue with his plan and promise to make the world safe for their son. She dies and Jordan goes outside in the night to unleash his powers which forms a cross in the garden in anguish. This is a very dark beginning for the show, but it does make the villains interesting to a point. Courtney checks on her uniform which she puts in her backpack. Pat is playing his favorite songs and wants a family dinner. Courtney wants to go find the rest of the Injustice Society. She finally heads to school.
Henry Jr. is sleeping in a chair by his father in a coma and he is startled by a coffee cup that was sliding by itself. A hint of Brainwave power? This is something the peppy superheroine hasn’t thought about that her actions sent a father to the hospital. He checks on his father and then sees Jordan. Then, Jordan makes a call. It is not picked up by William Zarick (Joe Knezevich). His teenage son with glasses, Joey Zarck (Wil Deusner), rushes over to show him a card trick. William shows him about distraction while his wife, Denise (Cynthia Evans) gives him his magician’s hat. This family is instantly interesting. Enough time is finally given to get a sense of character. Courtney goes to school and Joey introduces himself. He has Courtney help out with a card trick for the regional talent show. He says Cindy (Meg DeLacy) and her friend always win though they seem to win in tacky, disco outfits. Joey fails in the trick, but with the students watching, Courtney lies to make Joey triumphant. She sees a girl’s locker is marked up.
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DC’s Stargirl -- “Icicle” -- BREC BASSINGER -- Jace Downs/The CW.
At the medical center, Pat walks in and sees Henry Sr. in his hospital bed, he asks a doctor about him. William returns home to see Icicle who says Brainwave is in a coma. It is strange that we see a defeated supervillain and feel sympathy towards him. William Zarick is asked to sit by Jordan. William is also known as the supervillain The Wizard. He says a girl now has the power of Starman. William has arranged for covering Henry’s costume. Jordan has hunted down everyone he thinks responsible for his wife’s death. It is strange that villains are the ones who are interesting for this show. Pat is working on S.T.R.I.P.E. and gets a call about Mike. He was playing games in class. Pat admits to playing arcade games including Paper Boy. Like when he was a boy, Pat is going to make Mike take a paper route. It seems like Mike is getting more disipline than Courtney who goes running around without a care.
At a diorama of the town, Jordan introduces himself to the city personnel, and he has a plan to rebuild the country. This is more of a constructive dream than the superheroes. Barbara mentions their plans involve taking down a theater. Jordan overrules Steven (Eric Goins) and goes with keeping the theater. Courtney Yolanda (Yvette Monreal) bullied by Cindy and her tacky friend. Her locker is now covered with flowers. In class, Cameron (Hunter Sansone) is drawing a flower and Courtney realizes from the flower that Cameron drew the grafitti on the locker. We also know that this is the son we saw earlier with his dying mother. Courtney walks over to a park and then is suddenly chilled by winds. There is a giant icy star in the park and Courtney runs off. She returns home to find Pat to tell him about the star pattern. Mike interrupts them so Pat gives him some money to get something at a store. They see the staff ready for Courtney. She rides S.T.R.I.P.E. to the park. An icy blast hits the robot freezing it.
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DC’s Stargirl -- “Icicle” -- LUKE WILSON, BREC BASSINGER -- Jace Downs/The CW.
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Barbara returns home to find Mike playing his portable game. Stargirl walks through the forest, a blast has frozen the Cosmic Staff, S.T.R.I.P.E.’s rocket fist knocks Icicle to a bridge. He is in his Iceman-like supervillain form, using his powers to its fullest, but what doesn’t make sense is if he has another identity as a city leader, then why jeopardize it? Why not a hood to hide his identity? Also, if he is the leader of the Injustice Society, why not send another villain to take care of the hero? He freezes the bridge to send a school bus sliding to the edge. He is worried about if his son is safe so endangers a school bus? Doesn’t make sense. The robot flies in to save the bus. Stargirl raises the staff to blind the students. Icicle sends a wind to knock a card out of Joey’s hands he goes to get it as a truck swerves on the ice. He is so worried about a card that he would risk a dangerous situation? Kinda forced.
Night, Denise hears the news reports and then sees her husband, William, he is silent. Their son is dead. William goes to a safe and heads out with a wand. Yes, he feels angry at what happened with his son, but it doesn’t seem his handling of the super powered and the other people is even considered. Also, it seems a waste of characters they could have built over several episodes. At the garage, Courtney is tearful, it seems like the first time she is emotional. Pat takes her flying on the robot. He brings her to the darkened headquarters of the Justice Society. She looks at the poster of Wildcat. There is also Flash, Green Lantern, Starman, Doctor Fate. The posters look like Alex Ross paintings. She sees Dr. Midnite’s owl. Pat warns her about the “pink pen”, the Thunderbolt. Again, there are no defenses for the superheroes weapons or headquarters. He tried to convince her that the JSA were not enough to take on the Injustice Society. There is a dark ending to the show, but it is confusing since this contradicts the main goal of Icicle to protect his son.
Three Cosmic Staves out of Five!
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