Melissa Benoist's Supergirl Gets The Superman & Lois Series Finale Cameo She Deserved In Arrowverse Scene Edit

One of the crucial moments in the Superman & Lois series finale sees Melissa Benoist's Supergirl come back in a clever DC edit. After 23 years, the DC era on The CW has come to an end, as Superman & Lois season 4, episode 10 marked the final show in the overarching Arrowverse franchise. While the final episode of Superman & Lois brought a lot of things full circle, many fans would have loved to see an Arrowverse cameo or two, especially from the Super Family.

Graphic designer and YouTube editor Julian Bell shared a special edit on his Instagram of the big moment in the Superman & Lois series finale, where Tyler Hoechlin's Man of Steel is seen flying with both Superboys, Steel, and Starlight during the flash-forward. However, in Bell's version, Benoist's version of the Girl of Steel is also edited into the shot, allowing her to have the Arrowverse cameo that many would have enjoyed. Check it out below:

Benoist finished her time as Kara Zor-El during Supergirl season 6, which wrapped its run in November 2021 and marked her last appearance in the Arrowverse. However, Elizabeth Tulloch, who played Lois Lane on Superman & Lois, revealed in August 2022 that Benoist was game to appear as Supergirl on their show.

What Melissa Benoist's Supergirl Cameo Edit Means For Superman & Lois

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While Superman & Lois season 2 ended with the big reveal that the show didn't actually take place on Earth-Prime, but rather its own reality, The CW drama didn't necessarily cut itself off from the Arrowverse as a whole. Given how the Superman & Lois cast heavily features many actors who appeared on the other Arrowverse shows, there is no reason why Benoist couldn't have played Supergirl's doppelgänger in this universe, even if it had only been for a brief number of episodes throughout those seasons.

Benoist's Supergirl cameo in the Superman & Lois finale edit showcases that the Arrowverse's final spinoff show could have incorporated the character into its world. Given Clark's ties to his Kryptonian heritage outside of his sons are extremely limited, Supergirl is always one of his most crucial family members, and exploring their dynamic could have held promise for the show. Whether or not the creative team ever did try to bring Benoist over for a cameo in any of the seasons is unknown at this point.

How Superman & Lois Used Another Arrowverse Cameo Approach Rather Than Bringing In Supergirl

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Given how there were no other Arrowverse shows airing this year outside of Superman & Lois season 4, having traditional crossovers like Crisis on Infinite Earths, Elseworlds, and Crisis on Earth-X - among the many other events the DC TV franchise hosted - wasn't as easy as before. However, even though Benoist didn't get to be part of the Superman & Lois season 4 cast as any version of Supergirl, The CW drama found a different way to pay a major nod to the Arrowverse with another beloved actor.

Before the final season had even started airing, The Flash star Tom Cavanagh, who has also directed multiple Superman & Lois episodes in the previous seasons, had revealed that he would be making an appearance in season 4, but this time as a different character. While the Arrowverse audience had many theories on who he would be portraying in the final season, Cavanagh's character was revealed in Superman & Lois season 4, episode 8, "Sharp Dressed Man," to be Gordon Godfrey, who is the host of GODFREY!, a news chat show where he held a debate between Lex Luthor and Lois Lane.

In the entire Arrowverse franchise, Tom Cavanagh has played more characters than any other actor, from multiple Harrison Wells doppelgängers to Eobard Thawne, a.k.a. Reverse-Flash.

Even though Godfrey may be a more obscure DC character, Cavanagh's new role is actually bigger than some realize, as he is actually a New God, which is tied to Darkseid in the larger DC canon. Not long after, it was even revealed by the showrunners that Darkseid was part of the abandoned plans for Superman & Lois, had the DC TV show gone past season 4 on The CW.

Our Take On Melissa Benoist's Supergirl Cameo Edit

Seeing Benoist's Supergirl as part of the Super-Family in Bell's edit underlines how Superman & Lois could have taken the opportunity to introduce a new version of Kara, as she could have easily been played by the Arrowverse veteran for a handful of episodes. This would have been another fun way to lean into the multiverse concept of the Arrowverse franchise, without having to disrupt any of the Earth-Prime continuity. But with Superman & Lois officially over, a new era of Kryptonians is on its way in James Gunn's DC Universe, starting with David Corenswet's Superman movie in 2025.

Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 star 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star 0/10 Leave a Review Your changes have been saved My List My Favorite TV Shows My Watchlist Success! 162 8.8/10 Superman and Lois Superman & Lois, the seventh Arrowverse spinoff series, will take the titular characters from Metropolis to Smallville. The CW series is set in the aftermath of the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover, which saw the multiverse collapse and the merging of worlds into what is now Earth Prime. Superman & Lois sees Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch) and Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin) dealing with all the pressures of their jobs, along with being parents to two teenage sons. Lois and Clark are no strangers to the Arrowverse, with Hoechlin's Superman having been introduced all the way back in Supergirl season 2. Meanwhile, Tulloch's Lois made her debut in the 2018 "Elseworlds" crossover. The duo is joined by a growing cast of characters that includes a new iteration of Lana Lang. Release Date February 23, 2021 Franchise(s) Superman Network The CW Cast Tyler Hoechlin , Inde Navarrette , Jordan Elsass , Alexander Garfin , Wolé Parks , Elizabeth Tulloch Erik Valdez , Emmanuelle Chriqui , Adam Rayner , Dylan Walsh Showrunner todd helbing

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