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I caught up with Supergirl filming episode 6x19, the penultimate episode of the entire series, directed by Glen Winter, on the riverbed of the Coquitlam River in Port Coquitlam.

Before I get too far into this blog, just want to say, this was definitely the worst set I have ever tolerated/endured for actual effort/problems. Some of that, self inflicted, like when I walked 30-45 minutes in the wrong direction on the river before realizing I was NOT going the right way. But some of it just the crew who really were overstepping their boundaries on this day, and if it weren't for the fact I was kind of beaten down from that earlier wrong direction walk, and just the efforts taken to get to anywhere in the park, I might have actually argued with them much earlier in the day about how they don't own the park. But I kept thinking "yeah, fine, I'll just go to the next spot", I kept thinking "okay, I'll just find another spot", only for them minutes later to tell me I couldn't be there either. There were a few spots to see the set from. Some with okay views but not great, some with semi-okay views long as you were willing to overcome some challenges (like the one we spent the majority of the day at, literally sitting in water, surrounded by bushes), some with shitty views. To give you an idea how long this day was, rough estimate according to google maps, was about 5KM of walking (2.25 of that in the wrong direction), 6 trips across a river, that at its peak came up over my knees, having to quite literally stand in the river, surrounded by trees to see the scene for several of the 10 or so hours spent there. Then when finally moving to another spot after getting the "okay", had the crew put up a massive scrim across the riverbed they were filming on to prevent anyone from seeing what was going on from the other end, meaning a trip back across the river, 2 more times, to get back to the original spot we were in, just for the last 30-40 minutes of filming for the day.

Anywho, now you have a slight idea what this day had in store for us.
The day started off with a not terrible view of the scenes, but it was just stunt work. A familiar theme on this day by the way, was stunt people in scenes. While almost every cast member was there during the day, many times, it was their stunt doubles doing the scenes, even when it wasn't a stunt. This is not a rare thing in the film industry, it happens quite a lot, but on this day, it seemed to be 5Xs more often than usual.

The first scene had the stunt team of Guardian, Sentinel, Dreamer, Lex Luthor, and Nyxlygsptlnz, along with a stunt double for a character that is played by a little unnamed girl. The scene had Guardian & Sentinel mainly fighting Lex, and I honestly never saw what Dreamer or Nyxly did the whole scene (for all I know they actually werent in the scene, and were just out there during rehearsals.... that happens a lot more with stunt people than actors).

Shortly after that scene wrapped, while they were prepping the next scene was the 1st time a crew member told us we would be in shot, and could we move. Since he asked nicely, I agreed at the time to do so, thinking I'd find a better spot. That never happened though. Ten minutes later, he was telling me, and a couple of the 9 fans that were at set that day to move from the 2nd location we found. Eventually, we all ended up on what I have referred to as the "island" which is kinda technically right,  but a bit of a stretch since at its widest, it was maybe 25 feet, and by the end of the day, maybe 18 feet. This is where the majority of my day would end up being spent.

Also in this set of photos, a couple pics of what we had to shoot through, as well as a feathered friend.... saw a few, but I decided this duck gets his 15 minutes of fame. Random note, despite Canada being known for beavers, I am about 80% sure that this set was the first time I had actually seen one.... or, 1st time I remember seeing one. But he was too fast for me to photograph....... anywhoo, back to the sets, right?

Once we had relocated to the island, things picked up a bit more. While many of the stunt personnel were out all day, some of the actors were seen on set from time to time. A plethora of scenes were shot, so many I really cant say I recall them all.

People on set for this day included
- Melissa Benoist as Supergirl
- Chyler Leigh as Sentinel
- Azie Tesfai as Guardian
- Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor
- Nicole Maines as Dreamer
- Jesse Rath as Brainiac 5
- Jon Cryer as Lex Luthor
- Peta Sergeant as Nyxlygsptlnz
- Unknown little girl as unknown character
- Martian Manhunter (David was not on set, just a stunt/body double)

The majority of the scenes had the heroes fighting on various battles against either Lex, or Nyxly, or both. As I stated earlier, these scenes sometimes had the actors, sometimes the stunt/body doubles in the the scenes. Some of the doubles were a little unconvincing when you saw them face on, but since they are mostly just needed for shots over a shoulder, or of them jumping/flying, they were able to fill the spots.

A lot of the scenes seemed to revolve around trying to get possession of a crystal type item that I saw no less than 5 different people holding at different points of the day, it was like a hot potato.

Since I know a lot of analyzing online has already happened over the Lena Luthor pics, I will break down what literally happened. Then explain why what you saw on line COULD, or COULD NOT be valid.

The first scene we see of Lena is her laying on the ground, eyes closed, rubble on top of her, while Dreamer lays near by as well. Lex walks over and has a gloating look on his face, before he turns and walks away. Lena seems to turn her head slightly towards him as he comes towards her, but only slightly.
Later, a 2nd scene was done which had Lena just up and sprint away from the fight scene into the forest. She only did 1 take that I recall of that scene.
Finally, she did 1 scene right near the end of the day of her showing up from nowhere out of the forest she ran into to seemingly do something that looked like she was performing magic, beside Supergirl. Again, I only saw 1 take of this shot. So random.

Now I know a few people have theorized Lena dies because of the rubble scene. Others have theorized she hasn't because of the fact she films the scenes of her running away. Problem is, when filming is done for a show, or movie, the order they shoot the scenes, is NOT the order they air on screen. Occasionally, some  may run continual because of the scheduling of the actors, and location availability, but often, they are not done that way. So basing that she is alive off her running away AFTER the earlier scene, as I had seen a few people suggest, is not a valid defense. 
Also, saying she is dead because she clearly looks like shes dying in the one scene is not a valid defense, as either of the latter scenes COULD be after that scene in the episode, or even, the fact she moves her head slightly in the scene could mean she survived whatever Lexs plan was.

Anywho.... I saw a lot of debate about this, and thought I would squash both "reasons" why either side thinks they are right. You'll just either have to wait and see what happens on screen, or, wait for more set content to come out and see what happened.

I know I usually post MUCH more than this from a set. But this set was very tiring, time consuming, and frustrating, so I just got this bunch out. If you want to see the other 700+ photos from the set.... I will have them for sale soon. Just inquire at the contact form to the left of the page, or on the bottom of the main page. I may add on to this blog later this month, time permitting, so perhaps check back later for more?

Video will come later on my YOUTUBE CHANNEL. So check in there for those later on in a few weeks.
Some of the videos will be on the Patreon page for video tier members THIS WEEK.

To see more Behind The scenes blog posts and photos from Supergirl go HERE
To see the autograph gallery for Supergirl go HERE

Supergirl season 6B returns August 24 on The CW in the U.S. and on Showcase in Canada.

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UPDATE - (at 11 AM Pacific Time, March 21, 2020) Video will be added at the bottom. It does include photos from this post after the video. So if you have already seen them here, feel free to skip them.

I caught up with Supergirl shooting in part of downtown Vancouver called Coal Harbour. On this day they were filming a few scenes for the season 5 finale. Unfortunately I did not get to the first couple, as this information snuck up on everyone and we didnt really find out about it till the early afternoon. By the time I got there, they were on the 2nd to last of several locations they were shooting in the area that day.

The first scene I came across had several cast in a scene. Melissa Benoist as Supergirl, David Harewood as Martian Manhunter, Nicole Maines as Dreamer, Jesse Rath as Brainiac 5 (looks a bit different than I recall), Sharon Leal as Miss Martian, and the stand in for Chyler Leigh was in the scene too in some type of black & blue hooded outfit (anyone seen her wearing that before?).

The scene had this group of heroes walking thru a mob on a plaza. They get to the front, and seem happy about something. People are seemingly cheering, but there also was at least a couple background who looked up were acting angry, including 1 walking away giving a thumbs down to whatever was going on. No other context of the scene really is known. That was it.

After that scene wrapped, they went on lunch & moved on to their next scene across the street..

The last location of the day was in a childrens park. This location saw several cast at it.
Melissa Benoist was on set as Kara Danvers, Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor, David Harewood as J'onn J'onzz, Jesse Rath as Querl Dox, Nicole Maines as Nia Nal, as well as returning guest star Sharon Leal as M'gann M'orzz. Also on set was Jon Cryer as Lex Luthor, but he was not shooting (at least while I was there) on camera. This usually means the actor is needed to simply speak a piece of dialogue needed in the scene.

From what I could see of the scene, it seemed the cast were hanging around this bench, seemingly having a good time, as there was a lot of laughing while the camera was rolling. Then suddenly something catches their attention, and they all look up a bit. I never heard any dialogue for the scene, but their fun loving nature from moments earlier seemed to change into a more serious look. I know the direction they looked is where Jon was standing off camera, so perhaps it was something to do with Lex? But I cant say. In some of the scenes you might see bubbles on screen, this is because they had a child playing with a bubble blower throughout the scene, while another was playing soccer with a "dad".

This was, from what anyone could recall, the first on location shoot Supergirl had done, and more notably Melissa, since her pregnancy announcement. The earlier filming had her in her Supergirl costume, but because of the sheer density of the crowd, theres no photos of her full frame to see if she is well in, or not. The evening shoot, she was bundled in a heavy jacket to hide any ideas on that.

After an hour or so of shooting that scene, the cast headed off. Katie and David stopped to meet fans. Earlier in the day Jesse came over to a fence that was splitting the sidewalk and the property they were on to come and say him. They all appeared to be in good spirits despite while they were working the news came out that Riverdale, which shares a studio with Supergirl was shutting down production early because of a possible COVID-19 issue. Katie even referenced she was hesitant to give a fan a hug as she was worried she could give them the disease. Whether that was a thought on her mind prior to the news, or not, I dont know. But she eventually did give the hugs after all.

From what it sounded like from the crew I chatted with, this is probably the last exterior shoot of the season. At this time, I believe there is no plans to shut down production for their show, despite sharing a studio with Riverdale. Filming for Supergirl season 5 is scheduled to wrap March 17. So they just have a few days to try and get through this.

I also have some video of the scene, but it wont be up for a little while, as I have a lot of other projects that I am working on. Perhaps by next week I will have it on Patreon, and by the end of the month on Youtube.

To see more Behind The scenes blog posts and photos from Supergirl go HERE
To see the autograph gallery for Supergirl go HERE

Supergirl season 5 is on Sunday nights on The CW in the U.S. and on Showcase in Canada.

THIS BLOG POST IS FOR SUPERGIRL SEASON 4 EPISODE 22 "THE QUEST FOR PEACE" AND MAY CONTAIN POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR THE EPISODE.
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UPDATE MAY 5 (scene details added at bottom to a major spoiler)

I ran in to Supergirl shooting scenes for episode 22 of this season, which is their finale. The episode is being directed by Jesse Warn.

The cast & crew shot in 2 different locations at quite different parts of the downtown area. First was a spot they had used multiple times in the past, a park in Coal Harbour, which this time was changed to look like an area for a press conference.

Now I fully admit, I do not watch the show, so my knowledge of why a character would be doing something is not there. But this scene had Graham Verchere as George Lockwood giving a press conference where he was telling a gathering of reporters that included Nicole Maines as Nia Nal, to call for "unity".

After that scene wrapped, Graham shot a scene about 100 feet from there with a newer actor (did not even have an IMDB when I looked him up) Steel Bey who is playing the role of "Charlie". The pair stopped to look at their phones as a new alert comes in.

After that scene, it was time for a trek all the way across the downtown core to the far edge of Gastown, start of the Downtown Eastside.

The first scene over there was one in front of the "National City Transit Authority" where we find Andrea Brooks as Eve Teschmacher sitting on a bench when Patti Allan as "Old Lady" comes over and talks to her briefly before getting up & moving on. Again, not sure why, but Eve was hidden in a hoodie, and was sporting brunette hair  (I'm not confused right? She is a blonde on the show. Right??).

Near the end of this shoot, a little bonus surprise arrived. Katie McGrath, better known as Lena Luthor, arrived at the set. But not to work. She was walking her dog Oisin, she also was there to give crew and cast that she might not see for the rest of this season some gifts. She spent most of her time talking with Andrea, and a couple crew members, before moving on. After she was done interacting with the crew, the group of us there to watch called out to her as she was walking away, and she stopped at met with everyone there. Giving out photos with, autographs, and chatting with everyone. Interactions like this one with Katie is why she is firmly in my top 50 nicest celebs list, and when I do my next update, will surely move up a bit more

A little later they moved about 1/2 block up the street to their final location of the night.

The final shoot seemed to give the vibe of a double date night. Luckily some Supergirl fans at the set informed me that the two couples I saw are couples on the show, so I didnt have to speculate on this. Nicole Maines as Nia Nal, Jesse Rath as Querl Dox were together in 1 grouping, with Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers and Azie Tesfai as Kelly Olsen were together walking slightly in front of them.

The focus of the scene seemed to be on Alex and Kelly, as they stop at one point to have a conversation. I cant say what all happens, because I only really photographed the rehearsal for it. The cast security, who I have interacted with many times over the years on various sets, asked quite nicely if I could just co-operate with him and not be where I was because the actors wanted "privacy" for the scene. So I agreed and went for what I thought would be a good hidden spot, but somehow, someone in the crew saw me there, and he had to come over and ask me if I could move from there too. Even though I didnt have to, I obliged, as the way he went about it was not the usual demanding, bullying way that many others on most sets would try to deal with it. Not to mention, I know if I want autographs from the cast, working with his requests from time to time will help with that, as it did on this night. So the actual filming of the scene, I dont really know many details. All I know is the short little amount of pics I got during the rehearsals.

At the end of the evening, all of the cast members stopped and took photos and signed for the fans. For a show who has a cast member so anti-fan in its lead spot, it really is amazing how generous and friendly the rest of this cast is.

Oh, 1 other thing I got to find out. LaMonica Garrett as The Monitor, as I reported earlier this week with the first shot of him on an Arrowverse set outside of the Elseworlds crossover, was on the Arrow set earlier this week. I can confirm he is going to be on Supergirl too..... and he is there looking at someones dead body (all shot in studio, so dont expect photos of it). Start your panic-meters now. Who will it be?? Why?? Is it Crisis On Infinite Earths related? Guess we will have to wait and see.

UPDATE MAY 5, 2019, 11:15 AM - I can now confirm the body The Monitor is looking at belongs to...... LEX LUTHOR! The photo below shows the scene description of "Monitor approaches Lex's dead corpse", and the scene number is 71, which would put it QUITE LATE in the episode.... POSSIBLY even the final scene.

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Supergirl season 4 is airing on Sunday nights on The CW in the U.S. and on Showcase
in Canada.

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Early this month, I ran in to Supergirl shooting a scene for an episode (somewhere around episode 14 or 15). The scene seemed to be part of a protest march. While I definitely dont watch the show anymore, I am moderately aware that they have pushed very hard to make the show a direct knock off of real life politics. The scene they shot here seemed to be centred around the idea of aliens having equal rights to locals.

The scene mostly was a group marching, with a group of guys wearing some jackets that had a large gold star on them. Sporadic chants could be heard from the scene telling people to leave, and they are unwelcomed there. They were apparantly outside a building for the "Department Of Alien Affairs".

For much of the shoot, I was pretty much in the dark for what was going on because of the massive amount of background extras marching in the scene, and the plethora of placards they were carrying with various protest slogans on them.

While I saw several cast on set, including newcomer Jonathan Bennett at one point. Only ones I actually "saw" filming were Nicole Maines as Nia Nal and Jesse Rath as Querl Dox for the most part. I KNOW they filmed a scene with Nia & Querl that also had Melissa Benoist as Supergirl and David Harewood as J'onn J'onzz in the scene, but for the most part, my view of them was obstructed. It was raining a lot, and between trying to find somewhere dry to photograph from, and all the equipment & protesters on the set, there was not a lot to actually see. I did earlier when I first got there saw ONE take of David & Jesse doing a scene where they walk along together..... but they never did that scene again while I was there. All in all, this was 1 of the more confusing sets I had been to, as there was long breaks between scenes, and the scene as I saw it, really didnt seem to line up right to me.  All I can say of it is, it seems to consist of Jesse, Nicole, Melissa holding hands and walking along together while protesters stand behind them.

To see more Behind The scenes blog posts and photos from Supergirl go HERE
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Supergirl season 4 is airing on Sunday nights on The CW in the U.S. and on Showcase
in Canada.