The point of the film is that she's 13 and shouldn't have to do that. The point of the film is that society forces young women to grow up and adultify themselves in various ways. Kara takes on that responsibility because she, as an adult, should be the one to handle it.
I saw “Supergirl” in IMAX. It wasn’t a “superhero movie” about saving the Earth through self-sacrifice as “justice” confronts “evil.” It was a coming-of-age story about saving oneself, Kara, as she struggles with her own trauma. Structurally, it feels less like “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015), where everyone is driven purely by survival instinct beyond notions of good and evil, and more like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), where heroes, villains, and scoundrels all converge.
Neville spent years downplaying Alexander-Arnold’s ability when he was at Liverpool to the point the media ran with the narrative and now he’s at Madrid and has his worst season he’s suddenly world class 🤣