Kevin Smith returns to the director’s chair to helm The CW’s Supergirl season four episode eight. The episode marks Smith’s fourth time as director of the superhero series. Smith previously directed season 2 episode 9 (“Supergirl Lives”), season two episode 17 (“Distant Sun”), and season three episode five (“Damage”). He also directed three episodes of The Flash.
Season four episode eight was written by Rob Wright and Eric Carrasco. The episode’s titled “Bunker Hill” and will air on December 2, 2018.
The season four cast includes Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers/Supergirl, Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers, David Harewood as J’onn J’onzz, Jesse Rath as Brainy, Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen, Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor, Nicole Maines as Nia Nal/Dreamer, April Parker as Colonel Haley, and Sam Witwer as Agent Liberty.
The “Bunker Hill” Plot: KEVIN SMITH DIRECTS; NIA BEGINS TO EMBRACE HER POWERS — Nia (Nicole Maines) has a powerful dream about Agent Liberty (Sam Witwer) but refuses to look at it as a prophetic dream and pushes it aside. After noticing something is bothering Nia, Kara (Melissa Benoist) enlists Brainy’s (Jesse Rath) help, and the two try to persuade Nia to embrace her destiny. Meanwhile, Manchester Black (guest star David Ajala) pays Ben Lockwood a menacing visit.
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