'Stargirl' Episode 9: Wildcat threatens to slash Brainwave Jr to pieces, fans hail it as her 'Batman moment'
So that was an exciting 'Stargirl' episode. For starters, Courtney Whitmore (Brec Bassinger) did her best to recruit Henry King Jr aka Brainwave Jr (Jake Austin Walker) to the Justice Society Of America with a heartfelt and warm speech.
While for a few seconds he was actually torn about his loyalties, he decided that it wasn't worth it and that people were all monsters. He exudes powerful telepathic waves that shake up the entire hospital building, and finally Courtney has to give up. At the end of the episode, Henry supplants himself as a villain after killing a man who was pretending to be a family lawyer. And just as he did that, his father Brainwave Sr (Christopher James Baker) wakes up from coma. So, there's a lot of trouble brewing for Courtney and her squad, as most of the villains from the Injustice Society Of America would now know who she is.
To be fair, Yolanda Montez (Yvette Monreal) did warn Courtney about trying to recruit Henry to the JSA as he had ruined her life earlier by sending out an intimate photo. Later, in her Wildcat costume, Yolanda descends upon Henry and threatens that if he tries to harm Courtney and her friends, she will kill him. This was a really memorable moment in Episode 9 and fans referred to it as Yolanda's 'Batman' moment.
"'Stay away for Courtney and her family... she thinks your soul is worth saving... I know it isn’t. I should kill you.' I believe Yolanda is miles far away from 'pissed' now," a fan tweeted. "Yolanda’s Batman moment right here is just so great," another wrote. "I could slash you and watch you bleed to death, Henry, I loved you, DAMN," a fan wrote, referring to her dialogue. "And when i watch Yolanda/WildCat is threatening Henry, she reminds me one of those secondary Riders or Batman. Yeah, i also watch Kamen Rider," another tweeted.
However, others were worried that Yolanda revealed her identity to Henry. "While I'd relish the thought of Yolanda slashing her pound of flesh off of Henry, why did she reveal her identity to an enemy who is connected to a league of enemies?" a fan tweeted. "Yolanda has gone rogue," wrote another.
Fans also questioned why Courtney would want to recruit Henry to the JSA, especially after what he did to Yolanda. And that's a fair point.
'Stargirl' airs on The CW on Tuesdays at 8 pm.