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This couple! This damn couple!

Sparked a whole change for me. Even though it took a few years for me to really figure myself out, this couple was the reason I started down a path to getting myself better.

For that reason, they are my first featured couple!

They’re not necessarily my favorite, mind you.

They’re just the first that got me to explore a side of myself I wouldn’t have otherwise. Seeing Alex discover things about herself in her late 20s, helped me to understand that not having my life totally figured out or together by the time I hit 30 wasn’t the end of the world.

Of course, seeing Alex fall for Maggie helped me walk into the LGBTQ community for the first time.

From this couple I started consuming piles and piles of media involving two women together and discover myself. Find friends who got me and helped me get myself.

Despite their story not working out the way I wanted, they have a special place in my heart.

I learned about gay panic.

That not everyone discovers this information about themselves when they’re a teenager. Sometimes, those take longer, but the timeline doesn’t matter.

I learned about ‘Bury Your Gays’ trope.

I delved into media and issues I never knew about. I learned about the Stonewall Riots and Pride Month, things I had no real knowledge of before. And even if I never made any realizations about myself, I loved that this couple was able to open my eyes to things I’d never thought about before.

I could see from someone else’s perspective.

I could learn to be more respectful and better myself.

Maggie and Alex weren’t perfect. Supergirl wasn’t perfect to display them. But the fandom that showed up with a passion for this couple and this show, helped me realize so much.

So many people are hurting.

People are still being treated terribly.

Things aren’t over or fine. We’re still fighting to be treated well everyday. And I could add my voice to the cause.

So thank you to Supergirl, to Maggie and Alex, for helping me.

As for the couple themselves!

Maggie and Alex were so similar and so different. They’re both tough as nails. They both believe in justice and doing the right thing. They like to drink, guns, and make silly bets.

On the flip side, Maggie is guarded in a totally different way. Her family threw her away like she was trash, and she grew up too fast.

Alex is guarded because she’s spent her whole life trying to keep Kara safe.

Watching these two women, who had their share of unfortunate mishaps find their way in the world together was so sweet.

I loved how Maggie was the calm when Alex made discoveries about herself.

She remained a calm, strong voice of reason, and care throughout. Maggie was everything she wanted, when her parents found out.

Those scenes are truly magic.

Both Flo and Chylar were stellar in their performances. All the nuances of their moments as they tiptoed around each other with this newfound knowledge.

The scene in the bar where Alex says Maggie was right about her was one of my all-time favorite moments of TV.

Second to Alex telling Kara the truth.

It’s so much easier to tell someone you know will accept you. It was easier for me to be out and tell people I worked with, because I knew they were just like me.

Telling my family? That was so different.

A terrifying moment for me. Although, not for the reasons most are. For me, saying it out loud to my family made it so real. I knew that was the moment it would truly sink it, my whole new reality, and what it meant going forward in my life.

Thankfully, I knew my family wouldn’t really care.

It was about to change everything I knew going forward. I’d be the target of hate. People who didn’t know me, would hate me because I’m attracted to men and women.

Chylar and Flo portray those feelings to perfection.

I still watch those moments over and over again because they are so good.

And I will forever be a bit bitter that they never worked out in the end! Argh! They were so good together and I couldn’t wait to see them grow together and build their lives and family.

Alas, it did not happen and it was one of the reasons I stopped watching Supergirl.

I loved them too much and I couldn’t watch Alex go through that pain.

Nope.

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