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Katie McGrath Talks Lena Luthor And Supergirl Season Finale

Katie McGrath took on the role of Lena Luthor in season two of Supergirl not known too much about what the writer's had in mind. She's been promoted from recurring to regular for season three and talked to Collider about it, the season finale and what might be the future for Lex's little sister.

On becoming a series regular:

When I signed on to the show, I signed on for only a few episodes. I had no idea what I was going to become a part of. I had no idea that this woman was going to be created. To be a part of that, and to have it happen in an organic way, as they saw what worked and the producers responded to what the fans liked, is a very humbling experience. It's very rare that you get to be with a character at the start of something.

A lot of characters are known quantities. Even Supergirl, to a certain extent, is someone that you know because there are so many comic books and so many backstories with her. Lena is a little bit different. She's kind of the unknown Luthor. You know Lex so well. You've seen him in so many different incarnations, whereas Lena is an enigma. To be able to be a part of that and to have it become something now that I never expected, is exciting. I never expected to be asked to be a series regular on a show like Supergirl. It's unbelievable!

How much more disappointment can Lena take from Lillian?

In a way, with Lillian, she just expects it. She's so used to it now. She's so used to her mother turning her back on her or disappointing her or being devious that, when it happens, she's disappointed, but she's expecting it. So, as far as how many more times can she take it with her mother? At the end of the day, they're family, and family can always get back into your heart. No matter how many times she says to her mother, "I'm done with you!," that's still her mother. I don't know if Lena will ever be able to say no to Lillian, unless there's something really cool that the writers come up with, and I wouldn't put it past them.

Will there be any resolution between Lena and Lillian in the season finale?

There are things that are still unfinished between her and her mother, which have to come to something. Episode 222 has a lot of things to deliver on, and I think it does it so well. It doesn't stop. It picks up straight where Episode 221 left off, and it just keeps on going. Every time you have a question that you want to be answered, it will be answered. You're taken along on a ride. The finale will have you white knuckling on the edge of your seat, biting your nails.

And her thought about being on a show with so many strong female characters:

One of my best friends has a daughter who's eight, and I really wanted to do something where she could watch it and it could be good for her. I wanted to do something that is good for a young teenage girl and that I could be proud of. I wanted to say, "This is going to be good for you. You will see strong, capable, wonderful, intelligent, smart women, to show you that everybody can be a million different things and still be a hero." That's what Supergirl, and that's what the Arrow-verse does, so well. You can have a wide spectrum of different types of people, and yet they're all heroes. You've got Cat Grant, Supergirl, Lena and Alex Danvers, but they're all different and they're all amazing. The fact that I even get to be put in the same breath as any of those women in that episode is humbling. It's a little bit scary, but absolutely amazing.

Supergirl's season finale airs tonight at 8 PM on the CW.

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