Brainiac 5

And as if that weren't enough, new Legionnaire drama unfolds as Saturn Girl and Cosmic Boy throw down over who should take on the Legion's leadership! Plus, Brainiac 5 will reveal a secret that will make one Legionnaire quit the team-and we ask the burning question: Who is the strongest Legionnaire? Find out in the[...]

In the season's penultimate episode of the CW's Supergirl "Red Dawn" we get a climactic showdown between our hero and her Kasnian clone Red Daughter – but that is not the most precipitous event in tonight's episode, as Brainy, Dreamer, and J'onn chase down alien captives to find out what is happening to them, and we […]

Last week's episode of CW's Supergirl (make sure to check out Bleeding Cool television writer Andy Wilson's review of "American Dreamer" here) put the pieces in place for a season-ending run that that's destined to leave Kara (Melissa Benoist) and the rest of the team changed dramatically heading into the post-season break – and that's […]

Welcome back to Bleeding Cool's continuing coverage of the CW's Supergirl season 4. This week's episode is the one episode that consistently airs late in the season that attempt to tie all the disparate storylines together. The enigmatic glimpses of Red Daughter. The anti-alien sentiment in the U.S. government. Lex's arrival on the scene. All we were missing […]

Welcome back to Bleeding Cool's continuing coverage of the CW's Supergirl season 4. This episode had it all… the resolution to the James Olsen shooting, the introduction of Lex Luthor, J'onn deciding whether to shite or get off the pot, Nia and Brainy's first kiss, even Supergirl dropping a "damn it" while repairing a broken dam threatening the […]

As much as fans of the CW's Supergirl are eager to see how Kara can stop the growing war between the anti-alien U.S Government and its new rep Ben Lockwood/Agent Liberty, and the pro-alien forces of Manchester Black and the Elite. Seems like more than a handful for Supergirl, right? Which is usually the exact […]

Welcome back to Bleeding Cool's continuing coverage of the CW's Supergirl season 4. This week's new episode is heavy on the politics and personal commitment to doing what each character thinks it right in the increasingly intense pressure cooker that is National City. Lockwood accepts the President's appointment to the Director of the Department of Alien Affairs. His first […]

Now we get word that Jesse Rath, who plays Querl Dox, aka Brainiac 5, has been promoted to series regular for Supergirl season 4 Brainiac was my call for best new character on Supergirl.[caption id="attachment_830132" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Supergirl --Photo: Diyah Pera/The CW --© 2018 The CW Network, LLC All rights reserved.[/caption]Rath made his debut in[...]

Amy Jackson’s Imra Arden, aka Saturn Girl, has been a very interesting take on the character and would’ve been a contender, but Jesse Rath’s Querl Dox, aka Brainiac 5, was a home run.[caption id="attachment_830132" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Supergirl -- Photo: Diyah Pera/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC All rights reserved.[/caption]This would not be[...]

Brainiac 5 (Jesse Rath) knows this because the other Legion members on the ship were infected by Blight and that is why they were never woken Now that the future is changed, there is a chance that the alliance with Titan could be shaky, and Imra (Amy Jackson) needs to return to make sure a[...]

We were introduced to the character of Imra Ardeen (Amy Jackson), aka Saturn Girl prior to the midseason break and last night we met Querl Dax (Jesse Rath), aka Brainiac 5, another popular member of the team The rise in ratings could very easily be attributed to the first appearance of Brainiac 5 and the[...]

Querl Dax (Jesse Rath), also known as Brainiac 5, goes into Kara's mind to help bring her back to the surface.[caption id="attachment_775776" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Jesse Rath as Brainiac 5 and Melissa Benoist as Kara -- Photo: Diyah Pera/The CW[/caption]There has been some skeptical responses to the initial look of Brainiac 5, being that the character[...]

The original trailer gave us our first look at the Brainiac 5 (Jesse Rath) and the costumes for Mon-El (Chris Wood) and Saturn Girl (Amy Jackson) The extended version gives us a bit more about Supergirl's (Melissa Benoist) condition after getting beaten nearly to death by Reign (Odette Annable) and what she has been up[...]

Late last week an extended trailer for the midseason return of Supergirl was released, and we got our first look at Brainiac 5 The character is part of the Legion of Superheroes, also the title for the episode, and in the comics is a green-skinned, blond-haired native of the planet Colu, and claimed to be[...]

Jesse Rath (Defiance) joins the cast as Brainiac 5, who in the comics is a green-skinned, blond-haired native of the planet Colu, and claimed to be descended from the original Brainiac, one of Superman's most famous foes As you can see from the image below, he is neither green-skinned, nor blond and has gained three[...]

We've known for some time, however, that Brainiac 5 was one of them when the Jesse Rath casting was announced The interesting thing will be to see who the other two members are Will they be Cosmic Boy and Lightning Lad, the other two founding members along with Saturn Girl? Will this tie in at[...]

Now that the second-longest continuous writer at Marvel Comics, Brian Michael Bendis, has signed an exclusive deal with DC Comics, everything he ever said anywhere on the internet about DC Comics is up for discussion.Including this great post on his Tumblr from earlier in the year, when asked about the comparative fighting abilities of Batman and[...]

Supergirl continues to build up the Legion of Super-Heroes as word from TVLine is that Jesse Rath (Defiance) has been cast as Brainiac 5 The character is the 31st Century version of the Superman villain, but he is half computer and half organic life He and other members of the Legion of Super-Heroes will travel[...]

This new tome looks at the history of Superman as compiled through newspaper clippings, photos and stories by the Man of Steel's futuristic friend and Legion of Super-Heroes member Brainiac 5 Writing by the real-life Matthew Manning, this 312 page hard-bound book is crafted as a tribute from a admirer in the 31st century and[...]