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The 10 Best Superhero TV Moments Of 2016

Superhero movies might have received a mixed reception in 2016, but comic book television has never been better. Both Marvel and DC expanded their respective shared universes outwards this past year and in just about every case, superhero TV shows reached a good balance between pilfering from the comic books and adapting the material to best fit the new medium. Series like Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl finally found their feet, others like Arrow got back on track and those like The Flash and Daredevil continued their winning streaks.

7) Worlds Finest – Supergirl

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It was a strange stroke of fate that, in the same week that Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice was rearing its grey, gloomy head in cinemas, DC’s TV division offered up a much brighter take on the superhero crossover. BvS will have a longer shelf-life, but Supergirl‘sWorlds Finest” was undoubtedly the more immediately lovable of the two.

Barry Allen aka the Flash accidentally crash-lands on Earth-Supergirl (later called Earth-38, as a reference to Superman’s birth year) – just in time to help Kara Danvers save National City from two crazed supervillains; Livewire and Silver Banshee. The episode was full of endearing moments – such as Barry proving his powers by getting everyone an ice cream – and it nicely set the table for more connections between Supergirl and the rest of the Arrowverse shows later down the line.