CRITIC’S CORNER
SUPERGIRL CW, 8 ET/PT
The Girl of Steel is back for the third season of the optimistic, fun superhero series. Kara/Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) is a little down this week, mourning Mon-El (Chris Wood) after he left Earth for good. She’s focusing on being Supergirl and the new threats against National City. Her sister Alex (Chyler Leigh) makes a confession to Maggie (Floriana Lima) ahead of their wedding.
THE GIFTED FOX, 9 ET/PT
The Strucker family is still on the run in Monday’s second episode, which picks up right after last week’s explosive premiere. Blink (Jamie Chung) goes into a state of shock after having forced her powers to the limits to help the family and the other mutants escape Sentinel Services, so Caitlin (Amy Acker) and Eclipse (Sean Teale) try to recover a special serum to help her. The captured Reed (Stephen Moyer) has to make hard choices.
SCORPION CBS, 10 ET/PT
The team works to save an endangered and pregnant deer from poachers by creating an artificial womb to save it (and its baby). Happy (Jadyn Wong) and Toby (Eddie Kaye Thomas) get serious about the future of their family.
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