There was a lot of setup for what came for Stargirl Season 2 in just the premiere…
The Stargirl Season 2 premiere was full of setup for what is to come this season, and we can tell you now it will be dark. Real dark. If you thought what happened last season was tame, you haven’t seen anything yet. We’ve chosen six moments of interest that we’ll dive into and what we think will happen next.
Much of what we say we’ve said before will be included, so please forgive our rambling. So, strap in because it may get very dark.
[CAUTION: THIS POST DIVES INTO SPOILERS FOR STARGIRL S02E01: SUMMER SCHOOL: CHAPTER ONE]
1. Mike’s Constant Rejection May Result In Him Joining Cindy
Poor Mike. Last season his father kept him in the dark about the J.S.A., but now that he knows about it, he wants to be a part of it. We know Pat is deadset against it and doesn’t want his joining something so dangerous. Our boy clearly wants to be like his big sister, Courtney, and she appears to be on board. But in a couple of episodes, it’d only go downhill from there.
We’ll return to this point a little later in the post, but Pat will essentially continue to shoot down Mike’s desire to join the team. Could this result in the new legacy siding with Cindy? It may go that way, but it will not be pretty if it does. It will become like what happened last season, where Mike was jealous of his dad’s bond with his stepsister.
This ultimately leads to Mike blowing up at Courtney at the Homecoming Football game and stalking off. However, it may end up on a much grander scale, especially with Cindy whispering in his ear that his family thinks he’s a burden and so on. Also, he’s just a kid who happens to be a J.S.A. (sidekick) legacy.
Do we think the setup of Mike betraying the J.S.A. and his parents will happen? He may do if he feels he’s not wanted. This also relates to what we think will happen with the Thunderbolt. We know Mike gets his hands on the pink pen and wields it for a bit before the power ends with his pal, Jakeem. We see Mike and Thunderbolt in one of the trailers.
For all we know, the constant rejections might become too much, leaving Mike to seek an alternative.
2. Eclipso Targeting J.S.A. Members And Their Families
The premiere continued the setup for Eclipso after that surprise ending with Cindy last season. While we don’t see Eclipso a lot in the episode, his presence is felt by the audience from the beginning. The reason we bring this up is that the opening sequence involves the family of an original Justice Society member.
We learn almost immediately that Eclipso targeted the J.S.A. decades before the show’s current events. He goes after Rebecca McNider, a relative (likely the daughter) of Doctor Charles McNider, the original Doctor Mid-Nite while possessing a small boy named Bruce [Gordon].
With the current setup, it wouldn’t be surprising if Yolanda ends up being the first victim of Eclipso. We mention this because when she came out of the confessional, she attempted to do, and she ended up having a flash of memory of killing Brainwave. The vision was the same as we see on the poster for the season with the major players outside of Courtney.
This makes us think that Eclipso will target the J.S.A. again, but the younger generation. He also doesn’t like to play fair, so he’s likely to play Cindy for a fool. He claims he’s ready to serve her but will play the situation to his rules, not hers.
If Eclipso gets to say, Mike, for example, it will affect everyone around him. His family, his friends, and the J.S.A. as a whole. The same applies to Yolanda and Beth, who are currently down on their luck. They’ve been hit with misfortune after misfortune, which may lead them down a path they may not be able to be saved from.
3. Courtney And Cameron’s Slow Moving Relationship Will Continue Fester
Last season we got small snippets of a slow-burning romance between Courtney and Cameron, which is continuing into this season. However, there’s a lot more baggage than there was.
Courtney knows something Cameron doesn’t; Mike killed Jordan. To make matters worse, Cameron’s grandparents, Lily and Sofus, know who Courtney is regarding Stargirl. His grandmother wants him to know, while his grandfather doesn’t, as she puts a smile on their otherwise grieving grandson’s face.
It has been teased that the relationship will continue to fester, but there are likely to be more hurdles. We know someone wants Cameron to go full-blown Icicle Junior, and that someone is Cindy. We’ll touch on it a little later. Yolanda has warned Courtney to be careful because if she or someone else let’s slip that Jordan’s death wasn’t an accident, then who knows what will happen.
We guess that Cindy might know how Jordan died – how we don’t know as she was knocked out – and it’s here that she tells Cameron what happened. Lily and Sofus might not even be involved. However, the whole thing may not work as she wants Mike on her team too. If she did know, she wouldn’t want to recruit both boys. The last thing she would want is for her group to wipe themselves out as the I.S.A. did.
The truth of what happened to Jordan would destroy Cameron and, therefore, his relationship with Courtney.
4. Beth’s Struggles At Home And Within The J.S.A. Without Chuck
When Beth’s goggles were destroyed in the Season 1 finale, it was evident that she would struggle in Season 2 without Chuck. In the premiere, she managed to get the A.I. up and working, but there was a hiccup. When Chuck reactivated, he didn’t recognise his best pal and shut off.
There’s also a bit more to Beth’s struggles. She came across divorce papers meaning her parents were no longer together, despite living in the same house and acting normal around her like nothing was happening. Despite trying to be the model daughter, her parents still leave her hanging, claiming they ditched her kindhearted gesture of a dinner-for-two due to work commitments. We expect Bridget and James to put each other and Beth last.
No wonder they’re divorcing. Yolanda and Courtney knew something was wrong, but Beth brushed them off.
5. Yolanda’s Grief Will Lead To Her Potential Downfall
Yolanda has been struggling with her grief since she lost Henry to his father. While this setup was made in the ‘Brainwave Jr’ episode in Season 1, the story has been pushing and is about to get darker. The Season finale saw Wildcat kill Brainwave despite telling Rick that murdering was terrible when he wanted to kill Grundy.
Now, it seems her grief is still plaguing her and eating her alive. After several failed confessionals and a flashback to what she did, Yolanda will be a victim of Eclipso, and we think it’s already beginning to happen. When she walks out of the confessional, she has a vision that could be a direct link to Eclipso.
Eclipso goes after those with dark thoughts and sky-high negative emotions. So feeding off Yolanda would be the ultimate treat for him.
6. Cindy’s Desire To Get Even With Courtney May Cause A New Team To Form
The setup for Eclipso was a massive surprise for anyone who watched the finale. However, now that we have Cindy and Eclipso together on the hunt for their Injustice Unlimited team, it makes us wonder how they will get. If we’re honest, she’s trying to get even with Courtney.
Of all the people Cindy has gone up against, Courtney has been the one who can stand up to her. Burman doesn’t like this and feels it is her job to take down the leader of the J.S.A. She targets the two closest to Courtney; her stepbrother, Mike and love interest, Cameron who happens to be Icicle’s son.
Cindy is cunning, but she is also naive when it comes to Eclipso. The Prince of Darkness doesn’t give a damn about anyone. He couldn’t care less about a team-up. All he wants to wreak havoc upon Blue Valley by feeding off the darkness of others. He’ll likely feed off Mike’s rejected state, Cameron’s anger and sadness of being lied to by Courtney and losing his dad, which will probably trigger his powers and of course, we have Yolanda. Now, Wildcat isn’t joining Injustice Unlimited, but she’ll go dark to some degree. Then, there’s Artemis and Isaac.
What will happen to them, we don’t know yet. We can only speculate.
