#superham

OH MY RAOOOOOOOOOOOO

so in general I just want to say that the idea started gestating when the Supergirl show-writers started really leaning in on the aliens-as-refugees-and-immigrants analogy in season 2.

Supergirl & Hamilton = both immigrants? AWESOME.

Supergirl & Lena Luthor both burdened by family legacy? DOUBLE AWESOME.

Supergirl having the same number of syllables as Hamilton? HO-LEE SHIT!

so I started listening to Hamilton in the car and listening for lyrics that matched with characters and just… FOUND SO MANY???!!! 

Supergirl / Kara Danvers: My father was a genius, my mother commanded respect; when they died they left no instructions, just a legacy to protect… And if there’s a reason I’m still alive when everyone who loves me has died, I’m willing to wait for it…

Alex Danvers: I know my sister like I know my own mind, you will never find anyone as trusting or as kind. I love my sister more than anything in this life; I will choose her happiness over mine, every time.

Lena Luthor: Oh, let me be a part of the narrative, in the story you will write some day, let this moment be the first chapter where you decide to stay… And I could be enough.

Reign/ Sam Arias: I am the one thing in life I can control! I am inimitable, I am an original. I’m not falling behind or running late… I’m not standing still, I am lying in wait. Supergirl faces an endless uphill climb: she wants something to prove, she has nothing to lose. Supergirl’s pace is relentless, she wastes no time. What is it like in her shoes?

Martian Manhunter / J’onn J’onzz: Let me tell you what I wish I’d known, when I was young and dreamed of glory: you have no control who lives, who dies, who tells your story. I know that we can win. I know that greatness lies in you. But remember from here on in, history has it’s eyes on you.

Guardian / James Olsen: I’m past patiently waiting, I’m passionately smashing every expectation, every action’s an act of creation…I’m just like my country, I’m young scrappy and hungry and I’m not thowing away my shot!

Winn Schott: I’ll rise above my station, organize your information, till we rise to the occasion of our new nation!

Maggie Sawyer: But when I fantasize at night it’s Alexandra’s eyes, as i romanticize what might have been if I hadn’t sized her up so quickly… And I know you will never be satisfied, I will never be satisfied.

Mon-El of Daxam: [Kara’s POV] He’s a bit of a flirt, but I’mma give him a chance. I asked about his family, did you see his answer? …Handsome, boy does he know it! Peach fuzz, and he can’t even grow it. I wanna take him far away from this place…

Not even just for the main characters, even the SIDE CHARACTERS have lyrics that match them UNCANNILY WELL????

Superman: America, you great unfinished symphony, you sent for me! You let me make a difference, a place where even orphaned immigrants can leave their fingerprints and rise up!

M’gann M’orzz: Look around, look around, at how lucky we are to be alive right now. Look around, look around… Look at where you are; look at where you started. The fact that you’re alive is a miracle. Just stay alive, that would be enough. 

Morgan Edge: I get no satisfaction witnessing her [Lena’s] fits of passion… this prick is asking for someone to bring her to task, somebody get me some dirt on this vaccuous ass so we can at last unmask her. I’ll pull the trigger on her, someone load the gun and cock it! While we were all watching, she got Supergirl in her pocket. It must be nice, It must be ni-ice, to have Supergirl on your side…

Lillian Luthor: Supergirl doesn’t hesitate. She exhibits no restraint, she takes and she takes and she takes, and she keeps winning anyway, changes the game, she plays and she raises the stakes and if there’s a reason she seems to thrive when so few survive then goddammit I’m willing to wait for it.

Rhea of Daxam: You’ll be back, like before. I will fight the fight and win the war. For your love, for your praise, and I’ll love you til my dyin’ days! When you’re gone, I’ll go mad, so don’t throw away this thing we had. Cuz when push comes to shove, I will kill your friends and family to remind you of my love!

LEX HASNT EVEN MADE AN APPEARANCE, AND YET:

Lex Luthor: Now I’m the villain in your history. I was too young and blind to see. I should’ve known, I should have known the world was wide enough for both Superman and me…

and y’all. Y’ALL. THIS DOESNT EVEN COVER EVERYTHINGGG.

But I hope it’s a good summary of WHY IS POPCORN OBSESSED WITH HAMILTON & SUPERGIRL PARALLELS

I MAY NEED TO DO A LUDICROUSLY LONG VIDEO TO SHOW IT ALL.