The working class hero

But I still have healthcare, though, right, sis?

Watching last week's Supergirl episode, "Luthors", I noticed something odd. Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) goes into a bar (sounds like the beginning of a bad joke), where she encounters Mon-El (Chris Wood), who's working there as a bartender.

Keep in mind that Mon-El is another super-powered being, like Supergirl, who works for the Department of Extra-Normal Operations (just like Supergirl does), a government agency that fights other-worldly threats like aliens and the like.

But why is Mon-El working as a bartender when he's hooked up with this fancy DENO group (if only it were the Department of Extra-Vehicular Operations, then it would be known as DEVO. "Crack that whip!")? Wouldn't you think this should be a full-time paying gig for a superhero?

While we're at it, Supergirl really shouldn't be hustling as a reporter, either--not when she's associated with this DEVO--um, DENO group, as well. How many times has she saved the world--not to mention National City? Talk about gratitude....

I realize that getting a job and having a secret identity is what "humanizes" these super-powered heroes (it goes back to when they first appeared in the comics), but this is the first time that Supergirl and friends are directly working for the government. And yet the Martian Manhunter (David Harewood) works for this same group and he doesn't have to worry about getting an outside gig to pay the bills.

I know, I know, it's just a goofy superhero show, and I love it to bits. But I just can't help but think about this stuff. :)