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“Supergirl” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg explained that the real-world social issues integrated to the series’ Season 2 narrative weren’t a result of the show’s network change. The CW

When Season 2 of “Supergirl” started airing on The CW, one of the big things that fans began to notice is its effort to integrate real-life social issues to its narrative. This change has generally been commended by both fans and critics, but executive producer Andrew Kreisberg made it clear that this added element to “Supergirl’s” storylines had nothing to do with the show’s move from CBS to The CW.

“Truth be told, we pitched a lot of what were going to do in Season 2 to CBS and they were very cool with the change,” Kreisberg said (via The Hollywood Reporter) during the “Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl” and “Legends of Tomorrow” panel at PaleyFest on Saturday afternoon. “[The change] was more just in terms of us and what makes ‘Supergirl’ special and why is it different from the other shows.”

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“When we were crafting this season, we talked about what was going on in the world with immigration, journalism and LGBT rights, we realized this show and this cast could handle mixing that real world stuff into the superhero world,” Kreisberg added. “I’m as proud of the episodes where we touched on that more than anything I’ve done in my career.”

When asked about what he thinks of Alex (Chyler Leigh) and Maggie’s (Floriana Lima) relationship and what it’s meant to fans, Kreisberg said (via Comic Book Resources): “If we made someone feel a little less alone in the world for 42 minutes, that’s really special.”

Meanwhile, during a press event last month, Kreisberg talked about why it’s significant for the show to tackle current issues surrounding journalism. “That’s actually been very important to us, especially in the times we now find ourselves living in,” he said (via Entertainment Weekly) of further exploring Kara’s (Melissa Benoist) profession as journalist in Season 2. “[In] episode 18, we really get a chance to talk about the importance of journalism, and the importance of journalism ethics, and how important [it is to have] the objective truth be out there now.”

What do you think of the integration of real-life issues to “Supergirl’s” narrative? Sound off in the comments below!

An all-new episode of “Supergirl” (Season 2, episode 16) airs on Monday, March 19 at 8 p.m. EST on The CW.

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