Supergirl star Melissa Benoist has addressed early criticisms levelled at the show - including comparisons to that SNL Black Widow sketch.
Some critics drew unfavourable comparisons between the first trailer for Benoist's new superhero series and a Saturday Night Live skit which saw Scarlett Johansson's heroine struggle with a broken heart and broken heels.
"Obviously you see Kara in her work atmosphere [and] it resembles the Black Widow parody, but what you don't see [in the trailer] is Kara kicking butt," Benoist told Entertainment Weekly.
"There's so much more in the pilot that I think people are really going to be surprised by.
"[The SNL spoof] came out and all of us thought it was so hilarious [but] I don't think any of us expected people to compare them or put them side-by-side."
The former Glee star added that she feels "a huge sense of responsibility" after being cast as the superheroine, since there's "a lot of pressure" to get it right.
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"I want to do right," she said. "Of course, this is a broad statement, but I want to do right by women. I want to portray someone they can relate to and look up to that's not a trite or a shallow depiction.
"I want her to be complicated and flawed. I don't want it to be campy. I want it to be grounded and human."
Supergirl will launch on US television on October 26 on CBS. A high-quality version of the series pilot was leaked online in May - six months ahead of intended transmission.
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