On July 21st, 2018, Melissa Benoist attended a media session to promote Supergirl season 4. The press room was held at the Hilton Bayfront during San Diego Comic-Con. I had the pleasure of participating and hearing what Melissa had to say about the upcoming season of Supergirl.

Melissa was very excited about what the new season has in store. “This season is gonna be different,” she told us. “Season three was a lot of fire and brimstone and witchcraft and paying homage to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which we’re all big fans of. This season I think is gonna be a little more rooted and grounded in reality and kind of mirroring a lot of topical issues,” she continued.

One press member at our table asked her the question on all our minds; how was Kara going to interact with Batwoman? “I’m so excited see Kara interact with Batwoman,” Melissa said with a smile on her face. “Throughout the seasons Kara’s had a few funny quippy lines about Batman and her opinions on him and she kind of always thinks vigilantes are nuts. We’ve always had those funny little moments. So I’m excited to see her meet Batwoman and see how they interact. It might be funny”, Melissa continued.

Melissa then elaborated on the “topical issues”, she had previously mentioned season 4 including. “I think all of the ideals that she (Kara) carries as a superhero she’ll carry into her journalistic work as well, especially with what she’s facing this season. And I think we’re really going to explore the idea of how fear is the enemy. She does have people that fight with hand to hand obviously, because it’s Superigrl. But I think fear is the bigger opponent. And the journalism can fight that,” Melissa said.

SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 21: Melissa Benoist attends the ‘Supergirl’ Press Line during Comic-Con International 2018 at Hilton Bayfront on July 21, 2018 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

When asked about the doppelganger tease we got in the season 3 finale, Melissa got giddy. “Well initially I read the script and said ‘guys when are we gonna do this, we don’t have time’. But the way they’re integrating it is really clever. It’s such a cool comic book. I read the Red Son over the hiatus. It is a really interesting idea. So I’m excited to see where it goes,” Melissa said.

Before departing to her next interview, Melissa gave our table some parting advice for all the young fans out there. “You can be a super girl and super hero being just who you are. You don’t have to do anything extraordinary to be an extraordinary soul. You can do that by spreading hope, help and compassion, which is Supergirl’s motto. It’s not about defying feats of strength and all that. She’s a superhero without a cape, and I think that little girls deserve to know that,” Melissa said.

What are you looking forward to in Supergirl season 4? The Red Son storyline? Batwoman? Kara fighting against fear? Let us know.

Supergirl returns to the CW on October 14, 2018.