- “Supergirl” star Melissa Benoist attended San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday with her CW costars.
- During the show’s panel, a new photo and trailer for season five were released, showing Supergirl’s new suit that has pants instead of a skirt.
- Fans on Twitter applauded the “fierce,” “powerful,” and “practical” appearance.
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“Supergirl” star Melissa Benoist wears pants in the first official photo and a new trailer for the CW show’s upcoming season, and fans are praising the new look.
Benoist, who stars as Kara Danvers/Supergirl, was in attendance at San Diego Comic-Con for the series’ panel on Saturday with costars Jesse Rath (Brainiac-5), Katie McGrath (Lena Luthor), Nicole Maines (Nia Nal/Dreamer), Mechad Brooks (James Olsen/Guardian), Andrea Brooks (Eve Teschmacher), Azie Tesfai (Kelly Olsen), David Harewood (J’onn J’onzz), and Jon Cryer (Lex Luthor).
At the event, fans got an official look at Benoist’s superhero suit upgrade. Since season one premiered in 2015, the actress has worn a skirt and tights. On the upcoming season, Supergirl will be ditching her classic look for navy pants. She’ll also be rocking bangs.
You can see the first photo of the new outfit below.
Fans on Twitter were thrilled to see the new costume. Many applauded the "fierce," "powerful," and "practical" appearance.
https://twitter.com/kalieaselee/status/1153182802772467712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
IT'S WHAT SHE DESERVES
— Adam 🏳️🌈 (Taylor’s Version) (@abnormallyadam) July 21, 2019
So solid, so powerful.
— Andrea (@lenaalxthor) July 21, 2019
SHE LOOKS BETTER THAN EVER! 💙🔥
— Lulu ⎊ all along ✨️ (@starkdeckerstar) July 21, 2019
I dig the new suit.
— ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🏳️🌈 🇵🇭 🖖🏽🍉 (@ryantriddle) July 21, 2019
I love the fierce and determined look.
— Orion9 (@realOrion9) July 21, 2019
https://twitter.com/LukeOfKrypton/status/1152900997347495936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Love the new suit! Looks awesome & empowering! Very excited for season 5!
— WelshDragon #IStandWithMelissa (@WelshdragonU) July 21, 2019
https://twitter.com/Jaselant/status/1152636422286913538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Personally I thought the skirt looked impractical for fighting.
— Captain Caden Raden (Jeffmw) 🇺🇸✝️ (@Jeffmw) July 22, 2019
Others couldn't get enough of the cast's support of the suit upgrade, noting that the stars have been chanting "Pants! Pants! Pants!" during recent interviews.
PANTS! PANTS! PANTS! @melissabenoist is SUPER excited for her new #Supergirl suit! 👖❤️@TheCWSupergirl #comiccon2019 #sdcc2019 pic.twitter.com/nRe8HnNj0g
— ExtraTV (@extratv) July 20, 2019
Loved every chant. You look amazing in both costumes but I'm glad that you got the costume you wanted.
— Laura (@paisley80) July 21, 2019
https://twitter.com/CmndrLex/status/1153028833269993473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The super girl cast chatting Pants in every comic con interview they’ve done so far is possibly one of my favourite things #Sdcc #supergirl
— SEM (@ShaniceEnnis) July 21, 2019
Interviewer: "Let's talk about the new suit"
Supergirl Cast: "PANTS, PANTS, PANTS, PANTS!!!"
I LOVE ONE CAST #SupergirlSDCC #Supergirl #SDDC
— karol (@ddlscorp) July 21, 2019
Melissa said many many many many times that she loves the new pants and the entire cast keeps chanting pants everywhere they go. #supergirl
— lawgaymer 🐞 (@LawGaymer) July 21, 2019
Benoist spoke about the decision to wear pants during "Supergirl's" panel, saying that it felt like "the perfect evolution" for her character. She also elaborated during an interview with "Extra TV,"
"I've been thinking about it for a long time," she said. "Frankly, logistically, when we went to Vancouver [to film], it was much colder than Los Angeles, so the skirt wasn't practical. But more than that, just the evolution of Kara ... it just feels appropriate, like it's time.
Benoist added: "She's become more adult. I've kind of grown up with her. It just feels right."
The actress also said that the new suit has greater flexibility and called it "comfortable" and "really empowering."
Season five of "Supergirl" premieres on The CW on Sunday, October 6 at 9 p.m. ET.
You can watch the season five trailer, which shows off Supergirl's new look, in the video below.