J'onn agreed that it was unlikely Alex could ever truly know what Kelly had gone through, before explaining that he chose to continue to live with Hank Henshaw's face because he never felt more alien than when he posed as a Black man. After Kelly vented her frustrations to her friends regarding their being so focused on the big picture that they couldn't help her with assisting the people indirectly injured by Nyxly's rampage, Alex talked to J'onn in private regarding her fears that she hadn't really been listening to her girlfriend and didn't really understand her experiences as a Black woman. The Supergirl season 6 episode "Blind Spots" primarily focused on Kelly Olsen (Azie Tesfai) and her efforts to save several National City citizens from the schemes of a corrupt city council member as the new Guardian while the other Super Friends were occupied with capturing the rogue imp Nyxlygsptlnz. Related: The Arrowverse Hints At A Key Change To The Paragons After Crisis He originally claimed it was for the benefit of his fellow DEO agents who were used to seeing him as Hank Henshaw, but Supergirl recently revealed that Martian Manhunter had another reason for continuing to wear Henshaw's face. It was first revealed that the last Green Martian had been posing as DEO Director Hank Henshaw for several years and been watching over both Kara Danvers (Melissa Benoist) and Alex Danvers (Chyler Leigh) to repay the debt he owed their father in the Supergirl season 1 episode "Human For A Day." However, J'onn continued to wear Henshaw's face, even after his secret identity was exposed. The introduction of Martian Manhunter (David Harewood) into the cast of Supergirl was something of a surprise. "Blind Spots" revealed that J'onn J'onzz chose to live as a Black man so he did not forget how it felt to be an outsider on Earth. Warning: The following contains SPOILERS for Supergirl season 6, episode 12, "Blind Spots."Ī recent episode of Supergirlrevealed the tragic reason why the Arrowverse Martian Manhunter had adopted the persona of a Black man, despite possessing shapeshifting powers that could potentially allow him to look like anyone.