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THIS ISSUE: Better Call Saul, Supergirl, Dancing With the Stars, The Magicians, The Real Housewives of Dallas TOP MOMENT OF THE NIGHT Brothers McGill Take It To The Next Level AMC BECAUSE: With Peter Gould writing and directing the episode himself, Monday's penultimate episode of Better Call Saul was bound to be a winner. It also just so happened to be the best of the season as the Brothers McGill struggled in the most Shakespearean of fashions -- power struggles often leave unintended bystanders, have you heard? Some may be innocent -- the good samaritan who gets a Salamanca bullet to the face after Mike's seemingly bad-ass highway robbery -- and some most certainly are not -- Chuck's final electrophobia-induced tumble at the copy store that holds the McGill power struggle in the balance -- but there's no doubt the aisle will be littered with consequences as Jimmy continues to forge his path toward Saul in next week's finale. READ OUR RECAP Supergirl CBS WHAT HAPPENED: As Maxwell Lord says in Monday night's Supergirl, "We're way past villains of the week and kittens stuck in trees." Indeed Non has activated Myriad, and everyone in National City is suuuuper-brainwashed. People are flinging themselves off buildings and typing in Kryptonian-code, with the ultimate agenda to get all of humanity acting in one accord to solve those easy little Earth problems like global warming. Kara isn't affected because #supergirl, and Maxwell and Cat are protected by one of his devices. For a while, Kara is convinced to go along with Max's plan to bomb the city with Kryptonite, stopping the Kryptonians, but also killing eight percent of the human population. Thank goodness for Cat and that brooding balcony then, because Cat does that surprisingly moving thing that Cat does: "I believe you can change everyone out there. Not by violence. Not by fear. Just be Supergirl." So Kara's just Supergirl -- she convinces Max to go an alternate route, and the episode ends with them gearing up to piggyback off Myriad's signal to broadcast a message to National City... WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: Oh, and it also ends with Kara and a brainwashed Alex maybe having to face off to the death. So, yeah, stakes are running high heading to the finale. And we are thrilled about it! We'll admit we were a little nervous about the come-down after the Supergirl/Flash crossover episode was such a success. Vulture asked the question in their own recap, "After a show says good-bye to such a charmingly complimentary guest star, will everything suddenly feel a little flatter?" On a lesser superhero show, the answer could certainly be yes, but here, fans were in good hands: "[Monday's penultimate episode] handily avoids that problem by propelling us into a full-on disaster -- a massive, world-threatening problem of the sort we hadn't yet seen on the show." See you at the finale! READ OUR RECAP Dancing With the Stars ABC WHAT HAPPENED: Oh yes, it's Disney Night, and the feeling's right... for corporate synergy! ABC rolled out its seasonal "Disney Night" episode ofDancing With the Stars -- and Disney-adjacent guest judge/DWTS alum, Zendaya -- on Monday night, and though there weren't quite enough crab suits for our tastes, there was a dancing gazelle, and the two highest scores of the season so far. The two quadruple-nines belonged to spunkier-than-Disney-spunk Ginger Zee's Beauty and the Beast foxtrot ("Has a Disney Night dance ever been more perfectly cast than Ginger Zee as Belle and Val as GASTON?" asks EW recapper Maggie Fremont), and cute-as-a-Jessie-doll Paige VanZant, who danced a Toy Story quickstep after explaining to partner Mark what "You've Got a Friend" meant to her, as DWTS has finally given her a chance to make friends outside of her insular UFC world. Be still our Disney hearts... WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: Unfortunately, Monday's episode was one well-rounded fairytale, and someone still had to go home in the end; Marla's Little Mermaid waltz will be her last on the DWTS stage, and while we'll miss her accidental sage-like life advice during the rehearsal packages, at least she went out with a dinglehopper in her hand and happiness in her... tears? Marla told host Tom Bergeron, "It's been the most incredible experience. Tony has been the most masterful teacher... don't let those tears fool you, that was the tear of like, we made it through last week. Those were happy tears." This message, brought to you by Disney. READ OUR RECAP The Magicians SyFy WHAT HAPPENED: Well, Monday may have brought the The Magicians'season 1 finale, but that was no happy ending. It was finally time for the showdown with the Beast, but not without a wedding, loss, and a few devastating revelations to get through first. And we'll admit, it's a confusing route to get there, through lands filled with opium air, one pretty revolting jar of Ember's, uh, essence, and many, many Chatwins -- and by the end... the titular Magicians haven't exactly made it to the Beast. Instead, they face off with Martin in an approximation of Plover's writing room where Alice ends up bleeding out on the floor (to death???), Eliot and Margo are knocked out, and Penny has her hands sliced off. Julia, however, infused with the power of a god, is able to threaten Martin with the magic blade, and wanders off with him to make a mysterious Reynard-related deal, leaving Quentin behind to watch everyone he loves teeter toward death. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: So, if you're a reader, then you know that was a pretty wild left turn from the book; and if you're not, well then, you still know that was pretty insane. If we weren't sure The Magicians was getting a season 2 (we're sure, we promise!), we might call that ending apocalyptic in its potential fatality rate. That's why EW asked The Magicians' EPs Sera Gamble and John McNamara for just a little clarification on that dark and rather terrifying cliffhanger. McNamara explained that it was the goal all along: "We always knew even when we were writing the pilot that we would end on a cliffhanger, of The Beast triumphant, and everyone..." And Gamble helpfully filled in the blank here: "...F--ed." Our feelings exactly! And apparently, they've got us just where they want us: "You know how you should feel about Alice?" McNamara asked. "Frightened. Deeply frightened. However bad you think it is, later on you're going to wish it was that good." READ OUR RECAP One More Thing... Everything's Bigger in Dallas Bravo DEEP IN THE HEART OF DRAMA: Or at least, everything's weirder in Dallas. Bravo finally made the move way down south for a Texan installment in theReal Housewives franchise, and we don't think we spotted any future Bethenny Frankels or Lisa Vanderpumps in the premiere, but just wait 'til you get ahold of these ladies' bonkers taglines... Okay, okay, one quick tease: "I grew up a carnie kid -- play games with me and you're gonna pay."