Kara Danvers is mopey. Her lover Mon-El was forced to leave Earth due to its atmosphere being poisonous to him. And since she is Supergirl, the planet's sworn defender, they are separated forever. Forever.
She's going to need to get over herself pretty quickly, though, since there are as always plenty of threats to the planet. Threats that will need the efforts not just of Supergirl herself, but also the considerable skills and resources of her friends and colleagues, for Earth to survive.
Overall, I think this third season of Supergirl is its strongest yet. The primary on-screen antagonist has a bit of a wonky-looking mask, but once the show gets past Kara's angsty stage (which it does pretty quickly) it delivers mostly satisfactory superheroic adventures. It's helped in this - as it always has been - by the solid and likeable cast. Probably more important, though, is that the show has largely moved away from its early season tendency to have Supergirl constantly need saving by men.
One thing that this season does repeat from earlier seasons is that the "big bad" once more exists because of Krypton and the destruction of that planet. While that event is what led to Supergirl (and the mostly off-screen Superman) being on Earth and available to defend it, it's also notable that the planet often needs their defence from threats created by the same event. It's very much a recurring motif to date, and one I hope they move away from at some point soon. I understand the desire to make the main threat have personal significance to Supergirl, but there are other ways to do this than "here's another Krypton-related threat". Even Smallville eventually moved away from kryptonite-powered enemies, after all.
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