Stargirl star confirms character's fate after season 2 twist

Stargirl season 2 spoilers follow.

Stargirl star Meg DeLacy has confirmed the fate of her character Cindy Burman following the recent season two twist.

As viewers will remember, in episode six last month, Cindy gets absorbed into a vortex by Eclipso, leaving her fate uncertain.

However, fans will be pleased to hear that Cindy is still very much alive, and will return in this week's episode, this time in the Shadowlands.

Speaking to TVLine about her exit a few episodes back, the actress admitted she did initially question her status on Stargirl.

"Because so many people died in Season 1, there was all this talk about Cindy and 'Oh, it's going to seem like she's dead but she's really not,'" she explained.

"But when I first read the script, I was like, '[Showrunner] Geoff [Johns], what's going on?' He was like, 'Don't worry, there's a whole arc planned for your character. But I really want people to think that Cindy is dead because of the power in that, and the surprise for the audience once they do end up seeing episode 11.'

"I was gone for four episodes, but it was all worth the wait."

DeLacy went on to admit that fans were "so sad" about her apparent exit, adding: "It was the first time that Cindy ever really was terrified."

The star also explained what we can expect from this week's more "noir", drama-focused episode as we enter the mysterious Shadowlands.

"Cindy has been stuck in it for who knows how long actually or how long it feels like, and it's tormenting her," she said. "It's our insecurities, it's our demons being introduced to us every single day.

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"She definitely feels stuck. She's been living the same day over and over again – it's a little Groundhog Day-esque – dealing with her father showing up all the time and her killing him again and again. She's tired of it all. She's over it.

"She hasn't allowed Eclipso to really get into her head, where her true struggle is the death of her mom and how she was responsible for that. So in this episode, Courtney and Cindy face [their demons] together, side by side. Two brains are better than one!"

Stargirl airs on The CW in the US and is available on Amazon Prime Video in the UK.

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