Father(figure)s of Stargirl:

Pat lives up to the phrase on his mug as well. I find it funny that during season 1, my dad would side with Courtney while I sided with Pat. I loved seeing his mentorship of her extend to the other kids and his dynamic with Mike explored.

Like his wife, James both stepped into and upgraded his role as a parent to Beth as the story progressed. His enthusiasm for being a sidekick was both sweet and hilarious to see.

I definitely wish we had seen more of Rex, whose connection with Rick is just seen through things like cars and chemistry (both of which were inherited interests/skills after his passing.)

Crusher was a hero to his daughter long before he became that to the viewers, and it was so refreshing for me to see his dynamic with Artemis after only having Young Justice to compare it to.

William Zarick seemed to actually turn out to be a nice person, at least where his kid was concerned. He even said there was nothing more important to him.

Jordan was a great father in season 1. He wasn’t much of a good person in any other respect, but he sure did dad. Maybe if he’d stopped chasing revenge, which left him empty anyway, he could’ve been that father for Cameron more often and much longer.

If not for The Gambler’s efforts to be a part of his daughter’s life, and attempt to make amends for the life he lived before that, we wouldn’t have had such a kickoff to season 3.

Dr. McNider should’ve been made a series regular in my eyes. Yes, his AI was encouraging of Beth, but his faith in all the kids is shown later on. He had a family to get back to (and certainly deserved to after everything he endured) but I really missed having him in Blue Valley.

Zeek is a great combination of hilarity and wisdom, and also a welcome addition to the team since he reacts so nonchalantly to all the weirdness. How very dad of him.

The Shade, especially in season 3 takes on a teacher role reluctantly. Sure he’ll do it, but he’s gonna complain about it the whole time. And it seems he grows out of that as the years go by, given he ends up the HourNite wedding officiant.

Mr. Bones helped build a whole facility to help a bunch of kids that were told the world didn’t want them, and he didn’t toss them out once they reached 18. If that's not worth being considered a father figure, I don't know what is.