▁worked ▁as ▁Cat ▁Grant ' s ▁assistant ▁at ▁Cat Co . ▁Ben o ist ▁expressed ▁her ▁excitement ▁over ▁port ray ing ▁the ▁character , ▁and ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁"[ t ell ] ▁a ▁story ▁about ▁a ▁human ▁being ▁really ▁real izing ▁their ▁potential ▁and ▁their ▁strength ". ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁season ▁one , ▁K ara ▁was ▁promoted ▁by ▁Cat ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁junior ▁rep orter ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁season ▁two . ▁Mal ina ▁We iss man ▁( se asons ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 2 ) ▁and ▁Iz abel a ▁Vid ov ic ▁( se asons ▁ 3 ▁and ▁ 4 ) ▁port ray ▁a ▁young ▁K ara . ▁ ▁Me h c ad ▁Bro oks ▁as ▁James ▁O ls en ▁/ ▁Guardian ▁( se asons ▁ 1 – 5 ): ▁A ▁former ▁Daily ▁Planet ▁photograph er , ▁James ▁moved ▁to ▁National ▁City ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁art ▁director ▁for ▁his ▁former ▁colle ague , ▁Cat ▁Grant , ▁at ▁Cat Co ▁World wide ▁Media . ▁He ▁is ▁initially ▁a ▁potential ▁love ▁interest ▁for ▁K ara . ▁Among ▁his ▁reasons ▁for ▁moving ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁are ▁his ▁break up ▁with ▁his ▁f ian c ée , ▁Lucy ▁Lane , ▁and ▁keeping ▁an ▁eye ▁on ▁the ▁newly ▁revealed ▁Super g irl ▁for ▁Super man . ▁While ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁Daily ▁Planet , ▁James ▁received ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁for ▁taking ▁the ▁first ▁photograph ▁of ▁Super man . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁season , ▁James ▁becomes ▁Guardian . ▁He ▁also ▁becomes ▁the ▁acting ▁CE O ▁of