30 years worth of aging damage to her vocal chords. To me it looked and sounded like politicians when they are trying to talk slowly, clearly, almost poetic, and very loud. they only showed us a couple of people, but they may have been trying to act like it was an enormous crowd listening to her.

30 years worth of aging damage to her vocal chords. To me it looked and sounded like politicians when they are trying to talk slowly, clearly, almost poetic, and very loud. they only showed us a couple of people, but they may have been trying to act like it was an enormous crowd listening to her.

I mainly had a problem with her cadence, seemed like she paused after every third word

If it wasn't a stroke as others have mentioned, maybe it was dentures. She just didn't sound right. Her face also had that marionette quality around the mouth. It was odd.

Her voice did sound different - it was much higher than I remembered.

I recall some years ago while she was doing Wonder Woman (I was a huge fan as a kid and whenever Lynda was on TV, I would try to watch her), she did an interview on Dinah Shore or Merv Griffin, and I vaguely remember she had some issues with her speech or jaw that gave her problems. If you even watch her on WW, you'll notice how she tightens her lips or jaw when she's talking.
Maybe now since she's older it's a little tougher for her to talk normally.
Again, this is what I recall.

i agree her voice was definitely higher pitched than it ever has been before. her acting did seem strange as well. maybe it's intentional since her character is an alien? maybe Lynda was directed to act off/strange.

I thought she spoke and moved like she was recovering from a stroke.

I wonder if she had a stroke. She talks like she had a stroke.
I saw her address at the UN. She came off like someone on drugs. Drugs and a stroke.
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I just watched some old scenes from WW and no her acting was much better back then. Not sure why they had her acting be so wooden and cheesy. Perhaps she doesn't have that ability anymore, who knows.. but her naturalistic acting is certainly not what it used to be.
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It was kinda choppy and distracting.

It sure didn't sound like her. Was too high pitched, sounded lower when she was in Sky High. Maybe surgery altered her voice???

Awful acting on Supergirl? Say it ain't so!

She looked great. Any plastic surgery she had (if any) looked great. Her diction was probably her attempt to come across as presidential, who knows. I doubt it was related to a medical condition (good grief)! Her acting was fine, I mean, she was in just a few scenes, two of which ended in action scenes. Looking forward to seeing her in future episodes.
This. I thought she sounded fine tbh. And she still looked great.
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She looked great. Any plastic surgery she had (if any) looked great. Her diction was probably her attempt to come across as presidential, who knows. I doubt it was related to a medical condition (good grief)! Her acting was fine, I mean, she was in just a few scenes, two of which ended in action scenes. Looking forward to seeing her in future episodes.

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This is what I was going to say. There's a reason why her only significant achievement in TV and film is Wonder Woman from the 70's. She wasn't and still isn't a good actress. Her looks helped to sell the show and it was a fun, campy thing to watch, but it was never quality TV. It was 60's Batman for a different decade, except that some of Batman's villains could act.

the only reason she gets so much praise is her boobs
I certainly had my WW poster back in the day. Lynda on one wall, Jaclyn Smith on the other
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She has never been a good actress, the only reason she gets so much praise is her boobs, , WW tv show wasn't even good

I noticed that too.
I wonder if they had her talk like that, because it seemed awkward.
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Her voice seemed strained, and higher pitched than I remember from other things she's been in. I assume it's age related, or maybe she has some sort of medical issue.

Perhaps it was her being unable to make facial expressions too! Too much face lifting or Botox?

Well I have to agree! Maybe she isn't a good actress!

Mathieas, i agree her voice most definitely was higher pitched. she never sounded like that before (in interviews or on Wonder Woman).