Supergirl, Season 2

Supergirl:
Where are we?

Hank:
The Department of Extranormal Operations.

Supergirl:
Wait. Wait, wait, wait. This has always been here? With the glass and the views and... and you made me fly into that cave every day?

Hank:
D.E.O. has several facilities, Kara

Supergirl:
A bat bit me in the last one.

Hank:
Whiner.

Alex:
Hey, sis.

Supergirl:
You knew about this place, too?

Alex:
Yeah. It's, like, a block from my apartment. It's kinda like the old place. Maybe better.

[Supergirl and Superman have just saved a space shuttle.]

Supergirl:
That was awesome! I mean, that was terrible, but it was awesome. We've never saved anything together.

Superman:
I know.

Supergirl:
I've dreamt of this moment. The two of us teaming up.

Superman:
[chuckling] Me, too.

[A family on bicycles stops near them.]

Supergirl:
I usually say "Hi".

Superman:
Me, too.

Girl:
Way to go, Supergirl.

Father:
That's Superman.

Supergirl:
[aside to the girl] I used to change his diapers.

Girl:
No way!

Superman:
[through a forced smile] Um, not exactly sure you have to tell them that.

Supergirl:
[amused] No, I think I, I really do.

Superman:
Okay.

Kara:
I love being Supergirl, that part of my life is clear. But the rest of it....

Clark:
You mean Jimmy?

Kara:
How'd you know that?

Clark:
It's super-telepathy. It's a power you'll get someday.

Kara:
Really?

Clark:
No. Jimmy and I are friends. We talk.

Hank:
People think we should talk.

Superman:
What's there to talk about? You keep kryptonite here, J'onn. It could kill me, it could kill Kara.

Hank:
I would never let it be used like that.

Superman:
I know you wouldn't. But what happens when you're not in charge any more? What happens if you get an order from a superior, the President herself? As long as you have kryptonite here, I can't be a part of what you do.

Kara:
Okay. Uh... I made my decision.

Cat:
[consults her smart phone] Forty-three minutes before the deadline. This better be good.

Kara:
[deep breath] I want to be a reporter. I can't believe I didn't see it before. Being a reporter's about connecting with people, it's about finding hidden truths and sharing it with the world. It's about service. And telling the stories that need to be told in order to make the world a better and more comprehensible place. And it's going to make me the best version of myself as it will definitely push me out of my comfort zone. This is it for me, this is my calling.

Cat:
Oh, watching Clark Kent walk away is like trencendental meditation. All of your worries, all of your concerns in life, they just [sighs] fall away.

Project Cadmus:
[broadcasted mission statement] People of National City, the Earth has been stolen from us. The enemy has come in the guise of heroes. They say they come in peace, to protect us from ourselves. But how long will it be before these gods decide to rule instead of serve? We are the antidote to their poison. We are the scientists who will show them what humans are capable of. Those who have sided with the invaders will not be spared. You cannot stop us. We are everywhere. We are Cadmus.

Snapper Carr:
You don't get a chair, Ponytail.

Kara:
That's fine. I like action better anyway. I can pound the pavement.

Snapper:
You don't get a chair 'cause you don't work here.

Kara:
But that's not your call. Miss Grant hired me.

Snapper:
I don't care what Cat says. My office, my hires.

Kara:
But this is the job I chose.

Snapper:
Oh, you chose it. Well, you didn't earn it. You don't just become a reporter. This isn't a Facebook status update. You're a reporter because you went to journalism school or because you walked the beat. Either way, journals live to tell stories. To get to the truth. To get their hands dirty.

Kara:
I'll admit I have a lot to learn, but if you just give me an assignment --

Snapper:
No assignment. No job. Now get your entitled ass out of my office before I channel my last divorce and break you emotionally.

[Superman and Hank arrive at the Fortress of Solitude. Hanks sees statues of Superman's parents.]

Hank:
Your parents?

Superman:
Yes.

Hank:
[in Kryptonian] They have not left you, even in the face of death.

Superman:
You speak Kryptonian.

Hank:
Both men without a home, Kal. If we don't preserve each other's history, who will?

Superman:
Can't have it both ways, J'onn. Can't offer friendship with one hand and kryptonite with the other.

Hank:
I have to.

Superman:
Why?

Hank:
Because Mars is a crypt. Because angry gods burned our young and we were helpless to stop them. Because I will not be caught unprepared again. Hate me if you want. It is what it is.

Superman:
I don't hate you, J'onn. I just don't trust you. Because you don't trust me. We should have been allies. Is kryptonite really worth us being alone in this fight?

Alex:
Here we are. Once again doing everything we can to help Kara, to keep her safe. Do you know the... the last time I went on a date? [whispers] Two years ago. You date more often than I do.

Winn:
Rude. You ever spend time inside a foster home?

Alex:
No.

Winn:
Yeah, well, I have. After my father went to prison. And I gotta say, it is nothing but being told how grateful you should be that someone is taking care of you. Dude, that's not family. Family is not about scorekeeping or who did more. It's just about showing up. So just chill with the attitude, okay?

Supergirl:
It's amazing. An Executive Order allowing aliens on Earth to come out of the shadows and live as full citizens. She's making history.

Hank:
Not in my book. I think she's making a big mistake.

Supergirl:
How can you, of all people, say that?

Hank:
'Cause it's been my hard experience that humans and aliens don't mix.

Supergirl:
What about you and me?

Hank:
What about us? We can look like them, we blend in. A lot of aliens can't. And people in this world don't have much tolerance for others who look different. I say that as an alien and someone who's worn the face of a black man for fifteen years.

Alex:
I know. I know what you're gonna say. I should have waited for you.

Supergirl:
No. I was gonna say "You should have waited for me, dummy." What if he'd actually been there? What would you have done?

Alex:
My job.

Supergirl:
[sighs] Make smarter choices next time. [walks off]

Alex:
Yes, ma'am.

Winn:
Hey, how's your article coming?

Kara:
Awful.

Winn:
Oh, uh, there's... there's no "k" in "diabolical".

Madam President:
My fellow Americans. Over a century ago, this nation erected a monument in New York Harbor. A Statue of Liberty. That statue looked down upon Ellis Island where thousands of immigrants came to seek refuge from a home country that didn't want them, that wouldn't have them. But America took them in. That is our story! The American people today stand as one with history. No longer will our alien visitors be strangers. Committed to the shadows, forced to the fringes of a hostile and unwelcoming world. They will be granted the full rights and privileges of American citizens. The Statue of Liberty will stand for aliens, too.

Madam President:
And a very personal "Thank you" to both of you.

Supergirl:
[flustered] It was an honor, Madame President, it was nothing. And I still can't believe I got to see Air Force One.

Madam President:
If you think that's cool, you ought to see my other jet. [winks]

Mon-El:
So what do you guys do for fun around here? You drink, or dance, or... Oh, hey, do they play garrata here?

Alex:
What's "garatta"?

Supergirl:
It's like soccer. With dragons.

Winn:
No. Not that. Uh, we have... PlayStation...

Mon-El:
Great. So when do we get outta here and do that... that thing you just said?

Snapper:
You're supposed to be at the sanitation department, getting figures on pelican deaths at the trash dump.

Kara:
I'm so excited about that, but I just overheard a report about a murdered alien on my NCPD scanner. They're calling it "alien on alien violence."

Snapper:
An alien got killed. An alien did it. Where's the story?

Kara:
I... I just told you the story.

Snapper:
Really? So you got an actual NCPD source to speak on the record? Did you talk to the victim's family? Set up an interview with the DA's office to see if and when charges will be filed? Where's the medical examiner's report? Did you research economic and demographic indicators of vice in context of human-alien race relations?

Kara:
All very good questions... Uh...

Snapper:
You didn't give me a story, you gave me a half-baked idea. Go bake it fully, then I'll talk to you. [Kara shakes her head exasperatedly] Go! Bake, bake, bake!

Hank:
The Bond is the traditional Martian way of communicating. We link minds. Share dreams, emotions... memories. We kept no secrets from one another. Imagine. A world without ego and selfishness. Without... lies.

Supergirl:
It sounds beautiful.

[Alex and Sawyer are chasing down Roulette]

Alex:
Hey, stop! Back up!

[the aliens who fight for Roulette stand in a protective ring around her]

Roulette:
They know who really looks out for them.

Supergirl:
Stand down! Everybody stand down! Things are bad I know, but fighting amongst each other, that's what they want us to do. Other aliens are not the enemy, [points at Roulette] she is! And the more we fight each other, the more we distract each other from the real problems: Cadmus, people like Roulette. They say we are dangerous, that's what they want everyone to believe. Don't let them be right about us.

[The aliens close on Roulette and block her, allowing Sawyer to arrest her]

Mon-El:
I heard you took out Draaga.

Supergirl:
Yeah. Thanks for the tip.

Mon-El:
Yeah, I thought it would be fun to have his powers.

Supergirl:
It can be. It will be. I'm going to teach you how.

Mon-El:
I got the impression you didn't want to spend time with me.

Supergirl:
Well, you're right, I didn't. But I asked the D.E.O. to release you into my custody.

Mon-El:
Really? Why?

Supergirl:
I wasn't sent to planet Earth to be a hero. I was sent to protect my cousin. To teach him and keep him safe. And I never got to fulfill that purpose. So, in a weird way, helping you... it gives me another chance to do that.

Kara:
Eve, have you met our new intern?

[Mon-El hands Eve a coffee]

Eve Teschmacher:
Thank you so much!

Mon-El:
Sure.

Eve:
What's your name?

Mon-El:
Mike. Number 45800...

Kara:
[cutting him off] No, Mike, you don't need to give her your social security number.

Mon-El:
So, I memorized that fake ID for nothing?

Kara:
You mean your real ID?

[Kara hears with her superhearing sex moans]

Eve:
Do you have protection?

Mon-El:
Do you mean like a sword?

Kara:
Ewww, God, get it out of my ears!

[Winn walks in as James is bandaging his ribs]

Winn:
I thought male corsets went out of style in the late 1800's.

James:
Nah, I was just, um... I was shooting some hoops last night and hurt some ribs.

Winn:
[touches him in the ribs] You're a terrible liar, Olsen. So I hacked into this security footage taken at the Federal Reserve that got attacked last night. The same place I told you about yesterday. [shows James his image from the footage] Great disguise by the way. What were you thinking?

James:
You wouldn't understand.

Winn:
Well, then, enlighten me! Because all I see here is a crazy dude with a baseball bat and a ski mask and a death wish.

James:
My whole life, I have been a sidekick. I have hidden behind my camera. All my best friends wear capes and they're heroes and they save people, and I want to do something good for the world, and I feel like I've waited too long already. Winn, you found the work you're supposed to do at the D.E.O. I haven't, not here. But I feel like this is it.

Winn:
I hate to break it to you, dude, but you don't have superpowers.

James:
I know! But I can do this. We can do this.

Winn:
I'm sorry, "we"?

James:
Yes, "we". I mean, I have a black belt and you're right, I don't have powers. You can make me a suit, you can build me a weapon, and together we can level the playing field. C'mon.

Winn:
No, no, no, I can't do it.

James:
You helped Kara!

Winn:
There's a difference! She can fly, you're just tall.

James:
You know, watching my dad's camera get destroyed reminded me of something. He gave his life protecting this country, and if I do this, I can honor him.

Winn:
Or you can end up just like him.

James:
Winn, I'm gonna continue being that crazy guy with the baseball bat and the ski mask... with or without you.

Winn:
James, guys like us, we are here to give people information, right? To fight with knowledge. There is no shame in that man! You gotta think this, through. You're gonna get yourself killed.

Alex:
When you first arrived at our house, I thought "Finally, I have a sister".

Kara:
An alien sister.

Alex:
Even better. But I still wanted you to be just like me, to do everything I did. So I dragged you out to science fairs.

Kara:
Those were so boring.

Alex:
Made you watch scary movies.

Kara:
What do you have against a good old romantic comedy?

Alex:
Forced you to listen to the music that I liked.

Kara:
Yeah, your punk rock phase was very strange.

Alex:
But, finally, I let it go, let you do your own thing, find your own hobbies, listen to your own weird music.

Kara:
Weird? NSYNC, first of all, is not weird, and second of all, they are amazing.

Alex:
Mon-El is not you, just like you're not me. So what works for you might not work for him. You know, people just have to... we have to figure out what works for them, know who they are inside, what they're meant to be.

Kara:
So you're saying the job and sweater and the glasses are a bit too much?

Alex:
Not everyone can rock argyle like you do.

[Both Kara Danvers and Supergirl have been invited to the gala]

Winn:
Okay, so the moan particle detector will let us know if there are any weapons within a hundred feet.

Kara:
Are you sure?

Winn:
Have I ever been wrong before? [Kara gives him a pointed look] Okay, this time I am sure.

Kara:
I see Lena. Commence Operation Doubtfire.

Alex:
Hey.

Kara:
[drunkenly] Hey... Hey, you look like my sister.

Alex:
Are you slurring your words?

Kara:
Am I? [slowly] Cho-co-late. Cho-co-late.

Alex:
Wow, Kara Danvers drunk. That... that's a first. Hey... wow... hey, have you seen– [looks around and sees Maggie at the pool table] You know... I'm driving you home.

Kara:
I'm not flying. That's for sure.

Maggie Sawyer:
How are you doing with all that? [referring to Alex coming out]

Alex:
I just... I don't know what to do now. I mean, I'm almost 30, and I feel like a kid again.

Maggie:
Well, everyone's experience is different. I can only tell you what I did.

Alex:
Which was what?

Maggie:
I came out to my family.

Alex:
How did they take it?

Maggie:
Well, um, my dad isn't exactly known for his open-mindedness, but he was pretty good. And so was my mum.

Alex:
Maybe it's just a phase? You know, maybe it isn't real?

Maggie:
No, it's real. You're real, and you deserve to have a real, full, happy life. Okay? Tell your family. This is the biggest thing that's ever happened to you, and you shouldn't have to do it alone.

Alex:
I have you.

Maggie:
Yeah, you do. And I'm good for a drink when you come out.

Alex:
You promise?

Maggie:
Cross my heart.

Winn:
So what, are you out of your mind? Like, what's going on?

James:
Are you? Kara almost died, Winn!

Winn:
You think that I don't know that? I– get out of here.

James:
Look, I'm sorry, okay? I know I don't hold the copyright on caring for Kara, but we're out of time, man! I need this suit now!

Winn:
When it's ready, I will let you know.

James:
NO! Now! Winn.

Winn:
Are you serious? No, no. I'm not taking orders from you.

James:
I'm–

Winn:
Dude, I'm not your assistant, I'm not the IT guy. I'm the guy who knows what he's talking about!

James:
I know.

Winn:
In fact, I'm better at this kind of stuff than anyone else you'll ever meet! And until I finish making it all fancy, it's just gonna be a glorified Halloween costume. So when I tell you the suit is not ready, that means if you go out there right now, you're gonna die. You will die. And then what? You– you're not gonna be helping anyone.

Alex:
You've been weird ever since I told you.

Kara:
I don't mean to be.

Alex:
Kara, I know when you're sad, or when you're disappointed. I don't know what I would do if you were disappointed in me.

Kara:
I would never be disappointed in you, but you said you didn't want to talk about it anymore.

Alex:
Well, I do. If... if you're not okay with it...

Kara:
I'm SO okay with it! Sit down. Alex, come and talk with me. [Alex sits] I think I owe you an apology.

Alex:
For what?

Kara:
For not creating an environment where you felt that you could talk about this with me. All those years we spent together growing up, the endless nights talking and sharing, now I realize that they were all about me and my secret. There's never been room for you, and that's my fault. And I'm so sorry.

Alex:
You didn't do anything wrong.

Kara:
And I know... I know that this is not the same at all, but I do know how it feels to keep a part of yourself shut off, to keep it inside. And I know how lonely that can make you feel. But Alex, you are not alone.

Alex:
I can't do this without you.

Kara:
You don't have to. So what about Maggie? What's she like?

Alex:
I... I just like her so much. You know, she's smart and she's tough and she's just beautiful. She's so beautiful.

Kara:
So are you.

[The Danvers sisters hug, Alex gets a message on her phone]

Alex:
D.E.O.'s reporting an alien attacking civilians in an alleyway downtown.

Kara:
I'll go get the alien. You get the girl.

James:
I better suit-up.

Winn:
Hey, before you open it, I need you to make sure you are sure, alright? This will be the end of James Olsen. Full stop. You do this, you are someone else. There's a cost. Are you sure?

James:
I have been ready to do this since the day I found out the truth about Clark Kent. This is who I am. I can't hide behind my camera anymore. If there's a cost, I'll pay it.

Winn:
That's a pretty good answer.

Winn:
You know, for a place that caters to aliens, they have some freaking good chicken wings.

Kara:
How do you know that's chicken?

Maggie:
C'mon Alex, we're friends.

Alex:
No, Maggie, we're not friends.

Maggie:
Umm, okay, I'm lost. What happened?

Alex:
We hung out, we got close. Then you called me out for liking you, and then I had the guts to admit "yes, it's true." And you told me that my feelings were real and that I deserve to be happy. And so I thought you meant that I deserve to be happy with you.

Maggie:
Alex, I–

Alex:
No, I'm not done. Because then you convinced me to come out to my sister, and I did. Because I was sure of one thing, and that was my feelings for you. Initially I was terrified, but ultimately I was proud to come out. Because it wasn't just some concept, it was about my feelings for this amazing woman. But now, I don't feel liberated or like I'm on some great journey. All I feel is pain because you don't want me.

Mon-El:
[imprisoned in a cell] If you would just tell me why I'm here, I promise it'll be a good conversation starter. Okay, I give up, what's your favorite baseball team? It's the one with the hoop and the tall guys bouncing the balls, right? Oh, courtship ring! You know, I've just learned that there is a longstanding mating ritual here, where if you like it, you should've put a ring on it. Clearly you've been successful in this arena, so... But from the looks of you, she can't be that pretty... like what do you call ugly women on this planet? Is it cats? No, dogs.

Lillian Luthor:
Supergirl. I don't believe we've been introduced.

Supergirl:
I've seen you before, in Lena Luthor's office. What were you doing there?

Lillian:
I might ask you the same. I don't like the idea of you around my daughter.

Supergirl:
You're Lillian Luthor. Lex and Lena's mother.

Lillian:
I'm a lot of things. A doctor, a patriot, a mother...

Supergirl:
A liar, a kidnapper, a killer. Does Lena know about Cadmus? Does she know who her mother really is?

Lillian:
And what are you to my daughter?

Supergirl:
I'm a friend.

Lillian:
I've heard that before. Years ago, Superman came to my son, Lex, and promised him the world. A new dawn for mankind. Lex believed him, poor thing. And then he watched as your kinsman infected this country with his propaganda, as his power became unchecked. And when Lex tried to take that power back, Superman convinced the world Lex was evil. My darling boy. My genius son. An actual superman, behind bars for life. Because you and your kind will stop at nothing to poison Earth.

Supergirl:
You're out of your mind.

Lillian:
We'll agree to disagree.

Supergirl:
So, what am I doing here?

Lillian:
I need something from you. I need you to be human for a little while. I know from your fight with Red Tornado when you expel enough of your heat vision, you deplete the solar radiation in your cells, leaving you as helpless as any mere mortal. I designed this helmet to absorb the radiation.

Supergirl:
You want me to solar flare? That's never gonna happen.

Lillian:
I can't hurt you. But I can hurt him. [shoots Mon-El in his leg]

Supergirl:
No! Mon-El!

Lillian:
Now we've been studying your friend. He's powerful, but has a very bad lead allergy. Say you'll do it and I'll let him live. Or I can just put one in his heart right now.

Maggie:
I really need to talk to you. And if you just give me two minutes of your time I promise I'll be out of your hair.

Alex:
Two minutes.

Maggie:
I heard everything you said. I get it. And if you never wanna talk to me again, I'll respect that, I'll disappear. But I don't meet many people that I care about, and I care about you a lot. You've become really important to me, and umm I hope that one day you and I can be friends. Because I don't want to imagine my life without you in it.

Alex:
[goes back into the apartment] Pool, tomorrow night.

Maggie:
Wouldn't miss it.

Eliza:
[comes to Alex who is working on the computer] So, what is it?

Alex:
I've got the mainframe breaking down the virus on a molecular level.

Eliza:
No, I mean I know you've been trying to tell me something.

Alex:
Oh, no. No. [collects herself] How?

Eliza:
Keeping a secret disagrees with you, sweetie.

Alex:
This isn't like that, Mom.

Eliza:
Does it have anything to do with Maggie? You mention her a lot. Oh, my beautiful Alexandra, why is it so hard for you to tell me?

Alex:
I feel like I'm... letting you down. Somehow.

Eliza:
Why would your being gay ever let me down?

Alex:
You always wanted me to have a regular life.

Eliza:
Alex, look at the life our family has led. Look at me, look at your sister. I don't think you believed that I ever expected you to have a regular life. You were always gonna be different, Alex, because you were always exceptional, and I love you however you are. Come here! [hugs Alex]

J'onn:
[joins Kara on the balcony] I like this view much better than the stalactites of our last office. Here, the lives we are charged to protect are always in view.

Kara:
Kind of reminds me of the view from my room on Krypton. I could see the whole city from that window. All the lights, pods zooming by. But then again, I guess I didn't truly see anything. All my life, I thought my parents were the good guys. And now the more I learn, the more I see things, how they really are. And more... that I'm ashamed to be their daughter.

J'onn:
Kara, your parents tried to protect the planet, they tried to save lives.

Kara:
I'm sure Lex and Lillian Luthor thought their intentions were good, too. Is this their legacy? Death and destruction across the universe?

J'onn:
Your parents' legacy is not death and destruction, Kara Zor-El. It's you.

[Supergirl walks in through the door to the balcony]

Lena Luthor:
[smiling] You know, that door's not really an entrance.... You know, actually, I just wanted to thank you for earlier on. Not only did you save the lives of countless numbers of my employees, but mine as well.

Supergirl:
Now I need your help.

Lena:
Anything.

Supergirl:
I need help finding your mother.

Lena:
My mother?

Supergirl:
Your mother is behind Cadmus. She's their leader.

Lena:
You're lying.

Supergirl:
I'm not. She kidnapped me, and now she possesses a virus that she could wipe out the entire alien population in National City. I need you to help me find her, so that she doesn't hurt anymore innocent people.

Lena:
You know, I thought you were different. You wear that symbol on your chest and everyone thinks you're good. How many times did your cousin put on that high-and-mighty costume and come after Lex? My mother is no saint, but you come in her and accuse her of being the Devil incarnate? How long before you come after me?

Supergirl:
I know what it's like to be disillusioned by our parents. But I'm a pretty good judge of character. And you are not like your mother. She is cold and dangerous. And you are too good and too smart to follow in her path. Be your own hero.

Lena:
You can leave the same way you came in.

Maggie:
[arrives at Alex's apartment with a pizza] Hey. Hungry?

Alex:
Yes. Come in, please. Ignore the pajamas.

Maggie:
No, they're cute.

Alex:
It's late. You got a case or something? Oh God, I could really use a good old-fashioned murder right now.

Maggie:
I didn't come here for work. I just really needed to see you and talk to you.

Alex:
Is everything okay?

Maggie:
Umm... Well, here's the thing: I– I almost died.

Alex:
Uh... Yeah, no I would not have let that happen.

Maggie:
I know that, but um... It got me thinking that I– I was so stupid. I thought that, and I guess it was kinda right, that you came out for me, and that scared me. Umm.. but umm... Life is too short, and we should be who we are, and we should kiss the girls that we want to kiss. And I really just... I– I want to kiss you. [kisses Alex]

[Barry and Cisco appear through a dimensional breach in Kara's apartment.]

Cisco Ramon:
This better be the right place. 'Cause if this isn't the right place, someone's about to be real confused.

[Kara comes in the front door.]

Kara:
Barry!

Barry:
Hey.

Kara:
I knew it. I knew that was you. I knew that it was you and that weird space portal thing! [hugs Barry] Hi.

Barry:
Yeah. I'm sorry. It took a couple tries to get here. This is my friend Cisco.

Cisco:
Well, "friend" is a loose term. We work together. Hi. I have to say it, this is a nice universe you got here.

Kara:
Thank you.

Barry:
Okay, do you remember last year, when I helped you out and you promised to do the same for me?

Kara:
What are we up against? Story continues in Invasion! (Arrowverse).

Snapper:
In the venn diagram of things I care about, there is coffee and there is Danish. The manna from Heaven that keeps me barely, just barely, tethered to the mortal coil.

Mon-El:
So we're stuck on the most dangerous planet in the galaxy, we don't have our powers, and you're optimistic how?

Kara:
Because they (the kidnapped humans) need us to be.

Mon-El:
See, this is what I've been telling you, Kara. You know, if you go looking for trouble, you will always find it. You do. You're, like,... you're, like, the winner at it.

Kara:
'Cause that's what heroes do. They fight. They don't sit and hide in a bar because it's easier than getting involved.

Mon-El:
I am not hiding. I'm being smart. It's a dangerous universe. And why do you have to be the one who saves everyone every time?

Kara:
Because our worlds may have been destroyed, but we were spared for a reason.

Mon-El:
Uh, luck.

Kara:
I refuse to believe that. I believe you keep fighting. Whether you're stuck on another world. whether or not you have your powers, you never give in. It's the difference between you and me.

Winn:
I'm scared

Alex:
You don't think I was afraid the first time I went out in the field? Dude, I was terrified. But nobody gets better by running away.

Kara:
I know that you want me to follow my head. But I would rather be wrong about a dozen leads than not follow the ones I believe in. That's the kind of reporter I wanna be. I'm always going to follow my heart.

Snapper:
Your therapy bills.

Kara:
Have a great day, Chief.

[Kara leaves Snapper's office.]

Snapper:
[smiling, sotto voce] Atta girl, Danvers.

Alex:
My parents always relied on me to watch over my sister, so the few times that I ever did anything for myself, it ended badly. And then Supergirl went missing and I just blew a gasket...

Maggie:
Because Supergirl's your sister.

Alex:
What are you talking about?

Maggie:
Come on. Look, I know you. The only person you get that torn up over is Kara. Plus the glasses don't help.

Alex:
I always said that too. It's kind of ridiculous.

Alex:
If anyone can help her, J'onn, it's you. I know how you feel about White Martians --

Hank:
Don't ask me to do this, Alex.

Alex:
You have shown them mercy before --

Hank:
NOT THIS!! I will not give her my people's memories! I will not give her my daughter's smiles! Her kind has taken enough from me. From us. If she dies, she dies. She deserves it a thousand times over. Let her drown in her own sins.

Kara:
I... I am... I'm losing my mind right now. Livewire's just out there right now roaming the streets, and I don't know where she is or when she'll strike. I just know... she's out there somewhere and she's gonna hurt people.

James:
The city's not defenseless, Kara.

Kara:
I hate having a nemesis. Clark always makes it look so much fun, like... like you have a deadly pen pal you see once a year. But having a nemesis is stressful.

Kara:
You are never going to be strong enough for this (being Guardian).

James:
You do not get to decide who is a hero. And who are you to tell me how to be? Or who to be? I am meant for this.

Kara:
If you don't stop, I'll stop you.

James:
You're welcome to try.

Alex:
When I needed her (M'gann) -- when you needed her -- she opened up a vein for you. I mean, she had to know that there was a chance saving you would reveal her a White Martian. She did it anyway. She said she tried to help your kind.

Hank:
I suspect that's true.

Alex:
Then what's the harm in the Bond? I mean, if you can see into her past, maybe you can find some good in there.

Hank:
I don't want to forgive her.

Alex:
Why?

Hank:
Hate becomes your reason for living when you've lost everything that you love. If I find that there was some good in her kind... I don't hate her.

Alex:
Forgiveness isn't something that you give to somebody who's hurt you. Forgiveness is something that you give to yourself.

[Hank and M'gann are joined in the Martian Bond.]

M'gann M'orzz:
I hid who I was. I said I was a Green (Martian). I wanted....

Hank:
Tell me.

M'gann:
To be your friend. I couldn't bring your people back to life, but I could make you feel less alone. I'm so sorry.

Hank:
I'm here with you. I see you. You are my friend. M'gann M'orzz... you are forgiven.

M'gann:
J'onn...

Hank:
It's time to come home

Mon-El:
You know, I've been talking to some of the regulars, and apparently Earth males are only supposed to express their feelings about sports and occasionally monster trucks. Who knew?

[Kara and a White Martian impersonating Alex are trading punches.]

White Martian:
Well, to tell you the truth, I'm glad they found your sister. It is so exhausting pretending to care about your silly little feelings.

Kara:
If you hurt her–

White Martian:
You'll what? Whine at me?

Computer voice:
Core stabilized.

Kara:
Oh, that was a close one.

Winn:
Close? We had, like, you know, 12 seconds to spare.

Hank:
Thank you for saving me.

M'gann:
I should be thanking you. I've been on my own for so long, and... [pause] I had a mother. She wasn't warm, that's not our way, but she cared for me, I know she did. I'd forgotten that feeling until now, what it feels like to have a family. Which is what makes this so hard. [Hank stares at her] I'm going back to Mars.

Hank:
Why?

M'gann:
There must be other voices like mine. White Martians that have the desire and the capacity to change, who don't want to be defined by the hatred of our kind, but just need a push. To do the right thing!

Hank:
They could kill you as soon as you land.

M'gann:
Maybe. But if I don't try they're never gonna stop hunting me. You know that's true. You have shown me what it is to stand up and fight, and that's exactly what I'm going to do.

M'gann:
I've just had one of the hardest nights of my life, and I'm heading into something I probably won't survive, but... standing here with you, I feel like everything's going to be okay. You have changed me forever. [takes J'onn's hand and puts her head against his] Goodbye J'onn.

Hank:
Goodbye... Miss Martian.

Winn:
I am very excited to meet Alex's new mystery man.

James:
Hey, do we know what he does for a living? Alex's guy?

Kara:
Cop.

Winn:
Yeah, no way Alex Danvers dates someone who doesn't own a firearm.

[Alex and Maggie arrive]

Alex:
Hey, you guys. Hey, um, you all remember Maggie, right?

James:
[after comprehending that Alex and Maggie are dating] Hey, yeah, good to see you again.

Winn:
Alex! I... I didn't know. [points at Hank] Did you know?

Hank:
Of course I knew. I'm psychic.

Alex:
How come you never said anything before?

Hank:
It's not for me to say. Good for you, Alex.

Alex:
[cleaning James' wounds] You're lucky you didn't take a direct hit.

Kara:
Very lucky.

James:
I had my shield. I love that shield. [Kara gives him a pointed look] And I know what I'm doing, Kara.

Kara:
Even if Metallo is weakening though, he's still a fanatic follower of Lillian Luthor. We have to find out where he's taking Lena and how to help her.

James:
What is it gonna take for you to realize that Lena is a criminal? She's not the victim. She got the kryptonite, he broke her out of prison.

Kara:
Lena is not a member of Cadmus! She's not! She stopped the game with alien weapons, she saved Alex's life when Corben tried to kill her.

James:
She shot Corben and then her crazy Mom turned Corben into Metallo, so that could've been the plan the entire time.

Hank:
We have to start treating Lena Luthor like a hostile. The evidence is too overwhelming.

Kara:
Winn? If you watch that video, I know you'll find something.

Winn:
I did, it's... it's clean.

Kara:
Then find something to prove her innocent.

Hank:
Everything we've seen so far says the exact opposite.

Kara:
Well, she's my friend, and I believe in her. [leaves room]

James:
[follows Kara out the room] I'm your friend. Which is why I don't understand why it's so hard for you to believe me. People don't remember this, Kara, but Clark and Lex Luthor used to be best friends. For years. And Clark believed in Lex for the longest time. No matter what people said. No matter what kind of proof he saw with his own eyes. No. Lex was his friend. But Clark was wrong.

Kara:
Lena is not Lex.

James:
But they grew up in the same house, Kara. I don't understand why you keep defending her. And you have so much faith in her, but none in me as Guardian.

Kara:
That's entirely different. I am trying to protect you.

James:
I do not need your protection. I need your trust. You have mine. I don't understand why it's so hard for me to get yours.

[Winn is working on the computer]

Winn:
You know, the backseat driving... not helping.

Kara:
Sorry. Have you found anything yet?

Winn:
I promise I will tell you. Haven't you ever heard the phrase "a watched pot never..." oh, woah wait a second, I might be simmering.

Kara:
I'm not one to usually gloat or say "I told you so", but... doesn't seem like I was the one with confirmation bias.

Snapper:
Yesterday, she was guilty. Today, she's not. It's not confirmation bias, Danvers. It's just the news game. Since you got enough time on your hands to stand around and look up at that TV, how 'bout you get out there, get an exclusive on Lena Luthor? This time... try to spell "exclusive" right.

Lena:
[putting down Kara's article about her] It's a good article. You flatter me.

Kara:
I only wrote the truth. I'm learning to keep digging, even when all the evidence points one way. There's always another side.

Lena:
Even when it's hard to find.

Kara:
Especially when it's hard to find. [pause] So my office is overflowing with flowers...

Lena:
Really?

Kara:
Yeah. [both smile] You didn't have to do that.

Lena:
Yeah, I did. Supergirl told me that it was you who sent her. I don't know how to thank you.

Kara:
Well, that's what friends are for.

Lena:
Yeah, never had friends like you before. Come to think of it, I've never had a family like you. No one's ever stood up for me like that.

Kara:
Now you have someone who will stand up for you, always.

Lena:
Well, Supergirl may have saved me, but Kara Danvers, you are my hero.

Hank:
Agent Schott, scan the archives for anything resembling fifth dimensional incursions here on Earth.

Winn:
Close encounters of the Fifth kind. You got it.

Hank:
On Earth, it's customary to send messages on Valentine's Day. We had a similar custom on Mars.

Kara:
Well, it's too bad you can't call her (M'gann).

Hank:
We Martians are a psychic people. All our communication was through thought. But when we had something really important to say, we would often write it down. On some planets, to write something down is to truly say it.

Mon-El:
Hey, pal. How's it goin'?

Winn:
Oooh, you know, believe it or not, I am having a girl issue.

Mon-El:
[more to himself] Good... timing.

Winn:
Hey. Hey. You're great with girls. They throw themselves at you left and right.

Mon-El:
Yeah, not all of them.

Winn:
C'mon, hit me. I need a... a relationship pearl. C'mon.

Mon-El:
Yeah, uh... things were a lot easier on Daxam when I objectified women and didn't care about anyone.

Winn:
Okay. I feel you. Caring is like... the kiss of death.

Kara:
See, that's the thing, Mxy. I'm not going to marry you.

Mr. Mxyzptlk:
What do you mean?

Kara:
I brought you to the Fortress in case you got violent again, because I didn't want anyone to get hurt when I broke the news. It's not going to work between us, ever.

Mxyzptlk:
But you said... [pause] You don't love me?

Kara:
Love isn't making demands of someone or forcing them to marry you. Love is putting someone else's needs above your own.

Lyra:
I didn't think you'd call.

Winn:
Why? Last night was, like... beyond amazing on just, just so many levels.

Lyra:
I figured it was a one-time thing, for you. An experience. I've never met a human that was actually up for dating an alien.

Winn:
Weeell, now you have. Look, I'm not naïve, okay? I know that there are lots of people who don't think that humans and aliens should mix. If we're being super-honest, I... potentially falling for an alien is not what scares me. It's falling for anyone. Just have kinda... had my heart trampled on a few times.

Lyra:
Me, too.

Winn:
Lyra, you aren't, like, some experience to me, okay? You are potentially a real, fulfilling, challenging relationship, [quickly] and that's just too much, okay? That's too fast. Woo hoo. Just gonna, um... what do you say we, um... we just take it slow?

Lyra:
Sure.

Winn:
[relieved] Okay.

[Lyra takes Winn's hand.]

Lyra:
[whispers] Slow.... Take me to where you live.

Winn:
[whispers] Yes. Ma'am.

Jeremiah:
So lucky you found me. I'm so lucky to be back with you two.

Mon-El:
It's more than luck.

J'onn:
What do you mean?

Mon-El:
We got an alert that Cadmus was moving a weapon. We don't get alerts unless they're releasing a video or we catch them red-handed.

Kara:
But we did catch them red-handed.

Mon-El:
No, they were waving their red hands around in the air literally like they just didn't care.

Alex:
Um, Dad, this is my girlfriend, Maggie.

Jeremiah:
Things have changed. There's no man on Earth good enough for Alex Danvers, so it would have to be someone like you.

Maggie:
Oh, flattery. And you're right, Alex does deserve the best. Here. [hands him a bottle in a brown paper bag]

Jeremiah:
And you brought... [looks in the bag] tequila! Okay, she's family.

Winn:
What's so top-secret you can't talk to me at the D.E.O. about?

Mon-El:
It's Jeremiah's return. What if Cadmus allowed us to rescue Jeremiah so he could sabotage us? Just when this doomsday bomb is about to be detonated. I mean, think about it.

Winn:
Okay, you know what? I knew I shouldn't have given you my Netflix password. Because watching that much 24 at once is not healthy.

Winn:
Oh yeah, you're a terrible partner.

Mon-El:
Terrible.

Winn:
Yeah.

Mon-El:
I'd like to not be terrible, for the record.

Winn:
Look, just don't try so hard, right? Kara's a badass. She doesn't need a protector or someone to show her off, right? The girl does that all by herself.

Mon-El:
So what's left for me?

Winn:
Maybe ask her. Just listen to her. She's the one you're dating.

Alex:
How could you? How could you?

Jeremiah:
Would you believe me if I said that I did it for you?

Alex:
You betrayed everyone at the D.E.O., your friends, our family, everyone that I love. And you did that for me?

Jeremiah:
Family's complicated, honey.

Alex:
I'm bringing you in.

Jeremiah:
Not alive, you're not. If you want to bring me in, you're gonna have to shoot me. If you do it... I'll understand. You were always the best part of me.

Hank:
We any closer to finding out where Cadmus is taking them (the kidnapped aliens)?

Mon-El:
Or what they want? Because that is the trillion-dollar-question.

Winn:
It's "million-dollar-question", buddy.

Mon-El:
Really? That low?

Lillian:
"The Overman should be the meaning of the Earth. Remain faithful to the Earth, and do not believe that those who speak to you of other worldly hopes."

Jeremiah:
Nietzsche.

Lillian:
Who better? His superman was about we humans believing in ourselves instead of looking up to gods. This time... [puts a hand on Jeremiah's shoulder] you're the only superman we need.

Alex:
Turn it off. Now.

Lillian:
[hard] You don't threaten me.

Alex:
Lillian, do you really think that I would walk into the lion's den... without a whip?

Kara:
You're firing me.

Snapper:
Of course I am... Danvers.com. You deliberately published an article using CatCo resources on a competing social media platform, which is not only a conflict of interest, but also a direct and flagrant breach of contract.

Kara:
But you refused to run the story. I thought what I was doing was right.

Snapper:
What "right"? You were lucky. Next time, you might not be. One wrong statistic about the stock market, and suddenly we're in a Great Depression. One misattributed quote from a candidate, and you put a fascist in the White House. The rules are there for a reason: to make sure you get the story right. That's not luck. That's being a good reporter. Y'know, the worst part is... I was rootin' for you.

Kara:
I don't want another job. Reporting is my calling, I help people.

Mon-El:
Yeah, you know who else does?

Kara:
Who?

Mon-El:
Supergirl.

Kara:
It's just that... when I write, I don't need a yellow sun, it's just me. Supergirl is what I can do, Kara is who I am.

Lyra:
You should have run when you had the chance.

Winn:
I was a theater geek, not a track star.

Mon-El:
Hey, hey, I've been doing some very serious research on human relationships, and by now in the movie, the girl usually forgives the guy for whatever dumb thing he's done.

Kara:
I had a nice chat with your mother.

Mon-El:
Yeah, okay. What'd she want?

Kara:
You. She wants to talk to you.

Mon-El:
I'm not going back there.

Kara:
Well, I tried.

Mon-El:
What, that's it?

Kara:
What else am I supposed to say? Nothing's changed for me.

Mon-El:
Just tell me what to do, okay? Tell me what it is and I will fix it.

Kara:
You can't! Okay? You can't take back the fact that you lied to me, you can't unring that bell.

Mon-El:
Well, I can try.

Kara:
Just forget about you and me for one second. Do you even understand the second chance you've been given? You thought you were the last Daxamite and you're not. Your people are alive. Your parents are alive. They need you. They love you. Don't just throw that chance away, because many of us don't get one. Now, you're a prince, so start acting like it.

Winn:
You're a good egg, Sawyer. [puts his hand on Maggie's shoulder]

Maggie:
Leave before I throw you into holding for fun.

Winn:
I have better places to go. [leaves]

Maggie:
Think I scared him?

Alex:
Almost as good as I do.

Kara:
You just want things to be easy, Mon-El, but being a hero and falling in love, those are not easy things. They're hard, and they're messy, and they hurt sometimes.

Mon-El:
I would never hurt you on purpose, Kara.

Kara:
And you won't again.

Mon-El:
Kara, don't.

Kara:
I can't, I can't do this. No, it's over.

Winn:
I just gotta say that I'm pretty sure that this Cisco fellow and I would just be BFFs if, you know, we lived in the same dimension.

Kara:
Yeah, don't tempt me. 'Cause I could use an... Inter-dimensional post-break-up vacay. Story continues in The Flash episode "Duet".

Kara:
What smells so... [gasps] Is that hash browns?

Mon-El:
No no no no no no no. I'm trying to make you breakfast in bed. I'm going for full romance here, and you have ruined it.

Kara:
Honey, listen, very sweet, but there's no way you're getting in the way of me and... BACON! And biscuits. And oh, is that a poached egg?

Mon-El:
Yeah.

Kara:
How'd you learn how to poach?

Mon-El:
Oh, I found the instructions. [holds up a copy of "The Joy of Cooking"] Turns out books have a lot more useful information than YouTube.

Kara:
Hey!

Mon-El:
Who knew?

Mon-El:
Hey, I've been thinking about a solution to our problem.

Kara:
Yeah, me too.

Mon-El:
Yeah?

Kara:
There's only one thing we can do:

Mon-El:
[together with Kara] Run for our lives.

Kara:
[together with Mon-El] Talk to your mother. Wait, what?

Mon-El:
What? There's this... So there's this planet that a Durlan emissary took me to when I was a kid. It's got water, and a yellow sun. It's got everything we need to survive. My parents wouldn't find us there. We'd be together, we'd be safe. I think of this 'cause I'm reading this play right now, um... "Ro-mayo and Juliet".

Kara:
Yep, I've heard of it.

Mon-El:
Right. And... and there's this moment at the end where I am right now where they're about to run away together and live happily ever after, and I can't help but think that that could be us, you know.

Kara:
Yeah, but Juliet and Romeo both die at the end.

Mon-El:
I... did not see that coming.

Kara:
And no, we are not going to your secret planet. I'm Supergirl. I don't run from anything.

Mon-El:
Yeah, I know. That's one of the more annoying things about you.

Alex:
I've thought a lot about this. You have a pattern of keeping things to yourself. You hid the truth about Emily, you made her seem like the bad guy. And then before that, you didn't tell me what really happened when you came out to your parents, how badly they reacted. You don't like to talk about you.

Maggie:
I know.

Alex:
So I think that when your parents didn't accept you, you stopped trusting people that are closest to you. I totally get that. But Maggie... you don't have to be guarded with me. Okay? I'm not here to judge you for things that happened in the past. I am here to help you heal.

Maggie:
You don't think I'm a bad person?

Alex:
No. Actually, I always thought that you were perfect [embraces Maggie], but it's really nice to see that you have problems, too.

Maggie:
Thank you.

Lar Gand:
I want you to know that Kara Zor-El will be safe. And in time, you will see that coming home was the right thing to do.

Mon-El:
I already know it was right. If I didn't come back, Mother would have killed the woman I love.

Lar Gand:
You know your life will always be Rhea's responsibility, but son, you belong with your people. It means so much to them to have you back.

Mon-El:
If this is about the people, then some things have to change. One day, I will become king. And I want to be a different kind of king. And, why not start now? Why not rebuild our kingdom better than it was, and make justice available for everyone. Get rid of rank and make it so that everyone's voice is heard equally.

Lar Gand:
[laughing slightly] This is absurd.

Mon-El:
Why? Why is that so absurd? We have a chance to start again, Father. So why should we go and just recreate the same broken system as before?

Lar Gand:
Because it's what the people need. You think we survived the destruction of our world by giving everyone a say? Our royal house stood for 8000 years because the people need our order. And our leadership.

Mon-El:
Our house would've fallen. So rebuild with me, Father, please.

[Winn appears on the Daxamite ship through a portal]

Mon-El:
Winn?

Winn:
Ok, thank God I am not in space.

Mon-El:
You are in space.

Winn:
Oh, yeah, I know. I mean, like, floating around in space dying. Uh, I'm here to rescue you. Hi.

Mon-El:
Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?

Winn:
You finally saw Star Wars!

Kara:
Whoo! It is another beautiful day in National City, and the Girl of Steel is ready to take on the world. I am here to kick some ass, take some names, and do it all with an endearing smile on my face. So... bring it on. What have you got for me?

Hank:
There's literally nothing for you to do.

Kara:
Nothing?

Winn:
I challenge you to find an eight-year-old stealing candy.

Alex:
It's like somebody slipped "Law-abiding serum" into the reservoir.

Kara:
Did somebody do that? Is that illegal? I could stop 'em.

Kara:
I heard Supergirl saved you.

Snapper:
Yeah, she was there.

Kara:
Did you say "Thank you"?

Snapper:
Once, to a divorce lawyer. It was uncomfortable for everyone involved.

[Kara puts a file on Snapper's desk.]

Snapper:
What's this? More alternative "facts"?

Kara:
It's all my research on Spherical. I thought I'd help your story.

Snapper:
[considers] What's in it for you, Ponytail?

Kara:
I know we've had our differences... but I've learned a lot from you. And the biggest thing I've learned is that, it's not the reporter that matters, it's the truth that matters. And CATCO will get the truth to more people. Also, I wanted to get the truth out so badly that I disobeyed you. I broke the rules. You were right. I was lucky when I posted my first blog on Cadmus without your permission. I let you down. And I apologize.

Snapper:
.... Finally.

Beth Breen:
You know it's true what they say. Behind every great man is a strong woman.

Lena:
Oh, I wouldn't know. I've never stood behind a man.

Beth:
You just clean up after your brother.

....

Beth:
[kicks Lena] Did I mention that I'm a Black belt?

Lena:
[punches Beth in the face] Did I mention I was a Luthor?

Kara:
How you holding up?

Lena:
When Lex was arrested, my mother was there. My mother saw her son dragged, bleeding and raving, from her house, and when I got there, Lillian was tidying his room like he'd been away on a business trip. That's how I feel: cold and calm. Until I think about Beth dying in jail, and then I feel warm for a minute.

Kara:
You're in shock, Lena.

Lena:
I know. Loss does strange things to my family, and I've lost a lot of people.

Kara:
Well, you're not gonna lose me.

Lena:
I think when I feel things again, I'm... I'm gonna be very, very afraid. About the person I might be.

Kara:
[putting an arm around Lena] You don't have to be afraid. I'm right here. And I'm not going anywhere.

Lena:
Heh. Promise?

Kara:
I will always be your friend. And I will always protect you. I promise.

Kara:
Yeah, I'll get out of here.

Snapper:
Oh, so now that you share a byline with me, you're too good to work late?

Kara:
But I thought...

Snapper:
I just said that you did a good job, Danvers. You didn't give up, even when that whistle blower got killed. You weren't afraid to pursue the truth, no matter what the risk. And we need more reporters like that. More reporters like you, that care about the truth.

Kara:
So I have my job back?

Snapper:
Unless you're thinking of starting a food truck . [takes a bite of Kara's Danish] Don't start a food truck.

Kara:
You're not upset that I caught the bad guys and got everyone out safely, are you?

Maggie:
I would have gotten them to free the hostages.

Kara:
Maybe. But they're in jail now where they can't hurt anyone, and that's all that matters.

Maggie:
As long as they don't use the "Supergirl defense".

Kara:
The what?

Maggie:
It's a thing some criminals use to get their charges dropped. It's a perfect storm for a defense attorney. Excessive force. Evidence contaminated by debris. Vigilante justice.

Kara:
"Vigilante justice"? I stand for help, I help, and compassion. I did what I had to do to get those people out of there.

Alex:
I think what Maggie's trying to say is that what you do is amazing when we're up against--

Maggie:
A giant purple monster or a half-cyborg murderer, sure. But most of the time, police work requires a more... delicate touch.

Kara:
"Delicate".

Maggie:
Yeah. You broke a guy's arm and gave another a concussion. And that was after you knocked in the roof of a National City landmark. And now, it just has a big Supergirl-sized hole in it.

Rick Malvern:
It's simple. She's (Alex) told you she's okay. And now we trade my father for Alex.

Kara:
Your father is a murderer.

Rick:
Manslaughter-er.

Kara:
[frustrated] Tell me where she is.

Rick:
Tick tock. Tick tock.

[Kara's eyes glow, but she does not use her heat vision. Rick walks right up to her and looks into her eyes.]

Rick:
Oh, wow. That's even cooler up close. You hurt me, you'll never find her. And she'll die. Slowly. [Kara powers down.]

Kara:
Do you know what kind of words your son's been using? Words like "rescue" and "love". Says he wants to rescue you like you rescued him. But if he kills Alex Danvers, he'll never be rescued. He'll have to live with that for the rest of his life, and that'll be his Hell. Now you've done a lot of bad things in your life, but you've done one thing you can be proud of. You were a father. A good one. You were there for your son during the toughest time of his life, and that's what you need to do again now. If he kills her... you will have failed at the one good thing you've done with your life. Be a father now.

Alex:
I knew I just had to buy a couple of seconds, and then you were coming. [pause] You didn't let me finish before, but I... just really have to say it now. [sits up in bed]

Maggie:
Careful.

Alex:
It's okay, it's okay. Those firsts that you talked about? [Maggie nods] I want to have them all with you. I never want to stop having firsts with you. I love you, Maggie Sawyer.

Maggie:
I love you, Alex Danvers.

Alex:
Yeah?

Maggie:
Yeah.

[Alex and Maggie kiss]

Rick:
[disappointed] Oh. You survived.

Winn:
Oh, you do NOT get to talk to her!

Alex:
What are you gonna do to him?

Hank:
My job. Protect the identity of Supergirl and the D.E.O.

Alex:
You gonna mindwipe him?

Hank:
You object?

Alex:
No. Just... before you do that–

[Alex turns and punches Rick hard in the nose, to everyone else's pleasure.]

Alex:
Just make sure he remembers that.

Hank:
Will do.

[Winn high-fives Alex as Mon-El chuckles]

Kara:
Okay, I... I love him. I do. I "love" him. But... c'mon. JT has got to be the only one holding up the reunion right now.

Lena:
Oh, obviously. Here, but let me ask you this, right? Would you rather have an NSYNC reunion... or JT and Britney back together?

Kara:
Oooohh! [stabs her chest metaphorically] My OTP. That's an impossible question to answer, and you're cruel for asking.

Lena:
Yeah, well, you know, sometimes my Luthor genes just shine though. [Both of them laugh.]

Lena:
[getting emotional] You know, I... just thought if I could make this work, I would prove to the world and... to my mother that I was as good as the Golden Boy. I think most of all, I just wanted to prove it to myself.

Rhea:
You don't have to prove anything. You're smarter than Lex. [Lena demurs] No, I'm not saying that to make you feel better. I'm saying it as a scientist. As someone who knows. But you need to stop trying to think like your brother. From what you've told me about Lex, he's a man who's concerned with power. And that's how you've been trying to fix this. Give it more power, you think it will work.

Lena:
Yeah, and it just keeps blowing.

Rhea:
But you're not a person who's consumed with power, are you? So if you weren't trying to do what Lex would do,... what would you do?

Lena:
[considering] I'd... try to find a way to increase the anion input without overloading the energy output, all while maintaining the element's synthesis rate as a constant.

Rhea:
Not power. Balance.

Kara:
Did you rip the seat off the toilet in my loft again, and now you're just bringing Chinese food so you don't get in trouble?

Mon-El:
That was once. That was one time. Okay? And in my defense, you can be pretty scary when it comes to enforcing bathroom etiquette.

Rhea:
Everything I do, I do for my people. Everything that you do for yours is to bolster your broken ego. You need this planet to worship you, the last daughter of a failed world. Because otherwise, your survival means nothing.

Kara:
You're delusional.

Rhea:
Ha. No, on the contrary. I see everything clearly. I came here in peace, which you refused. And all of the ugliness that's transpired is because of your righteousness, Kara Zor-El. Everything that happens from now on is your doing. Every city that burns, every nation that falls. For every child of Earth that cries out "Why is this happening?", the answer... is "Supergirl".

James:
When I was a kid, I used to get bullied. See, I went to a school where there weren't a lot of people who looked like me. And then when my Dad died... it just got a lot worse. See, he was... he was my guardian. That he was the guy that made me feel safe. So after he was gone, I just... I put up this wall, and I didn't let anybody in. Until I moved to Metropolis. And then I made a new friend. And this guy was different, too. I didn't realize how different he was. I just knew that he understood something that most people didn't. And because of that, I trusted him. And eventually, I let him in. Do you know what happened?.... The wall came down. You see, Marcus, sometimes you can meet somebody and they can become your friend. And by trusting them, everything in your life can change.

President Olivia Marsdin:
Stand down!

Rhea:
"Stand down"? I think you are confusing this situation with one in which you have any sort of negotiating leverage.

Marsdin:
This is not a negotiation! This is a demand!

Rhea:
[hard] You speak like that to me again, and you will feel the consequences.

Cat Grant:
[entering Olivia's office] Oh my God! Enough. All right. Ladies, ladies. If I wanted to see this adolescent macho posturing, I would have stayed in D.C.

Kara:
Miss Grant?!

Cat:
[to Olivia] Is this really who you want to be? [to both] Testosterone-driven windbags boasting about your big guns? Surely, we don't need to measure anything. We're wo-men. We're tough, we're wise, and we're way above this pettiness, so let's just.. roll up our sleeves and talk peace.

Rhea:
I'm sorry. Who are you?

Cat:
I'm. Cat. Grant. Known on Earth as "Queen of All Media".

Rhea:
[amused] Oh. Well, Cat Grant, I'm Rhea. And Earth now has a new queen.

Cat:
Oh. Oh, well, let me give you just a little bit of friendly advice, Rhea. That tiara that you have on the top of your head. It's overkill. Real royals, they don't need to try that hard. The thing is, that I have brokered peace between Kanye and Taylor Swift, so I think mediating peace between our two worlds should be a piece of cake. And... "The Future is Female", we've all read the T-shirts. So we are three strong, formidable women, and we can do anything we want. So let's just talk it out and come up with a harmonious solution, shall we?

Cat:
Do you want to know the real reason why I left National City? I wasn't... happy. So I asked Siri "Where is the happiest place on Earth, Siri?", and she answered "Bhutan", so I booked my passage to the Himalayas and moved into a yurt. Now, do you have any idea what is in a yurt? Nothing. Nothing. Not even central air conditioning. But these people, they are happy. A child learns how to walk, they sing. A group of people come down from a hike, from the mountains, and they dance. A couple, they go on their first date and they throw a damn festival. And all of a sudden, the secret to happiness just dawned on me. It's human connection. And I could conquer the world at CatCo or I could twiddle my thumbs in the yurt, and the loneliness would feel exactly the same, because I was missing... the point. It's not about what you do. It's about who you love. And there are two people that you love trapped in an evil spaceship. Wanting to rescue them is not selfish. It's everything.

Kara:
Yeah. Yeah. [pause] I've really missed your advice, Miss Grant.

Cat:
And I've really missed giving it. Now shoo. Up, up and away, no time to lose.

Alex:
Hey. What you said before, about Maggie, if I... if she was on that ship? You were right. I would do anything I could to save her. [getting more emotional] So, you better hurry.

Kara:
I will.

Alex:
If you are on board when I fire, you will not survive that.

Kara:
I know.

Alex:
[hugs Kara close] Okay, so please... just be faster than me, okay? I know... I know you're fast, but just be faster.

Kara:
Faster than a speeding bullet.

Cat:
Good evening, National City. It's Cat Grant. Yes, I've been away for a while, but I'm back. Now I can imagine that you are feeling afraid and feeling like your world is spinning out of control, but believe me: you have a power, and right now you have a job to do. Resist! Resist these invaders with everything you've got! They come with empty promises and closed fists. They promise to make our world great again. And yet they know nothing about the people that make this world great. They think they can con us, and if that doesn't work, what? They're gonna beat us into submission? They have no idea who they're up against. Aliens and humans, we need to band together, and we need to stand together and fight back. Everyone needs to be a superhero, everyone needs to get up and say "not in my house". Let's prove to these thugs that we are strong, and we're united, and we are not going to be conquered. And "tiara woman", if you and your little minions happen to be listening, you have come to the wrong town. Yeah, I'm Cat Grant, not going anywhere.

Winn:
Classic!

[Up on the Daxamite mothership]

Rhea:
[to a guard] Send a squadron to the planet's surface and kill that woman!

Kara:
It's over, Rhea. Came back to give you one last chance to do the right thing.

Rhea:
How generous of you.

Kara:
When I was a child, I could look up into the skies and see Daxam in the stars. I was told so many times how terrible a place it was. But I couldn't understand that. Because they had families. Like us. People they loved. In a few minutes, this ship will be destroyed. And everyone on it. You don't want that. Save your people while you still have time.

Rhea:
Touching speech, Supergirl. Sadly, wasted on the wrong audience. When my own husband opposed me, I killed him. You really think you can tug at my heartstrings?

[Kara wakes up in bed next to Mon-El.]

Kara:
Let's just stay here a little while longer, okay?

Mon-El:
How long?

Kara:
Til tomorrow.

Mon-El:
[laughs] Okay, we'll get up tomorrow. [fingers Kara's pendant] Hey, you always wear this. It's beautiful.

Kara:
Yeah, it was my mother's.

Mon-El:
Really?

Kara:
Yeah. She gave it to me the day I left Krypton. I'd just watched little Kal-El launch into space. Her world was falling apart around her, and even in he middle of that. she looked at me and smiled and said as long as I had this, I'd never be alone. She'd be with me in my dreams. I know we can't stay all day, but let's just stay a little while longer, please.

Mon-El:
But Kara, you're not here.

Kara:
[sleepily] What?

Mon-El:
You're in the Fortress.

[Kara's eyes snap open. Suddenly, Supergirl wakes up to find herself in the Fortress of Solitude.]

[Kara and Superman arrive at the D.E.O. Mon-El sees Kara and hugs her tight.]

Mon-El:
You okay?

Kara:
I'm so much better now.

[Winn approaches Superman, bumping into Alex along the way, and shakes Superman's hand.]

Winn:
[stammering, ] Hey, hi. I'm sure you probably don't remember me--

Superman:
Winn Schott? Resident genius of the D.E.O.? Good to see you, buddy. [claps Winn's shoulder]

Winn:
[awestruck] Good.

Superman:
Good. [to Mon-El] And you're the guy who's dating my cousin.

Mon-El:
Yes, sir. Mon-El of Daxam. [quickly] Though not... not like the... you know, the others from Daxam. The killing ones.

Superman:
You must be a good guy. Or she wouldn't be with you. [shakes Mon-El's hand]

Kara:
I feel like I'm on the brink of having everything I've ever wanted. Family, friends, a job I love. A life as a hero I never could've imagined. And Mon-El. If I beat Rhea, I get to keep all of that. I don't know. I don't know if it's possible. I don't know if it's possible to have everything you want.

Superman:
Well, it is. But only because you worked for it. Whenever I fight, no matter who it's against, where it is, I'm always fighting for Lois. I fight with her right here. [touches his chest] The people we love, they're, uh... they're another secret superpower. Keep 'em with you.

[Mon-el prepares to leave the lead-poisoned Earth.]

Mon-El:
There's something I need to say. Wherever I go, I'm gonna be better because of you. You'll be in my heart. I promise I'm gonna be the man that you thought I could be. I promise.

Kara:
You made me so happy. Here. Take this. [gives him her pendant] This will keep you safe. [They kiss.] I love you. [emotional] I should've said it before.

Mon-El:
I love you.

Cat:
See, the thing that makes women strong is that we have the guts to be vulnerable. We have the ability to feel the depths of our emotion, and we know that we will walk though it to the other side. And, by the way, you have accomplished great things this year. Your articles. Slaver's Moon. Alien Registry. Alien Fight Club. It's all very powerful. And your prose. Your prose is not bad. I mean, it's not great, but it's not bad.

Kara:
You read them?

Cat:
I did. I did "2017". They have Wi-Fi in the Himalayan mountains. But you, my dear, are on a Hero's journey. Like Joseph Campbell would say. And yes, you have hit a bit of an obstacle, but you will soar right over it, just like I would. Except, of course, you won't be wearing Louboutin's.

[Kara sees a news report on a fire in the city]

Kara:
Um...actually...um there's something I forgot I had to do. I have to go.

[Kara gets up to leave]

Cat:
By all means.

Kara:
Thank you.

[Kara walks out]

Cat:
Go get 'em, Supergirl.