Supergirl, Season 3

Winn:
I mean, I thought it was bad when she skipped Pizza Night, but skipping free apps? I mean, come on, these are, like, the beginning of the dark days.

Hank:
Hey, come on, grief doesn't have a deadline.

Winn:
Hey, look, I know, but she goes from being Little Miss Sunshine to... well, Alex, basically.

Alex:
What? I'm not like that.

Hank:
Come on, Alex, your unrelenting seriousness is one of your best qualities.

[Hank walks off, followed by Winn.]

Alex:
[calling after them] I'm not like that. I'm NOT!!

Morgan Edge:
Lena? Twice in my office in as many days. People are gonna start talking.

Lena:
Morgan, you have all the charisma of a Michael Douglas movie from the '90s.

Edge:
You didn't come all this way just to flatter me, did you?

Alex:
Who are you right now? Kara Danvers doesn't quit.

Kara:
She quits the things that aren't important.

Alex:
CATCO is important. You help people there.

Kara:
Not like Supergirl does.

Alex:
Kara Danvers --

Kara:
Kara Danvers SUCKS right now! Supergirl is great! Supergirl saved the world. So, if I could choose to be her, why would I ever choose to be the sad girl whose boyfriend is gone? I don't like that girl, Alex.

Alex:
Look, I know it hurts.

Kara:
No, no, you don't know anything. You've never had to make a decision like this.

Alex:
Okay, so tell me what it feels like. Please. Just let me help, let me help you get over him.

Kara:
"Get over him"?! He didn't dump me. I sent him away, and for all I know he's...

Alex:
What?

Kara:
Doesn't matter.

Alex:
You're not letting yourself feel anything. You're just bottling it up inside and you're making bad decisions. And I'm worried...

Kara:
If it was Maggie, what would you be doing? If the woman you are about to marry was gone forever, what would you be doing?

Alex:
I...

Kara:
You'd be the bar every night. You'd be a wreck at work. You'd be broken.

Alex:
I would. I would be, and it's okay if you are.

Kara:
I'm not. That's what humans do, and I'm better than that. Clark said it himself. The decision I made, he couldn't've made that sacrifice. But me? I couldn't've lived with myself if I hadn't. I will always make the decision I made. I am not a human. I tried to be, but I'm not. Kara Danvers was a mistake. So, if you have an update about work I'd love to hear it. Otherwise...

Alex:
Bloodsport has the capability to cloak a nuke. We're thinking that he's gonna hit the statue unveiling at the waterfront. J'onn wants everyone there.

Kara:
I'll be there.

Alex:
Yeah. [starts to leave but turns around at the door] Kara Danvers is my favorite person! She saved me more times than Supergirl ever could, so just think about that while you're trying to get rid of her!

Hank:
It's quiet up here. You know, I rarely flew on Mars. It was for battle, not pleasure. When I first came to Earth, I spent hours up in the sky. It was the only place I could feel.. empty.

Kara:
Well, that's not what I'm doing up here.

Hank:
Forgive me for saying, but you seem to be courting emptiness of late, and that's not you.

Kara:
I tried to be Kara Danvers for fifteen years, but I'm not supposed to be her. I'm not supposed to be human.

Hank:
But you have a human heart now. It aches, it scars, but it keeps on beating. If you try and cut it out, you will lose something essential.

Kara:
I can't help people if I'm broken.

Hank:
You are not broken! You're the strongest person I know! You saved me, remember? You told me that my loss made me stronger. That was Kara Danvers, not Supergirl.

Maggie:
Danvers, you on comms? Got something that needs your attention.

Alex:
I'm here, East side. You?

Maggie:
West, all clear. About last night...

Alex:
Uh, this is neither the time or the place to talk about what I think you want to talk about.

Maggie:
Do you not want to marry me?

Alex:
Of course I do! Look, I want to be your wife! I want to have a dog, I want to have a house, all of it. I just, I just don't want a big wedding.

Maggie:
Why? [pause] Talk to me. Please, you have to tell me what's going on.

Alex:
Because my dad won't be there. He can't come, he can't walk me down the aisle.

Maggie:
You could've told me that.

Alex:
I didn't want to make a big deal out of it. I... you're already dealing with family issues that I can't imagine. So, I just hoped that I... let it go.

Maggie:
Look, I've had more practice at choosing my family because I had to. And I think you have to take a deep breath and find your way out of this. There's so many people that love you. Just think about how they can make our day good, and tell me how I can help.

Alex:
Okay, I can do that.

Maggie:
Okay. I love you.

Alex:
You too. Forever.

Winn:
You two are my favorite couple.

Alex and Maggie:
Winn! Get off the comms!

[Hank is trying to settle a dispute between Alex and Maggie:
Band or D.J. at their wedding.]

Hank:
The human mind reacts to music very much like other stimuli. Tastes, smells. A song doesn't sound exactly the way you're used to hearing it, you enjoy it less. And are, therefore, less likely to get jiggy on the dance floor. I say D.J.

Alex:
Oh, yes!

Maggie:
Come on.

Winn:
Did he just say "jiggy"?

Lena:
I thought you'd be too busy to act as my chaperone.

James:
I don't want to chaperone you. I don't consider myself a chaperone, I consider myself the person who's been running this company for a year.

Lena:
All right, Mr. Olsen. I have a meeting with the advertising department in 20 minutes. I'll see you there.

James:
See you in 19.

Lena:
Twenty will be fine.

Kara:
Got you cornered.

Psi:
Do you?

Kara:
What did you do to them up there?

Psi:
Only wanted to play. But they didn't want to play with me.

Kara:
Well, you're not getting away with it.

Psi:
Oh. You think you're the cat, and I'm the bird. You got it backwards. You could join me. Maybe then you'd be happy. See, money equals happiness. More money, more happiness.

Kara:
Your priorities are seriously outta whack.

Psi:
I know. Right. [laughs]

[Kara has taken Winn aside.]

Winn:
Ooo, this is very covert ops. What's up?

Kara:
I... I know how she's doing it. I felt it this time. She's targeting people's fear.

Winn:
How - how do you know that?

Kara:
I saw my mother. I saw... Krypton explode. I relived my last moments there. And then being stuck floating through space for so long. Knowing I could never have my life back. [getting nervous] Psi put me back in that pod. Completely trapped and alone. It was... it was so quiet. [gets more nervous]] Silence was the worst part.... I felt completely cut off from everything and everyone I've ever known.... [composes herself] We... we have to stop her, Winn.

Kara:
You're not going anywhere.

Psi:
Hm. What did you see, I wonder? What brought the Girl of Steel to her knees?

[Psi sends a psychic blast at Kara, who is barely affected.]

Kara:
A lie. [advances on Psi]

Psi:
Fear is not a lie. [sends another blast to no effect and advances on Kara] Fear cripples. Annihilates spirits. It is the only weapon that matters. [sends another ineffective blast] Fear made me stronger than you.

[Psi and Kara are now face-to-face. Psi sends yet another psychic blast, but Kara remains standing.]

Psi:
No one is safe from it. [confused] Why aren't you scared anymore?

Kara:
Mind over matter.

[Kara head-butts Psi unconscious.]

Alex:
I don't know why throwing a lesbian wedding shower would curb Mom's cheesy antics.

Kara:
Nope. Gay, straight, whatever, Eliza will not be stopped until she digs up every bridal shower game since the beginning of time. [Alex picks up a napkin from a stack and shows Kara. On it is printed "Alex & Maggie's Shower".] You know what, you're gonna love "Bridal Bingo".

Alex:
Kill me now. Please.

Maggie:
I told a girl at school that I liked her, and my parents found out. I came home that day... it was winter... and my dad was there with a suitcase. And he told me to get into the car... and, um... we drove in silence. And I just stared out the window, looking at the icicles on the trees. And I was terrified to say anything, but... finally, I said, um... I said "Papí, what did I do?" And then he just looked at me with such contempt and said, um... "You shamed me." And then he pulled up to my aunt's house and left me with my suitcase. That was the last thing that my father said to me.

Eliza:
The only thing shameful about that story is how your father treated you, Maggie.

Alex:
[whispering] Yeah. [hugs Maggie]

[Maggie's father, Oscar, walked out of the bridal shower when Maggie and Alex kiss]

Maggie:
You're just gonna walk out? After all this time, that's it?

Oscar Rodas:
I can't do this.

Maggie:
Can't do what? Tell me, please. What exactly have I done that is so offensive to you?

Oscar:
You spit in my face.

Maggie:
I spit in your face? For loving somebody? I don't understand. I don't get it.

Oscar:
I came to this country at nine years old. At eleven, I was working in a factory.

Maggie:
Yes, I know.

Oscar:
Do you?

Maggie:
Yeah.

Oscar:
Do you know I was the only Mexicano working alongside a bunch of white boys? Do you know that they would wait for me at night by the road and laugh and call me "wetback" and kick me until my ribs were broken?

Maggie:
What does this have to do–

Oscar:
With you being a lesbian? I worked to win their respect. Those same boys, when they grew up, elected me their sheriff. I endured for my children. So that you would never have to face that kind of hatred! So that you would belong!

Maggie:
I'm accepted for who I am. The world is different now.

Oscar:
Huh! They're building a wall to keep us out! Because in their minds, we're nothing but rapists and murderers! The only thing they hate more than a Mexicano, is a homosexual. The world is not different, my dear. Look, you can live any way you please. But don't ask me to witness it.

[Kara drives up to the White Martians' ceremony in J'onn's '50's convertible.]

Kara:
Hi. Hi. I'm, uh... I'm sorry to bother you during, um... whatever it is you're doing, but I think I took a wrong turn at Albuquerque. Can any of you give me directions back to Earth? [gets out of the car nonchalantly while the White Martians roar] You know, I thought I took that tunnel, but my GPS is all screwed up down here, and it keeps trying to get me to make the suicidal left turn.

[Maggie meets her father at the bus stop as he is about to leave.]

Maggie:
I came to give you that back. [returns the picture of her as a little girl to him] That little girl... so desperate to win her father's love. You left her on the side of the road. And all these years, I've been that little girl. Yearning for my papá to come back for me. Praying that one day, he would see me and love me for who I am. Thank you for coming to the shower. You gave me an amazing gift. You showed me that I'm not that scared little girl in that picture anymore. I am an adult woman , and I am happy in my own skin, and I'm so fortunate that I'm surrounded by people who value and cherish me. I finally understand. I don't need you to see me or to get me or to even like me. I don't need anything from you. I'm already good.... Goodbye, Papá. [walks away]

Olivia:
[addressing the worshippers of Supergirl] Hello. Uh, it was, um... it was Spring break when I caught my boyfriend cheating on me with my best friend. And I took it hard. Snuck into a rooftop party, and I got totally wasted, and I stood on the ledge as a joke. And then the next thing I knew,... I was falling. And as I fell, I thought "I hope that if this is it, that it's quick." But it wasn't quick. And that fall lasted an eternity. And then she caught me. And she told me that everything is gonna be okay. Because of Supergirl, I realize I still deserve to be loved. Supergirl saved me. [The congregation applauds.]

James:
[whispers to Kara] Do you remember saving her?

Kara:
[looks at all the people, nearly overwhelmed] I... I remember all of them.

Kara:
I... I think it's admirable that you want to help people. I mean, logically, Supergirl can't save everyone. There's only one of her.

Thomas Coville:
[looking right at Kara] Is this a test?

Kara:
Excuse me?

Coville:
[joyful] Did you come here to test my faith?... Supergirl?

Kara:
I'm not... I'm not... [scoffs]

Coville:
I looked into your eyes from my seat on that plane. When you look into the eyes of God, you do not forget.

[A shaken Kara turns and starts to leave.]

Coville:
[calling her back] Wait, don't... Don't worry. Your secret is safe with me. As Rao says, "Let my god walk amongst you and shelter her."

Kara:
I am not God. Rao is.

Coville:
Rao says that even his gods can lose their way. If you're lost,... I can help you. [gets an artifact from behind the lectern]

Kara:
Where did you get that?

Coville:
I found every artifact of Krypton that there was to find. This contains Rao's words. This can remind you of what Rao says.

Kara:
[snatches the artifact] I know what Rao says. You are perverting it. [takes off her glasses and looks straight into Coville's eyes] You're going to stop having these meetings. You are going to stop telling people to put themselves in danger. If I am a god, you need to do as I say. You need to trust me.

Coville:
I trust you.

Lena:
What's the matter?

Samantha Arias:
I'm just screwing up... not with work. With Ruby. All she wanted to do was to practice her song with me, and I kept saying "Oh, later" and "Later", and look at her. I just feel like the worst mother. [Lena smiles.].... Why are you smiling?

Lena:
Because I actually had the worst mother. Objectively speaking. So I find your self-pity a little funny.

Samantha:
I mean, my kid fell asleep on my couch in the office. It's not great.

Lena:
She fell asleep watching her mom work hard. She may not understand the ins and outs, but she knows it's important and you're the only one who can fix it. That is how you raise a girl to be a badass.

Samantha:
Yeah. She already is a badass.

Lena:
Yeah, 'cause she's loved. She knows it.

James:
You know how I met Superman?

Kara:
At the Daily Planet.

James:
That was your cousin Clark. So one day, I climbed up this bridge spire to get this angle on this tanker fire, and it was beautiful. It was great. There was a lot of smoke in the air. I got light-headed, and I lost my footing. And I fell. And I knew for sure that I was gonna die. So I just prayed. I prayed to anything, to anyone who was listening... to save me. And then out of the smoke came this hand that grasped mine. And that was the first time Superman saved me. Same way you did Coville.

Kara:
My biology absorbs solar radiation at a different rate than humans. What about that is miraculous?

James:
In this life, prayer normally doesn't work. Nobody shows up. But Clark did. And you do. Kara, you're something that we can see, something that we can touch. How are you not a miracle?

[Kara visits Coville at the prison.]

Kara:
Are they treating you well?

Coville:
Oh, yes. Thank you.

Kara:
I have to ask.... Are you going to tell anyone who I am?

Coville:
Mmm. I know you gave me a name at the rec center. But honestly, I can't even remember it. That's not who you are.

Kara:
You don't know who I am at all.

Coville:
Oh, I know that even gods can lose their way. When I looked into your eyes that night on the plane, you were clear and free. Now your eyes are clouded with doubt, loss. You're at a crossroads. And I finally understand Rao's will for me: to help you on your journey. To bring you back to clarity of purpose. Back to balance, back to... peace. This isn't my prison. This is my salvation. And so I will continue to pray to you. But, I will also pray for you.

Maggie:
I don't want to feel like this. [walks towards Alex] I love you.

Alex:
[moving away from Maggie] Yeah, I love you back.

Maggie:
This can't be it. This is stupid. This is...

Alex:
We're talked this through. Right? I mean, for days. I mean, can you do that again? Can you go another couple rounds? Because I can't. Are you ever gonna want to have kids?

Maggie:
.... I want you!

Alex:
Yeah, I know, babe. But I want kids. [Maggie nods] I'm always gonna want kids.

Maggie:
Then there's nothing else left. You have to say it.

Alex:
Maggie,...

Maggie:
You have to say it out loud. Please?

Alex:
.... We can't be together.

Lena:
So this is what your revenge looks like.

Edge:
Have you ever heard of the Cobra effect, Lena? Colonial India, the British government. They realized there were snakes all over Delhi, and they wanted them gone. So they offered a bounty for dead snakes. And then they realized that people were breeding snakes for income. They thought everything was going really well, they realized they got slithering snakes all over Delhi. The whole thing backfired. Turns out they made the problem worse. You understand?

Lena:
You're a toxic predator.

Edge:
Unintended consequences. You wanted to be a hero so bad, you didn't care who you hurt. And now people are gonna die.

Maggie:
Are you sure you want to give up on this? Sure you want to do this, give up on something tangible and real? Some... us, it's us. For some notion of being a mom?

Alex:
It's not some notion. Ever since I was little, when I would see a mom and her kids, this thing would happen to me, this recognition that I would be a mom too. And it wasn't some you know... "I want that" or "I hope someday that I have that". It's just something that I've always known. Even when everything else, when it was boyfriend, girlfriend, whatever, when that was blurry... The part of me being a mom, that's always been crystal clear. And if I deny that, I'm gonna feel it forever. I wish I could change the way I feel, but I can't.

Edge:
You know, I was thinking. He must've really hated her. You ever wonder what that feels like? That kind of... hate? Because I don't think you're capable of it.

Supergirl:
[moves in closer to Edge] You have no idea what I am capable of.

Edge:
This about me, now? Because when you got mad at me, you dumped me on a cargo ship in the middle of the sea. [shrugs] But a hassle. Cost me a few hours. Thirty bucks in dry cleaning. I don't know what kinda hippy-dippy justice you practice on your planet, sweetheart, but this is the real world. It's dog-eat-dog out here. Now, if I had an enemy, I'd crush her. Without mercy. Let's say , for instance, I was your enemy. Hmm? The thing for you to do right now would be to kill me. [Supergirl does nothing as Edge stares her down] But you capes. You don't have what it takes. Do you? [Supergirl stares down Edge, but still does nothing] Yeah. I didn't think so. You can leave the way you came in. I think the cleaning crew enjoyed the show.

Lena:
Mr. Olsen. I didn't expect you to be here.

James:
Well, the news never sleeps.

Lena:
How are you, really? I was worried about you.

James:
Well, I'm kind of a hard man to keep down, Miss Luthor.

Lena:
You know, I have a rule. Whenever anyone takes a bullet for me, they get to call me "Lena".

James:
[chuckles] Okay, well, "Lena" it is. And, uh, my friends call me "James". Or... "Jimmy".

Lena:
[smiling] Well, feel better, Jimmy Olsen.

[Kara and Alex are back in their old childhood bedroom.]

Alex:
What's the point of all this?

Kara:
[sighing] I dunno. We need to sleep. We always slept well here.

Alex:
So I'll stay for, like, three days, and Mom will cook tons of food, and I'll gain, like, five pounds, and then walk back into an empty apartment.

Kara:
Do you wanna talk about it? It might help.

Alex:
You don't get to do that.

Kara:
What?

Alex:
You don't get to shut down, what, for six months after Mon-El goes, and now sit here and tell me to talk.

Kara:
It will get better.

Alex:
Yeah? [leans forward, looks Kara right in the eye] Are you better?

[Young Kara and her friend Kenny Lee are stargazing.]

Kenny Lee:
[looking up at the stars] Somewhere, past all that darkness, there're whole other worlds. Can you imagine?

Young Kara:
[knowing tone] Yeah.

Kenny:
What do you think is up there?

Young Kara:
I bet it's still just people. Families and... They're staring at the stars above them wondering the same thing about us. It's a beautiful view.

Kenny:
[his gaze fixed on Kara] It is.

[Kara catches Kenny's eye and they look at one another. Kenny leans in to kiss Kara. She also leans forward to accept, but turns her head demurely at the last second.]

Young Kara:
I... I really like your telescope.

Kenny:
[laughs awkwardly] Yeah. You'd be surprised what this thing sees.

Young Kara:
You know, you're the only person in Midvale who doesn't make me feel like I'm... like I shouldn't be here.

Kenny:
I'm glad you're my friend.

Young Kara:
[playfully shoulder-butts Kenny] You, too.

[Young Kara sneaks into her bedroom after her time with Kenny, only to find Alex awake in the other bed.]

Young Alex:
Where were you?

Young Kara:
None of your business.

Young Alex:
It is if I'm the one who would get in trouble for whatever dumb thing you were doing.

Young Kara:
I am so sick and tired of you blaming me for every bad thing that's happened to you.

Young Alex:
Really? Because my mom wasn't constantly on my ass before you came along. I didn't have to act like some Earthly ambassador to the teenage underworld before you came along, and I'm pretty sure my dad wasn't gone before you came along.

Young Kara:
How is that my fault?

Young Alex:
Before you crashed in that pod, I had a great life. With two great parents. Now all I have is you. And you are not worth it.

[The young Danvers sisters are examining Kenny's laptop for clues to his murder.]

Young Kara:
This thing looks water-damaged.

Young Alex:
After being outside all night, I can't believe it's even on.

Young Kara:
Um, Clark has a friend named Chloe who might be able to help. She really loves weird tech stuff like this. She even has this whole wall of weird.

Young Alex:
Okay, I have no idea what any of that means, but send her a zip drive of everything we find.

Young Alex:
Kenny saw you.

Sheriff Collins:
Should've kept that telescope up in the sky. He was such a smart kid, good kid.

Young Alex:
He was my friend.

Collins:
Look, I didn't want to hurt him.

Young Alex:
What did you want?

Collins:
Little compensation, maybe. Get paid like a dog protecting spoiled rich folks. Drugs come over the border from Canada, hardly even hiding, must think I'm a joke. And the government wants me to burn it. Why not get a little something back for myself? That's all.

Young Alex:
Yeah, real heartbreaking. You're a scumbag who kills kids to cover his own ass. You're pathetic!

Collins:
You're real brave. Not even screaming. Not that anyone could hear you.

Young Alex:
Someone's listening right now. Someone who can hear every single word you say. Every time you breathe. Can you feel it? She's coming. [shouts] Here! I'm down here!

[Kara breaks through the wall, knocking Collins unconscious and hugs Alex]

Young Kara:
Are you okay?

Young Alex:
Duh, I knew you would come.

[M'yrnn J'onzz wanders the D.E.O. corridors as if he's searching for something. Winn happens upon him.]

Winn:
Hey. Hi, Mister J. You, uh, looking for something?

M'yrnn J'onzz:
I would like to find the baraak.

Winn:
Ooo. Ooo, you know I've been brushing up on my Martian. Baraak... "library". [sees by M'yrnn's look he's wrong] No,... "bathroom".

M'yrnn:
To relieve myself.

Winn:
You-you don't know where it is? You... haven't you been here for, like.... three weeks?

M'yrnn:
And four days. Precisely.

Winn:
.... Yeah, it's down the hall, uh, around the corner, third door to your left. [looks around] We really... really should put up signs.

M'yrnn:
May I go?

Winn:
.... Yeah.

M'yrnn:
Thank you !! [turns and hurries off]

Samantha:
I found out something. About myself. And it's a really good thing. It's gonna answer a lot of questions, but I gotta take this trip to get those questions answered.

Ruby Arias:
Can't I come with you? I can come with you.

Samantha:
I know you want to, and I wish that you could. But I gotta do this on my own, okay?

[Ruby looks sad and disappointed.]

Samantha:
[holds up her hand] Hold my hand. [Ruby takes her hand] You feel that?

Ruby:
Your pulse?

Samantha:
That's you. You are my heart. Are you gonna trust me? [Ruby nods] Something wonderful is happening.

M'yrnn:
This, uh, brown water is a popular beverage on Earth?

J'onn:
In the mornings, mostly.

M'yrnn:
[takes a sip] Mmm. Yes. I understand the appeal of k'off eee.

J'onn:
It's pronounced "coffee". It's only a short walk from the D.E.O. You can come down here any time. [checks his phone]

M'yrnn:
[indicating two men playing chess] What is that? A duel of intellect?

J'onn:
That is chess. Ancient game of strategy with infinite outcomes.

M'yrnn:
Aah. Much like Ok ra'tok. We should play Ok ra'tok sometime.

J'onn:
Don't really have a lot of time for games. You should come down here. Learn chess. [looks at his smart watch]

M'yrnn:
If you wish to return to the D.E.O., let us go.

J'onn:
Oh no, Father, no, it's okay. It's okay. We can stay out. You've been a prisoner for 300 years. You shouldn't feel like a prisoner here.

M'yrnn:
I know I am not a prisoner of the D.E.O., my son. You are. You've glanced at your smart devices forty-three times since we arrived. Your body is here, but your mind is trapped in your work. You live there. Your only friends are there. You have nothing outside of it.

J'onn:
You've been here three weeks, I've been here 300 years. I think I know a little more about how to engage with this world than you do.

M'yrnn:
[nods] Thank you for showing me the way here. I will return if I require more brown water.

J'onn:
Father-

M'yrnn:
You have completed your mission, and now I would like to return to my room. [walks off, leaving J'onn standing in the park]

[Mon-El wakes up in a containment cell, with Kara standing outside.]

Kara:
I don't understand. I want to give you the benefit of the doubt, but... you attacked two agents. [emotional] Was... were you confused by the hypersleep? Is that why you snuck out of the med-bay, broke into a secure storage room, and almost killed two people?

Mon-El:
I didn't almost kill anyone.

Kara:
Is it not you?

Mon-El:
It's me.

Kara:
[on the verge of tears] Then make me believe it. Please? .... You know, I don't sleep anymore? I lay awake at night just staring at the ceiling, because if I close my eyes, I dream about you dying. I see you... disappearing into the... blackness of space forever.... This was all I wanted. This. And when I saw you on that ship, oh my God, I felt like I could hope again. I could touch you and see you and hear you and be with you, finally. But... you're... you're different. And I....

[Mon-El just sits silently.]

Kara:
You have nothing to say?.... nothing?

Mon-El:
I'm sorry.

Kara:
[now more collected] Shame on me for having a human heart. [leaves]

M'yrnn:
What are these empty rooms for?

J'onn:
It's... not much, but um... it's an apartment, to live in. I never thought I'd see you again, Father. Not after the invasion. I'd gotten so used to living here on Earth on my own. Work has always made me feel productive, useful. But you're so right. I have isolated myself in my work. When I was a child, you taught me to always see the beauty in life. I've lost sight of that over the years.

M'yrnn:
Nothing is ever lost for good. It may not be Mars, but there is much beauty to be found on this planet.

J'onn:
There is.

M'yrnn:
I am here for you now, son.

J'onn:
I know. That's why we're here.

M'yrnn:
At this apartment?

J'onn:
I thought it might be a better fit than the D.E.O., for both of us.

M'yrnn:
You shall move here, too?

J'onn:
We could make this our... home. If you like.

M'yrnn:
I would like that, very much.

Mon-El:
Strange as it may sound, the 31st century is actually not that different from today.

Winn:
What, better smartphones?

Imra Ardeen:
What's a "phone"?

Winn:
[amused] "What's a phone?" Awww... The future's awesome.

Mon-El:
Well, technology is developed beyond imagining. But, at the end of the day, it's still in service of communicating with each other. And entertaining each other. And also killing each other. In this day or in a thousand years, conflict is constant. But so is strength.

M'yrnn:
J'onn, I do not know why you introduced me to koff-ee first. This brown water is vastly superior.

J'onn:
Yeah, I don't take advantage of hot cocoa enough.

M'yrnn:
I enjoy "Krist-mas". [regards a Christmas tree] What a wonderful way to close your year. Paying homage to an evergreen creature. It so reminds me of Life Day.

Winn:
Excuse me. Hi. Life Day? As in the Star Wars Holiday Special? It was on CBS? Princess Leia, like, sang a song... you have no idea what I'm talking about. [realizing] Oh my god, you don't... know what Star Wars is. [to J'onn] You probably don't know what Star Wars is.

J'onn:
Excuse me? The Empire Strikes Back is the best movie sequel of all time!

Winn:
Ah, man, I just love you more and more each day.

M'yrnn:
What's a "sequel"?

[Lena and James are confronting Edge regarding the Reign symbols appearing throughout National City.]

Edge:
Ah, Lena, Lena! C'mon, it's Christmas! Where's your Christmas spirit? It's my favorite time of the year. The only fires I'm lighting are the ones I'm gonna roast chestnuts over. And if you think I had anything to do with going after you, which you sure as hell can't prove, my line of attack would be much, much more effective. [indicating James] Is that why you brought your bodyguard?

James:
I'm here just to make sure that you remain... civil.

Edge:
[gets right in James' face] Jimmy, I get the feeling your dislike for me is... more than just purely professional.

James:
You get feelings?

Mon-El:
Look, Imra... she feels really bad that she upset you. That wasn't, that was not her intention.

Kara:
Oh, no, she didn't do anything wrong. She was very kind and, uh, generous. And you know, she's smart and beautiful, and even though she looks like a Greek goddess, I can't find any reason to hate her. But am I okay with this?.... No.

Mon-El:
Kara,--

Kara:
No, stop. Please, Mon-El, I... I see this very clearly for what it is. We're just three good people stuck in a really crappy situation. But, you know what? At least two of us still get to be happy. [walks away, then turns around, barely containing herself] And just for the record, Mon-El, I really am trying to be okay with this, but.... this is... this is worse than... the worst thing that I could possibly imagine, and that's you... looking at me with no love in your eyes. So please, just... please. [walks off]

[Reign has just defeated Supergirl in a brutal fight across National City, the battle ending on a skyscraper rooftop. A battered, bloodied Supergirl can barely move as Reign approaches her.]

Reign:
I'm going to kill you.

Supergirl:
[trying to get up] You don't... You don't scare me.

Reign:
You are no god. Just as I am no devil. All I am is truth. [picks Supergirl up by her throat] And judgement. [dangles her over the rooftop edge] And death. And I will reign.

[Reign drops Supergirl, who falls and crashes into the pavement below.]

[Reign flies into the main CATCO office after throwing an injured criminal's body through the upper-story window into the room.]

Lena:
Why have you come here?

Reign:
To deliver a message.

Lena:
We are not your messengers.

Reign:
[smiles] Yes, you are. [points to a CATCO employee] You! Turn your camera on me.

[The employee picks up a TV camera and starts filming Reign.]

Reign:
This man was a thief, condemned by his own actions. You've allowed sin to take root and fester like a weed. And worst of all, you have looked away. Apathy is the greatest sin of all. From now on, it will be punished in kind. There will be no more mercy. There will only be justice. I'm here to help.

[Reign flies away through the broken window.]

Alex:
Ooo. Your eye. What happened to you?

Coville:
Oh, I was spreading the truth to my fellow inmates. They would have preferred I lie.

Alex:
Do you want to spread a little truth to me? I'll pass it along to Supergirl. You're her biggest fan, right? She said that you knew about the Reign of the Beast. What else do you know that can help us beat her?

Coville:
Beat her? She's already won.

Alex:
No. Supergirl's still alive.

Coville:
She was supposed to rise, find her faith, and deliver it. But Supergirl refused her faith and she failed the test.

Alex:
Supergirl will defeat her. You just have to help us stop her.

Coville:
Supergirl lost so that Reign can prepare us for what comes next.

Alex:
Never underestimate Supergirl.

J'onn:
No Supergirl. No cavalry. Reign is strong. But she doesn't know what we're capable of. Let's show her.

Alex:
You ready? [tosses J'onn a gun]

J'onn:
I just had a conversation about James Olsen's extraordinary kissing ability. This'll be a Sunday picnic.

Mon-El:
We have people counting on us in the future, and we can't get involved.

Imra:
You keep saying that. That this isn't our fight. What about Tommy and Gina? Hmm? "You live for the fight when it's all that you've got."

Mon-El:
Bon Jovi.

Imra:
Or was that all a lie?

Mon-El:
No. No, he speaks the truth.

Imra:
I know we had a plan. We are supposed to help people. We're sworn to helping people. But these people need our help right now. It's who we are.

Mon-El:
I was really worried about you. When you didn't wake up. I still care about you.

Kara:
I know.

Mon-El:
[walks off, then turns back] It's great fighting with you again.

Kara:
Yeah.

Mon-El:
I missed that. [walks back into the infirmary]

[Brainy walks by.]

Kara:
Hey! It's you. Are you shorter?

Brainy:
Are you suggesting that I augmented my height when I entered your consciousness, so that you might see me as a more stable and trustworthy figure and therefore work with me to help you?

Kara:
... uh, Yeah?

Brainy:
Yes. I did do exactly that. [Kara laughs] It's nice to meet you in real life. [walks off]

Alex:
Well, I'm... I mean, I'm not doing anything. So I'm happy to have Ruby here with me.

Samantha:
No, I couldn't ask you. Look at your leg.

Ruby:
Come on, Mom, let me stay with Alex. At the Christmas party, she promised to teach me how to punch without breaking my thumb.

Alex:
Full disclosure: I am not a good babysitter.

Kara:
Yeah. You should listen to her 'cause one time, she made me watch The Shining, and I had nightmares for weeks.

Alex:
Um, okay, she was fifteen --

Kara:
So?

Alex:
So... you were the one who wanted to watch it.

[Winn is showing Brainy the D.E.O. command center.]

Winn:
Aaand this is where the magic happens, my friend. From here, we can monitor and communicate with the Legion cruiser any time throughout their entire mission.

Brainy:
[looking around] Incredible. You actually rely on this to keep people safe. This is the technology that backs up Supergirl when she goes into battle?

Winn:
[hesitant] It.. is. Yes.

Brainy:
She is so much braver than I ever knew. I've seen espresso machines with more processing power.

Livewire:
[regarding the seemingly vacant Fort Rozz] This place is like the Mall of America. You could wander around here for days and not find a thing.

Livewire:
So this Reign character. We're getting information so we can kill her?

Kara:
No. Of course not. The priestess will have information that I could use to get through to her.

Livewire:
What?! You and your Pollyanna B.S. You think you're gonna get through to Reign.

Kara:
I got through to you. There must be something good in you that I could trust to come with me.

Livewire:
I came with you because there's a maniac on the loose and I wanna take her down. If you think I wouldn't fry you right now,--

Kara:
So do it.

[They stare each other down.]

Livewire:
All I'm saying is somebody as evil as Reign deserves to die.

Kara:
And anyone else who thinks otherwise is just a sucker?

Livewire:
Now you're catching on.

Kara:
Can you tell me about Reign?

Jindah Kol Rozz:
She will destroy you.

Kara:
I've heard otherwise.

Jindah Kol Rozz:
You know nothing of the nature of destruction. You are a child, living in light. But there is darkness in all things. In every soul you know. Who will it take?

Kara:
No one. If I have anything to say about it.

Jindah Kol Rozz:
Oh. You fly too close to the sun. I have languished in pain for time beyond reason because of you. The children of light. But your pretty skin will soon be brittle scales in hellfire when the others awake and unite beneath the standard of Reign.

Kara:
Others? What do you mean "Others"?

Jindah Kol Rozz:
Worldkillers. The Power! The Pustulence! The Purity!

Samantha:
Um, so I looked up my symptoms. Memory loss, headaches. It could be really bad. Like, brain tumor bad. ALS.

Alex:
You know what else causes memory loss. Caffeine withdrawal. Yikes.

Lena:
You know, Edge, you act like a bully, but underneath it all, you are scared to death of a powerful woman you can't control. You're so terrified you would sacrifice kids, poison our water, do just about anything to kill me and get rid of the problem.

Edge:
Then you got it wrong, Lena. I like powerful women, Nay, I love powerful women. But you're not a powerful woman. You're wasting away in that ivory tower. Posing as Cat Grant. Hoping that the gleam of liberal media gonna somehow magically rub off on you. I don't have to kill you, Lena. You're already dead. [turns and walks to his car] Enjoy the eggs, kids. They're mediocre, you'll fit right in.

Lena:
Burn in Hell, Edge.

Edge:
[grins] I hear the company's fantastic.

J'onn:
This world is a crazy place right now. People acting, reacting. Escalating behaviors. Like what Morgan Edge did to Lena. What our lawmakers are doing. Sniping at each other, going round and round in circles, not doing any good. Reminds me of Mars before the civil war. But like my father said then, "There is great power in being the calm in the center of the storm. A beacon, to show the way." Supergirl is here to remind us on Earth about what's best in ourselves. That's what's most important. It's more important than if you were to ever catch another bullet.

Lena:
What are you doing here, Mother?

Lillian:
What do you think? A man has been trying to assassinate my daughter, I came back to kill him.

Lena:
How sweet. Now what are you really doing here?

Lillian:
You know, you really hurt me, Lena. No matter how hard I try to show it, you still doubt my love for you. Do you know of any other mother who would kill for her daughter?

Lena:
No, I don't. It's probably a good thing for society.

[Lillian has donned the LEXO armored battlesuit to kill Edge. Supergirl lands in-between them.]

Supergirl:
Suit's a bit much, don't you think?

Lillian:
Says the girl in a cape.

[As the D.E.O. search the house, a woman's voice can be heard singing.]

J'onn:
Is that Lisa Loeb?

Mon-El:
I thought the target's name was Julia Freeman.

Samantha:
It's been a rough couple of months, I feel like we can both play a little hooky.

Ruby:
Oh, my God, you're being serious.

Samantha:
I'm serious. Sound like a plan?

Ruby:
Hell, yeah.

Samantha:
You get precisely one "Hell, yes" a day. I hope you enjoyed that.

Ruby:
Okay.

Kara:
Alex, wait, listen to me. I am used to you being pragmatic, but since when have you become so hard and cynical?

Alex:
Well, not all of us are bulletproof, Kara!

Kara:
I know.

Alex:
So cynicism... that's what's keeping the rest of us alive.

Kara:
Seems like it's killing you. My sister, the sister I know, she has compassion for others.

[J'onn, carrying two bottles, walks in on Mon-El.]

Mon-El:
Thought you left

J'onn:
[in a low voice] I did, but uh... only to get these. Come on. [Mon-El comes over and J'onn hands him a bottle.] It's sort of, uh... Martian moonshine. It's kinda spicy. It has a consciousness-enhancing quality to it.

Mon-El:
This has a label.

J'onn:
Oh, yeah. I sell it to the alien bars. Doing quite well.

Mon-El:
Winn, hey, I heard you fixed it (the Legion cruiser). How did you–

Winn:
I... I mean, I, I assisted.

Imra:
That was a little more than an assist. He reset Morran math, the chronorunner and time measurement system on a scale of twelve instead of ten.

Winn:
Yes, sort of how in America, we use inches instead of the metric system. They must have switched over before this here battery was invented, which actually, you know, gives me hope for America.

Mon-El:
So we were overloading the fuel cells.

Winn:
Bingo.

Mon-El:
Thanks, Winn.

Winn:
I mean, if you really want to thank me, you could, uh... let me take this out for a test drive. Just sayin'.

M'yrnn:
[worn out from singing Karaoke] Karao-ke is not for the weak. It requires either great courage or a complete lack of shame. But I like it.

[Winn has just learned his father died.]

James:
You mind if I stay out here for a second with you?

Winn:
[struggling with his feelings] Like, he's just gone, right? That's, that's all. I mean, it's not like anything's gonna change. I... never talked to him, never saw him, I....

James:
That doesn't mean you never felt him.

Winn:
Uh, I'm supposed to be feeling something, right? I don't feel... [gestures emptily] anything... I don't think... um,... Just go inside.

James:
I'm not going back in.

Winn:
Okay.

Mon-El:
Hey, I, uh... I owe you an apology.

Kara:
For what?

Mon-El:
When we were together, I never really got... how it must have been for you to find out that I had been lying. About being Daxxam's prince, about a lot of stuff. And I am sorry that I did that to you.

Kara:
I do really appreciate you saying that.

Mon-El:
Yes, of course.

Kara:
Are you okay?

Mon-El:
Uh, yeah, Imra... Imra lied to me. About, um,... about something big. With Legion business. And Brainy was in on it, too.

Kara:
Oh. Wow.

Mon-El:
Yeah. When your wife conspires with your best friend, it–

Kara:
Feels like garbage.

Alex:
You've chosen to live as a black man in America. Which is a harder existence, in and of itself. Why?

J'onn:
You know, I was... I was forced to become Hank Henshaw out of desperation, but now I, I choose this face. I like it. And I wouldn't want to live in a world where I need to change the color of my skin to feel safe, to feel seen, to feel like... I'm not a target. I'd rather change the world.

M'yrnn:
And whatever my son's fight may be, I choose it as well.

Alex:
And I have your backs.

Mary Schott:
Sorry about the mess.

Kara:
Oh, this? This is... that's not your fault

Mary:
Can I ask, uh, when it comes to your day-to-day, on a scale of one to ten... how big of a pain in the ass are flying monkeys?

Kara:
Maybe a two.

Winn:
I have done something amazing.

Kara:
Did you find Pestilence?

Winn:
I have done... something okay. [to Mon-El] You. Come here.

Mon-El:
What?

Winn:
I have fixed your old suit.

Mon-El:
Winn. [hugs Winn, lifting him off the ground]

Winn:
[to Kara] Hey, can I say it? Can I say it? Please?

Kara:
Yes.

Winn:
[to Mon-El] Suit up.

M'yrnn:
Now come. Play a match with me. I never tire of beating you.

J'onn:
I gotta get back to work. Why don't you bring the game to the D.E.O.? We can play later.

M'yrnn:
As soon as I finish my game against Zook (J'onn's childhood imaginary friend).... [looks around, confused] He was right here. Where is he?

J'onn:
[concerned] Dad?

M'yrnn:
[winks at J'onn, who becomes visibly relieved.] A joke.

J'onn:
Not funny, Dad.

M'yrnn:
Only because you did not see your face.

Lena:
An employee of mine asked for help with a problem. And now that I've diagnosed the solution, they don't want to accept it.

James:
Sounds like they need an intervention.

Lena:
Tried that. It's not going well.

James:
Yeah, I had a roommate, in college. Great guy, but he started taking something. I'm not sure what it was, but he would come home, all hours of the night, and just tear the place apart. I tried to tell him that he had a problem, but he never wanted to hear it. So I just kept cleaning up after him.

Lena:
Did he ever acknowledge what was wrong with him?

James:
See, that's the thing. No matter how bad you want to help somebody, all you can really do is hold up a mirror.

Kara:
[upon seeing Mon-El in costume] Wow.

Mon-El:
You always said I cleaned up nicely. It's just like old times, huh? Training again?

Kara:
Except I basically had to twist your arm to train. You had no interest in being a hero. And now....

Mon-El:
We've come a long way.

J'onn:
I can face down the toughest adversaries without fear, but talking to my father about this (his dementia).... [regains his composure] I don't want to take away more from him than he's already lost. I just got him back. The practice of ta'ha kareek keeps him as close to the man I've always known. I... I don't want to give that up.

Kara:
My uncle Jor-El used to say "The son becomes the father, and the father the son."

[An unfamiliar person walks into the D.E.O. lab.]

Alex:
[drawing her gun] Hey! Stop right there.

Mon-El:
Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Guys, it's Brainy.

Brainy:
Oh, of course. I'm wearing a personal image inducer. [touches his forehead, regains his alien appearance] I had to purchase some apple cider vinegar and I nearly caused a riot at the Piggly Wiggly.

Kara:
Huh.

Brainy:
[resuming his illusory disguise] I thought this would, uh... help me fit in better.

Winn:
[walking in] Hey, guys. I just got word from City H-- [sees the disguised Brainy] .... Hi, Brainy

Kara:
Wait, you-you recognize him?

Winn:
Yeah. What, is that an image inducer? Eh? Ah, so our brains just think we're seeing a human, but nooo. Hey, can I borrow that for Halloween?

Dr. Grace Parker:
Well, if you're sure it's not contagious, then I need the quarantine lifted and the patients transferred to the nearest trauma facility.

Alex:
We have a lead on a treatment.

Grace:
You do? Already?

Winn:
Well, we work very fast on account of being really smart. [smiles goofily]

Grace:
Some people find humor charming during stressful circumstances. I find it's a mask for a lack of confidence.

Winn:
Well, I find that... I have no retort.

Kara:
Do you think I'll get through to Pestilence?

J'onn:
There's no way of knowing. You just have to try.

Kara:
That's not what Yoda would say.

J'onn:
Oh, yeah. Yoda. "Do or do not." He was wrong about that one.

Mon-El:
We took an oath when we formed the Legion: to preserve all that is good and to never harm the innocent. How is this mission in line with that? We should not kill Pestilence. [off Brainy's look] And you're obviously on Imra's side..

Brainy:
It's not about picking sides, Mon-El. If we kill Pestilence when we find her, there is a 98.459 percent chance the Blight will never happen. Millions of people will be saved. Now, if we try to rescue the person inside of her in order to defeat her, that chance is reduced to 52.744 percent.

Mon-El:
Some decisions can't be made with a math equation.

Grace:
My mother used to always say that good would be rewarded with grace. But when I became a surgeon, I finally saw the truth. There is no reward for being good.

Kara:
Whatever is happening to you doesn't give you power over who lives. Only over who dies. You don't want that. [holds out her hand] We can stop it.

Grace:
[takes Kara's hand] Stop it. Why would I ever want to stop it? This is the greatest thing that's ever happened to me. I don't have to worry about saving anyone anymore because I don't want to. [shoves Kara's hand away]

Kara:
No.

Grace:
I get to choose who dies.

Kara:
Grace.

Grace:
They say that surgeons have a God complex, but it's simple. [speaks in Pestilence's voice] I. Am. A god!

J'onn:
So, for three weeks, you've been harboring and abetting a mass murderer?

Lena:
I helped a friend.

J'onn:
And you didn't think to bring this to our attention?

Lena:
The attention of a clandestine organization that has never formally acknowledged its existence to me? No, I am not your employee. I have not signed a contract, nor sworn an oath. I conducted an L-Corp experiment using L-Corp technology on L-Corp property.

Kara:
I'm just tired. Brainy said it would be hard for me to carry both of you in here. Is this what it's like when humans exercise? This is terrible! Why would you ever exercise?

Alex:
One foot in front of the other.

Lena:
What I did wasn't personal.

Alex:
You had a stash that kills Kryptonians, Lena. It's personal.

Lena:
I would never use it for that. You know that.

Kara:
I thought I knew everything I needed to know, but you have secrets. It changes things.

Lena:
Ah, right. You don't like secrets.

Kara:
Nope, I don't.

Lena:
Good. What's your real name?

Kara:
That's not a great question for a Luthor to ask someone in my family.

Lena:
You have secrets? I can get on board with that. I have secrets, too.

Kara:
Hey. Hey. Uh... Cool new suit!

Alex:
Winn did me a solid. [offers Winn a fist bump]

Winn:
[returning the bump] Yes! Upgrades!

Alex:
Well, I have been asking the director of the D.E.O. for one for years, but... just kept getting denied.

J'onn:
Blame it on Congress. I don't write our budgets. Besides, don't you miss your polo? It looked like it was sweat-wicking.

Alex:
[mock-serious] I have a really cool new gun. Don't think it won't work on you.

J'onn:
[in good humor] Don't shoot.

Lena:
Surprised you'd want to see me.

James:
You know, for quite some time, I've been looking for any reason, any reason I could to distrust you. It's not your fault, it's just, um... Lex baggage, whatever. But for the last two years, you have done nothing but prove me wrong.

Lena:
Until now.

James:
No. No. The way I see it, your friend came to you with something unbearable. You tried your best to help her carry it. You did everything in your power to help her, regardless of what that might look like to other people when they found out. And that's beautiful. That's somebody I want to know.

Lena:
Really?

James:
Yeah.

Brainy:
When I first got here, I assessed you as a first-level intellect.

Winn:
[deadpan] Thank you.

Brainy:
As reference, I'm a twelfth.

Winn:
Oh, yes. Yes, you've mentioned that.

Brainy:
But now that I've gotten to know you, I realize that you're actually, more accurately categorized as a one-point-four-two level intellect.

Winn:
[deadpan] Wow. Thank-thank you.

Supergirl:
You think I should be grateful that you learned how to make the one substance on this planet that can kill me?

Lena:
Thousands of things can kill me, Supergirl. And everyone else on this planet. Fire, but we don't go around banning bonfires or candles. Cars kill people every day, and yet we still have the courage to get in them every morning and drive ourselves to work. There is one element on the planet that kills Kryptonians, and you can't tolerate its existence.

Supergirl:
No.

Lena:
You really do have a God complex.

Supergirl:
Do you know what it's like to walk into a room and your skin feel like it's going to be seared off your bones? Or like nails are running through your blood? That's what kryptonite feels like.

Lena:
Well, I don't know, it sounds like exactly what you need to subdue Reign.

[An unmasked Reign advances on Ruby, intending to kill her, when Supergirl intercedes.]

Supergirl:
No! You can't !

Reign:
You would stop me?

Supergirl:
I don't have to. You have a code. A purpose. You fight against evil and you dispense justice. You're here to make a better world. One without sin in it. But this girl (indicating Ruby) has not sinned. You can't kill her. You won't.

M'yrnn:
I discovered the most incredible thing today. Did you know if you grind the k'off eee beans with the cocoa beans, you get the most delectable mixture. It makes the flavor sensors of my mouth... smile.

J'onn:
[laughing, happy] It's called a mocha, Father.

M'yrnn:
Mooh-ka. Hm. I would have thought... "choco k'off eee".

J'onn:
"Choco k'off eee". You know, that does kind of have a ring to it.

[Lena runs into Kara on an elevator, still unaware that Kara is Supergirl.]

Kara:
Alex tells me that you're helping Supergirl fight Reign. I'm sure she's so grateful for your help.

Lena:
Well... frankly, I am only working with Supergirl to save Sam, because I have no other choice.

Kara:
What do you mean?

Lena:
Well, it's that old adage: "Never meet your idols." You know? It'll only lead to disappointment?

Kara:
[subdued] Oh, yes.

Lena:
Supergirl's not all truth and justice like she pretends to be. You know, she had James break into L-Corp and search my private vault?

Kara:
.... I'm sure she had a really good reason.

Lena:
Of course, James didn't do it.

Kara:
Really?

Lena:
Well, no. We've been dating each other for months. He knows me and he trusts me, and I trust him. Supergirl went behind my back and used my personal relationships against me. That's like something my mother would do. She crossed a line. And I can never trust her again.

James:
Kara. Something happen with Reign?

Kara:
No, actually it's... it's Lena. Why did you tell her that Supergirl asked Guardian to go into her lab to find kryptonite? Now she has a problem with me.

James:
She does not have a problem with you. She couldn't wait to see you this morning. She was talking about you.

Kara:
She couldn't wait to see Kara. Not Supergirl. She has a problem with Supergirl. [sighs] Supergirl can't tell her that she can actually trust me because I'm her best friend, Kara. But Kara can't tell her why Supergirl took it so personally that she was using kryptonite behind her back because... Lena doesn't actually know that I'm Supergirl.

James:
You know what you said is really confusing, right?

J'onn:
[Seeing books about grief] Some light reading?

Alex:
Yeah, I'm just trying to figure out how to reach Ruby. You know, I mean, I lost my dad as a teenager, so I figured "Hey, I should be a natural" at helping her get through this whole ordeal with her mom. But nothing I have tried is working. So I bought every book that I could find on helping kids deal with trauma.

J'onn:
I'd imagine none of those books have chapters on what to do when your mother's a Worldkiller who tried to murder you.

Alex:
Hm. You know, they left that one out.

Supergirl:
I just don't want one mistake to ruin our friendship, that's all.

Lena:
It won't.

Supergirl:
Good.

Lena:
We don't have a friendship, Supergirl. All this time we've been working together, it's been about work. We have a mission to complete, and I am not about to let any tension between you and I get in the way of that. Are you?

Supergirl:
Of course not. I... I just hope, um... when we solve this, we can work to rebuild our trust.

Lena:
Why is it so important to you that we're friends? I have friends, Supergirl. Friends that don't scheme behind my back or lie. Given my family history, they know how painful that would be. They also know I would never enter into a friendship with someone who's already breached that trust.

Supergirl:
Understood.

Lena:
Everyone knows that Guardian's a hero.

James:
But not everyone knows that Guardian is black. You know how old I was the first time cops put cuffs on me? Seven. I was seven years old. My family and I were taking a vacation. We were staying at this nice hotel, and my cousins and I decided to go out in the grounds and play hide-and-go-seek. One minute I'm trying my damndest not to be found, and in the next I'm shielding my eyes from police lights. And these four huge cops, they came and they pulled us out of our hiding places, and the whole time we're saying "Wait, what are you doing? We're staying here," but none of them believed that we were supposed to be there, none of them believed that we belonged. So my oldest cousin must've been about eleven, and I was the smallest, but they slapped cuffs on all of us anyway, and my arms were so little they had to put them around my forearms. Then they marched us into the hotel lobby like a bunch of criminals, and my mom was there, and then they believed us. She kept yelling "Get those cuffs off my boys!" Those cuffs. [sighs]

Lena:
James, that's horrible.

James:
[nodding] Racism is the oldest form of bullying.

Lena:
I'm so sorry that happened to you.

James:
But when I became Guardian, I put that mask on and it was strangely liberating. It was the first time, in my life, that I had the opportunity to be judged on my action and my heart, not how I look.

M'yrnn:
We do not have cork trees on Mars.

Ruby:
Mars? Wait, you're from Mars?

M'yrnn:
Of course.

Ruby:
Really? Wait, what's it like there?

M'yrnn:
It was, once, a place of great nobility. People lived simply, yet with joy. I long for that place.

Ruby:
What happened?

M'yrnn:
War. My family was killed. A very long time ago.

Ruby:
How did you recover? I mean, after that happened.

M'yrnn:
Faith. I believed, if my heart remained pure, H'ronmeer would provide for me. It was difficult, but I was strong. Like you.

Ruby:
H'ronmeer's, like, the God on Mars? [M'yrnn chuckles] Did he come through?

M'yrnn:
He brought me back my son.

Mon-El:
You okay?

Kara:
Yeah. Just thinking how ironic this is. Donning disguises across the solar system seems to be my karma.

Mon-El:
It's necessary for survival.

Kara:
So is Kara Danvers. Just wish my day-to-day life didn't have to have a disguise. It's exhausting.

Mon-El:
In the future, I just live in the open. All Legionnaires do. There's no secret identities, no disguises. 24/7, I'm just... me, Mon-El from the Legion of Super-Heroes. And it's still exhausting.

Kara:
What we do, the responsibilities we have, there's always a trade-off, isn't there?

James:
I mean, well, there's still a chance that Supergirl can come back in time.

Lena:
And if she doesn't?.... James, I don't know what to do.

James:
What would Sam want you to do?

Lena:
Sam wanted me to heal her.

James:
No, not what Sam wanted you to do. What would Sam want you to do now, with the choice that you're presented with?

Lena:
.... She'd choose Ruby. Over anything. Even her own life. She'd want me to protect her daughter.

James:
It's a difficult choice. But it sounds like you have the answer.

Winn:
I'm a - I'm a jerk.

Ruby:
Yeah.

Winn:
I know what you're going through. I actually do. I had a very... complicated relationship with my dad. He actually tried to, um... to kill me, too, believe it or not. But you know, for the longest time... Dude, I was terrified that whatever made him what he was, like, that was inside of me, too. You know, that... evil.

Ruby:
I know what you mean. But you're not evil.

Winn:
No. No, I'm not. Just a jerk.

Selena:
Argo was spared the fate of the rest of Krypton. But what value is our civilization if we don't use our stolen time to right the sins of the past? We must set an example for future generations, or else our survival means nothing. [hands Kara a fragment of the Urrica rock]

Kara:
Thank you

Selena:
May Rao's light shine upon you.

Mon-El:
It was a pleasure meeting you. I'm very fond of your daughter, as are many others on Earth and across time. You should be very proud of what she's become.

Alura Zor-El:
I am. [to Kara] It's amazing that something so small and unremarkable can hold the key to so much survival.

Alex:
You know, when you first approached me about working at the D.E.O., I was failing med school, I was drunk, and I was completely lost. But you, J'onn, you gave me purpose. You know, something to stand up for, something to devote my life for. But today, I risked my life for it. You know, I jumped straight across without hesitating, without even thinking. And to be honest, I mean that wasn't even the tallest building I've jumped off of in the line of duty.

J'onn:
You are someone who makes the hard choices, Alex. You go the extra mile.

Alex:
Yeah. Exactly. And that's who I am. It's just... baked into me. You know, jumping buildings, making enemies, that's all part of the job. But the irony here is, is that the thing I had to do to save myself is the very same thing that could've killed me. I mean, one more inch... and I would've died. And then, where would she be? [nods towards Ruby] I broke up with Maggie because I wanted to be a mother. And one day, I will be. You know, whether I'm with somebody or if I'm doing it by myself. I know that's what I want. And I know that that is who I am. Just like I know that I'm the person that's gonna jump the buildings to stop the bad guy. And I... I keep wondering, I mean, can those two people co-exist? And is that fair? Is it fair to the person that I'm coming home to?

J'onn:
You may be the person who jumps the building to stop the bad guy, but you're also one of the most intelligent and intuitive women I know. You are an incredible agent and I know you're going to be an incredible mother. So when the time is right, I know you'll make the choice that's right for you.

[The Reign essence has seemingly been expelled from Sam's body.]

Lena:
Sam? Can you hear me?

Sam:
[weakly] Hi, Lena.... Do you have some aspirin?

Kara:
I'm really gonna miss you guys. This world was so foreign and terrifying, but over the years I've learned to feel safe here. It's been an honor protecting this planet and being protected by it. And I owe all of that to you.

J'onn:
Hear, hear.

Kara:
[voice-over during montages of Supergirl's and Kara Danvers' farewell parties] You are my friends who understand me and make me laugh. You are my role models, who have built me into a leader and shown me what it means to find fulfillment in the work we do. This world has given me a family. In taking this chance to revisit my home, my first home, I'm bringing you all with me in my heart. And I'm at peace knowing you'll be holding down the fort here until I'm back. And this is not "Goodbye". It's "See you on the flip side." Or as we say on Krypton: "Kaoshuh" – "To be continued."

Guardian:
[playing with a basketball] Nothing. There's nothing going on.

Winn:
[playing with a nerf gun] Nada. Not even a jaywalker.

Guardian:
How did Supergirl do this on quiet nights?

Winn:
Yeah, she would stay home.

Guardian:
Ah, yeah, right. The luxury of super-hearing.

Mon-El:
Why are you smiling?

Kara:
It just feels amazing to be normal. I'm actually relieved I can't fly. No one to save. Do you hear that undetectable sound in the distance?

Mon-El:
No.

Kara:
Exactly.

Lena:
People don't like the government keeping track of the guns they own.

James:
I never really understood that argument. That someone's right to own an assault weapon is more important than someone's right to go to school safely.

Lena:
I have a gun for self-defense. I have used it for self-defense.

James:
[in disbelief] You're not telling me you're one of those people that thinks that having a gun makes everybody safer, right?

Lena:
We disagree. But I can see your side, and hopefully you can see my side, too.

James:
I'm open to listening.

Lena:
Good, 'cause things get done when we listen to each other.

M'yrnn:
I came because I wished to see you again, Alex. To say goodbye.

J'onn:
[restrained] It's, uh... It's time.

M'yrnn:
You have brought me much joy in my time on your Earth, Alex. You and your friends have shown me strange and wonderful things. You know, you have a rare gift for intuiting the feelings of others. You would have made an excellent Green Martian. [Both J'onn and Alex become emotional.] Most of all, you have given me the great gift of witnessing your love for my son. Home is not a place. It is living among those who love and honor you. I can depart this world with peace, because I know my son is home.

Alex:
[choking up] It has been a great honor getting to spend time with you, M'yrnn. And now I know where J'onn... gets his dignity... and his enormous heart. [hugs M'yrnn]

[Winn secretly activates his new personal force field and walks up to D.E.O. agent Deimos.]

Winn:
Yo, Deimos. Punch me. [Deimos turns to look at Winn.] You heard me. Punch. Me.

Deimos:
[stands up] Finally.

Winn:
Seriously? You're not even, really, gonna like ask?

[Deimos punches Winn, only for his fist to be stopped by the force field. Winn does a little victory spin.]

Deimos:
You know, that wasn't as satisfactory as I'd imagined. And I've imagined it.

M'yrnn:
How does it feel, my son, to now know all of the five hundred million moves on the Ok'ra'tohk board?

J'onn:
Enlightened, Father.

M'yrnn:
Just don't share them with your imaginary friend Zook.

[M'yrnn and J'onn recall memories from "Schott Though The Heart", "In Search of Lost Time" and "Wake Up".]

M'yrnn:
These are happy memories. They should make you happy.

J'onn:
And they do, Father. But they also remind me how much I'm going to miss you. Every memory that passes between us brings us closer to that eventuality.

M'yrnn:
By the end of this, you will not feel loss, J'onn. You will feel complete, I promise.

Winn:
I thought you were gonna call the Legion and go straight back to the future.

Mon-El:
[hesitantly] Uh... yeah. Yeah, I was, but then, uh, the time beacon broke and, and Kara ran into some troubles, so I, uh... I decided to stay back to...

Winn:
Uh huh. Always the he-ro.

Mon-El:
.... I lost her once, Winn. I'm not sure if I could do it again.

Winn:
[lowered voice] Wow, really? Dude. Dude, forget Reign. You need to get back here fast so we can get a drink.

Alura:
Your friend Sam is strong.

Alex:
Well, she's fighting for her daughter. Like you.

Kara:
[excited] Mom... This is Alex.

Alura:
Oh. [embraces Alex] You and your family rescued my daughter. I am indebted to you.

Alex:
Well, sometimes I think she's the one that rescued us.

Kara:
You're all clear, kid. Now let's blow this thing and go home.

Brainy:
I assume that's some sort of film reference.

Kara:
We never showed you Star Wars? Not a single Star War?

M'yrnn:
I'm sorry I couldn't give you the rest.

J'onn:
Don't apologize. Don't.

M'yrnn:
I had a good life.

J'onn:
[emotional] I'm not ready.

M'yrnn:
You are. You looked into the flames, and you had no fear.

J'onn:
That's because you were with me.

M'yrnn:
That will never change, J'onn. Never. Live as H'ronmeer taught, among the people. Promote peace. And... be happy... my son.

Brainy:
Killing Pestilence saved the future from the Blight. Millions of people were spared. Including my... extremely distant relative. The Evil One. Who has created a plague to wipe out all AIs other than himself. In short, all AIs are in danger, and I can no longer stay there. The future needs heroes. The future needs leaders.

Mon-El:
The future has leaders.

Brainy:
The future needs you, Mon-El. To fight. And it needs Winn to take my place in the Legion and save the AIs.

Mon-El:
Well, you did it. Just like a Greek myth. You went down into the underworld and slayed the three-headed monster and saved Persephone.

Kara:
Uh, I think in the myth, Persephone eats pomegranate seeds and is confined to the realm of Hades forever.

Mon-El:
Yeah, well, that just strengthens my point, because the Greek gods have nothing on you.

[Kara and Alex have just watched a news report about James revealing himself to be Guardian.]

Kara:
[amazed] He did it.

Alex:
How 'bout Winn joining the Legion?

Kara:
[chuckles] Do you think he'll make them new outfits?

Alex:
Oh, absolutely.

Kara:
I still can't get over J'onn, following in his father's footsteps. Leaving the D.E.O. I did not see that coming.

Alex:
Yeah.

Kara:
What about you, Director Danvers? You're so brave.

Alex:
Yeah. Look at you, okay? I mean, leaving your mom after you just found her. Coming back to Earth, I mean, that takes courage.

Kara:
Hm. I just realized that everything that makes me me is here. This is my home. With you. On this couch, with this insanely huge pizza that we just downed.

Alex:
There's no pizza on Argo, huh?

Kara:
Nope.

Alex:
That's a shame. [Kara laughs] You have no idea how happy I am that you came back.... Are we gonna be okay?

Kara:
We're gonna be okay.