Kara quotes from Supergirl

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."

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?

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.

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.

[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.

I get to choose who dies.

Kara

Grace.

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

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.

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?

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?

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

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.

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

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."

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.

Your friend Sam is strong.

Alex

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

Kara

[excited] Mom... This is Alex.

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?