Supergirl quotes from Supergirl

Alex

Hey, stop! Back up!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Supergirl

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

Lillian

Says the girl in a cape.

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.

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.

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.

J'onn

I've been trying to tell you, the climate towards aliens is changing.

Supergirl

Yeah. Yes, I agree it is, but for the better. And yes, there will always be extremists like whoever attacked the bar, but overall, I think this country has made incredible progress. The president is about to celebrate the second anniversary of the Alien Amnesty Act, and for the first time on Earth, aliens are embraced as citizens with equal rights...

J'onn

Which is part of the backlash. The assimilation with aliens has sparked fear among many humans. And aliens are feeling the brunt of that anger.

Supergirl

I'm an alien, and I've been all over the world recently, and I've never felt more love.

J'onn

Part of the reason why you're embraced as a hero is because you present as human. Most aliens do not share that privilege. I'm afraid your experiences are not the best barometer here.

Supergirl

I'm embraced as a hero because I'm good at my job. And I really don't appreciate you questioning my judgment.

J'onn

I'm just trying to offer you a different perspective.

Supergirl

J'onn, you left the D.E.O. So maybe now it's time you leave protecting the city to me.

I'm sorry, Supergirl, but I can't, I won't cancel the summit.

Supergirl

The Graves siblings are dangerous operatives. I'm afraid of what they could do to you and your alien guests.

So am I, but there's always someone to be afraid of. Some force, some threat, that is beyond our control. And yet, we carry on. A leader who caves to fear is no leader at all.

Supergirl

Are you sure resigning is necessary? There must be another way.

My presidency is in violation of Article II of the Constitution. If I stay and fight impeachment, it will only cause more chaos and turmoil.

Supergirl

You've done so much good. People need to remember that. Every step of your presidency promoted compassion, and equal rights for all.

To be honest, there is a part of me that is relieved. Hiding who I am, it's taken its toll.

Supergirl

I can understand that. Mercy Graves exposed you because she wanted to fan the flames of fear and hatred. And I will stop her. I promise you that. And once she's exposed, people will realize they never had to fear you.

Fear can create monsters where none existed before. Remind the world that there is still goodness here. Be that beacon of hope that we still need.

Supergirl

I won't let you down, Madam President.

Manchester

If this is their home base, and they're planning something, Agent Liberty will be there.

Supergirl

Exactly. That's why we need backup.

Manchester

No, that's why we need to be smart. A guy like that can smell the D.E.O. a mile away. If we go in blazing, he'll hit the trigger or worse. We need to sneak in on the hush, no big guns. You know, your way.

Hello Supergirl.

Supergirl

President Baker.

[takes out a newspaper and reads the headline] "Human Rights Activist Imprisoned" [shows the newspaper] Their words, not mine.

Supergirl

Human rights?

Yeah, a lot of people, a lot of donors are asking: how can you tolerate this in a government that's supposed to be for the people?

Supergirl

That meant to imply that aliens aren't?

Aren't what?

Supergirl

People, sir.

Of course not. But you are a government employee, like me. And as such, we need to make sure that we're serving all the people of this country, not just the ones we agree with.

For reasons of national security, from now on the D.E.O will require full transparency from its assets.

We need to know your secret identity, Supergirl.

Alex

No, we keep her off the books for a reason. She can't tell you that, sir.

And why not? Lockwood just shined a huge spotlight on the fact that you are withholding who you really are. Now keeping that secret inflames things, gives the public more reasons to distrust you and my government.

Supergirl

If I did that sir, everyone I know, everyone I love, would be at risk.

My family is with the Secret Service as we speak. You think they're not in danger? No one should be above the rest of us. We need to put country first.

Supergirl

I'm sorry, sir. I can't give you what you want.

Then I thank you for your service, but you're dismissed, effective immediately. I hope you'll comply. The United States does not want a war with Supergirl.

Supergirl

And I trust you won't start one.