Brainy Dox quotes from Supergirl

Alex

Any luck narrowing things down?

Brainy

I'm working on it.

Alex

Then why are you looking up Valentine's Day gifts?

Brainy

I am 85% focused, which is the equivalent to a very capable CSI team. Now, I just have one other matter of importance to take care of, and once I do, I guarantee you 100% of my mind. Unless, of course, you'd like to help out? In which case I could stop multitasking sooner. I'm sure of it.

Alex

I hate Valentine's Day.

Manchester

Every action has an opposite and equal, yeah? This "Earth first" Liberty crowd, they hurt aliens. And what, they don't think we'll hurt them in kind?

J'onn

That's London.

Brainy

And it looks like they stole the Crown Jewels to make a bigger statement.

Manchester

Why? 'Cause Supergirl says that's not the way? Supergirl's like a folk tale. In theory, comforting, noble. In reality, oof, ill-equipped and clinging to ideals of a time long past. When they go low, she goes high. We put them six feet lower. We're through giving these devils the benefit of the law. Supergirl's done. This is the era of the Elite.

Brainy

In thinking of peaceful protests, might we consider the success of the Women's March, the Million Man March, the Freedom March?

Tiananmen Square, the Bonus March of 1932. For every success story, there's one of lives lost. This march is filled with nearly 1,000 aliens or alien allies, which fall under our protection. And if anything goes wrong, it's on us.

Brainy

By George, I think we've got it. We stumbled upon your core trauma, James. And surprisingly, it isn't a Lex Luthor murder attempt. It's your father's death.

James

Brainy, you said that whatever I saw in your mind palace was gonna be based on real memories. I wasn't at our father's funeral.

Brainy

Yes. You were. Incontrovertibly.

Kelly

No, Brainy, he wasn't. I was alone. That is not something you forget.

Brainy

Consider the possibility that James was there, and you, Kelly, did not see him.

James

I was across the street. At a diner. I got locked in the bathroom and nobody could hear me. By the time the manager opened up the door, his funeral... his funeral was over.

Brainy

Perhaps that is merely a picture of the truth that got framed and hung in your mind. An excuse you invented that, over time, even you came to believe. The mind will play tricks to protect itself. Think of memories like a watercolor. While you're painting, the colors blend into each other without clear borders until they grow opaque. Once the painting dries, the picture is set.

Kelly

Yeah, I'm sorry, I need a break.

Lena

[trying to fight tears] I always considered myself strong, brave. But... to share yourself like that, I...

Brainy

If I am understanding Dreamer's words correctly, none of us should be afraid of who we are. Nor should we fear sharing that.

Lena

I feel so paralyzed right now because I'm not able to. I'm... not able to move forward. I can't find Lex. I can't fix James.

Brainy

I understand that you have been betrayed by many people in your life, Lena. I know that feeling, too. But if you want to be trusted and accepted, then you must also trust. It will be risky. But I can tell you that if you close all doors, you will have a 99.9% chance of sorrow.

Kara

So you are both human and alien.

Yes. My parents believed that humans and aliens could co-exist. And I am living proof of that. But growing up wasn't easy. I am also a trans woman. I'm different, Ms. Danvers, but so is everybody. And I don't know when that became such a bad thing. The greatest gift we can give each other is our authentic selves and sharing that. Sharing our truth is what will make us strong. So here I am. I am both human and alien. And I am a trans woman. S'mores are my favorite dessert. But I will always choose salty over sweet. I broke my nose when I was fifteen during a game of kickball. And my mother was my heart. And since I lost her, it's felt like a piece of me is missing. But my father is my spine. I'm a Gryffindor. Uh, my Patronus is a dapple gray stallion. I'm an INFP. Uh, a Miranda. House Stark. I love Thursdays and April. And nerdy boys who think too much. And I am proud of all that I am.

Kara

You should be.

Brainy

[watching with Lena] What does... love feel like?

Kara

Are you afraid of how the world will react to you now that they know you're an alien?

Of course. But you know what else? Fear sucks. It sucks. And I am so sick of feeling hopeless. Dawn doesn't come unless we want it to. But we don't have to wait for a new day. We are the new day.

Kara

Your mother would be so proud of you.

Lockwood

Arrest them!

Brainy

[moving in front of James and Dreamer] No! Each one of us swore an oath to defend this country and its Constitution. The Secretary is asking you to compromise that oath. I urge you, follow your hearts. Not your orders.

Lena

We went to Kaznia and we found Lex's lab. He's been experimenting on aliens, trying to harness their powers. And a lot of these aliens seem to come from a DEO facility in the desert.

Brainy

Find the missing aliens, find Lex.

Lena

But whatever we do, we better do it fast. Lex is planning on invading America.

Brainy

What?

Alex

You should've led with that.

Lena

Well, then you're gonna love this. Lex has a clone of Supergirl.

Alex

What?

Brainy

You should've led with that.

J'onn

All right. Private security cameras everywhere, power-dampening clubs. They're guarding something important.

I have an idea to get us in. We do a Wookiee Gambit.

J'onn

Absolutely not.

Brainy

A Wookiee what?

J'onn

You haven't seen Star Wars?

Brainy

I believe I've been adequately shamed for that in the past, thank you.

Basically, J'onn shapeshifts as a guard and pretends to bring us in as prisoners. It's the best way to get in.

J'onn

Why does everyone always think getting captured is the best plan?

Nia

No, Hannibal Lecter. He eats people.

Brainy

Miranda Priestly.

Nia

Miranda Priestly? Are you serious?

Brainy

I'm as serious as the pursed lips of Miranda Priestly.

Nia

[seeing Alex and Kara] Okay, good, you guys can help me prove a point. Who is the greatest movie villain of all time?

Kara

Voldemort.

Alex

Hans Gruber.

Nia

Impressively unhelpful. Well, I guess you'll just have to accept that I'm right.

Brainy

Hmm. This Earth custom that the girlfriend is always right is illogical and-and frustrating, but I can assimilate.

Nia

You said I had to be honest, even if it hurt your feelings, so here's the truth. It's just too much. Okay, from now on, no more food, no more poems, no more anything. I know that you mean well, I know where you are coming from and it's sweet, it's all so sweet. I just, it's too much.

Brainy

You asked me to be myself, to be completely myself with you. But, now you tell me you don't want that. I can only operate at one hundred percent. It's just how I'm built. Which is entirely my problem and not yours.

Alex

We can't afford any more missteps. I'm having the Verdex Blaster brought up from the armory.

Supergirl

What?

J'onn

Alex. That Verdex Blaster was designed by Hank Henshaw to kill Green Martians, specifically me. It's a last resort.

Alex

Hank Henshaw was wrong about you, but Malefic is exactly the kind of Martian that this blaster was designed for.

Supergirl

Hang on, wait, wait, wait. Let's not rush into this. Because if we had had the Verdex Blaster, Malefic could've incepted one of us to use it on J'onn. Let's at least have Brainy try to fix it first.

Alex

Okay. Okay.

Brainy

Excellent. I shall adjust the Phantom Zone projector's wavelengths so Malefic cannot phase through it while simultaneously recalibrating the psychic inhibitor frequencies, all to distract myself from my broken heart.

Lena

Look, Brainy, I know you haven't asked for help, but you're getting it anyway.

Brainy

No. I need my mind consumed with this problem so I don't think of Nia.

Lena

What happened to your little boxes?

Brainy

Little boxes prevented me from having a real relationship. Unfortunately, my unboxed self does not make a particularly good boyfriend. So I have been analyzing myself for days, searching for a way to modulate myself for the woman I love.

Lena

Well, I'm not gonna give you relationship advice. But as a scientist, you seem to be stuck in an infinite loop, and unless you can escape, you're headed for a crash.

Brainy

That would be cataclysmic.

Lena

So change a variable. What's the one thing you haven't tried yet? Asking for help?

Brainy

Will you he... [getting tongue-tied, he clears his throat and coughs] Will you help... me?

Lena

Yes. And I think a small dose of that would go a long way with Nia.

Brainy

That is the phrase. I've kept it top secret all day. You're welcome.

Alex

Seriously?

Brainy

It's from the oeuvre of Mr. Keanu Reeves.

Kara

Pop quiz hot shot?

Brainy

Thank god for selfie culture. Because of this generation's constant need to live stream everything, we've got a clear image of your attacker. And I knew I had seen that face before. Do you recall Antioch, 526 AD?

Lena

It was an earthquake. It was the eighth-largest natural disaster in modern history.

Brainy

Precisely. It's good to have you back, Lena. A myth was born that this man was the cause. Now, of course, scientists insisted that the natural disasters were natural, but in an ironic twist of history, they were wrong, and the fearmongers were right. Several reliable sources place this man at the scene of the crime throughout history. Pompeii, the Yellow River flood of 1887, the Bhola cyclone, even as far back as Noah's flood, this Earth-Bender has been spotted.

Alex

Excuse me, did you say "Earth-Bender"?

Brainy

How else would you describe him? He... he literally manipulates the earth.

Supergirl

But wait. Pompeii, Noah's flood? I mean, what is he, thousands of years old?

Brainy

Correct. Which means he's an alien with powers of longevity this civilization has never conceived of.

Alex

No wonder people thought he was a myth.

Lena

With all this destruction, his existence is still shrouded in mystery. He's managed to convince the world he doesn't exist.