Lillian quotes from Supergirl

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.

Lillian

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

Jeremiah

Nietzsche.

Lillian

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

Alex

Turn it off. Now.

Lillian

[hard] You don't threaten me.

Alex

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

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.

Supergirl

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

Lillian

Says the girl in a cape.

Lena

It's a baby Truth Seeker, and I need the truth.

Lillian

You mean I can't lie?

Lena

Nope. My middle school boyfriend, Taylor.

Lillian

I paid him $14,000 to never speak to you again.

Lena

I knew it. Don't worry, I'm not gonna ask you if you love me. I already know the answer.

Lillian

Why don't we have a cup of tea while Lex tells us why he summoned us here?

Lena

He summoned us here to gloat.

Lex

You think so little of me, Lena. It hurts. I'm a sentimental guy. I didn't do all of this for me, I did it for us. I mean, look, we all know if I wanted you two dead, you wouldn't be treading on the presidential seal having a tea party. Everything I've done has been strategic to lead up to this very moment. The Luthor name cleared. Our family poised to take its rightful place in history.

Lillian

And what exactly are we poised to do?

Lex

Revolutionize energy worldwide. I'm rounding up aliens and harnessing their power to be used and sold; sort of like supercharged disposable batteries.

Lena

That's vile!

Lex

Vile and viable. As another world leader once said, "I don't see why men shouldn't be as cruel as nature."

Lillian

Try not to quote Hitler in public, dear. It'll hurt the brand.