Supergirl quotes

You did good work today. But the next time I give you orders, I expect for you to follow them.

Alex

Yes, ma'am.

Still, I have to say, it's much better to have you in charge than that imposter, J'onn J'onzz.

Alex

Excuse me?

When we at the White House learned about your former director's true identity, I recommended his removal. He was trying to erode the DEO's mission. Employing aliens instead of catching them, all the while pretending to be someone he's not. I am glad order's been restored, and we're heading towards more civil, honest times.

Alex

J'onn J'onzz is the one who recruited me, promoted me, and taught me everything that I know. He's my family. And he is the best director this organization has ever seen.

J'onzz set a bad precedent. But we will set things right. From now on, we are strictly by-the-book, which means are going to act according to rank, and let's be clear about yours. Now, you might run this place, but I am your superior officer. You report to me. Understood?

Alex

Understood. [turns to leave]

Director Danvers, when you exit, you salute your ranking officer.

Alex

[saluting] Yes, ma'am.

[returning the salute] We'll work on that. I still believe there's hope for you yet.

James

So when do I get to meet Agent Liberty?

You're talking to him.

James

You're Agent Liberty?

We're all agents of liberty.

James

Nah, I mean the big guy, the guy who signed the leaflet. I was hoping to get to interview him.

Well, that's above my pay grade. I was just asked to show you what we do, answer some questions.

James

And this is what you do?

Patrol the streets, keep them safe for humans, just like you do with Guardian. I mean, this week is special. We don't want any roaches crashing people's Thanksgiving dinners.

James

Roaches? That's pretty heavy language, and I would really appreciate it if you didn't call aliens roaches in my presence.

That's what they are.

James

Or you just classify them that way so you don't have to deal with the fact that they're living and breathing beings, just like you and I.

Kara

Most aliens want to live peacefully, just like humans do.

Lockwood

Okay, and where's the proof in that? Because there have been numerous alien attacks, human lives have been lost.

Kara

But there are also aliens making extraordinary contributions. Everyone that I interviewed for my "Aliens in National City" series was exceptional.

Lockwood

Okay, but for a second let's just talk about human exceptionalism. For example, your own editor-in-chief, James Olsen, he was supposed to be here tonight, was he not?

Kara

Yes, yes.

Lockwood

Okay, so Guardian. If the Children of Liberty are such a problem, why hasn't Guardian renounced them? In fact, rumor is he's meeting with them right now, which seems to indicate that James Olsen understands that these people have something of value to say.

Kara

There is a very clear difference between having something to say and the hate speech in these leaflets. This manifesto will only incite violence and fear, and as Americans we are better than that. On Thanksgiving, tomorrow is Thanksgiving, it is a day for family, for community. It is about welcoming different cultures and celebrating a gratitude for life together. That is what liberty is about.

James

I happened to meet with a regular guy, named Tom, who happens to be afraid of aliens and afraid of their capabilities and he feels inferior.

Kara

People can be powerful too. You and Alex are examples of that, James.

Lena

Yeah, but not as powerful as aliens. I mean, no matter how many weights you lift, you'll never be as strong as Supergirl.

Alex

No, but with technology, we can hold our own.

Lena

But what if we could do more? What if we could make people super?

Eliza

It's not possible. The biological processes that cause alien powers are incompatible with human DNA.

Lena

Okay, but just say we could, right? If James is right and people feeling inferior is what makes them join these hate groups, then we could just level the playing field.

J'onn

The last thing we need is a bunch of evil people running around with superpowers.

Lena

Okay, but evil people wouldn't get powers.

James

So, only certain people qualify?

Alex

And who would decide who gets them? They'd be playing God.

Lena

And if they don't listen?

James

Then I will find a way to make them listen.

Lena

That's not a plan.

James

I don't have time to talk about this right now.

Lena

They don't have time to talk either. They're out there looking for a fight!

James

I appreciate the fact that you're trying to help me, I do. But I don't need it. I'm gonna be fine.

Lena

Right, because you can handle it?

James

Yes, I can handle myself! I don't need you freaking out about every little problem that I have in my life! Take the DA for example. You got all worked up about that, and it turned out to be fine! Okay? I'm going.

Lena

It was fine because I made it fine!

James

What are you talking about.

Lena

I talked to the DA, James. I traded information about Bruno Manheim and she dropped the indictment.

James

You did what?

Lena

You heard me.

James

You lied to me.

Lena

I would do it again in a heartbeat. I love you, and there's no line in the universe I would not cross to keep you safe.

James

If that's what you think love is, I'm not sure if I want any part of that.

Kara

Alex, there's a dragon on Main Street.

Alex

Well, that's what I get for making a Harry Potter reference.

James

I came here on my own accord. To talk to you, to listen. I'm prepared to hear your side of the story. I mean, obviously you have an agenda, but why? There has to be something, a core to your anger, something that's happened to you.

Something did happen to me, Mr. Olsen. I saw men struggling to remain relevant, to provide for their families. I saw human beings being treated less than they deserve, less than exceptional.

James

Surely there has to be a part of you that can find a commonality between aliens and humans. We just want good, safe, lives for our loved ones.

No, we're not here to talk about my empathy, or lack thereof, for aliens.

James

Okay, you tell me, what am I writing?

You won't be writing anything. I'm giving you an opportunity to sit in front of the camera for once, to be the story. To galvanize, not to inspire. Because Guardian stands for everything my followers strive for, human exceptionalism.

James

You want me to inspire your followers? And how exactly do you want me to do that?

I want you to destroy something, a monument, something that stands against everything we believe in.

James

I don't send things down, that's not my style.

I get it. You're not a willing participant yet. But you will be. I believe in you, Mr. Olsen.

J'onn

I saw Manchester at the bar while I was grabbing dinner. He wanted me to tell you how sorry he was.

Kara

J'onn, you told me Manchester is on the path of peace, like you.

J'onn

We share a similar struggle, yeah. So I understand how much he wants to feel like he's doing something, and how hard it is for him to resist his more violent urges.

Kara

You don't think he's capable of killing five Children of Liberty, do you?

J'onn

I mean he is angry, but under that anger is just a lot of pain. Fiona's death just rocked him. Manchester has a good heart, and I'm not ready to give up on him just yet. I mean, he's been on our side every step of the fight, he's resourceful and stubborn, and if he wants something he'll go after it. He could be useful.

If you stay, if you blow up that monument, then everyone's gonna think you're with them. That you're a Child of Liberty. You're gonna give them the face that they've been dying for, the legitimacy–

James

So what? That's what happens if I stay. But if I go, and I preserve my reputation, you die. And in the meantime I'm lost and you're dead, and I am no better than him. And I'm stronger than that. I've spent my entire life building myself up into the man that I am today and I have not given society one reason to doubt me. But what is reputation? I mean what is it? It's nothing. It's not who you are. So if the latest friends group wants to tear that monument down, we will build it right back up. Agent Liberty can do whatever he wants with my reputation. I know who I am.

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.

J'onn

You betrayed Supergirl tonight. You betrayed me and your promise to Fiona. No vengeance is worth your soul!

Manchester

What soul, old man?

J'onn

I saw the love you had for Fiona, how you fought for her. I also know what you're gonna do, and I can't let you kill a man, even if that man is Agent Liberty. Once you cross that line, Manchester, there is no going back.

Manchester

You have no idea what lines I've already crossed. [points at J'onn's chest] See that there? That's your heart, beating. Mine is dead. And every time I close my eyes, I wait to hear Fi's voice. There's nothing, just silence. I'm empty, man.

J'onn

That is not true!

Manchester

You want to know the truth? [places J'onn's hand on his head and attaches an item to J'onn's chest] Look.

J'onn

[Sees flashbacks of the people Manchester tortured and killed recently] Why won't it stop?

Manchester

That's an empathy amplifier. It was created to use against empaths. Don't move around, keep everything in. If I can't escape this pain, neither can you. You shouldn't have believed in me.

Nia

Can I ask you, how do you know so much about me?

Brainy

Well, I'm a twelfth level intell–

Kara

–He's really smart.

Nia

Oh.

Brainy

All you need to know is that what you see isn't necessarily what will be. Hence, the need for exploration and interpretation. But that is why I'm here. So, you have nothing to worry about Nura.

Nia

Did you just call me Nura?

Brainy

No. I didn't. Did you [points at Kara] call her Nura? [Kara shakes here head] She didn't.

Manchester

What's that?

Oh, Ben's great-great-great-grandfather made those.

Lockwood

Yeah, he was a blacksmith. That bayonet, well it's one of the first things the Lockwoods ever forged. It's from the American Revolution.

Manchester

Is it really? Can I? [takes out the bayonet]

Lockwood

You know, it's from Bunker Hill, remember that one? It's the one where the Brits thought they had won, but the battle ended up so bloody that it cost them the war and it wasn't worth it.

Manchester

Bloody is right. I mean, can you imagine sticking this into a bloke and then twisting it in his guts?

That's graphic.

Manchester

Graphic. It is. Lockwood, it's a fine piece. Do you ever wish your husband was a steel man, Lydia?

Lockwood

Stop.

Manchester

Of course that's not really the family business anymore, is it? Now you lot just dress-up in your wicked, metal masks. Isn't that right, Agent Liberty?

Brainy

It's going to be alright.

Nia

Alright? We've been kidnapped!

Kara

Reporting 101: when you get kidnapped, you're on the right track.

Nia

That doesn't make any sense.

Kara

Tell that to Lois Lane.

Nia

Who?

Brainy

It's simple. We bide our time, and then spring into action using our super... kung fu, in which we have many belts in an aggressive rainbow of colors.

Manchester

Why are you here? Both times you let me go on my merry, and both times I went on to do, well let's call it unspeakable things. So my theory is, part of you wanted me to get away. Part of you wanted me to do what you couldn't.

J'onn

You're wrong.

Manchester

Ah, 'cause you want to be a bloody saint. 'Cause you ain't gonna study war no more, yeah.

J'onn

You think that's a weakness?

Manchester

I think it's a character defect.

J'onn

A couple of weeks ago, you had that same defect. But maybe that's my curse, believing in people that don't deserve it.

Manchester

You think my soul's still up for grabs, old man?

J'onn

Yes, I do. [turns to go and then turns back] And I think you do too.