Supergirl · Season 1
Okay, I... I love him. I do. I "love" him. But... c'mon. JT has got to be the only one holding up the reunion right now.
Oh, obviously. Here, but let me ask you this, right? Would you rather have an NSYNC reunion... or JT and Britney back together?
Oooohh! [stabs her chest metaphorically] My OTP. That's an impossible question to answer, and you're cruel for asking.
Yeah, well, you know, sometimes my Luthor genes just shine though. [Both of them laugh.]
[getting emotional] You know, I... just thought if I could make this work, I would prove to the world and... to my mother that I was as good as the Golden Boy. I think most of all, I just wanted to prove it to myself.
You don't have to prove anything. You're smarter than Lex. [Lena demurs] No, I'm not saying that to make you feel better. I'm saying it as a scientist. As someone who knows. But you need to stop trying to think like your brother. From what you've told me about Lex, he's a man who's concerned with power. And that's how you've been trying to fix this. Give it more power, you think it will work.
Yeah, and it just keeps blowing.
But you're not a person who's consumed with power, are you? So if you weren't trying to do what Lex would do,... what would you do?
[considering] I'd... try to find a way to increase the anion input without overloading the energy output, all while maintaining the element's synthesis rate as a constant.
Not power. Balance.
Did you rip the seat off the toilet in my loft again, and now you're just bringing Chinese food so you don't get in trouble?
That was once. That was one time. Okay? And in my defense, you can be pretty scary when it comes to enforcing bathroom etiquette.
Everything I do, I do for my people. Everything that you do for yours is to bolster your broken ego. You need this planet to worship you, the last daughter of a failed world. Because otherwise, your survival means nothing.
You're delusional.
Ha. No, on the contrary. I see everything clearly. I came here in peace, which you refused. And all of the ugliness that's transpired is because of your righteousness, Kara Zor-El. Everything that happens from now on is your doing. Every city that burns, every nation that falls. For every child of Earth that cries out "Why is this happening?", the answer... is "Supergirl".
When I was a kid, I used to get bullied. See, I went to a school where there weren't a lot of people who looked like me. And then when my Dad died... it just got a lot worse. See, he was... he was my guardian. That he was the guy that made me feel safe. So after he was gone, I just... I put up this wall, and I didn't let anybody in. Until I moved to Metropolis. And then I made a new friend. And this guy was different, too. I didn't realize how different he was. I just knew that he understood something that most people didn't. And because of that, I trusted him. And eventually, I let him in. Do you know what happened?.... The wall came down. You see, Marcus, sometimes you can meet somebody and they can become your friend. And by trusting them, everything in your life can change.
Stand down!
"Stand down"? I think you are confusing this situation with one in which you have any sort of negotiating leverage.
This is not a negotiation! This is a demand!
[hard] You speak like that to me again, and you will feel the consequences.
[entering Olivia's office] Oh my God! Enough. All right. Ladies, ladies. If I wanted to see this adolescent macho posturing, I would have stayed in D.C.
Miss Grant?!
[to Olivia] Is this really who you want to be? [to both] Testosterone-driven windbags boasting about your big guns? Surely, we don't need to measure anything. We're wo-men. We're tough, we're wise, and we're way above this pettiness, so let's just.. roll up our sleeves and talk peace.
I'm sorry. Who are you?
I'm. Cat. Grant. Known on Earth as "Queen of All Media".
[amused] Oh. Well, Cat Grant, I'm Rhea. And Earth now has a new queen.
Oh. Oh, well, let me give you just a little bit of friendly advice, Rhea. That tiara that you have on the top of your head. It's overkill. Real royals, they don't need to try that hard. The thing is, that I have brokered peace between Kanye and Taylor Swift, so I think mediating peace between our two worlds should be a piece of cake. And... "The Future is Female", we've all read the T-shirts. So we are three strong, formidable women, and we can do anything we want. So let's just talk it out and come up with a harmonious solution, shall we?
Do you want to know the real reason why I left National City? I wasn't... happy. So I asked Siri "Where is the happiest place on Earth, Siri?", and she answered "Bhutan", so I booked my passage to the Himalayas and moved into a yurt. Now, do you have any idea what is in a yurt? Nothing. Nothing. Not even central air conditioning. But these people, they are happy. A child learns how to walk, they sing. A group of people come down from a hike, from the mountains, and they dance. A couple, they go on their first date and they throw a damn festival. And all of a sudden, the secret to happiness just dawned on me. It's human connection. And I could conquer the world at CatCo or I could twiddle my thumbs in the yurt, and the loneliness would feel exactly the same, because I was missing... the point. It's not about what you do. It's about who you love. And there are two people that you love trapped in an evil spaceship. Wanting to rescue them is not selfish. It's everything.
Yeah. Yeah. [pause] I've really missed your advice, Miss Grant.
And I've really missed giving it. Now shoo. Up, up and away, no time to lose.
Hey. What you said before, about Maggie, if I... if she was on that ship? You were right. I would do anything I could to save her. [getting more emotional] So, you better hurry.
I will.
If you are on board when I fire, you will not survive that.
I know.
[hugs Kara close] Okay, so please... just be faster than me, okay? I know... I know you're fast, but just be faster.
Faster than a speeding bullet.
Good evening, National City. It's Cat Grant. Yes, I've been away for a while, but I'm back. Now I can imagine that you are feeling afraid and feeling like your world is spinning out of control, but believe me: you have a power, and right now you have a job to do. Resist! Resist these invaders with everything you've got! They come with empty promises and closed fists. They promise to make our world great again. And yet they know nothing about the people that make this world great. They think they can con us, and if that doesn't work, what? They're gonna beat us into submission? They have no idea who they're up against. Aliens and humans, we need to band together, and we need to stand together and fight back. Everyone needs to be a superhero, everyone needs to get up and say "not in my house". Let's prove to these thugs that we are strong, and we're united, and we are not going to be conquered. And "tiara woman", if you and your little minions happen to be listening, you have come to the wrong town. Yeah, I'm Cat Grant, not going anywhere.
Classic!
[Up on the Daxamite mothership]
[to a guard] Send a squadron to the planet's surface and kill that woman!
It's over, Rhea. Came back to give you one last chance to do the right thing.
How generous of you.
When I was a child, I could look up into the skies and see Daxam in the stars. I was told so many times how terrible a place it was. But I couldn't understand that. Because they had families. Like us. People they loved. In a few minutes, this ship will be destroyed. And everyone on it. You don't want that. Save your people while you still have time.
Touching speech, Supergirl. Sadly, wasted on the wrong audience. When my own husband opposed me, I killed him. You really think you can tug at my heartstrings?
[Kara wakes up in bed next to Mon-El.]
Let's just stay here a little while longer, okay?
How long?
Til tomorrow.
[laughs] Okay, we'll get up tomorrow. [fingers Kara's pendant] Hey, you always wear this. It's beautiful.
Yeah, it was my mother's.
Really?
Yeah. She gave it to me the day I left Krypton. I'd just watched little Kal-El launch into space. Her world was falling apart around her, and even in he middle of that. she looked at me and smiled and said as long as I had this, I'd never be alone. She'd be with me in my dreams. I know we can't stay all day, but let's just stay a little while longer, please.
But Kara, you're not here.
[sleepily] What?
You're in the Fortress.
[Kara's eyes snap open. Suddenly, Supergirl wakes up to find herself in the Fortress of Solitude.]
[Kara and Superman arrive at the D.E.O. Mon-El sees Kara and hugs her tight.]
You okay?
I'm so much better now.
[Winn approaches Superman, bumping into Alex along the way, and shakes Superman's hand.]
[stammering, ] Hey, hi. I'm sure you probably don't remember me--
Winn Schott? Resident genius of the D.E.O.? Good to see you, buddy. [claps Winn's shoulder]
[awestruck] Good.
Good. [to Mon-El] And you're the guy who's dating my cousin.
Yes, sir. Mon-El of Daxam. [quickly] Though not... not like the... you know, the others from Daxam. The killing ones.
You must be a good guy. Or she wouldn't be with you. [shakes Mon-El's hand]
I feel like I'm on the brink of having everything I've ever wanted. Family, friends, a job I love. A life as a hero I never could've imagined. And Mon-El. If I beat Rhea, I get to keep all of that. I don't know. I don't know if it's possible. I don't know if it's possible to have everything you want.
Well, it is. But only because you worked for it. Whenever I fight, no matter who it's against, where it is, I'm always fighting for Lois. I fight with her right here. [touches his chest] The people we love, they're, uh... they're another secret superpower. Keep 'em with you.
[Mon-el prepares to leave the lead-poisoned Earth.]
There's something I need to say. Wherever I go, I'm gonna be better because of you. You'll be in my heart. I promise I'm gonna be the man that you thought I could be. I promise.
You made me so happy. Here. Take this. [gives him her pendant] This will keep you safe. [They kiss.] I love you. [emotional] I should've said it before.
I love you.
See, the thing that makes women strong is that we have the guts to be vulnerable. We have the ability to feel the depths of our emotion, and we know that we will walk though it to the other side. And, by the way, you have accomplished great things this year. Your articles. Slaver's Moon. Alien Registry. Alien Fight Club. It's all very powerful. And your prose. Your prose is not bad. I mean, it's not great, but it's not bad.
You read them?
I did. I did "2017". They have Wi-Fi in the Himalayan mountains. But you, my dear, are on a Hero's journey. Like Joseph Campbell would say. And yes, you have hit a bit of an obstacle, but you will soar right over it, just like I would. Except, of course, you won't be wearing Louboutin's.
[Kara sees a news report on a fire in the city]
Um...actually...um there's something I forgot I had to do. I have to go.
[Kara gets up to leave]
By all means.
Thank you.
[Kara walks out]
Go get 'em, Supergirl.
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