Supergirl · Season 1
Eve, have you met our new intern?
[Mon-El hands Eve a coffee]
Thank you so much!
Sure.
What's your name?
Mike. Number 45800...
[cutting him off] No, Mike, you don't need to give her your social security number.
So, I memorized that fake ID for nothing?
You mean your real ID?
[Kara hears with her superhearing sex moans]
Do you have protection?
Do you mean like a sword?
Ewww, God, get it out of my ears!
[Winn walks in as James is bandaging his ribs]
I thought male corsets went out of style in the late 1800's.
Nah, I was just, um... I was shooting some hoops last night and hurt some ribs.
[touches him in the ribs] You're a terrible liar, Olsen. So I hacked into this security footage taken at the Federal Reserve that got attacked last night. The same place I told you about yesterday. [shows James his image from the footage] Great disguise by the way. What were you thinking?
You wouldn't understand.
Well, then, enlighten me! Because all I see here is a crazy dude with a baseball bat and a ski mask and a death wish.
My whole life, I have been a sidekick. I have hidden behind my camera. All my best friends wear capes and they're heroes and they save people, and I want to do something good for the world, and I feel like I've waited too long already. Winn, you found the work you're supposed to do at the D.E.O. I haven't, not here. But I feel like this is it.
I hate to break it to you, dude, but you don't have superpowers.
I know! But I can do this. We can do this.
I'm sorry, "we"?
Yes, "we". I mean, I have a black belt and you're right, I don't have powers. You can make me a suit, you can build me a weapon, and together we can level the playing field. C'mon.
No, no, no, I can't do it.
You helped Kara!
There's a difference! She can fly, you're just tall.
You know, watching my dad's camera get destroyed reminded me of something. He gave his life protecting this country, and if I do this, I can honor him.
Or you can end up just like him.
Winn, I'm gonna continue being that crazy guy with the baseball bat and the ski mask... with or without you.
James, guys like us, we are here to give people information, right? To fight with knowledge. There is no shame in that man! You gotta think this, through. You're gonna get yourself killed.
When you first arrived at our house, I thought "Finally, I have a sister".
An alien sister.
Even better. But I still wanted you to be just like me, to do everything I did. So I dragged you out to science fairs.
Those were so boring.
Made you watch scary movies.
What do you have against a good old romantic comedy?
Forced you to listen to the music that I liked.
Yeah, your punk rock phase was very strange.
But, finally, I let it go, let you do your own thing, find your own hobbies, listen to your own weird music.
Weird? NSYNC, first of all, is not weird, and second of all, they are amazing.
Mon-El is not you, just like you're not me. So what works for you might not work for him. You know, people just have to... we have to figure out what works for them, know who they are inside, what they're meant to be.
So you're saying the job and sweater and the glasses are a bit too much?
Not everyone can rock argyle like you do.
[Both Kara Danvers and Supergirl have been invited to the gala]
Okay, so the moan particle detector will let us know if there are any weapons within a hundred feet.
Are you sure?
Have I ever been wrong before? [Kara gives him a pointed look] Okay, this time I am sure.
I see Lena. Commence Operation Doubtfire.
Hey.
[drunkenly] Hey... Hey, you look like my sister.
Are you slurring your words?
Am I? [slowly] Cho-co-late. Cho-co-late.
Wow, Kara Danvers drunk. That... that's a first. Hey... wow... hey, have you seen– [looks around and sees Maggie at the pool table] You know... I'm driving you home.
I'm not flying. That's for sure.
How are you doing with all that? [referring to Alex coming out]
I just... I don't know what to do now. I mean, I'm almost 30, and I feel like a kid again.
Well, everyone's experience is different. I can only tell you what I did.
Which was what?
I came out to my family.
How did they take it?
Well, um, my dad isn't exactly known for his open-mindedness, but he was pretty good. And so was my mum.
Maybe it's just a phase? You know, maybe it isn't real?
No, it's real. You're real, and you deserve to have a real, full, happy life. Okay? Tell your family. This is the biggest thing that's ever happened to you, and you shouldn't have to do it alone.
I have you.
Yeah, you do. And I'm good for a drink when you come out.
You promise?
Cross my heart.
So what, are you out of your mind? Like, what's going on?
Are you? Kara almost died, Winn!
You think that I don't know that? I– get out of here.
Look, I'm sorry, okay? I know I don't hold the copyright on caring for Kara, but we're out of time, man! I need this suit now!
When it's ready, I will let you know.
NO! Now! Winn.
Are you serious? No, no. I'm not taking orders from you.
I'm–
Dude, I'm not your assistant, I'm not the IT guy. I'm the guy who knows what he's talking about!
I know.
In fact, I'm better at this kind of stuff than anyone else you'll ever meet! And until I finish making it all fancy, it's just gonna be a glorified Halloween costume. So when I tell you the suit is not ready, that means if you go out there right now, you're gonna die. You will die. And then what? You– you're not gonna be helping anyone.
You've been weird ever since I told you.
I don't mean to be.
Kara, I know when you're sad, or when you're disappointed. I don't know what I would do if you were disappointed in me.
I would never be disappointed in you, but you said you didn't want to talk about it anymore.
Well, I do. If... if you're not okay with it...
I'm SO okay with it! Sit down. Alex, come and talk with me. [Alex sits] I think I owe you an apology.
For what?
For not creating an environment where you felt that you could talk about this with me. All those years we spent together growing up, the endless nights talking and sharing, now I realize that they were all about me and my secret. There's never been room for you, and that's my fault. And I'm so sorry.
You didn't do anything wrong.
And I know... I know that this is not the same at all, but I do know how it feels to keep a part of yourself shut off, to keep it inside. And I know how lonely that can make you feel. But Alex, you are not alone.
I can't do this without you.
You don't have to. So what about Maggie? What's she like?
I... I just like her so much. You know, she's smart and she's tough and she's just beautiful. She's so beautiful.
So are you.
[The Danvers sisters hug, Alex gets a message on her phone]
D.E.O.'s reporting an alien attacking civilians in an alleyway downtown.
I'll go get the alien. You get the girl.
I better suit-up.
Hey, before you open it, I need you to make sure you are sure, alright? This will be the end of James Olsen. Full stop. You do this, you are someone else. There's a cost. Are you sure?
I have been ready to do this since the day I found out the truth about Clark Kent. This is who I am. I can't hide behind my camera anymore. If there's a cost, I'll pay it.
That's a pretty good answer.
You know, for a place that caters to aliens, they have some freaking good chicken wings.
How do you know that's chicken?
C'mon Alex, we're friends.
No, Maggie, we're not friends.
Umm, okay, I'm lost. What happened?
We hung out, we got close. Then you called me out for liking you, and then I had the guts to admit "yes, it's true." And you told me that my feelings were real and that I deserve to be happy. And so I thought you meant that I deserve to be happy with you.
Alex, I–
No, I'm not done. Because then you convinced me to come out to my sister, and I did. Because I was sure of one thing, and that was my feelings for you. Initially I was terrified, but ultimately I was proud to come out. Because it wasn't just some concept, it was about my feelings for this amazing woman. But now, I don't feel liberated or like I'm on some great journey. All I feel is pain because you don't want me.
[imprisoned in a cell] If you would just tell me why I'm here, I promise it'll be a good conversation starter. Okay, I give up, what's your favorite baseball team? It's the one with the hoop and the tall guys bouncing the balls, right? Oh, courtship ring! You know, I've just learned that there is a longstanding mating ritual here, where if you like it, you should've put a ring on it. Clearly you've been successful in this arena, so... But from the looks of you, she can't be that pretty... like what do you call ugly women on this planet? Is it cats? No, dogs.
Supergirl. I don't believe we've been introduced.
I've seen you before, in Lena Luthor's office. What were you doing there?
I might ask you the same. I don't like the idea of you around my daughter.
You're Lillian Luthor. Lex and Lena's mother.
I'm a lot of things. A doctor, a patriot, a mother...
A liar, a kidnapper, a killer. Does Lena know about Cadmus? Does she know who her mother really is?
And what are you to my daughter?
I'm a friend.
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.
You're out of your mind.
We'll agree to disagree.
So, what am I doing here?
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.
You want me to solar flare? That's never gonna happen.
I can't hurt you. But I can hurt him. [shoots Mon-El in his leg]
No! Mon-El!
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.
I really need to talk to you. And if you just give me two minutes of your time I promise I'll be out of your hair.
Two minutes.
I heard everything you said. I get it. And if you never wanna talk to me again, I'll respect that, I'll disappear. But I don't meet many people that I care about, and I care about you a lot. You've become really important to me, and umm I hope that one day you and I can be friends. Because I don't want to imagine my life without you in it.
[goes back into the apartment] Pool, tomorrow night.
Wouldn't miss it.
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