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Supergirl (TV series) | Rather the Fallen Angel [4.7] | 10 | 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.
Agent Liberty: 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.
Agent Liberty: No, we're not here to talk about my empathy, or lack thereof, for aliens.
James: Okay, you tell me, what am I writing?
Agent Liberty: 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?
Agent Liberty: 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. | Agent Liberty | I get it. You're not a willing participant yet. But you will be. I believe in you, Mr. Olsen. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Rather the Fallen Angel [4.7] | 5 | 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Rather the Fallen Angel [4.7] | 2 | Tom: 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Rather the Fallen Angel [4.7] | 3 | 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Rather the Fallen Angel [4.7] | 8 | 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Bunker Hill [4.8] | 7 | 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Bunker Hill [4.8] | 10 | Manchester: What's that?
Lydia Lockwood: 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 s 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?
Lydia: 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? |
Supergirl (TV series) | Bunker Hill [4.8] | 7 | 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Bunker Hill [4.8] | 8 | 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Bunker Hill [4.8] | 18 | President Baker: Hello Supergirl.
Supergirl: President Baker.
Baker: [takes out a newspaper and reads the headline] "Human Rights Activist Imprisoned" [shows the newspaper] Their words, not mine.
Supergirl: Human rights?
Baker: Yeah, a lot of people, a lot of donors are asking: how can you tolerate this in a government that's supposed to be for the people?
Supergirl: That meant to imply that aliens aren't?
Baker: Aren't what?
Supergirl: People, sir.
Baker: Of course not. But you are a government employee, like me. And as such, we need to make sure that we're serving all the people of this country, not just the ones we agree with.
Haley: For reasons of national security, from now on the D.E.O will require full transparency from its assets.
Baker: We need to know your secret identity, Supergirl.
Alex: No, we keep her off the books for a reason. She can't tell you that, sir.
Baker: And why not? Lockwood just shined a huge spotlight on the fact that you are withholding who you really are. Now keeping that secret inflames things, gives the public more reasons to distrust you and my government.
Supergirl: If I did that sir, everyone I know, everyone I love, would be at risk.
Baker: My family is with the Secret Service as we speak. You think they're not in danger? No one should be above the rest of us. We need to put country first.
Supergirl: I'm sorry, sir. I can't give you what you want.
Baker: Then I thank you for your service, but you're dismissed, effective immediately. I hope you'll comply. The United States does not want a war with Supergirl. | Supergirl | And I trust you won't start one. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Elseworlds, Part Three [4.9] | 2 | Main article: Elseworlds (Arrowverse) | This episode is Part Three of a three-part crossover event called Elseworlds. For quotations, see the related page. | |
Supergirl (TV series) | Suspicious Minds [4.10] | 4 | Alex: So you used your brain compartmentalizing thing with Kara?
Brainy: What does Kara have to do with anything?
Alex: Is this permanent or are you going to remember that she's Supergirl soon? | Brainy | Kara? Your sister with the glasses? [starts chuckling] Good one, director. They don't even look anything - Oh! Yes, my compartmentalization was on a timer. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Suspicious Minds [4.10] | 2 | Kara: But who am I without you? The whole reason I became Supergirl... it was to save you. | Alex | And I'm still going to be the reason. I'm still going to be me. And you're still going to be Kara, my sister. I just won't know that you're Supergirl. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Blood Memory [4.11] | 6 | Kara: Oh, easy. My favorite movie.
Alex: Center Stage.
Kara: [insulted] Excuse me?
Alex: What? You spent an entire summer learning the red shoe dance. You broke three lamps. No. Okay, um... Terminator 2. Duh.
Kara: No, that's your favorite. Come on, Alex! Think! | Alex | [racking her brain] I'm totally blanking. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Blood Memory [4.11] | 4 | Alex: Where did you grow up, Nia?
Nia: A small town up north called Parthas.
Lena: Doesn't that mean "paradise" in Irish? It's a pretty high bar. | Nia | Paradise is an understatement. The town's not just beautiful, but aliens and humans have lived together in harmony for decades. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Blood Memory [4.11] | 6 | J'onn: Hey, Brainy.
Brainy: Greetings, J'onn.
J'onn: I came to see how Alex was feeling. Have you seen her?
Brainy: I have not. But I have located our dealers' van.
Alex: [approaching] Brainy, that's great. | Brainy | I have also located Director Danvers. A day of many victories. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Blood Memory [4.11] | 3 | J'onn: Impressive. It took you less than two minutes to get that information.
Alex: How did you learn to speak dude-bro? | Brainy | The same way they did. The movies. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Blood Memory [4.11] | 6 | Nia: Maeve was always my biggest supporter. I can't believe she'd say something like that.
Kara: Nia, I'm so sorry.
Nia: I knew she was gonna be crushed about the powers, but... Kara, she was so angry.
Kara: I know it's not the same thing, but if it makes you feel any better, I've been through a lot with my sister.
Nia: I appreciate your support, but this isn't something that you can understand. I have alien powers, my sister doesn't. And now she hates me. [Kara pulls over] Why are you pulling over? [they climb out of the car] Kara, what are you doing? | Kara | I do understand. Probably better than anyone. [removing her glasses, she takes off into the sky, then lands again] I am Supergirl. Very few people know my true identity because it's not safe for them to. But I'm telling you because I think it can help you. And I don't think it will harm you. You, too, are a hero. I was the sister with powers. And I watched Alex pay the price for it in so many ways. Most of the time, she handled it with grace, but I'll tell you, there were times that it got ugly. When we were younger... and even now. But I have faith that the love between two sisters will prevail in the end. I have to believe that. I just need you to know now that you are not alone. You have a family. You have me. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Menagerie [4.12] | 10 | Alex: I am so proud of you.
Kara: And I see we're not the only ones who gave you a Valentine's gift.
J'onn: Well, most of these are from the aliens in my support group. This box is from members of a Crime Watch I helped set up to catch taggers who were spraying "Free Ben Lockwood" up and down the block. And these flowers are from a Toomian whose, uh, lost family I found.
Alex: Well, it is amazing how many clients you've already helped. I mean, you left the DEO with the goal to change your life, and you have.
J'onn: I sense discontent in your voice. How are things with Haley? Better?
Alex: Um, she's been in Washington, so that's good, I guess. It's just, seeing how much you've accomplished, it reminds me of how little I've done since I took over the DEO.
J'onn: You have not done little. Mercy and Otis Graves. Agent Liberty.
Alex: I mean in my personal life. I took over the DEO to use that stability to finally be able to pursue the things that I want. And I did, you know, at first. And I dated a lot.
Kara: Oh, we know. | Alex | Yeah, well... you know, and I was also working on my adoption portfolio, but, you know, when President Marsdin got exposed, it kind of all just fell to the wayside. It's weird, because I feel like I have this capacity for so much more lately and I'm doing nothing. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Menagerie [4.12] | 7 | Nia: Brainy.
Brainy: It is I. And I'd like to make myself clear, since I did not last time. I am not here for a date.
Nia: Happy Valentine's Day to you, too.
Brainy: I sense sarcasm, which I find confusing in this context. You see, I am here because Kara told me about your mother's passing, which I was very sorry to hear. But having run simulations, I've deduced that there's an 87.4% chance that you would now wish to train as a superhero. And I have brought my most complex mind mazes to help you hone your skills and interpret your dreams.
Nia: Brainy, I know it's my destiny to have these powers. But I'm still grieving, Brainy. My mother passed away so suddenly.
Brainy: Have you ever considered putting your grief into tiny boxes? | Nia | That doesn't sound very healthy. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Menagerie [4.12] | 6 | Lockwood: Don't look so troubled, son.
George Lockwood: Why not? You're locked up, and you're the only one who's brave enough to stand up for humanity.
Lydia: It isn't right.
Lockwood: Listen, the movement that was created, I have to believe will create the circumstances of my release.
George: But... I wanna do something for you, now. | Lockwood | Well, then be a man. A man of action. Be the man that your grandfather wanted me to be, but at your age. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Menagerie [4.12] | 4 | Alex: It's like the creature extracted his heart perfectly. There's minimal tissue damage. There's no blood loss. It's like it cauterized itself.
Brainy: A sophisticated killing. Much like its ship, which presented as solid rock. Also, what's interesting is this creature's shed skin suggests that it underwent some sort of metamorphosis quickly after arrival, which I do find comforting. I would much rather face that anything snake-like, which I do have a deep phobia about. As any rational being would.
Alex: You hate snakes? | Brainy | Yes. Much like the hero of the Spielberg epic Raiders of the Lost Ark. A terrific picture. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Menagerie [4.12] | 5 | 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way? [4.13] | 2 | J'onn: Look, you lost someone. I know how that feels. Let me help you. | Manchester | You think I'm good deep down, eh? Well, it's a bad time to be a good man. Take you, for instance. If it weren't for your bloody promise, I believe you could solve all the world's problems. You just need... motivation. |
Supergirl (TV series) | What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way? [4.13] | 3 | Supergirl: Long time, no see. Who's Clockwork Orange?
Manchester: What's the line? "No man is a failure..." | Hat | "...who has friends." |
Supergirl (TV series) | What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way? [4.13] | 4 | 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way? [4.13] | 7 | Supergirl: I won't let you keep killing people.
Manchester: Oh, like your government intends to kill people? You really don't know, do you? Next week, your beloved government is launching a satellite that will shoot down any alien spacecraft trying to enter our atmosphere.
Supergirl: That's impossible.
Hat: I have it on good authority.
Manchester: Hat kidnaps secret agent types, learns what they're up to. That's why we formed this band of merry men. [Menagerie clears her throat] Sorry, merry people.
Supergirl: Why should I believe you? | Manchester | Talk to your mate, Baker. You know, the bloke who just pardoned the grand bloody wizard of the Children of Liberty. Ask him about Operation Claymore. And then ask yourself, what if it were your ship they were blowing up? You came here in a rocket. Child in a basket, you know? Real Moses stuff. Here's your chance to tell the bosses to let your people go. Or us plagues will do it for ya. |
Supergirl (TV series) | What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way? [4.13] | 11 | Supergirl: I've made up my mind. You can't convince me to change it.
J'onn: I know you better than that. Just don't let him bring you down.
Supergirl: Manchester got you, didn't he? At the prison.
J'onn: All I've wanted to do since my father died is honor him. Live by his example.
Supergirl: And you have.
J'onn: But I'm struggling, Kara. There's a duality in me that's at war. I want to be a man of peace, just like my father, but every fiber of my being is fighting against that. Being a Manhunter was part of my nature.
Supergirl: Are you considering picking back up the sword?
J'onn: I made a personal vow I wouldn't take that lightly.
Supergirl: Well, if you choose to join the fight to bring the Elite to justice, I'm sure your father would understand. Even M'yrnn joined the fight against Reign.
J'onn: Manchester is baiting me. We're connected somehow. I think he can feel the rage that lies within me. The rage born of the massacre of my family. One thing's for certain, Manchester was a test for me. But whether he's a test of my resolve or just a mirror showing me that I cannot walk my father's path, I just don't know. | Supergirl | You will find clarity, J'onn. I know you will. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Stand and Deliver [4.14] | 4 | J'onn: [watching Nia in a dream-state] Does it usually take this long?
Kara: The dreaming? Her handling of the dreamscape is getting faster, but the Elite could be anywhere.
J'onn: Have you told her she doesn't have to wear the suit in private? | Kara | It's just a phase. I did the same thing when I became Supergirl. I practically slept in my suit. And, I mean, let's face it. The suits are pretty cool. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Stand and Deliver [4.14] | 11 | Alex: [venting about Lockwood's protection detail] I don't know what I should do. Especially when I should be out there tracking down Manchester and the Elite, who I'm pretty sure are still targeting him.
Kara: Well, I'm sure Supergirl will find them, and before that rally, so you don't have to worry about Lockwood.
Alex: Yeah, but how can I, with a clear conscience, protect a man who is causing so much pain in the world?
Kara: You're a hero, Alex. Heroes make tough decisions.
Alex: Well, that's not very helpful.
Kara: I mean, well, it's your job, right?
Alex: Right.
Kara: You keep people safe. And like it or not, protecting Lockwood at that rally will keep all of those people safe. Human and aliens.
Alex: [sighing in disgust] Ugh.
Kara: I thought that was good advice. I don't know. | Alex | Well, it is. It is. It's just exactly what Haley said. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Stand and Deliver [4.14] | 2 | Brainy: In thinking of peaceful protests, might we consider the success of the Women's March, the Million Man March, the Freedom March? | Haley | 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Stand and Deliver [4.14] | 3 | James: Nervous about covering the march
Franklin: I'm fine. | James | No, it's okay if you are, Franklin. I mean, we are living in crazy times, right? It's just important to remember what we do here every day. Reporting on events like this, taking the risk to show all sides, and showing the humanity there, that's nothing less than heroic. I mean, think about it. You fight injustice with your fists, you can help one, maybe a dozen people. But good journalism, that can impact millions. It's why we became journalists in the first place, right? |
Supergirl (TV series) | Stand and Deliver [4.14] | 7 | Supergirl: What are you doing here?
Quentin: We're here to show our support for the repeal of Alien Amnesty.
Supergirl: But that amnesty is what gives these aliens their rights.
Quentin: Why should they get any rights? They're just here to hurt us.
Supergirl: They're not... look at them. They're not here to hurt anyone. They... most of them are fleeing war and violence, just like I did when I first came to Earth.
Quentin: They're not like you. You're a superhero. | Supergirl | No, you're wrong. I am just like them. |
Supergirl (TV series) | O Brother, Where Art Thou? [4.15] | 11 | Lex Luthor: "Against other things, it is possible to obtain security, but when it comes to death, we human beings all live in an unwalled city." Do you know who said that?
Lena: Please, Lex, you don't have to do this.
Lex: I'm doing this for us, for the entire human race. Listen down below. They're already cheering. And it was Epicurus, by the way. An aphorism 230 years old, and yet still as apt as ever.
Lena: You sound like a freshman philosophy major, and you're gonna kill millions of people. The world can't live under a red sun.
Lex: Neither can Superman. You see, sis, we as a people have become soft and fat, and stupid. [calls are made on a loudspeaker for him to surrender; he taps his watch, and an explosion is heard] Where was I?
Lena: My god, Lex, you killed them.
Lex: Oh, that's right. Uh, we must put faith in ourselves, but instead, we look up to him, with big, glassy eyes because we think he's invincible. But it's my duty to dispel the world of that notion. And when he dies, they will finally wake up and see him for what he really was, a false god.
Lena: At least he's a good man.
Lex: HE IS NOT A MAN! I was the man of tomorrow, not him! Not him!
Lena: So it's all ego, then? | Lex | [surrendering as armed soldiers enter] No, it's science. I want to see if the Kryptonian pretender can bleed. Even gods can die. You'll see. Everyone will see. And then, they're gonna thank me. |
Supergirl (TV series) | O Brother, Where Art Thou? [4.15] | 6 | Lex: They call this a mercy furlough.
Lena: Thank you, officer. That'll be all.
Lex: They never let me out of their sight. As if I'd run away like a dog set loose from his leash.
Lena: Well, you would.
Lex: Of course I would. But I can't. I'm numb top to bottom. My guts are in knots, there's blood in my... | Lena | Okay, that's enough. |
Supergirl (TV series) | O Brother, Where Art Thou? [4.15] | 3 | Alex: Lena, I'm so sorry this is happening, but you and I both know the limitations of modern medicine. I mean, even best case scenario would leave James paralyzed. Your serum could heal him entirely.
Lena: Or it can kill him. I can't summon a breakthrough through sheer force of will. | Alex | Then how is that every time I've seen you work under pressure, you have done exactly that? Lena, you have all of L-Corp and you have the DEO at your disposal. I mean, there must be some resource that you're not utilizing. |
Supergirl (TV series) | O Brother, Where Art Thou? [4.15] | 9 | Lex: Did I ever tell you about my dog, Ignatius? Before you joined our family, he was my closest companion. And when I was seven, he had to be put down.
Lena: If you're gonna continue to compare James to your dying dog, I'm not sure I'm gonna be amenable to your point.
Lex: I wanted to be there for the procedure. But Mother insisted that I go on a business trip with Father. She thought I was being too sentimental.
Lena: That's our mom.
Lex: That's my mom. A trip with Father, that sounds like something that ordinarily would've pleased me. But on this particular trip, he brought a woman with him, and insisted that she go everywhere with us. [coughing] So, here I was, seven years old, dog dying, Father ignoring me.
Lena: Is there a point to this story?
Lex: At first, I swore to loathe this woman. How dare she take my father from me at the moment I needed him most? But I couldn't keep my promise. Because she was wonderful. She was so kind to me. On the day they put Ignatius down, she embraced me, and sang me this beautiful Irish song. By the end of the trip, I wished that she was my mother.
Lena: But she wasn't your mother. | Lex | She was yours. I want you to know with certainty that while I came from poison, you came from love. And if the rest of this family stands steadily in darkness, you will always fall into the light. I knew that from the moment I met her. |
Supergirl (TV series) | O Brother, Where Art Thou? [4.15] | 4 | J'onn: How are you capable of this?
Manchester: When you broke into my mind to stop me from killing the Lockwood brood, you opened up a motorway. It goes both ways. So whenever you poke around in my mind, I can poke around in yours. So I did. And looky what I found. Your people's most powerful weapon.
J'onn: You don't know what you're toying with. | Manchester | Oh, but I do. I dug deep into your mind. And the ground. You call yourself a man of peace, Martian, but your god was one of wrath! |
Supergirl (TV series) | The House of L [4.16] | 5 | Eve: Wow. Nice prison you got here.
Lex: It's for conjugal visits. But still, after this, it's back to concrete and iron.
Eve: Sounds lonely.
Lex: Stryker's is a petri dish. Bottle city. I've even managed to teach some of the inmates chess. I like mentoring. | Eve | It's a waste. You're a once-in-a-generation mind, and the only man standing between us and total annihilation. |
Supergirl (TV series) | The House of L [4.16] | 8 | Lex: I can show her how to master her powers and help you contain her.
Minister of Defense: I know you're the man for the job. Lex Luthor; foremost specialist on everything Krypton. You will make her Kaznia's weapon, hmm?
Lex: She'll hate whomever you want. Operant conditioning is a specialty of mine. But you'll need to follow my instructions to the letter. Can't break a Kryptonian, but maybe we can bend one.
Minister of Defense: And for this?
Lex: Money, as discussed.
Otis: Not as liquid as he used to be.
Minister of Defense: I warn you, you are only a consultant. | Lex | Cross my heart. |
Supergirl (TV series) | The House of L [4.16] | 5 | Lex: You've read that one more than the others. Gatsby. Why?
Red Daughter: It's beautiful. Lush. I, uh... I think that's the word. The language... it's hard to even imagine the world that way.
Lex: I didn't give it to you because it's pretty. This is a book about vapid, profligate fools. Money is always acquired at someone else's expense.
Red Daughter: But you have money. You must. The way you come and go... | Lex | I do. Because it is their weapon. The way their world works. Read it again. |
Supergirl (TV series) | The House of L [4.16] | 10 | Otis: So what's the play?
Lex: Paper tigers.
Otis: [confused] Uh...
Lex: Chinese idiom. Paper tigers threaten, but are destroyed easily. Kaznia wants to move on the U.S. They're crazier than Russia. They wanna bring back the glory days of the Soviet Union.
Eve: So you wanna help them?
Lex: I don't care about their politics. Regimes change. Kings die. But if Kaznia attacks America, and I foil the attack, America will hail me as a hero. To do that, I'm gonna need patsies in both the East and the West. So, Otis, fetch your sister and find me a real American. Someone charismatic, a radical.
Otis: I think I know just the guy, Mr. Luthor. Name's Ben Lockwood, seems smart.
Lex: I'm glad someone does.
Otis: Wait. Where you going? | Lex | Back to Stryker's. Prison's the best alibi the world has yet devised, and I'm about to need a lot of alibis. |
Supergirl (TV series) | The House of L [4.16] | 3 | Lex: I just realized, you haven't asked me why I need the black rock.
Lena: I assumed homicide. | Lex | Just the opposite. I'm dying. |
Supergirl (TV series) | All About Eve [4.17] | 5 | Supergirl: I, uh... I come offering donuts and my help. Lex usually attacks within the first 48 hours of escaping. Now, I know we've had our differences, but I think we should team up to catch him.
Haley: While I appreciate a good cinnamon cruller, Supergirl, the President has ordered to redirect manpower to Washington, D.C.
Alex: For security. In case of any unrest after the repeal vote.
Supergirl: So, who's looking for Lex? | Haley | FBI, CIA, US Marshals. I believe SEAL Teams one through six. Everyone but us. |
Supergirl (TV series) | All About Eve [4.17] | 8 | Alex: I have been tasked with tracking down Lex. And I'd like to ask you about Eve Tessmacher.
Lena: You're gonna use Eve to get to Lex.
Alex: I think she's the weak link.
Lena: I want in on the investigation.
Alex: Lena, you were just assaulted.
Lena: Yeah, and I'm not a cop, but I know Eve.
Alex: Okay. But you should know that I'm working with Supergirl on this. | Lena | Finding Lex is more important than any differences we may have. |
Supergirl (TV series) | All About Eve [4.17] | 17 | J'onn: So what's the answer?
M'yrnn: H'ronmeer save me. This again?
J'onn: I need guidance. Why won't you save me?
M'yrnn: Why should I? I'm not the one who failed as the one task I have. Or was it another Green Martian who erased the mind of the DEO colonel, who reached into Manchester Black's brain to inflict pain upon him, and opened a channel for him to access your mind so he could defile my grave site and steal the Staff of K'hollar, which he could've used to destroy planet Earth?
J'onn: Everything I did, I did in the name of peace.
M'yrnn: You killed him.
J'onn: He was a killer.
M'yrnn: Then so are you.
J'onn: Well, what would you have me do? Sit around and pray all day while the world around me burns like you did on Mars?
M'yrnn: At least I didn't run.
J'onn: I have been trying to make up for that. By protecting this planet.
M'yrnn: Trying and failing.
J'onn: If I'm such a failure, why did you trust me with the Symbols?
M'yrnn: Because you said you could handle it. You insisted...
J'onn: I shouldn't have! I tried to you, Father, but I can't! And you should never have asked me. I'm not a man of peace! And if that means I have to give up the Symbols, and Martian religion has to die, then so be it. At least I will know who I am!
M'yrnn: And who are you? | J'onn | I'M THE MARTIAN MANHUNTER! |
Supergirl (TV series) | All About Eve [4.17] | 8 | Supergirl: So this is the team.
Alex: Yes, Lena has joined us.
Supergirl: Uh, so why are we in the 'burbs?
Lena: Well, I realized that Eve is in love with Lex.
Supergirl: Crazy Lex-Girlfriend.
Alex: Which indicates her heart drives her actions.
Lena: And she spoke fondly of an elderly aunt, her only family in the city. | Alex | Mary Tessmacher. This is her house. Eve used to visit every Sunday. |
Supergirl (TV series) | All About Eve [4.17] | 12 | J'onn: You tricked me into getting angry.
M'yrnn: You were angry already. Just pushing it down. And you were right to be angry with me, J'onn. I wasn't clear. I said I wished for your to promote peace, but I never intended for you to become me. I meant only that your should help the world in whatever state is true to you. When I found you again, I was so proud of the Martian you had become. I never meant to make you feel you had to change, J'onn. I'm sorry. I failed to impart my unconditional love for you.
J'onn: I'm so sorry I couldn't be the keeper of the Sacred Symbols, Father.
M'yrnn: Hmm. You were able to keep the Symbols alive a little longer. That brought comfort to an old Martian. The important thing is, you know who you are.
J'onn: Maybe there's another way. H'ronmeer gave us the Symbols in the heart of the desert of T'ozz. I could return them there.
M'yrnn: A hard journey. And if you succeed, they will lie dormant until someone worthy comes to claim them.
J'onn: Maybe somebody will.
M'yrnn: Hmm.
J'onn: Thank you, Father, for all your help.
M'yrnn: You know, J'onn, I'm just an extension of your memory of me. Any answers you found, they came from inside you.
J'onn: Yeah, I know. But it was still really good to see you. | M'yrnn | It was good to see you, too... Martian Manhunter. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Crime and Punishment [4.18] | 4 | Supergirl: I mean, people actually believe that I attacked the White House. They think I'm a terrorist. Years of helping people just wiped away with one lie.
Alex: No, not one lie, it's lots of lies. And Ben Lockwood has been telling whoppers for months. He's just creating division. And then most of the country is just terrified and now they're looking for solutions to make any sense of it.
Supergirl: Shouldn't the truth matter more? | Lena | No, not when Lex is involved. He's an expert at perception. Consummate gaslighter. He can make you doubt things that you know are true. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Crime and Punishment [4.18] | 4 | Haley: Lockwood.
Lockwood: "Secretary " now, of the Cabinet-level Department of Alien Affairs.
Alex: Should be inmate 42053 of the National City prison. | Lockwood | [sarcastically] So good to see you, too. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Crime and Punishment [4.18] | 8 | Haley: Mr. Secretary, how can we help you?
Lockwood: I am here to requisition any alien technology or weapons that may assist in containing Supergirl. And then you'll summon Supergirl here.
Alex: So you can ambush her?
Lockwood: So we can serve justice.
Alex: Even if we could summon Supergirl, I would need a presidential order to comply with your request, as per paragraph four, subsection A of the DEO charter. Isn't that correct, Colonel?
Haley: That is the protocol.
Lockwood: Okay, let me ask you a question. Are you absolutely certain that you want to waste my time? | Haley | We may not know each other well, Mr. Lockwood, but I do things by the book, even for Secretaries. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Crime and Punishment [4.18] | 7 | Alex: My commanding officer and I both agree that we think that something suspicious is going on at the Department of Alien Affairs, and I am trying to tell her that we can't just follow their every order, but she insists on the chain of command. And I don't know how to reach her.
Kelly Olsen: Well, uh... can I take a stab?
Alex: Please.
Kelly: You need to stop getting angry and get smart. Okay, now I had a real jerk of a C.O. We were stationed at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Bashur. And one day, a man pulled up in this decrepit pickup, his pregnant wife in the back, and he's just trying to get to the only midwife in the region. Just a half mile across town. And the C.O. doesn't care. Rules are rules and he doesn't have the right papers.
Alex: So what did you do?
Kelly: I yelled and screamed about doing the right thing and got nowhere. But my sergeant convinced the C.O. that it would be safer for his unit not to risk the life of the man's wife and child. He knew what the C.O. cared most about; his men. You can't change people. But you can appeal to who they are. Even the toughest C.O.s care about something. [silence, as Alex mulls things over] Let me guess, right now you're wishing that you never called me. | Alex | Actually, it's quite the opposite. I'm really glad you didn't leave. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Crime and Punishment [4.18] | 5 | Otis: Where'd Supergirl go?
Kara: I don't know, but I... I saw a red blur go through that door.
Otis: [moves to leave, then stops] Wait a minute. D Block's for guys only. What are you doing here?
Kara: [trying to hide her kryptonite-infected hand] I, uh... I'm a reporter. I was doing an interview in the dining hall when the guards rushed us out. The article's on prison reform. Maybe you'd care to comment? | Otis | I don't trust the press. They always parachute into crises like this without any context for the larger systemic issues at play. |
Supergirl (TV series) | American Dreamer [4.19] | 2 | George: [rounding up aliens with his father] They look so human, I... sometimes I forget. | Lockwood | Yeah. It's a lot easier when there's a snake coming out of the back of their head. We can't humanize them, son. So remember, don't ever mistake them for anything but the roaches that they are. |
Supergirl (TV series) | American Dreamer [4.19] | 8 | 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | American Dreamer [4.19] | 4 | 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | American Dreamer [4.19] | 7 | Kara: So you are both human and alien.
Dreamer: 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?
Dreamer: 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | American Dreamer [4.19] | 6 | Lena: I'm sorry I was so short with you. You were just trying to do your job.
Kara: Friendship is the most important job, and I was so focused on my article, I forgot what really matters.
Lena: No, Kara. The truth is, even if you'd been standing right next to me when Lex escaped, I really wouldn't have let you be there for me.
Kara: What do you mean? Why?
Lena: Because I'm the one that's keeping secrets. Eve wasn't the only one working with Lex. I... [her emotions begin to overwhelm her] I was working with him, too. He contacted me four months ago. He knew I had the Harun-El. He had cancer and he was afraid to die. He's my brother. And in my heart, I knew he was manipulating me, but I believed him, and I helped him and he betrayed me. And I was weak, and I will never forgive myself for that. I can only imagine what you think of me, Kara. I don't blame you. | Kara | [hugging her as Lena cries] No, no. You are not weak. You are a brilliant, kind-hearted, beautiful soul. Your brother asked you for help, and in life and death situations, you help family. No one can judge you for that. I'm so sorry you felt like you couldn't tell me. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Will the Real Miss Tessmacher Please Stand Up? [4.20] | 7 | Kara: Supergirl would never work with Lex.
Lena: It's not Supergirl. She's a blank slate. Or, at least she was.
Kara: What are you saying?
Lena: It's a question of nature versus nurture. She's been tested, trained, and indoctrinated by Lex in a prison in one of the most oppressive regimes in the world.
Kara: But she has to have good in her.
Lena: There was good in Sam. And Reign was a monster. Lex has created the very thing he fears the most. A Kryptonian weapon trained as a killer. And in Lex's hands, it's more dangerous than an atomic bomb. And he has it pointed right at America. | Kara | She is not an "it". Lex may have molded her, but there has to be some part of Supergirl still in her. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Will the Real Miss Tessmacher Please Stand Up? [4.20] | 6 | Alex: I just don't wanna fail.
Kelly: Why do you think you'd fail?
Alex: My mom was, uh... she was incredible with me. I mean, she always just... hugged me when I cried, and she... fixed up my bumps and my bruises, and work on my science projects with me.
Kelly: Hmm.
Alex: And she made me feel so loved. And, you know, for a lot of my formative and toughest years, she did it alone. And she is the one that inspired me to think that I can do this on my own. But now that this is... I mean, it's right in front of me, and I'm just not sure I could even be half the mother that she's been for me. | Kelly | Okay, look. I've only known you for a short time. But from what I've seen, you're the most nurturing person that I've ever met. You take care of your friends, your sister, you took care of my brother when he was in the hospital. And even me. Who you barely knew. You care too much to fail, Alex. I mean, you are gonna be an amazing mother. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Will the Real Miss Tessmacher Please Stand Up? [4.20] | 5 | Kelly: I was engaged.
Alex: James never mentioned that.
Kelly: Yeah, well, he didn't know. No one did. Because I was in love with my sergeant. And we couldn't be out while serving abroad.
Alex: What happened? | Kelly | She died while on patrol. And I couldn't mourn her. I was just numb. Alone in my pain. And I, um... I didn't face it until I was back stateside a few months later. I thought that wound would never heal. And then I got her farewell note. Service members send them sometimes before tours of duty in case they don't come back home. I never thought that I'd have to read hers. She said that she had every faith that I would find another person who would make me smile. And so will you. You will get a second chance at everything. Don't lose hope. Today, this is absolutely a deep wound. But someday, it'll be a faded scar. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Will the Real Miss Tessmacher Please Stand Up? [4.20] | 5 | Lockwood: [surprised to see George at the D.E.O.] What are you doing here?
George: You left in the middle of Mother's funeral.
Lockwood: Yes, and I know. But I had to. You want me to catch your mother's killer, don't you?
George: Of course I do, but you... you left me alone in a church full of people and... I just lost my mother. And I need you. | Lockwood | I know, but we need justice, son. First your grandfather, now your mother. Everything that I am doing is for their memories. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Will the Real Miss Tessmacher Please Stand Up? [4.20] | 2 | 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Red Dawn [4.21] | 2 | Kara: Lex Luthor sent you here, right? So once you've done his bidding, what's he gonna do to you? You're a loose end. Everthing he's told you, he's lying. He hurts people. For god's sake, just look him up. | Red Daughter | He did those things in service to the world. You are so... limited. Your life could mean so much, and yet you fly around in a cheerleader skirt. How did they do it? What did they say to make you believe? Look out the window and you will see fear, racism, strife. This country is a fattened heifer. I am here to cut its throat. But first... admit that you were wrong. Go on. That you defend the corrupt. The American dream is snake oil. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Red Dawn [4.21] | 8 | 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Red Dawn [4.21] | 5 | Kara: I was so close. I had him. I... now they've destroyed all my evidence, so I've got nothing. Lockwood walked, and people think Supergirl's an assassin, and the president is working with a man who's almost blown up the world more than once.
J'onn: Come on. Don't do this.
Kara: I told myself, pen's mighter. "Let's do what Ms. Grant would do." And it all fell apart.
J'onn: Look, you'll find a way. You always do. | Kara | Lex knows who I am. He wants me dead. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Red Dawn [4.21] | 5 | 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Red Dawn [4.21] | 8 | J'onn: All right. Private security cameras everywhere, power-dampening clubs. They're guarding something important.
Dreamer: 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.
Dreamer: 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? |
Supergirl (TV series) | The Quest for Peace [4.22] | 8 | 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | The Quest for Peace [4.22] | 5 | Lex: How are you alive? How did you do it?
Supergirl: How do you think I did it? I'm .
Lex: Just like your cousin. No matter how many times I stamp you out, you miraculously resurface with your glossy cape and your perfect hair.
Supergirl: Let me let you in on a little secret, Lex. Truth and justice always prevail. | Lex | [laughs] You and your cousin are such saps. |
Supergirl (TV series) | The Quest for Peace [4.22] | 2 | Red Daughter: I trusted you, Alex. | Lex | You're either dumb or staggeringly naive. You had my history at your disposal. Internet accessible. If you had bothered to look, you'd have realized two things. Defending poor, broken Kaznia is a little small potatoes for Luthor. But, perhaps more significantly, I hate Kryptonians. And what are you? A Kryptonian. |
Supergirl (TV series) | The Quest for Peace [4.22] | 2 | Lena: If you do this, it's genocide. The public will find out the truth, and when they do... | Lex | The truth is meaningless. The people of Earth believe I am their savior. They needed a human hero, and I fulfill that need. Nothing will ever change their minds. Facts are irrelevant. All that matters is spin. People are so stupid, they don't even read. And even when they do, they certainly don't think. I am the leader of this nation now, and nothing can stop me. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Event Horizon [5.1] | 8 | Hope: May I ask you something, Ms. Luthor?
Lena: Yes, Hope.
Hope: These simulations you've been running in virtual reality. My calculations show it is possible they can be achieved in the real world.
Lena: Are you offering to help me kill Supergirl?
Hope: Yes. Would you like me to facilitate?
Lena: I appreciate the offer, Hope. You grow more intelligent and capable by the day. And your assistance comes without ambition, drama, or ego.
Hope: That's why you built me. | Lena | Precisely. Because I trust in technology, not people. People are governed by feelings; anger hurt, sadness. And I'm guilty of that, too. That's why I engage in these simulations, to excise these emotions. I'm not a villain. I don't wanna kill Supergirl; I just want her to experience the same hurt she inflicted on me. And soon enough, she will. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Event Horizon [5.1] | 9 | 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Event Horizon [5.1] | 6 | Andrea Rojas: When Ms. Danvers won the Pulitzer, readership tanked. It gives a certain kind of impression that the paper is pedantic; it's heavy, it's dull, like homework.
Kara: That's insane.
Andrea: No, Kara, what's insane is branding a company in a way that causes people to click away from the site.
Kara: The news is not about clicks.
Andrea: Everything is about clicks. From Fortune 500 companies selling their wares to a new mom posting her child's birthday, today the measure of worth is on a click. To survive, CatCo needs to pivot. Attention spans have plummeted along with revenues. Readers want watercooler news that's just fun to read and just as easy to digest. | James | That, um... I'm pretty sure I can speak for everybody in the room when I say that if that is the kind of content that you wanna create here, we will walk. This is not what we signed up for. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Event Horizon [5.1] | 9 | Kelly: This is nice, you in my office.
James: Well, I'm not so sure if I actually have an office anymore.
Kelly: Yeah, I, uh, ran into Kara in the elevator, and I had to tell her that I couldn't join her crusade against my new boss on my... second day?
James: Yeah.
Kelly: I'll support whatever you guys decide to do. Just mostly in the abstract.
James: I'm just really proud of the company that we built over the last few years. It's a strong, serious, hard-hitting news organization that actually affects people's lives. Whatever this vision Andrea has for CatCo, I don't recognize it. And I don't think I can play that game.
Kelly: Then don't.
James: What do you mean? | Kelly | CatCo and journalism isn't all that you are. You started helping people long before dad put that camera in your hand. And, look, I know that you think that you have to muscle your way through everything. But, for once, just take a step back and ask... what does James Olsen want? |
Supergirl (TV series) | Event Horizon [5.1] | 8 | Kara: You can't just take over a storied news outlet and turn it into a... a pandering clickbait tabloid.
Andrea: Actually, I can.
Kara: And here's where you threaten me if I quit, you'll block me from the whole profession.
Andrea: Correct.
Kara: Mm-hmm.
Andrea: And I'm not gonna fire you.
Kara: Well, I'm not leaving journalism, so if I stay here, you should get used to the fact that I will be reporting what I want and writing it the way I want to. I will try to be shorter, because I am flexible. But I will fight you every time on every story to make sure it is told the way it deserves to be told. I will not tolerate being re-written by him, and I will not allow my voice to be silenced. | Andrea | I never had any intention of silencing you, Kara. I'm glad we worked that out. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Stranger Beside Me [5.2] | 7 | Hope: Good morning, Ms. Luthor.
Lena: Is it morning? I lost track of time. I had an epiphany last night. There's something in these lenses of the Obsidian technology that's going to allow me to change the course of humanity.
Hope: That is an exciting agenda. What is your scientific hypothesis?
Lena: Hope, could you hurt someone?
Hope: I am incapable of causing pain. It is against my prime directive.
Lena: Exactly. Because you were built in the very image of perfection. You have no selfish inclinations. Your base code is morality, empathy, and logic. Humans and aliens, however, are flawed. They are driven by their emotions. They lie, cheat, and hurt each other to protect themselves. But it's not their fault, it's just how they're programmed. I am going to make them better with Project Non Nocere. | Hope | Do no harm. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Stranger Beside Me [5.2] | 11 | Kara: Whoa! You have a bento box fort.
Nia: Yup. Yeah, I do.
Kara: Can I have some?
Nia: Yes.
Kara: I'm starving.
Nia: Yes, please, take them all. I'm still stuffed from breakfast.
Kara: Well, let me guess, is this Brainy?
Nia: This morning, he brought me my favorite breakfast, and it was perfect, but I don't know. Isn't this... a little excessive?
Kara: Um, maybe giving food is Brainy's language of love, I don't know.
Nia: Well, I think I just need to tell him in plain English that this is 35 boxes of sushi too much love. | Kara | Yeah, that sounds like a very healthy and mature thing to do, but I'm gonna enjoy this while it lasts. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Stranger Beside Me [5.2] | 5 | Alex: Well, this should help take away the pain temporarily.
Kara: I don't understand. You think that whoever did this to you was also the person that released Midnight?
J'onn: Yes. He said he was my brother. At first, I didn't believe him, but now I know it must be true.
James: How do you know? | J'onn | This is specifically a Martian form of agony. In the early days of Mars, there were two brothers, Phobos and Deimos. Their rivaly and bloodshed was the reason for the split of the Green and White Martians. To prevent this ever happening again, a curse was placed on the Green Martians. We call it Fa'ra'too'rik. It is the punishment for brother attacking brother. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Stranger Beside Me [5.2] | 4 | William Dey: You're here late. Working on a new extracurricular story?
Kara: No. Actually, I'm just here to do my job.
Dey: That's a nice change. | Kara | You know what? I see you. You're a saboteur. You bring other people down to make you look better. And maybe that's how you've made it this far, but that's a rotten way of making it to the top. So you can try to get me in trouble and steal my stories, but while you're busy plotting and undermining me, I'm gonna be doing my job, with heart and integrity, and I'm gonna be doing it well. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Stranger Beside Me [5.2] | 5 | Alex: You know, I, um... I-I realized that my spiral this morning about the blueberries wasn't... wasn't really about the blueberries.
Kelly: What do you mean?
Alex: We haven't been together for very long, so, you know, it just made me realize how much we still don't know about each other. And, you know, I really frickin' like you, like, a lot. And so... that scared me.
Kelly: Alex, you're safe with me. | Alex | I know that now. Earlier when I... when I touched her hand, I knew that wasn't you. Because you can't fake how that feels. Just like you can't fake being who you are. So, on that rooftop, when you made that very selfless choice, I knew exactly in that moment which one of you was my Kelly. And I might not know every little detail about you yet, but I know you. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Blurred Lines [5.3] | 5 | Andrea: What's next on the docket? Any celebrity divorces? Disgraced influencers? Show me the clicks.
Franklin: I've got this week's medical examiner's report, and I thought we could run a story on recent deaths.
Andrea: People love to read about death. It reminds them that they're alive, and it gives them the pleasure of schadenfreude. I like it.
Franklin: [shows pictures on screen] 20-year-old Uber driver, hit by a car. | Andrea | If the person is boring, then cause of death is boring. Wow me! Show me some sparkly death. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Blurred Lines [5.3] | 7 | Lena: You brought me coffee eclairs from Cafe Rue Serret on the Champs-Elysees?
Kara: I know they're your favorite.
Lena: And the cappuccinos, did you really go to Pave in Milan?
Kara: It didn't take me that long.
Lena: You know, I have really been missing out on the perks of having Supergirl as a best friend.
Kara: Well, we have a lot of lost time to make up for. | Lena | Yeah, but you know you don't have to go to Paris to pick up lunch, Kara. That's not what's important to me. But, these scones from Dublin, oh my God, you can fly these in every day. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Blurred Lines [5.3] | 10 | Kara: I kind of... spontaneously agreed to... do a favor for Lena.
Alex: Okay, so what's wrong with that?
Kara: Nothing, it just entails... breaking into a secure army facility and stealing Lex Luthor's journals.
Alex: What? Kara, are you out of your mind?
Kara: I just blurted it out! I wasn't thinking. But, you should've seen how much pain she was in, and she's so traumatized by Lex's death, and the journals are the only way she can find closure.
Alex: No, you're going to call her right now and you're going to tell her you made a mistake. You're not doing this.
Kara: No, I can't.
Alex: No, what you can't do is break the law and steal federal property.
Kara: Technically, I break the law all the time. I just broke into a supermax prison two months ago. | Alex | Okay, that is totally different. That's to serve justice, right? Okay. What you're talking about here is crossing that line for a friend. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Blurred Lines [5.3] | 6 | [J'onn and Nia watch a memory of J'onn]
J'onn: Father, you did the best you could for Mal. It's not your fault.
M'yrnn: He was my boy, my child. He could not control his illness. The test was mine and I failed. I do not deserve to live. And how can I continue to counsel our people, when I myself am nothing?
J'onn: Father, our people need you. I need you.
M'yrnn: Then I have failed everyone. | J'onn | H'ronmeer, forgive me. [wipes his and M'yrnn's minds from the memory of Malefic] |
Supergirl (TV series) | Blurred Lines [5.3] | 2 | 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | In Plain Sight [5.4] | 7 | 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | In Plain Sight [5.4] | 9 | 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. |
Supergirl (TV series) | In Plain Sight [5.4] | 11 | James: So, how long you been living in my aunt's house?
Simon Kirby: Couple months. Sometimes we crash with friends, sometimes we just camp out in the woods.
James: Where are your parents?
Simon: Haven't seen my dad since I was... five? My mom got busted last winter stealing a space heater from the hardware store. The judge wouldn't even give her a chance to explain. They gave her ten years for stealing a 30-buck heater.
James: Since when does petty theft get you that kind of time?
Simon: It's a racket. The cops, judges, lawyers, everyone's in on it. They keep the prison full, the prison keeps their pockets lined.
James: How's nobody stood up against them? Called these guys out?
Simon: Like who? Nobody's gonna speak up and risk themselves. Anyways, you can't beat the system, so what's the point?
James: There is a point, Simon. You have to stand up and fight against injustice.
Simon: Everyone's just out for their own skin. It's the way it is. | James | Not on my watch. |
Supergirl (TV series) | In Plain Sight [5.4] | 8 | James: So, I met this local kid who says his mom is serving ten years for petty theft? So I did some digging, and that prison in your backyard, it seems to have a lot of people serving long sentences for small crimes.
Nelson Stewart: Yeah, people have bad luck, I guess.
James: Bad luck? It's prison corruption, wouldn't you say?
Nelson: It's, um... it's complicated. Look, I wish I could help you, but...
James: You can help me, Nelson. That's why I'm here. Journalism's about fighting for the little guy, you taught me that. It's your job to point out corruption, so what the hell's going on here?
Nelson: Things have, uh, changed for some people. Idealism doesn't feed a family. And this whole power of the press thing, it might work if you've got the backing of a media conglomerate and a certain girl with a cape. But around here, it doesn't mean anything.
James: Standing up for what's right always means something. Nelson. That prison is stomping on the neck of this entire town. | Nelson | It's also the only thing that's keeping this town alive. Look, I'd love to see these bastards get what they deserve. But if I call them out, my advertisers, they pull their money, not only am I out of a job but so are the 30 other people I employ. Go back to National City. I like to think of you there. You know, I'm just glad somebody made it out of this town. And I'm glad it was you. |
Supergirl (TV series) | In Plain Sight [5.4] | 5 | James: You guys all know that I've been doing a lot of soul searching since I left CatCo. Trying to figure out what's next. I knew I wanted to give back, and I wanted to help people. But I was driving myself crazy trying to figure out where to put those efforts. And then my extremely wise sister gave me some damn good advice. She said "stop trying so hard to figure things out, and just be still and listen." And finally I heard it. Only it wasn't a voice from inside of me, it was this kid's voice, this-this kid that we met in Calvintown. Sadly, it's become this cesspool for crime and corruption. And he told me that-that... no one there's willing to help. There's nobody willing to stand up and do the right thing. There-there's nobody willing to put their neck on the line. And just like that, that's what I knew I had to do. Look, I've been fighting the good fight from a fancy corner office for years. And in the streets of National City as Guardian. But I started off as a guy with a camera. A camera our dad gave me. Among the people. And that is where I need to be. For now, I'm going back to Calvintown. I'm going home. And I am gonna show that town that there is somebody who is willing to fight for them. I'm gonna buy the Calvintown Gazette.
Kara: Wow.
James: Look, Andrea Rojas may be able to stop me from writing for a newspaper, but she can't stop me from publishing one.
Kara: That's amazing. And what are we gonna do without you? | James | One of the main reasons I moved to National City was because Clark wanted me to keep an eye on you. But you're the one that kept an eye on me. You never needed me. Not then, and certainly not now. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Dangerous Liaisons [5.5] | 2 | Lena: It is my mission to stop people from hurting each other. I will not kill. | Malefic | Perhaps. But, you've gone to extreme measures to bring me here. And now, you are at the precipice. Studying my mind is the key. I know of desperation, human. I know the depths you feel. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Dangerous Liaisons [5.5] | 4 | 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? |
Supergirl (TV series) | Dangerous Liaisons [5.5] | 2 | Kara: I never would have thought Andrea was a criminal and I was convinced William was evil. How could I have been so wrong about both of them? And now with Obsidian tech everywhere, I mean, everyone's just in these make believe worlds and it's hard to know what's real anymore. I just want some certainty. | J'onn | You know, my biggest takeaway from what happened with Malefic is when the world is uncertain, there's one thing that's rock solid. It's the people who love you. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Dangerous Liaisons [5.5] | 3 | Margot: You've really outdone yourself with those contact lenses. I hear they are as omnipresent as one of our plagues or floods.
Andrea: That was you yesterday? | Margot | Leviathan is everywhere. And now a problem has come up. We need you to fix it. It's Rip Roar. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Confidence Women [5.6] | 2 | Lena: What would Rose Dawson do? | Andrea | You jump, I jump, right? |
Supergirl (TV series) | Confidence Women [5.6] | 2 | Andrea: Every time I look at you, I'm reminded of all the horrible things I've done. | Lena | Funny, every time I look at you all I remember is pain. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Tremors [5.7] | 6 | Gamemnae: You and I both share the same goal, of wanting to put a stop to people who disrespect this planet. I'm here to offer my help.
Rama Khan: How can you help?
Gamemnae: The world is shifting, evolving. Moving faster than it ever has. We have to remain ahead of the curve. The old ways aren't working.
Rama Khan: Oh, the rising of oceans and the raging of rivers will always work.
Gamemnae: Give the brute force a rest, Rama Khan. Let's try my technology. | Rama Khan | Our elder left the caretaking of this planet to me, for a reason. You want something done, you have to do it yourself. |
Supergirl (TV series) | Tremors [5.7] | 9 | 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. |
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