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He's never gonna tell me, is he?
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I'm the Blur. You're
still okay with that?
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Are you kidding me?
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What took you so long?
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- Daddy.
- General Lane.
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I'm the senior military adviser on a
new bill. The Vigilante Registration Act.
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You're searching for
enemies where they don't exist.
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As soon as you're threatened,
everyone else's rights go out the window?
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Signal for the Suicide
Squad led by Rick Flag.
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- To him, you're freedom fighters.
- America has turned against us.
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More superheroes are
coming over to my side.
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- I am Green Arrow.
- What inspired you?
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- Damn right I'm a hero.
- And I'm not doing it alone.
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My name's Arthur Curry.
Perimeter breached.
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Proceeding to target.
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Don't put your faith
in this hero menace.
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Liberty, freedom, equality.
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These are the values that we've
been charged with defending.
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And never in the
history of this country...
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have these principles been
so threatened as they are today.
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With all due respect, Slade, our troops
have worked hard to secure peace.
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The threat is within.
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Creeping up on
a sleeping nation.
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Gentlemen, every person
under our protection lies in wait...
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for that leader that will
rescue them from poverty...
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from violence,
even from sadness.
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They will hail him
as their new hero.
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Heroes like Joseph Stalin...
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Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein.
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Now, in the hearts of their
countrymen, these men rose as saviors...
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only turning into tyrants once they
had secured the trust of their nation.
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You're not suggesting a coup.
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The trust of the
American people...
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doesn't lie in the Oval
Office anymore, admiral...
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but in a new breed of hero.
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Every year, this league grows
while the nation turns a blind eye.
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Two weeks ago, the bombing
of anti-vigilante office...
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was an open act of terrorism.
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Which is why the
president appointed me...
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to oversee the Vigilante
Registration Act.
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Since the VRA
came into effect...
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even known offenders
haven't agreed to sign up.
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Well, that is about to change.
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Make sure everyone is out.
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Hurry.
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Sir, we have a breach
at Poseidon 34-59.
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Gentlemen, even as we
speak, it looks like we've fallen...
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under another
vigilante assault...
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this time on one of
our own installations.
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It's time we took these
heroes under our control...
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and proved who is really fighting for
truth, justice and the American way.
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It appears this Suicide Squad
used a subdermal fluorescer...
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with just enough Blue
Kryptonite to penetrate the skin...
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but not impact your powers...
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or limit your
mysterious globetrotting.
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Secret meetings with your cousin
around the world? Not like you, Clark.
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Nothing I can't handle. You
could've warned me this would sting.
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He'll give you a lollipop
when you're done.
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Thought we all agreed I was sequestered
from Watchtower. What's with the 911?
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Emil found a way to get
the Suicide Squad's tags out.
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- I assume you were careful coming in.
- Careful doesn't even cut it.
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Been throwing my best moves to
avoid the public eye to get up here.
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Well, the Registration Act's
not gonna make it any easier.
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As much as I hate to admit
it, Flag saw this thing coming.
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His guerrilla tactics, they don't
seem so crazy now, do they?
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At least someone's
fighting back against VRA.
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The problem is, no
one knows they exist.
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We're taking the heat. The government
thinks we're the ones retaliating.
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After last night, they're right.
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We think AC set off an
explosion at an offshore oil rig.
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Not first time he's gone Che Guevara
to protect the big blue. Let's face it.
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Now that the VRA's got us
looking over our shoulders...
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team communication's gone
from full bars to no signal.
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Whatever he's up to...
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he's only feeding the fear that
the government has about us.
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- We need to prove we're the good guys.
- Yeah, no, great.
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I wish things were kittens
and rainbows too, Clark.
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Thanks to Godfrey, the McCarthy of
the microphone, people don't trust us.
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Now, the VRA's propaganda
machine is in full swing.
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Sometimes, Clark, words
are the greatest weapon.
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Can't say that I blame them.
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We came in and took
the law into our hands.
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People need to believe in this country
and the systems that have been here.
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- I do.
- Really? Oh, well, hey, you know what?
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That's a good idea. Why don't you
march on in there and go and sign up?
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Maybe it's time.
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Though the government has its eyes
set on the Blur more than anyone else.
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Nothing would prove we're on the
same side more than the Blur registering.
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Lady Liberty may have her
arms wide open, but not for a hug.
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Look, the longer we hide, the more
it looks like we have a reason to.
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If no one registers,
they'll come after us all.
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Well, I guess it's time for
me to fulfill my patriotic duty.
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No need to compromise your
identity when I already have.
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Now, you go reign in Flipper.
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I'll find what they
have planned for us...
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when we sign our lives
over to good old Uncle Sam.
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- I miss you too, Clark.
- Thanks, Scarlet.
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Since the passing of the registration bill,
no vigilante has yet to step forward...
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raising public
suspicions until today.
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Who is the mysterious
patriot in our midst?
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- Midmorning weather...
- Lois.
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Psst.
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Let me guess, you woke up feeling
odd with fang marks on your neck?
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No. Took three cars, stairs and
a body double to get me here.
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So quick, vigilante signing.
Are you covering that?
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- Wouldn't miss it for the world.
- Great.
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I have serious concerns about
the legitimacy of this mystery hero.
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Who would be stupid enough
to stand up and register?
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Me.
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Are you out of your mind?
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The VRA's a steaming
pile of Spanish Inquisitions...
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served up with a side
of fear and loathing.
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Lois, why don't you say
what you really feel about this?
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We have to find out what
happens when someone registers.
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I get it.
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Somebody needs to be the
hero and you're the only...
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Stick your foot in your mouth
and you might lose a shoe.
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I wasn't first to volunteer for Operation
Guinea Pig, your boyfriend was. Okay?
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So I may be taking the plunge,
but I talked Clark off the ledge.
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He never told me he was
even thinking about registering.
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Oh. You know, I'm
sure he was going to.
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Really? When?
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With his one phone call?
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Lois, just because you're registered,
that doesn't mean you're under arrest.
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Who knows what it means?
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I thought Clark and I were finally driving
on the honest relationship road, then:
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Bam. Blindsided.
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So what? He'll ask my
opinion what tie to wear...
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not on whether to show the
world his real work uniform?
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I don't think Clark
purposely left you out.
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That's even worse.
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It slips his mind to mention
something this big to me...
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but he'll discuss it with you...
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and with other people.
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Unbelievable.
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Look, we both know Clark has this
overdeveloped sense of responsibility.
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Agreed? That's why if something
goes south with my registration...
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we can't let Clark try to fix it on his
own. For his sake, for everyone else's.
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The world needs you, Lois.
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AC, we need to talk.
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I'm past talking, Clark.
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I've got greater
responsibilities now.
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Blowing up oil rigs?
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Is that responsible?
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Check your sources.
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I didn't hurt anyone.
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Don't make me start now.
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Who are you working with?
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You think because I'm not checking
in at the tree house I've gone rogue?
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Nice trust.
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You're not going anywhere.
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Oh, and if you thought
I was working solo...
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You haven't met his wife.
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Paints a pretty scary
picture, doesn't it?
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Certainly gives me
a new perspective.
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- Lois...
- Lane. Sam Lane's daughter.
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I always do my homework. Why
do you think I gave you clearance?
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Damn. Here I was thinking I
got in here on my wit and charm.
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I see you're not just a Lane
in name but attitude as well.
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My dad always said I was made
of more brass than his medals.
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General, I brought
something for you.
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Whoa, I see that I am not the
only one who does their homework.
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Fine bourbon and Cuban
Cohibas, my favorite.
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American made and American won.
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I don't care what they say. That
victory will be ours soon enough.
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Spoken like a true daughter
of the red, white and blue.
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Speaking of the
red, white, and blue...
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what's really up with the VRA?
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Your father worked on the
Registration Act, Miss Lane.
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I'm not sure what
more I can tell you.
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It's only since your command that
someone volunteered to sign up.
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How exactly is
that gonna happen?
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They'll simply sign a
declaration of intent...
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to act only at the
government's behest.
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United we stand,
right, Ms. Lane?
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As it stands now, vigilantes do
not represent the will of the people.
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And anyone espousing different
merely supports their cause.
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Which is exactly why I
asked for the VRA assignment.
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Who better to give the
military a fair shake than a brat?
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One who has written most of
her paper's pro-Blur articles.
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I guess my name isn't the only
reason you agreed to this one on one.
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You are not playing for your team
the way you should be, Miss Lane.
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We all must do our part.
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Some people might say that's
what drives the vigilantes to action.
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Well, then they'll
simply step forward...
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and suit up with the
good guys, won't they?
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Here's to the good guys.
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Amen.
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There must be something
around here to cut this.
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Your name got you in, but it
won't get you out of trouble.
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Show me your hand.
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Now.
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I just thought you
might like a light.
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I apologize.
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These vigilantes have got
me suspicious of everyone.
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No worries.
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These days, you just don't
know who you can trust, right?
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Considering your activist streak,
I never saw you settling down.
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It was his passion and
conviction that drew me to him.
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They're qualities we share and
on which we've built a partnership.
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To the outside world, your
passion looks like terrorism.
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Do you really want people to
see us as scared, hunted victims?
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We can't stop the
government from targeting us...
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but we can show them
we're not gonna take it.
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Show you're the
criminals they fear you are?
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And be the heroes
people hope we are.
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Who was your hero, Clark?
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Everybody has one.
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I'll never forget the
day I read about mine.
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This little lady named Lucy Burns
who just wanted to vote like her father.
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But she didn't sit back and
expect people to do the right thing.
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Because you know
what? They didn't.
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It wasn't until she refused food
and endured the Night of Terror.
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That's when people
decided to do the right thing.
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Victories aren't
won by spectators...
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but by fighters.
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Like me and Mera.
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What are you
doing to fight for us?
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We shouldn't be fighting
anyone, especially the government.
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We should be protecting people.
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And right now we are the ones
who need protection the most.
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Clark, that rig we took
out wasn't drilling for oil.
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Neither are the ones the government's
building around the country.
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What are they?
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High-tech holding facilities
deep below the earth.
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And they're
building them for us.
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Lois, would you like
to explain this to me?
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I took it off your desktop. It suspiciously
looks like an article on the VRA...
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which I expressly said
you are not to write.
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Your father worked on the
bill, Lois. It's a conflict of interest.
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Let's just say something is rotten
in the military state of Metropolis...
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and I need to make sure
certain people know about it.
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Look, I know that you like to
break a story before anybody else...
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but your concern seems personal.
235
00:16:15,584 --> 00:16:18,304
Okay, I'm actually gonna
level with you on this one, Tess.
236
00:16:18,586 --> 00:16:22,057
I just found out that the
mystery hero registering is Oliver.
237
00:16:27,092 --> 00:16:28,845
Is Clark working
with you on this?
238
00:16:29,094 --> 00:16:32,770
- Why would he be?
- You share a lot of bylines.
239
00:16:33,097 --> 00:16:36,568
- So you're alone on this one.
- Looks like it.
240
00:16:36,891 --> 00:16:39,201
Clark's got jury duty.
241
00:16:40,519 --> 00:16:42,238
Jury duty?
242
00:16:43,271 --> 00:16:44,864
I tried to tell him
how to get out.
243
00:16:45,106 --> 00:16:48,736
You know Clark, always serving the
people and fulfilling his civic obligation.
244
00:16:49,067 --> 00:16:51,343
Yeah. He is dedicated that way.
245
00:16:53,863 --> 00:16:55,502
What is your scoop on the VRA?
246
00:16:55,990 --> 00:16:59,745
Despite what they say, I think the
VRA's going a little less above board...
247
00:17:00,076 --> 00:17:02,193
and a lot more waterboard.
248
00:17:02,454 --> 00:17:04,127
Torture?
249
00:17:08,625 --> 00:17:12,824
Meet General Slade Wilson, put
in charge of executing the VRA.
250
00:17:13,795 --> 00:17:15,468
Emphasis on "execute."
251
00:17:15,713 --> 00:17:19,309
For years, rumors of war crimes
followed him, never any charges.
252
00:17:19,633 --> 00:17:21,226
He continued to
move up the ranks.
253
00:17:21,468 --> 00:17:23,858
Because he was effective.
Now he's targeting heroes.
254
00:17:24,136 --> 00:17:27,334
It's worse. If I've got it
right, he's building prisons.
255
00:17:28,098 --> 00:17:31,375
And Oliver's about to sign up
for this summer internment camp.
256
00:17:37,272 --> 00:17:39,184
- There he is. There he is.
- Here we go.
257
00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:42,831
Today we take our first step
toward a new partnership.
258
00:17:43,735 --> 00:17:46,569
There will no longer
be law and outlaw.
259
00:17:46,862 --> 00:17:50,299
We will be one people,
united, working toward one goal:
260
00:17:50,615 --> 00:17:51,685
The common good.
261
00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:59,671
Oliver Queen's registration
marks a new day for this country...
262
00:18:00,039 --> 00:18:03,237
and the end of vigilantes
working outside the law.
263
00:18:03,542 --> 00:18:06,774
Do you know any others who
are registering in the VRA?
264
00:18:14,635 --> 00:18:15,910
Oliver. No.
265
00:18:24,601 --> 00:18:25,955
They're going to the helipad.
266
00:18:26,185 --> 00:18:28,939
You own this building. Don't
let that helicopter take off.
267
00:18:29,229 --> 00:18:30,583
Lois, I can't.
268
00:18:30,813 --> 00:18:33,203
They have military clearance.
269
00:18:34,066 --> 00:18:35,136
Oliver's gone.
270
00:18:48,618 --> 00:18:51,053
I need to know where Clark is.
271
00:18:51,412 --> 00:18:52,926
I have no idea.
272
00:18:53,163 --> 00:18:56,554
- Who...?
- Oliver's in trouble. Clark could be too.
273
00:18:56,917 --> 00:18:58,431
I need to know how to find them.
274
00:18:59,210 --> 00:19:00,849
Apparently.
275
00:19:01,420 --> 00:19:03,730
But I don't know
why you're asking me.
276
00:19:04,007 --> 00:19:08,126
Listen Dr. Know-Nothing, I have
tried to reach Clark with zero results.
277
00:19:08,468 --> 00:19:11,347
He's mentioned your name and
he's never had a yearly check-up.
278
00:19:11,846 --> 00:19:13,678
Listen, just... Unh!
279
00:19:13,931 --> 00:19:17,481
I know that you're
in his superhero club.
280
00:19:17,808 --> 00:19:21,802
Unless you want a sudden tracheotomy,
you will tell me where he is ASAP.
281
00:19:22,145 --> 00:19:26,025
He went to find AC in
Miami. That's the last I heard.
282
00:19:28,858 --> 00:19:34,092
Now, for the record, you
know I was bluffing, right?
283
00:19:42,161 --> 00:19:44,437
Florida in winter.
284
00:19:48,499 --> 00:19:51,059
Who doesn't love to snowbird?
285
00:20:02,634 --> 00:20:03,829
Seismic activity?
286
00:20:04,052 --> 00:20:05,611
That's how Mera found the place.
287
00:20:05,846 --> 00:20:08,520
She's pretty amazing.
Smart, passionate, fiery.
288
00:20:08,806 --> 00:20:10,445
Helped me understand
my true origins.
289
00:20:10,683 --> 00:20:12,481
Sounds like you
went off the high dive.
290
00:20:12,726 --> 00:20:15,286
I'm so much more with
her than I ever was solo.
291
00:20:15,561 --> 00:20:19,077
You don't feel guilty
putting her in danger?
292
00:20:19,524 --> 00:20:21,720
Mera can hold her own.
293
00:20:22,067 --> 00:20:25,185
If you're worried about someone
a little less super-powered...
294
00:20:25,486 --> 00:20:26,681
Mera helped me realize...
295
00:20:26,946 --> 00:20:30,223
that standing on the sidelines
isn't the same as being in the game.
296
00:20:37,036 --> 00:20:38,240
Recognize this structure.
297
00:20:38,252 --> 00:20:40,234
Looks like the
facilities of LuthorCorp...
298
00:20:40,539 --> 00:20:43,418
when Lex was trying to build
his zoo with the super-powered.
299
00:20:43,708 --> 00:20:46,621
It couldn't be LuthorCorp. Tess
and Oliver would know about it.
300
00:20:48,003 --> 00:20:51,679
Looks like Uncle Sam raided
the patent offices for his own end.
301
00:20:53,048 --> 00:20:54,277
Mera, are you reading us?
302
00:20:54,508 --> 00:20:56,261
Barely can hear you.
303
00:20:56,509 --> 00:20:58,819
Just heard from
Watchtower. There's news.
304
00:20:59,095 --> 00:21:00,165
You're breaking up.
305
00:21:00,388 --> 00:21:03,586
Watchtower found eight locations
with similar seismic readings.
306
00:21:03,891 --> 00:21:05,769
You need to check
them right away.
307
00:21:06,017 --> 00:21:08,612
Oliver's been
taken off the grid.
308
00:21:11,064 --> 00:21:13,420
If we split up, we can
cover the facility faster.
309
00:21:13,690 --> 00:21:15,682
They've taken one of ours.
310
00:21:15,984 --> 00:21:17,498
Let's go get him back.
311
00:21:45,048 --> 00:21:47,438
Almost done, Mr. Queen.
312
00:21:47,717 --> 00:21:50,755
So, what's with your secret
workout room here, huh?
313
00:21:51,052 --> 00:21:54,124
Is this a secret
tryout for the NFL?
314
00:21:59,142 --> 00:22:04,820
You're strong and extremely agile
with coordination that's off the charts.
315
00:22:05,229 --> 00:22:06,265
I'm human.
316
00:22:06,897 --> 00:22:10,174
Well, I commend
your performance.
317
00:22:10,526 --> 00:22:14,759
We'd love to have someone
with your gifts serve our country.
318
00:22:15,613 --> 00:22:18,447
Help us bring in your
less cooperative cohorts.
319
00:22:19,033 --> 00:22:21,787
Look, I'll be your poster boy.
320
00:22:22,077 --> 00:22:25,593
I'll say your words and I'll be your
face, but it ends with me, understand?
321
00:22:25,913 --> 00:22:28,792
Now, there are people out
there who wanna believe in you.
322
00:22:29,082 --> 00:22:31,358
They wanna believe
in this country.
323
00:22:32,251 --> 00:22:35,483
Give them the chance to prove
that, to be the heroes we all need.
324
00:22:37,255 --> 00:22:41,090
You got nerve, I like that, but your
draft card wasn't a two-for-one special.
325
00:22:43,093 --> 00:22:46,211
Please allow me to make a
more convincing argument.
326
00:23:21,915 --> 00:23:23,986
Look who skipped
right out of the forest.
327
00:23:24,250 --> 00:23:26,162
Doe-eyed Bambi searching...
328
00:23:27,711 --> 00:23:29,191
You're Lois Lane.
329
00:23:31,088 --> 00:23:32,317
Wow.
330
00:23:32,673 --> 00:23:33,709
Brazen much?
331
00:23:37,051 --> 00:23:41,648
I am Mera, wife of Orin,
future king of the seven seas.
332
00:23:43,807 --> 00:23:45,526
The one you call Arthur Curry.
333
00:23:47,310 --> 00:23:49,427
AC got married?
334
00:23:49,686 --> 00:23:52,326
Aren't you just full of reveals?
335
00:23:53,398 --> 00:23:56,994
Orin is finally embracing his
destiny and leading his people.
336
00:24:02,988 --> 00:24:06,425
Hang on. "His people"? Like,
down under and not Australia?
337
00:24:06,741 --> 00:24:08,141
Anyway, I need to find Clark.
338
00:24:08,575 --> 00:24:11,329
Certainly you're not a
partner in his endeavors.
339
00:24:11,619 --> 00:24:13,212
Some get a ring
on their finger...
340
00:24:13,455 --> 00:24:16,493
and everyone else's
relationship just doesn't cut it.
341
00:24:16,791 --> 00:24:20,546
Spoken like one who can never be
satisfied by a man of her own kind.
342
00:24:20,877 --> 00:24:22,630
You desire those
who are extraordinary.
343
00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,679
First Orin, then
Oliver, now Clark.
344
00:24:25,965 --> 00:24:28,036
You've got to be kidding me.
345
00:24:28,384 --> 00:24:31,024
Little Mermaid, your prince
and I dated for, like, a day.
346
00:24:31,511 --> 00:24:35,266
It's understandable that you
would seek a superior companion.
347
00:24:35,973 --> 00:24:39,523
I'm surprised that powerful men
would choose someone of lesser ability.
348
00:24:40,935 --> 00:24:42,255
Listen, squid lips.
349
00:24:42,477 --> 00:24:44,628
You don't know anything
about me or Clark.
350
00:24:44,896 --> 00:24:46,694
I know you came
here looking for Clark.
351
00:24:47,439 --> 00:24:50,989
You're in the dark,
protected but not included.
352
00:24:51,317 --> 00:24:53,548
Do you really want
the harsh light of truth?
353
00:25:12,375 --> 00:25:14,685
Lois? What are you doing here?
354
00:25:15,337 --> 00:25:18,409
Since you've apparently forsaken
modern communication technology...
355
00:25:18,714 --> 00:25:20,307
I'm hand-delivering an SOS.
356
00:25:20,549 --> 00:25:22,427
About Oliver. I know
he's been taken.
357
00:25:22,676 --> 00:25:24,269
What? How did you
know that already?
358
00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:28,235
I ran some tests on the
alloy that you found and...
359
00:25:30,014 --> 00:25:31,050
Lois.
360
00:25:32,433 --> 00:25:34,026
Hi.
361
00:25:36,352 --> 00:25:39,231
Okay, you know how I hate
being all emo-relationship chick?
362
00:25:39,521 --> 00:25:41,752
I can't get you, but Tess
can Skype with you?
363
00:25:42,107 --> 00:25:44,258
- This isn't a social call.
- And I am?
364
00:25:44,776 --> 00:25:48,133
We practically share a desk chair,
but I'm still not the real work-wife.
365
00:25:48,446 --> 00:25:50,961
Sorry to interrupt the Real
Housewives of Metropolis...
366
00:25:51,239 --> 00:25:53,799
but there's something you
need know about this alloy.
367
00:25:54,075 --> 00:25:56,146
Clark, it can change properties.
368
00:25:56,410 --> 00:25:59,050
It's like some sort of
multi-functional weaponry.
369
00:25:59,329 --> 00:26:02,447
The government is preparing
for anything that comes its way.
370
00:26:02,748 --> 00:26:05,741
Including Orin. He should
have been back by now.
371
00:26:06,334 --> 00:26:08,610
He could be at the facilities
he was checking out.
372
00:26:09,169 --> 00:26:13,129
If he ended up in one of Slade's
nets, I might know how to find him.
373
00:26:18,677 --> 00:26:21,272
It's a design blueprint
for the prisons.
374
00:26:21,554 --> 00:26:24,865
And according to this, there is
only one facility that is operational.
375
00:26:25,182 --> 00:26:26,218
It's in Alaska.
376
00:26:45,198 --> 00:26:47,235
Please tell me you're
not the rescue party.
377
00:26:48,742 --> 00:26:50,335
They must have tracked me in.
378
00:26:51,494 --> 00:26:54,009
- Oh.
- I should have been more stealth.
379
00:27:00,918 --> 00:27:02,272
You know about our abilities?
380
00:27:02,919 --> 00:27:07,710
Always be prepared. You came at
us through the ocean like a torpedo.
381
00:27:08,799 --> 00:27:13,510
It didn't take much to figure out
where your mutated abilities come from.
382
00:27:14,679 --> 00:27:17,672
A little heat and you
dry right up, don't you?
383
00:27:17,974 --> 00:27:21,570
Something tells me White House
didn't get the memo on your glacial Gitmo.
384
00:27:21,893 --> 00:27:24,408
Don't ask, don't tell.
385
00:27:24,687 --> 00:27:26,121
I wouldn't be too embarrassed.
386
00:27:26,355 --> 00:27:30,952
You two are just the first in a whole
host of vigilantes to be taken on a play.
387
00:27:32,693 --> 00:27:36,050
With the right encouragement, I'm
sure you will help us bring them in.
388
00:27:36,696 --> 00:27:38,847
You're gonna need a bigger cage.
389
00:27:39,114 --> 00:27:40,787
I wouldn't worry about that.
390
00:27:41,033 --> 00:27:46,506
See, you all have some great
strength, but one equally great flaw.
391
00:27:47,871 --> 00:27:50,591
No, you are almost too easy.
392
00:27:51,124 --> 00:27:54,401
Damaged, lonely, isolated.
393
00:27:54,710 --> 00:27:58,101
A hero with no actual powers.
394
00:27:58,421 --> 00:27:59,696
Do you resent them?
395
00:28:00,339 --> 00:28:03,218
Actually, you're taking
honors right now, jackass.
396
00:28:03,508 --> 00:28:06,148
Unlike the half-dolphin
over there...
397
00:28:06,427 --> 00:28:10,341
I'll bet you hate the freezing
cold depths of the ocean.
398
00:28:12,890 --> 00:28:14,529
Intruder alert.
399
00:28:14,767 --> 00:28:17,362
Partial power interruption.
400
00:28:21,147 --> 00:28:23,264
Intruder alert.
401
00:28:23,524 --> 00:28:25,163
Partial power interruption.
402
00:29:01,345 --> 00:29:03,416
Computer override initiated.
403
00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:05,876
Terminal breach
measures activated.
404
00:29:06,140 --> 00:29:07,893
Self-destruct in two minutes.
405
00:29:08,141 --> 00:29:10,417
- You're up, gill boy.
- Mera!
406
00:29:13,646 --> 00:29:15,638
Power systems overload.
407
00:29:15,898 --> 00:29:18,572
Core breach eminent.
408
00:29:26,574 --> 00:29:27,894
Core critical.
409
00:29:28,242 --> 00:29:31,394
We gotta go, now.
410
00:29:32,536 --> 00:29:34,255
How long can you
hold your breath?
411
00:29:35,038 --> 00:29:37,269
Core critical.
412
00:29:39,875 --> 00:29:40,911
Slade.
413
00:29:41,126 --> 00:29:44,483
Self-destruct in 90 seconds.
414
00:29:44,795 --> 00:29:48,106
I'm not gonna let you continue
destroying people's faith in justice.
415
00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:51,196
Made of steel or just a man?
416
00:29:54,220 --> 00:29:55,700
It can't be both.
417
00:29:56,597 --> 00:29:59,192
Self-destruct in 60 seconds.
418
00:29:59,474 --> 00:30:00,590
So it is you.
419
00:30:08,272 --> 00:30:11,310
What are you doing? I
need to get you out of here.
420
00:30:11,608 --> 00:30:15,921
This whole place was built
for the expressed purpose...
421
00:30:16,486 --> 00:30:17,806
of containing your kind.
422
00:30:18,029 --> 00:30:20,100
Self-destruct, 40 seconds.
423
00:30:20,364 --> 00:30:23,038
Your weakness was
the hardest to learn.
424
00:30:24,910 --> 00:30:28,221
- You see, you're not above the law.
- Self-destruct, 30 seconds.
425
00:30:28,538 --> 00:30:30,131
You're not even above me.
426
00:30:30,373 --> 00:30:32,842
How can you be so determined
seeing us as the enemy...
427
00:30:33,126 --> 00:30:34,879
instead of working with us?
428
00:30:35,461 --> 00:30:39,819
Okay, let me save
you. You'll never get out.
429
00:30:40,381 --> 00:30:41,974
I know, but it's worth it.
430
00:30:42,216 --> 00:30:47,166
To destroy the single
greatest threat to democracy.
431
00:30:48,262 --> 00:30:53,178
No civilian in this country should
be more powerful than the law.
432
00:30:53,557 --> 00:30:56,436
That's what keeps the order,
it's what keeps us strong.
433
00:30:56,726 --> 00:30:58,558
Self-destruct in 15 seconds.
434
00:30:58,811 --> 00:31:01,883
Shut it down. Let me help you.
435
00:31:02,439 --> 00:31:07,150
I'd rather die for my country than
be saved by an abomination like you.
436
00:31:07,526 --> 00:31:10,883
Self-destruct in 10 seconds.
437
00:31:11,195 --> 00:31:17,908
Nine, eight, seven, six, five...
438
00:31:18,368 --> 00:31:21,725
You asked me a question, I
guess you'll get your answer.
439
00:31:22,288 --> 00:31:25,281
- Two, one...
- I am man and steel.
440
00:31:25,583 --> 00:31:26,903
Zero.
441
00:31:38,384 --> 00:31:42,219
Glad you didn't find your Davy
Jones down there after that explosion.
442
00:31:42,887 --> 00:31:45,277
I know how much
you love the water.
443
00:31:45,973 --> 00:31:48,442
But I couldn't be happier
to have my feet on ground.
444
00:31:48,725 --> 00:31:53,845
Well, just as well. Let's be honest,
underwater, you look like a clown fish.
445
00:31:56,565 --> 00:31:59,763
I guess I should thank you for
uncovering those holding cells.
446
00:32:00,068 --> 00:32:03,027
Part of me wishes I could
have kept on believing...
447
00:32:05,155 --> 00:32:07,545
in everything I was
raised to believe in.
448
00:32:11,535 --> 00:32:15,495
Don't let an overzealous war hawk
shake your faith in people, Clark.
449
00:32:15,913 --> 00:32:19,270
Your endless optimism is the
one thing I actually like about you.
450
00:32:21,042 --> 00:32:22,999
Did you learn that
vocabulary from Mera?
451
00:32:23,752 --> 00:32:26,790
Seriously, though,
you made a good point.
452
00:32:27,089 --> 00:32:30,844
Digging in our heels as extreme as
Slade makes us no better than them.
453
00:32:33,677 --> 00:32:36,146
I'm sorry they got what
they wanted out of the VRA.
454
00:32:36,430 --> 00:32:37,500
How's that?
455
00:32:37,722 --> 00:32:41,033
We didn't exactly rushed to
sign up, but we got scared.
456
00:32:41,350 --> 00:32:43,945
We stopped communicating,
we stopped trusting each other.
457
00:32:45,812 --> 00:32:48,327
There's no way we can
beat this if we splinter.
458
00:32:48,605 --> 00:32:51,404
I may not trust the
commandos in Washington...
459
00:32:51,816 --> 00:32:53,011
but I trust you, Clark.
460
00:32:54,527 --> 00:32:55,722
So we'll do it your way.
461
00:32:56,486 --> 00:33:00,275
Lead by example,
not by resistance.
462
00:33:02,449 --> 00:33:05,567
I think you have another battle
brewing on the home front, though.
463
00:33:10,372 --> 00:33:13,604
I thought if I told Lois my secret,
everything would fall into place.
464
00:33:15,750 --> 00:33:18,345
I guess I've kept
her on the outside.
465
00:33:19,838 --> 00:33:23,309
The away games don't matter
unless you win the ones at home too...
466
00:33:23,632 --> 00:33:26,864
which you definitely can't do if
you refuse to have a co-captain.
467
00:33:30,805 --> 00:33:32,239
What I'm saying is...
468
00:33:32,473 --> 00:33:36,433
if anyone can handle you
and what you do, it's Lois.
469
00:33:37,602 --> 00:33:40,959
But you can't bring her on the
team and keep her benched.
470
00:33:41,271 --> 00:33:44,628
The question is,
can you handle that?
471
00:33:52,988 --> 00:33:55,742
You do carry a lot of baggage.
472
00:33:56,616 --> 00:34:00,212
Seriously, don't make me take
my hair dryer out and shrivel you.
473
00:34:01,621 --> 00:34:05,934
Perhaps I was too hasty in
my judgment of you, Lois Lane.
474
00:34:06,291 --> 00:34:09,841
You think? Because we didn't
just get off on the wrong fin.
475
00:34:10,169 --> 00:34:12,001
I stand by what I said before.
476
00:34:12,253 --> 00:34:17,885
You're not like us, not like
Clark, but you are what he needs.
477
00:34:20,259 --> 00:34:23,809
You treat Clark not as your
superior, but as an equal.
478
00:34:24,137 --> 00:34:25,571
And insist that he do the same.
479
00:34:30,810 --> 00:34:31,880
Thanks.
480
00:34:33,312 --> 00:34:35,952
You'll make a good
partner for him, Lois.
481
00:34:36,522 --> 00:34:38,275
In your own way.
482
00:34:39,776 --> 00:34:41,130
If he lets me.
483
00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:44,797
It took months and more than
just a few water blasts to the head...
484
00:34:45,113 --> 00:34:48,868
for Orin to let me stand
with him, not just beside him.
485
00:34:50,951 --> 00:34:52,510
Give Clark time.
486
00:34:58,873 --> 00:35:00,466
I hate to break up the party.
487
00:35:01,709 --> 00:35:03,701
We need to catch the current.
488
00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:06,316
I thought Orin was
exaggerating, Clark.
489
00:35:06,587 --> 00:35:08,306
Everything he said
about you is true.
490
00:35:09,589 --> 00:35:11,069
Even when the tide is turning...
491
00:35:11,299 --> 00:35:15,452
you work hard to bring change
by delivering justice, not bombs...
492
00:35:17,053 --> 00:35:20,205
as a patriot to the
country, not just the cause.
493
00:35:21,891 --> 00:35:23,962
That's our Boy Scout.
494
00:35:25,477 --> 00:35:28,948
All right, wave runners. Next time
you're in town, be sure to swim by.
495
00:35:29,272 --> 00:35:31,309
Aye, aye, captain.
496
00:35:32,900 --> 00:35:34,732
We'll be seeing you.
497
00:35:36,570 --> 00:35:38,084
Thanks.
498
00:35:49,788 --> 00:35:54,021
In case I forgot to mention it, I'm really
glad I only booked a one-way to Miami.
499
00:35:54,374 --> 00:35:57,446
Your arms are a lot better
than some seat in coach.
500
00:35:57,752 --> 00:36:00,950
You shouldn't have had to fly all
the way to Florida just to find me.
501
00:36:01,254 --> 00:36:03,086
Don't sweat it.
502
00:36:03,340 --> 00:36:05,855
Those mileage points
needed to be used up anyway.
503
00:36:06,134 --> 00:36:07,568
You were right to be upset.
504
00:36:07,802 --> 00:36:10,636
I've been running around
acting like it's just me...
505
00:36:11,138 --> 00:36:12,174
instead of us.
506
00:36:15,141 --> 00:36:17,975
The truth is, I rely on you
more than anyone else.
507
00:36:18,268 --> 00:36:21,659
I trust you to know parts of
me that I don't even trust myself.
508
00:36:25,023 --> 00:36:28,812
That's why you're the only person I told
about the darkness I've tried to fight...
509
00:36:29,860 --> 00:36:31,180
failed.
510
00:36:31,403 --> 00:36:32,553
I know.
511
00:36:33,113 --> 00:36:35,264
It's just when you
look at AC and Mera...
512
00:36:35,532 --> 00:36:38,570
how they work together,
how alike they are...
513
00:36:38,993 --> 00:36:41,349
it kind of makes you wonder...
514
00:36:41,661 --> 00:36:43,812
if we'll ever be like that.
515
00:36:44,498 --> 00:36:47,172
- I mean, you gotta admit, I'm...
- Everything that I'm not?
516
00:36:49,376 --> 00:36:50,935
Lois, that's why it works.
517
00:36:51,378 --> 00:36:54,257
Two pieces may fit, but if
they're not from the same puzzle...
518
00:36:54,547 --> 00:36:56,266
it might end up like a Picasso.
519
00:36:56,506 --> 00:36:58,259
But does that matter?
520
00:36:59,759 --> 00:37:01,557
Depends.
521
00:37:02,469 --> 00:37:05,382
When you went off to
go and save the world...
522
00:37:06,681 --> 00:37:09,560
I remember what
my mom looked like...
523
00:37:09,850 --> 00:37:12,649
every time my dad
left on deployment.
524
00:37:13,769 --> 00:37:16,443
And it was the hardest thing
she ever had to do, but she...
525
00:37:17,647 --> 00:37:21,766
She remained stoic
until that door closed.
526
00:37:23,651 --> 00:37:27,725
Because she knew that was how she
helped my dad do what he had to do.
527
00:37:29,323 --> 00:37:34,273
Because they were in it
together, no matter what.
528
00:37:35,746 --> 00:37:37,021
And so am I.
529
00:37:41,208 --> 00:37:42,927
But I'm not the only one.
530
00:37:45,336 --> 00:37:50,650
You didn't tell anyone
about the darkness because...
531
00:37:51,841 --> 00:37:56,472
you think you're supposed
to be invincible, right?
532
00:37:57,178 --> 00:37:59,932
And it terrifies
you that you're not.
533
00:38:04,308 --> 00:38:06,265
Lois, how am I suppose
to protect people...
534
00:38:06,519 --> 00:38:10,035
protect you, if I can't even
protect myself from the darkness?
535
00:38:12,982 --> 00:38:14,382
By not trying to do it alone.
536
00:38:16,026 --> 00:38:17,426
We're in this together now.
537
00:38:19,029 --> 00:38:20,861
All of us.
538
00:38:22,323 --> 00:38:25,555
And the team needs to know
the bigger war we're fighting.
539
00:38:35,291 --> 00:38:36,611
Wow.
540
00:38:37,335 --> 00:38:39,327
Welcome to Watchtower.
541
00:38:39,586 --> 00:38:41,862
The official headquarters
of the home team.
542
00:38:42,755 --> 00:38:44,667
Which you are clearly on now.
543
00:38:46,008 --> 00:38:47,078
Finally.
544
00:38:53,806 --> 00:38:55,001
Is that a Comsat hookup?
545
00:38:56,391 --> 00:39:00,226
I take back that whole work-wife thing.
Your satellite trumps my cell phone.
546
00:39:00,561 --> 00:39:01,677
Forget it.
547
00:39:01,896 --> 00:39:04,934
From now on, mi
Comsat es su Comsat.
548
00:39:05,732 --> 00:39:07,052
Thanks.
549
00:39:07,274 --> 00:39:10,187
Clark, I got your
message... Lois, hey.
550
00:39:11,736 --> 00:39:13,170
What's going on?
551
00:39:13,696 --> 00:39:14,925
Um...
552
00:39:16,781 --> 00:39:19,455
We all know what the
government was up to...
553
00:39:19,909 --> 00:39:22,663
but those prisons were
part of a much bigger threat.
554
00:39:22,953 --> 00:39:24,307
Hate crimes are up.
555
00:39:24,537 --> 00:39:27,052
People like Slade are
getting more control.
556
00:39:27,332 --> 00:39:31,611
And Godfrey's anti-vigilante message,
it's reaching more ears than ever before...
557
00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:34,031
and I don't think
it's a coincidence.
558
00:39:34,295 --> 00:39:37,129
Sadly, Clark, there's no
mystery to human fear and hatred.
559
00:39:39,133 --> 00:39:41,364
This time, there might be.
560
00:39:41,635 --> 00:39:43,354
There's something
behind the darkness.
561
00:39:43,595 --> 00:39:46,872
Something that hero haters like
Slade don't know is affecting them.
562
00:39:47,181 --> 00:39:50,174
When I sent the Kandorians
away through the portal, in space...
563
00:39:50,475 --> 00:39:52,865
I opened a door for
something to come to Earth.
564
00:39:53,144 --> 00:39:57,104
Are you telling me that out of all the
intergalactic bad boys we've faced...
565
00:39:57,438 --> 00:39:59,316
this one's actually worse?
566
00:39:59,565 --> 00:40:00,601
This is much worse.
567
00:40:00,816 --> 00:40:02,375
We can't even
see it to fight it.
568
00:40:03,276 --> 00:40:06,667
This thing is like an evil
that's spreading over the Earth.
569
00:40:06,987 --> 00:40:08,944
It preys upon the
dark side that we have.
570
00:40:09,198 --> 00:40:12,714
It feeds on our doubts,
our fears and our distrust.
571
00:40:14,118 --> 00:40:17,475
I'd say from where I'm standing,
it's already on the winning side.
572
00:40:18,622 --> 00:40:20,500
I think it even infected Slade.
573
00:40:22,041 --> 00:40:26,240
Just before the facility exploded,
I saw something on Slade's skull:
574
00:40:26,711 --> 00:40:27,827
The omega symbol.
575
00:40:28,296 --> 00:40:31,095
It was like it was branded
there, almost like the mark...
576
00:40:31,381 --> 00:40:33,213
Of the beast in Revelations.
577
00:40:34,300 --> 00:40:36,860
Which would explain why
he veered so far off his orders.
578
00:40:37,135 --> 00:40:40,572
You don't think Slade's the only
pledge to the Alpha Omega Die fraternity.
579
00:40:41,306 --> 00:40:43,946
I think the omega's
a sign of corruption.
580
00:40:44,225 --> 00:40:46,694
A mark that the darkness
has fully taken over someone.
581
00:40:47,436 --> 00:40:50,588
Didn't Kara say that a person
had to be open to the darkness?
582
00:40:50,898 --> 00:40:53,208
That it can't infect
anyone of pure heart?
583
00:40:53,483 --> 00:40:56,237
And which one of us
doesn't have that weakness?
584
00:40:56,527 --> 00:40:59,247
A hidden hatred or fear that
this thing couldn't prey upon?
585
00:40:59,821 --> 00:41:02,461
So basically, this thing
doesn't have to do anything.
586
00:41:02,740 --> 00:41:04,936
It just waits for
everybody's weaknesses...
587
00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:07,476
and then we destroy ourselves.
588
00:41:08,035 --> 00:41:09,867
If we can't stop it...
589
00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:13,397
the darkness will infect
every person on this planet.