1 00:00:02,263 --> 00:00:03,394 [Kara] Previously on Supergirl... 2 00:00:03,438 --> 00:00:04,874 The Phantoms attack with Fear Visions. 3 00:00:04,917 --> 00:00:06,310 Use grounding techniques. 4 00:00:06,354 --> 00:00:09,313 You start by naming things that you know are real. 5 00:00:09,357 --> 00:00:12,012 Without my mom, all I have are questions. 6 00:00:12,055 --> 00:00:14,362 Like there's a whole part of yourself you'll never understand? 7 00:00:14,405 --> 00:00:17,843 You are Alex Danvers. Remember what's real. 8 00:00:17,887 --> 00:00:19,193 [gasps] 9 00:00:19,236 --> 00:00:21,456 Kelpies are a myth. Mother. 10 00:00:21,499 --> 00:00:24,546 You are free of the Phantom's powers. You all did it! 11 00:00:24,589 --> 00:00:28,941 I was naive to think that I could ever actually fix anything. 12 00:00:28,985 --> 00:00:30,073 You fixed me. 13 00:00:33,163 --> 00:00:35,644 That's my family. They're really here! 14 00:00:41,650 --> 00:00:44,087 Eagle One, the package is in hand. 15 00:00:44,131 --> 00:00:45,871 [Lena over comms] Return to the Tower, immediately. 16 00:00:45,915 --> 00:00:47,264 The Golden Sleeper is stirring. 17 00:01:00,495 --> 00:01:02,366 [man] Hey, buddy, what are you doing? 18 00:01:05,369 --> 00:01:06,370 [car honking] 19 00:01:13,769 --> 00:01:16,076 -Am I late? -Thank you. 20 00:01:16,119 --> 00:01:18,774 -Did I miss it? -No, you're right on time. 21 00:01:23,431 --> 00:01:24,693 [Nia] The cake is intact. 22 00:01:25,389 --> 00:01:26,738 Where's Supergirl? 23 00:01:26,782 --> 00:01:28,349 She's still under the sun lamps. 24 00:01:28,392 --> 00:01:29,698 Getting through the Phantom Zone 25 00:01:29,741 --> 00:01:31,178 to the Tower last night took all her strength. 26 00:01:31,221 --> 00:01:32,396 You told me the clock was ticking. 27 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:33,267 Uh... 28 00:01:34,355 --> 00:01:37,749 Uh... we thought you'd eat the cake. 29 00:01:37,793 --> 00:01:39,099 You thought I would eat the cake? 30 00:01:39,142 --> 00:01:40,926 What am I? An animal? I would never! 31 00:01:40,970 --> 00:01:43,190 I want things to be perfect for when Supergirl wakes up. 32 00:01:43,233 --> 00:01:45,148 [J'onn J'onzz] Let's not rush her. 33 00:01:45,192 --> 00:01:48,108 Hopefully, she's having the first restful night she's had in a while. 34 00:01:52,155 --> 00:01:53,330 [screaming] 35 00:01:53,374 --> 00:01:54,766 [gasps] 36 00:01:54,810 --> 00:01:57,117 Hey. Hey, hey, it's okay. It's okay. 37 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,554 It was just a nightmare, okay? 38 00:01:59,597 --> 00:02:03,340 It was so dark and horrible. 39 00:02:03,384 --> 00:02:05,429 Was it about the Phantom Zone? 40 00:02:05,473 --> 00:02:08,432 [panting] I don't... I don't want to talk about it. 41 00:02:08,476 --> 00:02:10,652 No, no, no, y-y-you don't have to, okay? 42 00:02:10,695 --> 00:02:13,742 It's, it's all over. We've got you. I've got you. 43 00:02:16,179 --> 00:02:17,006 [exhales] 44 00:02:18,094 --> 00:02:19,835 It's all behind us now. 45 00:02:19,878 --> 00:02:21,880 Good. 46 00:02:21,924 --> 00:02:26,537 Oh, 'cause I don't think I ever wanna hear the word "Phantom" ever again. 47 00:02:26,581 --> 00:02:30,454 [exhales] Not in an opera, not in a Star Wars prequel. 48 00:02:30,498 --> 00:02:32,848 Especially, not in a Star Wars prequel. 49 00:02:32,891 --> 00:02:36,156 I don't even think I could handle an episode of Scooby-Doo right now. 50 00:02:36,199 --> 00:02:37,418 It's... 51 00:02:38,245 --> 00:02:39,159 [both chuckle] 52 00:02:39,855 --> 00:02:41,465 I'm sorry. 53 00:02:41,509 --> 00:02:44,816 [sighs] It's so good to have you home. 54 00:02:44,860 --> 00:02:48,472 Now, uh, come on. You've got some folks that are waiting to see you. 55 00:02:48,516 --> 00:02:51,649 -Alex? -Yeah? 56 00:02:51,693 --> 00:02:55,349 -Can I have another hug, please? -Always. 57 00:02:57,220 --> 00:03:00,832 ♪ Look up Do you see the sunlight...♪ 58 00:03:00,876 --> 00:03:03,400 [people cheering, applauding] 59 00:03:03,444 --> 00:03:05,315 [J'onn J'onzz] Welcome home, Kara. 60 00:03:06,969 --> 00:03:08,275 [Brainy] Hey. 61 00:03:10,712 --> 00:03:14,019 I don't know what we'd have done if we hadn't got you back. 62 00:03:15,456 --> 00:03:16,283 [sniffles] 63 00:03:17,501 --> 00:03:19,677 Oh, Brainy. 64 00:03:19,721 --> 00:03:23,377 The feelings I had, thinking we might not ever see you again... 65 00:03:24,465 --> 00:03:27,294 I'm glad I don't have to feel that anymore. 66 00:03:27,337 --> 00:03:29,687 ♪ Some days You lose the fight ♪ 67 00:03:29,731 --> 00:03:35,215 ♪ But life can be beautiful If you let it be♪ 68 00:03:35,258 --> 00:03:40,263 ♪ Tomorrow keeps taunting you With all kinds of mystery♪ 69 00:03:40,307 --> 00:03:44,833 ♪ It's a blank page For your poetry If you let it be... ♪ 70 00:03:44,876 --> 00:03:47,879 It's only because you're on the team that I'm here. 71 00:03:47,923 --> 00:03:48,924 [sniffles] 72 00:03:50,621 --> 00:03:54,843 ♪ Look up There's flowers In your hair... ♪ 73 00:03:54,886 --> 00:03:58,542 Well, um, apologies from Kelly, she really wishes she could be here, 74 00:03:58,586 --> 00:04:01,110 but she had a full day of orientation at Social Services. 75 00:04:01,153 --> 00:04:03,068 It's okay. 76 00:04:03,808 --> 00:04:04,896 There she is. 77 00:04:04,940 --> 00:04:06,768 Father. 78 00:04:06,811 --> 00:04:09,901 -How long have you been awake? -Not long. 79 00:04:09,945 --> 00:04:13,035 Just long enough to try out the perks of your yellow sun. 80 00:04:13,078 --> 00:04:14,558 A man can get used to flying. 81 00:04:14,602 --> 00:04:16,560 Oh, wait until I teach you how to use your heat vision. 82 00:04:16,604 --> 00:04:19,607 -Cold coffee? Not anymore. -[people chuckle] 83 00:04:21,130 --> 00:04:23,393 I also had a minute to check out this headquarters. 84 00:04:23,437 --> 00:04:25,134 Very Impressive, J'onn. 85 00:04:25,177 --> 00:04:27,397 The technology here dwarfs what we had on Krypton. 86 00:04:27,441 --> 00:04:29,530 -Hmm. -We could have used a man like you. 87 00:04:29,573 --> 00:04:34,622 Thank you. We're lucky enough to draw on a variety of alien technology here. 88 00:04:34,665 --> 00:04:36,232 I am eternally grateful. 89 00:04:36,276 --> 00:04:40,149 My daughter has such smart, innovative, heroic friends. 90 00:04:41,324 --> 00:04:42,934 I am in your debt. 91 00:04:42,978 --> 00:04:46,547 -I'm just glad we found each other. -It really is a miracle. 92 00:04:46,590 --> 00:04:51,029 Not many people get to reunite with lost loved ones after so long. 93 00:04:52,204 --> 00:04:53,815 And in the Phantom Zone, no less. 94 00:04:56,470 --> 00:05:01,301 Uh, Zor-El, I'm sure that Alura would be overjoyed to know that you're still alive. 95 00:05:01,344 --> 00:05:04,042 Yes, you must be anxious to get back to Argo City. 96 00:05:04,086 --> 00:05:05,827 I am, of course. 97 00:05:05,870 --> 00:05:07,568 But before I go, 98 00:05:07,611 --> 00:05:08,743 I'd like to see what my daughter's been up to here on Earth. 99 00:05:08,786 --> 00:05:11,006 I think that can be arranged. 100 00:05:13,095 --> 00:05:14,314 [people speaking indistinctly] 101 00:05:15,358 --> 00:05:16,751 [Kara] Okay, so, remember, 102 00:05:16,794 --> 00:05:21,233 you are my Uncle Archie, visiting from Midvale. Okay. 103 00:05:21,277 --> 00:05:24,976 Don't worry. I promise no one will even know I'm there. 104 00:05:25,020 --> 00:05:27,588 I'm starting to understand my strength. 105 00:05:28,763 --> 00:05:30,460 I'm, I'm sorry about your door. 106 00:05:30,504 --> 00:05:32,810 No, no. It's not that, I'm just... 107 00:05:32,854 --> 00:05:34,899 I'm just nervous, you know? 108 00:05:34,943 --> 00:05:36,597 I disappeared without a trace, 109 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:39,251 I'm surprised I still even have a job. 110 00:05:39,295 --> 00:05:43,430 And William, I left him hanging without so much as a good bye. 111 00:05:43,473 --> 00:05:45,301 Oh. Don't worry about him, 112 00:05:45,345 --> 00:05:46,607 it's not like you chose to get... 113 00:05:49,523 --> 00:05:51,307 He'll understand. 114 00:05:51,351 --> 00:05:53,744 And don't worry about Andrea, okay? I covered for you, remember? 115 00:05:53,788 --> 00:05:55,833 Right. Uh, what did you tell her exactly? 116 00:05:55,877 --> 00:05:57,792 That Cat Grant reached out to you personally 117 00:05:57,835 --> 00:06:00,664 to do a profile on Darien resistance leader Miguel de Miranda. 118 00:06:00,708 --> 00:06:02,057 Okay. 119 00:06:02,100 --> 00:06:03,493 And that you've been off-grid, imbedded with him. 120 00:06:03,537 --> 00:06:04,712 -Wait, what? -[elevator dings] 121 00:06:04,755 --> 00:06:05,930 [whispering] It was the best I could do. 122 00:06:05,974 --> 00:06:09,804 -I was-- -Hi. Andrea, good morning. Um... 123 00:06:10,979 --> 00:06:13,547 Coffee cart. Best part of CatCo. 124 00:06:13,590 --> 00:06:15,418 Come on, Uncle Archie. Bye, Kara. 125 00:06:15,462 --> 00:06:19,204 -Hi, Andrea. -Kara Danvers. Welcome back. 126 00:06:19,248 --> 00:06:21,424 -Thank you. -Nia told me what you've been cooking up, 127 00:06:21,468 --> 00:06:24,209 -and well, I smell another Pulitzer. -Oh. 128 00:06:24,253 --> 00:06:26,037 And that's gonna be great for business. 129 00:06:26,081 --> 00:06:27,865 I can't wait to read it immediately. 130 00:06:27,909 --> 00:06:30,215 Well, uh, I'm not exactly done with it yet. 131 00:06:30,259 --> 00:06:31,869 Of course. End of the day, then. 132 00:06:31,913 --> 00:06:35,917 That's the weird thing, though. There is no story. 133 00:06:37,092 --> 00:06:39,311 -What? -Yeah, Mirando... 134 00:06:39,355 --> 00:06:41,879 [clears throat] Miranda changed his mind... 135 00:06:41,923 --> 00:06:43,315 at the last minute. 136 00:06:43,359 --> 00:06:45,883 He said he would take everything off the record, 137 00:06:45,927 --> 00:06:47,407 he would deny everything. 138 00:06:47,450 --> 00:06:49,452 The funny thing about these resistance leaders, 139 00:06:49,496 --> 00:06:53,325 they think they want fame, but their lives depend on secrecy. 140 00:06:53,369 --> 00:06:56,807 -You know, it's-- -Well, that is disappointing. 141 00:06:57,939 --> 00:06:59,593 Kara, you're late for the staff meeting. 142 00:07:01,203 --> 00:07:02,117 [exhales] 143 00:07:05,599 --> 00:07:10,125 Uncle Archie insisted on reading all your old articles. It's adorable. 144 00:07:11,561 --> 00:07:14,999 [Andrea] Good, we're all here. Finally. 145 00:07:15,043 --> 00:07:16,697 Can anyone tell me what this is? 146 00:07:16,740 --> 00:07:19,482 It's the current media tracker's latest ranking 147 00:07:19,526 --> 00:07:21,223 of the top ten news outlets in the country. 148 00:07:21,266 --> 00:07:24,748 [Andrea] Yes. And CatCo is number eight. 149 00:07:24,792 --> 00:07:26,620 Number eight! 150 00:07:26,663 --> 00:07:29,405 Does anybody know what else ranked number eight? 151 00:07:30,754 --> 00:07:32,626 No, you don't. 152 00:07:32,669 --> 00:07:35,455 Because no one ever remembers number eight. 153 00:07:35,498 --> 00:07:38,022 Look, I know that our reputation took a hit 154 00:07:38,066 --> 00:07:42,897 after our little slip-upcovering the Lex Luthor trial... 155 00:07:42,940 --> 00:07:45,290 but we must do better. 156 00:07:45,334 --> 00:07:48,990 CatCo had the tradition of being the go-to news source. 157 00:07:49,033 --> 00:07:53,385 Trusted and respected. We need more breaking news. 158 00:07:53,429 --> 00:07:55,475 More hard-hitting journalism. 159 00:07:55,518 --> 00:08:01,611 We must rebuild. Find new sources, dig deeper. 160 00:08:01,655 --> 00:08:05,615 We will be number one by the end of next month's ranking... 161 00:08:05,659 --> 00:08:07,356 or I will get a new staff. 162 00:08:07,399 --> 00:08:08,618 Am I clear? 163 00:08:09,532 --> 00:08:11,795 Good. Now, back to work. 164 00:08:13,971 --> 00:08:15,625 Kara. 165 00:08:15,669 --> 00:08:19,107 I have been shockingly patient with your long absence, 166 00:08:19,150 --> 00:08:23,154 which resulted in exactly zero stories, so, you owe me. 167 00:08:23,198 --> 00:08:25,026 I want you to call Supergirl. 168 00:08:25,069 --> 00:08:26,593 I want an exclusive with her 169 00:08:26,636 --> 00:08:29,509 about how she stopped the National City Phantom attacks. 170 00:08:29,552 --> 00:08:32,512 The... the what? 171 00:08:32,555 --> 00:08:35,297 The Phantom attacks. And I want a whole series. 172 00:08:35,340 --> 00:08:39,040 Interviews with Supergirl and everyone who was turned into a Phantom. 173 00:08:39,083 --> 00:08:41,651 Here's a list of the victims, and I want all the details. 174 00:08:41,695 --> 00:08:44,001 Don't let them skip a single thing, okay? 175 00:08:44,045 --> 00:08:45,655 -Okay. -Thanks. 176 00:08:45,699 --> 00:08:47,483 [gasps softly] 177 00:08:47,527 --> 00:08:51,095 Why did no one tell me that Phantoms attacked National City? 178 00:08:52,706 --> 00:08:55,404 -Alex didn't want us to burden you. -[exhales] 179 00:08:55,447 --> 00:08:57,885 She knew you'd be worried, and for no reason. 180 00:08:57,928 --> 00:08:59,887 The Phantom is gone, this is in the past. 181 00:08:59,930 --> 00:09:02,498 Yeah, but how did it even get here? 182 00:09:02,542 --> 00:09:09,287 We... sort of released it... the first time we tried to rescue you. 183 00:09:09,331 --> 00:09:12,987 So, all these people suffered because of me? 184 00:09:13,030 --> 00:09:14,641 No. Kara, no. 185 00:09:14,684 --> 00:09:18,253 It is Lex's fault. He is the one that sent you there. 186 00:09:19,733 --> 00:09:22,083 Yeah, it, uh... [sniffles] 187 00:09:22,126 --> 00:09:25,347 It doesn't matter. Like you said, that's over. It's done now. 188 00:09:25,390 --> 00:09:27,131 So, I'll go talk to Andrea. 189 00:09:30,352 --> 00:09:33,790 And I will go talk to Uncle Archie 190 00:09:33,834 --> 00:09:37,315 and remind him that humans cannot lift 800 pounds of machinery. 191 00:09:37,359 --> 00:09:38,186 [Kara] Oh... 192 00:09:39,317 --> 00:09:41,363 -Oh, dear. -Welcome back, Kara. 193 00:09:41,406 --> 00:09:43,017 William. 194 00:09:44,235 --> 00:09:46,368 -Hi. -Hi. 195 00:09:46,411 --> 00:09:50,415 Look, I'm really sorry that I left without saying goodbye, 196 00:09:50,459 --> 00:09:53,462 or without even giving you a call. I... 197 00:09:53,505 --> 00:09:55,769 -I had to go undercover-- -Kara. 198 00:09:55,812 --> 00:09:57,248 You do not owe me an apology. 199 00:09:57,292 --> 00:09:58,946 When we first met, I was undercover. I get it. 200 00:09:59,816 --> 00:10:01,078 Of course you do. 201 00:10:02,689 --> 00:10:06,170 Hey, we should get coffee after work, catch up. 202 00:10:06,214 --> 00:10:10,522 I'd love to, but I have plans. Um... 203 00:10:10,566 --> 00:10:14,352 I've been seeing someone, her name's Mary, she's a pediatrician. 204 00:10:14,396 --> 00:10:16,354 We actually met at a charity bake-off. 205 00:10:16,398 --> 00:10:19,314 Her apricot couronne very narrowly beat my famous banoffee pie. 206 00:10:19,357 --> 00:10:22,796 -Wow. -Mm-hmm. Well deserved, I must say. 207 00:10:22,839 --> 00:10:26,190 That's wonderful. I'm really happy for you, William. 208 00:10:26,234 --> 00:10:28,062 Thank you. 209 00:10:28,105 --> 00:10:29,759 -But coffee soon. -Yes. 210 00:10:29,803 --> 00:10:32,588 I know you can't divulge much about the secret profile, 211 00:10:32,632 --> 00:10:35,156 but I must hear some of the details. 212 00:10:35,199 --> 00:10:37,898 -Okay. -It's good to have you back. 213 00:10:39,682 --> 00:10:41,553 [Zor-El] There was a moment in there, 214 00:10:41,597 --> 00:10:45,383 when I could hear the other side of ten different phone conversations. 215 00:10:45,427 --> 00:10:48,169 These powers are... intense. 216 00:10:48,212 --> 00:10:50,519 It takes time. 217 00:10:50,562 --> 00:10:53,261 Especially, when your powers come to you all at once. 218 00:10:53,304 --> 00:10:54,915 And without a manual. 219 00:11:04,315 --> 00:11:06,274 What a difference a sun makes. 220 00:11:08,929 --> 00:11:09,973 What is that? 221 00:11:12,019 --> 00:11:13,977 Something has broken through the Earth's atmosphere. 222 00:11:14,021 --> 00:11:16,980 Looks like a large piece of machinery. 223 00:11:17,024 --> 00:11:19,504 It's speeding towards us. 224 00:11:19,548 --> 00:11:21,681 You really wanna see what Kara's life is like? 225 00:11:21,724 --> 00:11:23,639 Suit up and get ready to fly. 226 00:11:32,213 --> 00:11:35,085 J'onn, I've got eyes on the satellite. 227 00:11:35,129 --> 00:11:39,176 -[J'onn J'onzz] Do you need backup? -No, we've got this. 228 00:11:52,189 --> 00:11:55,366 -I'll go get it. -Try your freeze breath. 229 00:12:14,472 --> 00:12:17,780 -[Supergirl] Nice job. -[Zor-El] Thanks for the suggestion. 230 00:12:17,824 --> 00:12:19,913 I also X-rayed the garbage patch. 231 00:12:19,956 --> 00:12:22,045 It was covered in toxic chemicals. 232 00:12:22,089 --> 00:12:25,657 Looks like we have Luthor Corp and the former DEO to thank for that. 233 00:12:31,272 --> 00:12:33,274 [theme music playing] 234 00:12:37,931 --> 00:12:40,020 While we've seen upswings 235 00:12:40,063 --> 00:12:42,587 for The Times and the Daily Planet this quarter, 236 00:12:42,631 --> 00:12:45,416 there's been a major downward trend for CatCo Media. 237 00:12:45,460 --> 00:12:48,245 Andrea. Is this a bad time? 238 00:12:48,289 --> 00:12:51,901 I just got a lead on a major environmental disaster story. 239 00:12:51,945 --> 00:12:53,773 As it relates to Phantoms? 240 00:12:53,816 --> 00:12:55,818 No, a thousand miles off the coast of National City, 241 00:12:55,862 --> 00:12:58,429 there is a literal island of garbage. 242 00:12:58,473 --> 00:13:02,607 Kara, that's hardly news, there's garbage masses in every ocean. 243 00:13:02,651 --> 00:13:07,438 Right, yes, but this one was hit by a neglected satellite today, and caught fire 244 00:13:07,482 --> 00:13:12,313 because this garbage island has heavy amounts of debris 245 00:13:12,356 --> 00:13:16,839 illegally dumped by multiple corporations, including the DEO. 246 00:13:16,883 --> 00:13:18,188 You mean Lex caused this? 247 00:13:20,147 --> 00:13:23,019 William? 248 00:13:23,063 --> 00:13:25,326 I want you to go investigate this trash island fire 249 00:13:25,369 --> 00:13:27,632 as it relates to Lex Luthor and his misdeeds. 250 00:13:27,676 --> 00:13:28,938 -Me? -Him? 251 00:13:28,982 --> 00:13:32,637 Yes. This is the one-two punch the paper needs. 252 00:13:32,681 --> 00:13:34,944 Two Pulitzer-winning writers combating crises, 253 00:13:34,988 --> 00:13:36,859 both frightening and domestic. 254 00:13:36,903 --> 00:13:38,339 Not only will we focus 255 00:13:38,382 --> 00:13:40,645 on local security and safety with the Phantom story, 256 00:13:40,689 --> 00:13:44,040 but also, we continue exposing Lex 257 00:13:44,084 --> 00:13:46,173 for the global threat that he is. 258 00:13:46,216 --> 00:13:48,566 William, you still have contacts at Luthor Corp, right? 259 00:13:48,610 --> 00:13:50,264 Yes, but I've been having trouble 260 00:13:50,307 --> 00:13:52,353 getting them to disclose anything since the trial. 261 00:13:52,396 --> 00:13:53,876 Well, make them talk. 262 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:56,139 Just don't tell me about it. Plausible deniability. 263 00:13:56,183 --> 00:13:59,403 Andrea, I really think that because I brought the trash island story, 264 00:13:59,447 --> 00:14:01,623 and I really should be the one to cover it-- 265 00:14:01,666 --> 00:14:07,716 Kara, every single news source currently outranking us is still covering the story. 266 00:14:07,759 --> 00:14:13,287 But thanks to your connections, CatCo has something no one else has. 267 00:14:13,330 --> 00:14:17,552 Supergirl. No one has been able to sit down with her. 268 00:14:17,595 --> 00:14:20,903 You can get us back on top. 269 00:14:20,947 --> 00:14:24,733 Unless for some reason, you have a problem covering the Phantoms? 270 00:14:26,213 --> 00:14:29,520 No. No, of course not. 271 00:14:29,564 --> 00:14:31,000 Great. 272 00:14:39,095 --> 00:14:40,096 [sighs] 273 00:14:51,064 --> 00:14:51,891 [snarling] 274 00:14:55,459 --> 00:14:57,070 [exhales] 275 00:14:57,113 --> 00:14:58,549 [Zor-El over comms] Kara. 276 00:14:58,593 --> 00:15:02,118 Kara. It's me, your dad. 277 00:15:02,162 --> 00:15:05,034 [clears throat] Uncle Archie? What is it? 278 00:15:05,078 --> 00:15:08,168 [Zor-El] After you told me of Earth's environmental crisis, 279 00:15:08,211 --> 00:15:09,604 I couldn't shake the feeling 280 00:15:09,647 --> 00:15:12,259 that Earth was headed down the same path as Krypton. 281 00:15:12,302 --> 00:15:16,437 So, I analyzed your oceans, and I'm afraid the prognosis is grim. 282 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:19,396 Your oceans are dying, just like ours did. 283 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:21,007 I know, Father. 284 00:15:21,050 --> 00:15:24,967 And I understand your fears, but it's not just our oceans. 285 00:15:25,011 --> 00:15:29,058 We've been trying to manage Earth's environmental crises for years... 286 00:15:29,102 --> 00:15:31,278 but it's... it's complicated. 287 00:15:31,321 --> 00:15:33,193 Supergirl, I'm glad you're here. 288 00:15:33,236 --> 00:15:36,065 I'm afraid the fire from this morning has reignited. 289 00:15:37,458 --> 00:15:39,286 We had it contained. 290 00:15:39,329 --> 00:15:41,331 [J'onn J'onzz] The fuel leak is coming from a Dominator Warp Drive. 291 00:15:41,375 --> 00:15:45,031 Brainy and I can break it down on the molecular level, rendering it inert. 292 00:15:45,074 --> 00:15:46,946 That should put the fire out. 293 00:15:46,989 --> 00:15:49,774 That should have been done during the cleanup after the DEO imploded. 294 00:15:49,818 --> 00:15:51,124 I'm not surprised it wasn't. 295 00:15:51,167 --> 00:15:53,996 Men like Lex all ascribe to the same motto. 296 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:57,347 "Cheaper, faster, easier," no matter the damage. 297 00:15:57,391 --> 00:16:00,002 Neglect like this is what destroyed Krypton. 298 00:16:00,046 --> 00:16:02,178 The death of the oceans, that was the tipping point. 299 00:16:02,222 --> 00:16:05,225 And you're already here. We have to stop it. 300 00:16:05,268 --> 00:16:09,011 This doesn't have an easy fix, it's a complicated problem. 301 00:16:09,055 --> 00:16:12,710 Of course. But if I could access Krypton's records, 302 00:16:12,754 --> 00:16:15,061 I could really compare the data and analysis. 303 00:16:15,104 --> 00:16:17,106 Maybe there's something I missed on Krypton. 304 00:16:19,500 --> 00:16:23,765 Kara, the pod we used to send you to Earth. Do you still have it? 305 00:16:23,808 --> 00:16:26,637 It should have retained data from your launch date. 306 00:16:26,681 --> 00:16:29,814 Actually, I have something a lot better. 307 00:16:35,037 --> 00:16:36,996 Welcome to Krypton on Earth. 308 00:16:45,439 --> 00:16:49,138 Hey, Lena, have you seen Kara? I know Zor-El asked her back here, 309 00:16:49,182 --> 00:16:50,835 but Andrea's asking about her article, 310 00:16:50,879 --> 00:16:52,620 and she's not picking up her phone. 311 00:16:52,663 --> 00:16:55,840 That is because she and Zor-El went to the Fortress of Solitude. 312 00:16:55,884 --> 00:16:57,755 [keyboard clacking] 313 00:16:57,799 --> 00:17:01,020 That's really great that they get to share that. 314 00:17:01,063 --> 00:17:02,760 Wait, Nia. 315 00:17:03,761 --> 00:17:05,198 How are you doing? 316 00:17:06,199 --> 00:17:07,852 I'm fine. 317 00:17:07,896 --> 00:17:11,856 I-I know Kara and her father coming back must be hard. 318 00:17:11,900 --> 00:17:14,511 After everything we talked about on the way to the Phantom Zone, 319 00:17:14,555 --> 00:17:17,036 I know how much you must miss your mother. 320 00:17:19,125 --> 00:17:21,953 I'm really happy for Kara. 321 00:17:21,997 --> 00:17:24,695 Really, I am, it's just... 322 00:17:24,739 --> 00:17:27,046 Reminds you of all the things you missed out on? 323 00:17:27,089 --> 00:17:28,395 Yeah. 324 00:17:28,438 --> 00:17:29,787 You know I get it. 325 00:17:31,137 --> 00:17:32,616 I know. 326 00:17:34,575 --> 00:17:37,143 Lena, I would do anything to have another day with my mom. 327 00:17:40,407 --> 00:17:43,236 I would do anything to just know my mom. 328 00:17:45,586 --> 00:17:47,718 You know, my Phantom Fear Vision was about her? 329 00:17:47,762 --> 00:17:51,766 The water monster? Did you conquer it? 330 00:17:51,809 --> 00:17:55,944 Didn't we all? Isn't that how we defeated the Phantoms? 331 00:17:55,987 --> 00:18:00,383 Right. But, I mean, how did you defeat it? 332 00:18:03,169 --> 00:18:08,826 I let it overtake me, and... the Kelpie turned into my mother. 333 00:18:08,870 --> 00:18:10,698 What do you think it means? 334 00:18:10,741 --> 00:18:13,135 I don't know, you're the dream expert here. 335 00:18:13,179 --> 00:18:17,183 No, no, that's different. This is personal to you. 336 00:18:17,226 --> 00:18:21,100 But you'll figure it out. And I'm here to help any way I can. 337 00:18:27,976 --> 00:18:31,153 I remember when your aunt and uncle made the plan for this place. 338 00:18:32,459 --> 00:18:34,591 I just didn't think it was possible. 339 00:18:34,635 --> 00:18:38,160 Yeah, Kal-El tried to get me to come here for years. [breathes deeply] 340 00:18:38,204 --> 00:18:40,206 I thought it would make me homesick. 341 00:18:40,249 --> 00:18:44,123 That it would be too painful to face all those memories. 342 00:18:45,254 --> 00:18:48,692 I can understand that. 343 00:18:52,653 --> 00:18:57,223 I am so sorry, Kara. I should have done more to save our planet. 344 00:18:57,266 --> 00:18:59,790 You did everything you could. 345 00:18:59,834 --> 00:19:04,621 You sacrificed yourself to save us. You were a hero, Father. 346 00:19:06,188 --> 00:19:08,147 I ripped you from your home. 347 00:19:08,190 --> 00:19:11,933 And I found a new one. Here. 348 00:19:11,976 --> 00:19:16,416 And I promise you. This time, I will save it. 349 00:19:16,459 --> 00:19:19,070 I will not let what happened to Krypton happen here. 350 00:19:22,117 --> 00:19:23,988 If Kal-El is anything like his father, 351 00:19:24,032 --> 00:19:26,339 all of Krypton's records should be stored in here. 352 00:19:32,562 --> 00:19:33,563 [screaming] 353 00:19:36,305 --> 00:19:37,524 [screaming] 354 00:19:37,567 --> 00:19:39,700 [Sentinel] Kara! No! 355 00:19:42,703 --> 00:19:44,661 Kara, are you okay? 356 00:19:45,314 --> 00:19:46,402 Yes. 357 00:19:48,230 --> 00:19:52,191 I'm just surprised that everything's still in order after-- 358 00:19:52,234 --> 00:19:55,890 Of course it is. That's what I'm here for. 359 00:19:55,933 --> 00:19:57,326 You have a Kelex! 360 00:19:57,370 --> 00:19:59,023 [both chuckle] 361 00:19:59,067 --> 00:20:02,026 Kelex, my father is looking for scientific data about Krypton. 362 00:20:02,070 --> 00:20:04,681 Specifically, from the time right before the planet exploded. 363 00:20:04,725 --> 00:20:06,727 I will pull up everything I have. 364 00:20:08,076 --> 00:20:09,904 Kara... 365 00:20:11,384 --> 00:20:13,908 I think I know how to save your oceans. 366 00:20:16,084 --> 00:20:20,001 [Andrea] "Determining who's responsible for these so-called garbage islands 367 00:20:20,044 --> 00:20:23,526 proves just as messy as cleaning up the islands themselves." 368 00:20:23,570 --> 00:20:25,572 You sound like a human sleep-aid. 369 00:20:25,615 --> 00:20:28,749 -[chuckles] -What happened to the Luthor Corp angle? 370 00:20:28,792 --> 00:20:32,361 We know Lex's mismanagement of the DEO is responsible for this. 371 00:20:32,405 --> 00:20:33,971 [William] We actually don't. 372 00:20:34,015 --> 00:20:36,060 When I finally got my Luthor Corp source on the phone, 373 00:20:36,104 --> 00:20:39,673 he said Lex had hired a third party to dispose of the DEO waste. 374 00:20:39,716 --> 00:20:41,109 And it wasn't even illegal. 375 00:20:41,152 --> 00:20:43,938 They exploited a loophole in government regulations. 376 00:20:43,981 --> 00:20:46,245 If anything, the system's to blame for the fire. 377 00:20:46,288 --> 00:20:51,075 The unseen toxicity of Lex is the fire. Figure it out. 378 00:21:03,784 --> 00:21:05,481 The fire is 100% contained. 379 00:21:05,525 --> 00:21:08,658 Good. I am running a scan on that garbage mass. 380 00:21:08,702 --> 00:21:10,312 Just cataloguing what other DEO remnants 381 00:21:10,356 --> 00:21:12,532 might not have been properly disposed of. 382 00:21:12,575 --> 00:21:14,882 I can only imagine how long that list is gonna be. 383 00:21:17,841 --> 00:21:19,930 Hey, how was the Fortress? 384 00:21:19,974 --> 00:21:23,194 I mean, since you've been back. Are you okay? 385 00:21:23,238 --> 00:21:25,806 Yeah, I'm fine. 386 00:21:25,849 --> 00:21:27,764 But this planet isn't. 387 00:21:27,808 --> 00:21:29,679 At the Fortress, we ran a full comparison 388 00:21:29,723 --> 00:21:33,379 of Earth's oceanic readings to Krypton's just before it exploded. 389 00:21:33,422 --> 00:21:35,468 As I thought, 390 00:21:35,511 --> 00:21:37,818 your oceans' toxicity levels have put Earth in the same trajectory as Krypton. 391 00:21:37,861 --> 00:21:39,254 But perhaps, he can help. 392 00:21:43,867 --> 00:21:45,826 This is Oscar. 393 00:21:45,869 --> 00:21:51,658 Looks like Kelex, just with some ugly '80s style shoulder pads. 394 00:21:51,701 --> 00:21:56,315 It was Kelex, but my father figured out a way to add some modifications 395 00:21:56,358 --> 00:21:59,100 that will enable him to clean Earth's oceans right now. 396 00:21:59,143 --> 00:22:01,450 -Is Oscar an acronym? -Oh, no. He's named 397 00:22:01,494 --> 00:22:04,323 after that irritable green creature who lives with the garbage. 398 00:22:04,366 --> 00:22:06,281 Yes, he binge-watched Sesame Street 399 00:22:06,325 --> 00:22:08,152 while I was recovering under the sun lamps. 400 00:22:08,196 --> 00:22:10,285 Crash course in Earth customs. 401 00:22:10,329 --> 00:22:12,243 Did you upgrade him with Coluan technology? 402 00:22:12,287 --> 00:22:14,333 I would hardly call it an upgrade. 403 00:22:15,029 --> 00:22:16,291 I... 404 00:22:16,335 --> 00:22:18,075 I attached a Coluan energy core, 405 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:21,296 so Oscar can shrink trash and convert it into energy in seconds. 406 00:22:21,340 --> 00:22:24,168 Oscar will then absorb that energy, rendering it harmless. 407 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:34,831 Okay. I will admit that that is very impressive. 408 00:22:34,875 --> 00:22:37,834 But the Earth is covered in 70% water. 409 00:22:37,878 --> 00:22:40,315 Do you really think that Oscar can handle that? 410 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:43,971 Yes. And this is something I could never have achieved on Krypton. 411 00:22:44,014 --> 00:22:45,799 Your planet has an amazing melting pot 412 00:22:45,842 --> 00:22:48,584 of alien technology that we never had access to on Krypton. 413 00:22:48,628 --> 00:22:51,152 That's what concerns me. 414 00:22:51,195 --> 00:22:54,416 Some alien technology interacts poorly with others. 415 00:22:54,460 --> 00:22:57,158 -Plus, I saw Kryptonite out there. -Kryptonite? 416 00:22:57,201 --> 00:23:01,031 Yes, but you must have been too far away from the garbage to feel its effect. 417 00:23:01,075 --> 00:23:03,251 But that's my point. We don't know the full scope 418 00:23:03,294 --> 00:23:05,514 of the garbage on those islands. 419 00:23:05,558 --> 00:23:06,776 We should run a full system check 420 00:23:06,820 --> 00:23:08,865 before we release Zor-El's invention. 421 00:23:08,909 --> 00:23:10,084 [Zor-El] I understand your concern. 422 00:23:10,127 --> 00:23:11,738 I wish I could give you an exact timeline 423 00:23:11,781 --> 00:23:14,218 of when Earth will reach Krypton's tipping point. 424 00:23:14,262 --> 00:23:15,611 But that's the thing. 425 00:23:15,655 --> 00:23:18,397 Once you can see the tipping point, it's too late. 426 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:20,747 That's why we need to act now. 427 00:23:23,750 --> 00:23:27,406 Okay. But I want him recalled at the first sign of distress. 428 00:23:28,494 --> 00:23:29,625 Of course. 429 00:23:50,994 --> 00:23:53,344 -It's working. -So it would seem. 430 00:23:54,476 --> 00:23:56,130 Brainy? 431 00:23:56,173 --> 00:23:59,350 Uh, Oscar is converting the garbage even more efficiently 432 00:23:59,394 --> 00:24:02,658 than Zor-El's model suggested. 433 00:24:02,702 --> 00:24:05,487 I apologize for my skepticism. 434 00:24:05,531 --> 00:24:08,838 That's not necessary. I'm just happy I'm able to help. 435 00:24:13,060 --> 00:24:16,150 No, they can't pull their ads. We're turning things around. 436 00:24:16,193 --> 00:24:18,239 -You... Tell them. -[cell phone chimes] 437 00:24:21,764 --> 00:24:22,939 Let me call you back. 438 00:24:30,338 --> 00:24:31,165 [beeps] 439 00:24:44,483 --> 00:24:45,745 [thunder rumbling] 440 00:24:55,581 --> 00:24:59,236 [gasps softly] William's source was telling the truth. 441 00:25:00,542 --> 00:25:02,675 [sighs] There's got to be something here. 442 00:25:12,815 --> 00:25:14,513 Jackpot. 443 00:25:23,434 --> 00:25:24,435 [alarm beeping] 444 00:25:26,089 --> 00:25:27,090 [beeping continues] 445 00:25:28,701 --> 00:25:30,180 What is it? 446 00:25:30,224 --> 00:25:34,184 Getting some odd fluctuations in Oscar's energy core. 447 00:25:34,228 --> 00:25:36,404 His mass is increasing, too. 448 00:25:36,447 --> 00:25:38,537 He seems to be adding garbage to his body, 449 00:25:38,580 --> 00:25:39,842 not converting it to energy. 450 00:25:39,886 --> 00:25:41,148 We need to bring him back. 451 00:25:41,191 --> 00:25:42,410 I'll recall him. 452 00:25:42,453 --> 00:25:43,454 [keyboard clacking] 453 00:25:44,064 --> 00:25:45,544 [computer beeps] 454 00:25:45,587 --> 00:25:47,023 I've issued the return command, but he's not responding. 455 00:25:52,072 --> 00:25:53,639 [alarm blaring] 456 00:25:57,468 --> 00:25:58,644 [Supergirl] I'll go get him. 457 00:25:58,687 --> 00:26:00,297 -Brainy, the coordinates? -I've lost him. 458 00:26:00,341 --> 00:26:02,648 Visuals are gone, and he's disappeared off the radar. 459 00:26:02,691 --> 00:26:04,258 There are major shipping lanes in that area. 460 00:26:04,301 --> 00:26:07,217 If Oscar malfunctions, he could endanger cargo ships. 461 00:26:07,261 --> 00:26:08,567 Try satellite imaging. 462 00:26:09,872 --> 00:26:12,396 There's no trace of him. He's gone. 463 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:13,876 J'onn and I will find him. 464 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:15,617 Brainy, you stay here with my father, 465 00:26:15,661 --> 00:26:17,967 figure out what went wrong and how to fix it. 466 00:26:18,011 --> 00:26:19,403 [Brainy] Don't forget, there's Kryptonite. 467 00:26:27,934 --> 00:26:30,240 -You lost a radioactive Kelex? -Oscar. 468 00:26:30,284 --> 00:26:32,460 Supergirl and J'onn are out scanning for him right now. 469 00:26:32,503 --> 00:26:34,897 We're looking for anything that he might have absorbed 470 00:26:34,941 --> 00:26:36,464 that would corrupt his programming, 471 00:26:36,507 --> 00:26:37,813 and make him disappear. 472 00:26:37,857 --> 00:26:38,684 [device beeps] 473 00:26:39,728 --> 00:26:40,947 [Zor-El] The DEO had Daxamite tech? 474 00:26:42,601 --> 00:26:43,645 -Yeah. -That might explain 475 00:26:43,689 --> 00:26:44,733 his new cloaking abilities. 476 00:26:44,777 --> 00:26:46,169 I have some experience with that. 477 00:26:46,213 --> 00:26:47,388 I should be able to de-cloak him 478 00:26:47,431 --> 00:26:49,912 by sending out a signal wave blast. 479 00:26:49,956 --> 00:26:52,785 Zor-El, you used Coluan shrinking tech. Smart. 480 00:26:52,828 --> 00:26:55,526 I did something similar with a high-pressure energy compactor 481 00:26:55,570 --> 00:26:56,919 at L-Corp. 482 00:26:56,963 --> 00:26:59,879 It's a attractive idea, but a delicate process. 483 00:26:59,922 --> 00:27:03,447 Shrinking energy doesn't get rid of it. It still has to go somewhere. 484 00:27:03,491 --> 00:27:07,060 That energy is what powers Oscar. He's self-sufficient. 485 00:27:07,103 --> 00:27:10,106 Unless he's been compromised by one of my brother's unholy experiments. 486 00:27:10,150 --> 00:27:11,586 [computer beeping] 487 00:27:11,630 --> 00:27:14,720 That's Oscar's Coluan energy core. Why is it red? 488 00:27:14,763 --> 00:27:16,635 [Lena] All that energy has overloaded him. 489 00:27:16,678 --> 00:27:18,114 If it gets any higher, it's going to detonate 490 00:27:18,158 --> 00:27:19,725 with the force of an atomic bomb. 491 00:27:19,768 --> 00:27:21,291 We have to find him. 492 00:27:21,335 --> 00:27:23,250 -His trail's gone cold. -[keyboard clacking] 493 00:27:23,293 --> 00:27:25,905 A cold. That's it. That's how we can reset him. 494 00:27:25,948 --> 00:27:28,429 We give him a virus. A computer virus. 495 00:27:28,472 --> 00:27:29,691 Brainy, that's genius. 496 00:27:29,735 --> 00:27:31,606 If we can't restore Oscar's programming, 497 00:27:31,650 --> 00:27:33,782 we can give him a virus and shut him down completely. 498 00:27:33,826 --> 00:27:35,305 I know Kelex's operating frequencies, 499 00:27:35,349 --> 00:27:37,046 so we just need to get the virus 500 00:27:37,090 --> 00:27:38,918 within a few centimeters of his hard drive for it to take effect. 501 00:27:38,961 --> 00:27:40,136 I can deliver it with a drone. 502 00:27:40,180 --> 00:27:41,660 But a virus will destroy Oscar. 503 00:27:41,703 --> 00:27:44,314 If we don't destroy him, he will destroy us. 504 00:27:44,358 --> 00:27:47,535 No! I can still fix him! He can still save Krypton! 505 00:27:53,497 --> 00:27:57,893 Earth. He can still save Earth. 506 00:27:57,937 --> 00:28:00,330 My signal wave blast is nearly complete. 507 00:28:00,374 --> 00:28:02,158 Oscar should be de-cloaking any second. 508 00:28:02,202 --> 00:28:03,551 Brainy, get that virus ready. 509 00:28:03,594 --> 00:28:04,726 -[computer beeps] -Wait. 510 00:28:04,770 --> 00:28:06,815 [Alex] No, we don't have time to wait. 511 00:28:06,859 --> 00:28:09,992 You heard Lena. This thing could explode at any minute, 512 00:28:10,036 --> 00:28:12,560 killing hundreds of thousands of people. 513 00:28:12,603 --> 00:28:15,737 Look, I know that you wanted to help. I get that. 514 00:28:15,781 --> 00:28:18,174 But we have to shut this robot down now 515 00:28:18,218 --> 00:28:21,700 before he does any more damage. So... 516 00:28:21,743 --> 00:28:25,225 all due respect, but you either help Brainy with the virus, 517 00:28:25,268 --> 00:28:26,748 or you step aside. 518 00:28:29,403 --> 00:28:30,404 [sighs] 519 00:28:33,059 --> 00:28:35,888 I altered Kelex's programming frequency when I made the upgrades. 520 00:28:35,931 --> 00:28:37,237 Let me show you. 521 00:28:39,326 --> 00:28:41,154 When Oscar reappears, we need to be ready. 522 00:28:52,513 --> 00:28:53,514 [roaring] 523 00:29:12,315 --> 00:29:13,708 [Supergirl] My God. 524 00:29:14,970 --> 00:29:17,843 You said he bonded with the trash, but this... 525 00:29:17,886 --> 00:29:19,714 He's picked up a Teallian along the way. 526 00:29:19,758 --> 00:29:21,672 Lex must have brought one to the DEO. 527 00:29:21,716 --> 00:29:23,326 It's a parasitic creature that forces 528 00:29:23,370 --> 00:29:25,807 even inanimate objects to adapt to survive. 529 00:29:25,851 --> 00:29:28,462 It's impossible to remove once it's attached to a host. 530 00:29:28,505 --> 00:29:30,769 So, now, Oscar's protecting the garbage. 531 00:29:30,812 --> 00:29:32,466 [Lena] His Coluan energy core is spiking. 532 00:29:32,509 --> 00:29:34,511 If that detonates, the atomic blast is going to spread inland. 533 00:29:34,555 --> 00:29:37,514 Copy that. Dreamer and I will evacuate the civilians. 534 00:29:37,558 --> 00:29:39,908 Brainy, launch that drone, now. 535 00:29:42,693 --> 00:29:44,043 Sprock. 536 00:29:44,086 --> 00:29:45,871 Lena, I lost the drone with the virus in it. 537 00:29:45,914 --> 00:29:47,524 -Can you recall it? -Standby. 538 00:29:49,265 --> 00:29:51,964 Brainy, I'm trying, but I can't control it. 539 00:29:52,007 --> 00:29:56,142 -I think we can grab the drone. -Wait. I did a psychic scan. 540 00:29:56,185 --> 00:29:58,231 Oscar is protected by a force field. 541 00:29:58,274 --> 00:30:00,189 He must have acquired it from the DEO tech. 542 00:30:00,233 --> 00:30:02,235 And trying to breach it could cause a backlash. 543 00:30:02,278 --> 00:30:04,759 Brainy, that force field is keeping me from accessing the drone. 544 00:30:04,803 --> 00:30:06,326 [Zor-El] You've to find a way to get close enough 545 00:30:06,369 --> 00:30:08,197 to the drone to release the virus manually. 546 00:30:08,241 --> 00:30:09,372 On it. 547 00:30:09,416 --> 00:30:10,591 [Supergirl] How will you get close enough? 548 00:30:10,634 --> 00:30:12,636 I need to get him to think I'm trash. 549 00:30:13,376 --> 00:30:14,943 Kelex! 550 00:30:14,987 --> 00:30:17,511 Kelex, you stupid idiot! Can you hear me? 551 00:30:18,947 --> 00:30:20,035 Wow! 552 00:30:20,079 --> 00:30:21,863 Look how big and dumb you are! 553 00:30:23,734 --> 00:30:26,302 A junkyard? Come on! 554 00:30:26,346 --> 00:30:29,001 You sorry excuse for a Roomba! 555 00:30:29,044 --> 00:30:30,524 I know you know the truth. 556 00:30:30,567 --> 00:30:34,833 Without that Coluan power core, you're nothing! 557 00:30:38,532 --> 00:30:40,490 I regret nothing! 558 00:30:40,534 --> 00:30:42,275 -We need to help him. -[Brainy screaming] 559 00:30:43,319 --> 00:30:44,407 [Zor-El] Brainy, are you okay? 560 00:30:44,451 --> 00:30:45,669 [Brainy] I'm shifting through trash. 561 00:30:45,713 --> 00:30:47,106 Just a little further to Kelex. 562 00:30:50,022 --> 00:30:51,371 [both groaning] 563 00:30:51,414 --> 00:30:53,590 -[Supergirl groaning] -Supergirl! 564 00:30:53,634 --> 00:30:55,462 Supergirl, that is a Teallian proto-ray. 565 00:30:55,505 --> 00:30:57,072 Your suit's been breached. 566 00:30:57,116 --> 00:30:58,334 It's not gonna protect you from the Kryptonite. 567 00:30:58,378 --> 00:31:00,032 [breathing heavily] 568 00:31:11,739 --> 00:31:13,567 [Sentinel] Kara! No! 569 00:31:15,395 --> 00:31:17,876 I'm not gonna be the reason Kara's trapped in here. 570 00:31:36,590 --> 00:31:38,548 [Lena] Brainy, where are you with the virus? 571 00:31:38,592 --> 00:31:39,419 [Brainy] I'm working on it. 572 00:31:41,247 --> 00:31:43,379 [all grunt] 573 00:31:43,423 --> 00:31:45,381 I think I got it. 574 00:31:45,425 --> 00:31:47,644 Virus has been deployed. The Coluan energy core is shutting down in three... 575 00:31:48,558 --> 00:31:50,343 two, one. 576 00:31:50,386 --> 00:31:51,257 Everyone, take cover. 577 00:31:58,699 --> 00:32:01,789 -Are you all right? -Yeah, we're all right. Right, Supergirl? 578 00:32:11,059 --> 00:32:11,930 [Brainy grunts] 579 00:32:14,149 --> 00:32:15,455 I got him. 580 00:32:15,498 --> 00:32:17,413 -You did it. -[Lena] No, we did it. 581 00:32:17,457 --> 00:32:19,633 Brainy would never have been able to make that virus without your help. 582 00:32:24,159 --> 00:32:26,770 [Kelex] You didn't really mean all those things you said, did you? 583 00:32:26,814 --> 00:32:27,989 I meant every word. 584 00:32:28,685 --> 00:32:29,860 What a mess. 585 00:32:30,470 --> 00:32:31,297 I got this. 586 00:32:53,275 --> 00:32:55,974 I took Kelex back to the Fortress. 587 00:32:56,017 --> 00:32:58,193 He'll be all right. 588 00:32:58,237 --> 00:33:00,239 We can go see him tomorrow, if you want. 589 00:33:03,764 --> 00:33:04,808 No. 590 00:33:07,507 --> 00:33:12,947 I need to return to Argo City, and finally face your mother. 591 00:33:12,991 --> 00:33:14,340 Face her? 592 00:33:14,383 --> 00:33:16,646 When I found out you and your mother were alive... 593 00:33:18,039 --> 00:33:20,824 it was the happiest moment of my life. 594 00:33:21,869 --> 00:33:24,002 And I miss her so much, Kara. 595 00:33:24,872 --> 00:33:26,743 In the Phantom Zone, 596 00:33:26,787 --> 00:33:29,746 the memory of her and you were what kept me alive. 597 00:33:29,790 --> 00:33:34,012 But now seeing her again, isn't just some far off dream. 598 00:33:36,362 --> 00:33:38,886 It's... an inevitability. 599 00:33:41,193 --> 00:33:42,846 And the thought of looking her in the eye 600 00:33:42,890 --> 00:33:45,806 and seeing all of my mistakes reflected back on me... 601 00:33:45,849 --> 00:33:46,850 [breath shaking] 602 00:33:49,897 --> 00:33:52,030 I didn't think I could handle the weight of that guilt. 603 00:33:53,901 --> 00:33:56,599 You did everything you could to save Krypton. 604 00:33:57,644 --> 00:34:00,081 I did. 605 00:34:00,125 --> 00:34:03,519 And that made me part of the problem. 606 00:34:03,563 --> 00:34:08,089 I made rash decisions out of hubris and made everything worse. 607 00:34:08,133 --> 00:34:10,613 Then when I saw your planet heading in the same direction, 608 00:34:10,657 --> 00:34:14,313 I thought, if I could just fix Earth, 609 00:34:14,356 --> 00:34:17,229 I could earn my way back to her. 610 00:34:18,273 --> 00:34:20,058 I was so focused on avoiding the past, 611 00:34:20,101 --> 00:34:22,756 I ran headfirst into all my old mistakes. 612 00:34:25,150 --> 00:34:27,108 I definitely understand that. 613 00:34:28,762 --> 00:34:31,286 I may have made a lot of mistakes in my life. 614 00:34:32,461 --> 00:34:36,422 But the one thing that went right, was you. 615 00:34:36,465 --> 00:34:40,165 You are strong and caring and have built a beautiful life. 616 00:34:41,166 --> 00:34:43,342 But, Kara... 617 00:34:45,431 --> 00:34:47,737 you don't need to carry the weight of this world 618 00:34:47,781 --> 00:34:51,001 or any world on your shoulders every moment of every day. 619 00:34:52,002 --> 00:34:53,003 [sighs] 620 00:34:55,702 --> 00:34:58,966 Sometimes, even though you're Kryptonian... 621 00:35:01,229 --> 00:35:03,492 it's okay to be human. 622 00:35:07,670 --> 00:35:12,371 Zor-El, Brainy's set to take you back to Argo City whenever you're ready. 623 00:35:18,507 --> 00:35:20,553 Almost 40 years in the Phantom Zone 624 00:35:20,596 --> 00:35:23,469 was worth it just to see you again. 625 00:35:25,210 --> 00:35:26,863 I'm gonna miss you so much, Father. 626 00:35:39,876 --> 00:35:42,401 Andrea, you published my article. 627 00:35:43,793 --> 00:35:47,232 I thought you wouldn't do it unless I trashed Lex. 628 00:35:47,275 --> 00:35:50,452 Your article was good, William. It didn't need the Luthor Corp angle. 629 00:35:50,496 --> 00:35:53,629 Not to mention the photo you got of this giant trash robot. 630 00:35:53,673 --> 00:35:55,805 -It's a real attention-grabber. -[chuckles] 631 00:35:55,849 --> 00:35:57,807 -It is? -Yes. 632 00:35:57,851 --> 00:35:59,461 But I also realized something. 633 00:35:59,505 --> 00:36:04,162 These attacks on National City, we've been killing ourselves 634 00:36:04,205 --> 00:36:07,252 trying to cover them like every other news outlet. 635 00:36:07,295 --> 00:36:11,517 But the real story... is who's stopping them. 636 00:36:14,737 --> 00:36:16,478 Supergirl and her friends? 637 00:36:16,522 --> 00:36:19,960 "Super Friends?" Huh. 638 00:36:20,003 --> 00:36:22,528 That's good. I like that. Let's run with that. 639 00:36:23,529 --> 00:36:24,965 Run with what, exactly? 640 00:36:25,008 --> 00:36:26,184 Our future. 641 00:36:27,315 --> 00:36:30,144 CatCo made Supergirl. 642 00:36:30,188 --> 00:36:33,843 And they have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship ever since. 643 00:36:33,887 --> 00:36:37,238 But like Supergirl, we need to think bigger. 644 00:36:37,282 --> 00:36:41,199 It's not just how these heroes save the day. 645 00:36:41,242 --> 00:36:45,203 It's why. What drives them to do what they do. 646 00:36:46,334 --> 00:36:48,031 I want a full profile on these heroes, 647 00:36:48,075 --> 00:36:50,512 and I want a lasting relationship with all of them. 648 00:36:50,556 --> 00:36:53,254 Track their every move, until we're the ones they call 649 00:36:53,298 --> 00:36:56,649 before they go fight a giant robot or a Phantom. 650 00:36:56,692 --> 00:37:00,522 Okay. But they're superheroes, and we're only human. 651 00:37:00,566 --> 00:37:03,395 How do we cover their every move? 652 00:37:03,438 --> 00:37:06,833 Well, you're the investigative journalist. You'll figure it out. 653 00:37:18,410 --> 00:37:19,411 [cell phone vibrating] 654 00:37:22,849 --> 00:37:24,459 [line beeps] 655 00:37:24,503 --> 00:37:26,418 Hey, Lena, is everything okay? 656 00:37:26,461 --> 00:37:28,811 [Lena] Yeah, everything's actually good. 657 00:37:28,855 --> 00:37:32,946 I just got off the phone with Kara, but I wanted to call you. 658 00:37:32,989 --> 00:37:35,165 I finally understand what the Kelpie means. 659 00:37:35,209 --> 00:37:37,907 Y-You did? What's it mean? 660 00:37:37,951 --> 00:37:39,953 That I don't have to feel guilty anymore. 661 00:37:39,996 --> 00:37:42,172 I've spent my entire life feeling responsible 662 00:37:42,216 --> 00:37:47,090 for my mother's death, even though I know it's not true, but... 663 00:37:47,134 --> 00:37:50,746 every time I thought about her, I would just be drowning in guilt. 664 00:37:52,574 --> 00:37:56,230 Facing that Phantom allowed me to break through and finally let go. 665 00:37:57,492 --> 00:37:59,712 -That's great. -It also made me realize 666 00:37:59,755 --> 00:38:03,237 that all of that guilt was keeping me from knowing who my mother really was. 667 00:38:03,281 --> 00:38:06,719 So... I've decided to change that. 668 00:38:08,634 --> 00:38:10,288 I'm gonna go home. 669 00:38:11,985 --> 00:38:13,987 -Uh, to Luthor Mansion? -No. 670 00:38:14,814 --> 00:38:15,989 To where I was born. 671 00:38:18,992 --> 00:38:20,385 Thank you, Nia. 672 00:38:21,168 --> 00:38:22,169 Sure. 673 00:38:34,921 --> 00:38:37,880 [Alex] Okay. This is like... I'm... [sighs] 674 00:38:37,924 --> 00:38:40,448 Okay. I'm not going to let the chopsticks defeat me tonight. 675 00:38:40,492 --> 00:38:42,755 But you, you're gonna have to open the wine. 676 00:38:44,191 --> 00:38:47,194 I, I tried. There we go. 677 00:38:48,108 --> 00:38:49,979 [sighs] Okay. 678 00:38:53,113 --> 00:38:56,856 It was so cold in there. 679 00:38:56,899 --> 00:38:58,858 -When? -In the... 680 00:39:00,076 --> 00:39:02,035 Phantom Zone. 681 00:39:03,036 --> 00:39:05,691 -Oh, Kara-- -So empty. 682 00:39:05,734 --> 00:39:08,258 [inhales sharply] Every breath felt like... 683 00:39:10,086 --> 00:39:11,218 like ice. 684 00:39:14,526 --> 00:39:16,484 And I was so weak. 685 00:39:16,528 --> 00:39:19,182 It's okay. You don't have to talk about this, okay? 686 00:39:19,226 --> 00:39:21,620 -Remember? -No, no, no, I-I want to. 687 00:39:23,970 --> 00:39:25,319 I need to. 688 00:39:26,276 --> 00:39:27,452 Okay. 689 00:39:31,151 --> 00:39:34,197 I don't want to be alone anymore. 690 00:39:34,241 --> 00:39:38,071 You are not alone. You've got me. 691 00:39:44,164 --> 00:39:45,208 It's okay. 692 00:39:45,252 --> 00:39:48,864 I think I just, I just... 693 00:39:48,908 --> 00:39:52,128 so desperately wanted to get away from the Phantom Zone, that I... 694 00:39:53,434 --> 00:39:55,741 didn't let myself process... 695 00:39:57,612 --> 00:39:59,397 how much I went through... 696 00:40:00,963 --> 00:40:03,139 how afraid I was. 697 00:40:05,968 --> 00:40:06,969 [Alex exhales] 698 00:40:09,755 --> 00:40:12,584 What if that fear never goes away? 699 00:40:14,673 --> 00:40:16,936 You know... 700 00:40:16,979 --> 00:40:21,984 when I, uh, when I thought that we couldn't get you back... 701 00:40:22,028 --> 00:40:25,901 I just wanted to give up. I mean, like... 702 00:40:25,945 --> 00:40:27,816 Like I couldn't get out of bed. I couldn't... 703 00:40:28,948 --> 00:40:31,646 You know? And now, that we did get you back, 704 00:40:31,690 --> 00:40:36,477 I still feel like you could slip away at any moment. 705 00:40:36,521 --> 00:40:38,610 I felt that way today, too. 706 00:40:39,611 --> 00:40:42,309 And I'm so sorry. 707 00:40:42,352 --> 00:40:45,094 Because all I want to do is just shield you from any more pain, 708 00:40:45,138 --> 00:40:47,967 that I just didn't even think... 709 00:40:49,316 --> 00:40:52,667 the only way out, is through. 710 00:40:54,626 --> 00:40:57,367 And we're going to get through this together. 711 00:41:01,067 --> 00:41:02,372 Healing together. 712 00:41:03,983 --> 00:41:04,897 Yeah. 713 00:41:08,509 --> 00:41:11,338 Iris West-Allen wrote a piece for the Central City Citizen 714 00:41:11,381 --> 00:41:14,341 about how the city came together after an attack. 715 00:41:16,169 --> 00:41:17,997 That's what I need to write my piece on. 716 00:41:20,565 --> 00:41:24,133 That is a very noble and a very courageous thing to do. 717 00:41:26,005 --> 00:41:27,006 Thank you. 718 00:41:29,835 --> 00:41:32,054 And we need to get you a fork because I am not gonna 719 00:41:32,098 --> 00:41:35,318 let you embarrass yourself trying to use these chopsticks. 720 00:41:35,362 --> 00:41:37,451 [Alex] I'll show you chopsticks. 721 00:41:37,495 --> 00:41:38,496 [Kara laughs] Oh, no. 722 00:41:39,279 --> 00:41:40,280 [laughter] 723 00:41:42,021 --> 00:41:43,022 [thunder rumbling] 724 00:41:46,112 --> 00:41:47,113 -[thunderclap] -[gasps] 725 00:41:48,114 --> 00:41:49,115 [breathing heavily] 726 00:41:50,246 --> 00:41:51,247 Nyxly. 727 00:41:56,209 --> 00:41:58,254 [theme music playing]