- ♪ I come home in the morning light ♪
♪ My mother says
♪ "When you gonna live your life right?" ♪
♪ Oh, Momma, dear, we're not the fortunate ones ♪
- Whoo!
- ♪ And girls, they wanna have fun ♪
- ♪ Oh, girls just wanna have fun ♪
- ♪ The phone rings in the middle of the night ♪
♪ My father yells
♪ "What you gonna do with your life?" ♪
♪ Oh, Daddy, dear, you know you're still number one ♪
- Mmm.
- ♪ Oh, girls just wanna have ♪
- ♪ That's all they really want ♪
- Oops.
- ♪ Oh, girls they wanna have fun ♪
♪ Oh, girls just wanna have fun ♪
- Hi, Mom. Who changed the locks?
You know, it's true what they say.
Diamonds are a girl's best friend.
♪
- ♪ They just wanna, they just wanna ♪
♪ They just wanna, they just wanna ♪
♪ Girls just wanna have fun
♪ They just wanna, they just wanna ♪
- No running in the house.
Jennie, here's a little something for the bus.
I'm sorry you have to go, but you know how this works.
Other kids need a home, and you're no kid anymore.
- I understand, Mrs. Ordway.
- This was left for you by child services for today.
Happy birthday, Jennie.
- Is this about my brother? - I have no idea.
- Okay.
Thank you very much.
- A little advice for out there in the world.
Don't try so hard to be perfect.
You don't have to be for people to like you.
And it's a little annoying.
♪
Todd.
Dad's ring.
♪
Whoa!
- Hey, stop it! Stop!
The fight is over!
Go to your crate.
- I'm very sorry for the damage.
I had no intention of fighting anyone coming here.
Things got out of hand.
- Looks like it.
- I mean, look what you did, Court.
- Me?
She broke into the house, Pat,
and was trying to steal the green lantern.
- I wasn't stealing anything.
This belonged to my father.
- Your father?
- His name was Alan Scott.
- Does that name mean something to you?
- Yeah, it's the Green Lantern.
♪
- His ring led me here.
My name is Jennie. Who are you?
- I'm Pat Dugan.
- You're Stripesy?
You're a legend.
- I am? - He is?
- You built the Star-Rocket Racer.
You're a mechanical genius.
It's an absolute honor to meet you, Mr. Dugan.
And you have Starman's staff, so you must be--
- Not Starman's daughter.
- Stripesy's?
- Stepdaughter.
- Pat taught you.
- Well, yeah, kinda.
I mean--
- Can you show me how to use the ring?
Please, Mr. Dugan?
♪
Oh, hi, there.
Aww, aren't you cute?
And slobbery.
- All right. Here you go.
- I meant what I said, Ms. Whitmore.
I'm more than okay on the sofa.
- Oh, it's Barbara, and Courtney offered.
- Only after you asked her to.
- It's fine.
Sleep well, Jennie, okay?
Have a good night.
♪
Go!
- Hey.
I thought you might need that.
- Thanks.
Pat, how do you know she's really
Green Lantern's daughter?
- Well, um...
the JSA didn't talk about their kids a lot, to protect them,
but I know that they had them.
And that ring, it only worked for Alan.
- The cosmic staff only worked for Starman,
and now it works for me.
What if she's not who she says she is?
What if she's, like, a spy or something?
- A spy? - Yeah, for one of the JSA's
old enemies, like, Baron Von Blitzkrieg.
- Okay. There's no "Von," all right?
It's just Baron Blitzkrieg. And he died in the war.
- Okay, whoever, then.
- Listen, Court, you're looking for villains everywhere.
And I get it. Being Stargirl, it's--
- Everything.
- This life that you're pursuing,
it's more about helping people
than it is fighting the bad guys.
And that's what you're good at.
Yolanda, Rick, Beth,
you gave them a shot when nobody else would.
So how about giving this kid a chance?
♪
- I can't thank you enough. - Yeah, neither have I.
- Can someone pass me the milk? I'm really thirsty.
- Some syrup? - Yeah, pass the syrup.
- Please? Does anyone even hear me?
- Morning.
- Milk? - Mm-mm-mm.
- Wow, really?
- Morning, Courtney.
- What's all of this? - Breakfast.
Jennie made it. - Gotta try these pancakes.
- I thought Pat's were unbeatable,
but we sure got a contender here.
- Oh, Pat's are very beatable. - This is like a restaurant.
- I'm glad you like it. - Mmm!
- I loved cooking for everyone in the group home I grew up in.
We had pancake breakfast every Sunday.
- Wow, that sounds like fun.
- So you fixed the table.
- Not me.
- Is this your seat? I'm sorry, I can move--
- I'm not hungry. So, um, what's the plan today?
- Well, finish breakfast. That's gonna take a while.
Then take Jennie down to the garage,
see if we can get the lantern working.
- Great, I'll come with you. - Nope, you've got school.
- Summer school.
♪
- Yolanda? Well, what are you doing here?
I thought you got straight A's. - I did.
My parents enrolled me this morning
to "keep me out of trouble."
- Wow, wow. Uh, that's terrible.
Yeah, really, really unfair.
- Good morning, Blue Valley High.
I am Mr. Deisinger, for anyone who hasn't taken my art class,
which is everyone.
Since it's summer, you can all call me Paul.
Okay, who have we got here?
Isaac Bowin?
- Here. - What was that?
- Here!
- Josh Carillo. - Here.
- Matz Carillo.
- Hey.
So who's this green llama girl?
- It's Green Lantern.
And Pat actually thinks she's his daughter.
- Well, why shouldn't he?
- Because there's a history of people in this town
not being who they say they are.
- So no Rick Harris?
I don't see Rick.
Bueller?
♪
- Hey.
- I've been trying you all morning.
Where are you?
- Out. What's up?
- There's a new superhero in town.
- What?
♪
- Whoa!
- Whoo!
Well, what do you think, Dugan?
- Well, I think it's great, Zeek.
- The flame's still a little weak,
but I'll have that fixed in a jiffy.
See you tomorrow, Dugan.
Miss.
- So where do we start, Mr. Dugan?
- Well, why don't we start at the beginning?
So where'd you get the ring?
- It was left for me by my dad.
It started glowing,
pulling at me.
- The ring worked that entire time?
- Why wouldn't it?
- Well, just according to what I know,
Alan had to recharge the ring once a day using the lantern,
but, you know, maybe I'm remembering wrong.
Well, let's see if we can take a look inside,
learn something.
♪
- What just happened?
- Okay, the way it was,
the power reacted to your father's emotions,
so you seem like you're feeling anxious.
Maybe you made the lantern anxious too.
- What does the ring actually do?
- Well, for one thing,
it can create anything that you will it to.
- How would I even do that?
- Just think of something, picture it in your head.
♪
- Hey, just-- just take your time, okay?
There's no rush.
Just imagine an object, all right?
Just whatever comes into your mind.
♪
- There we go!
Hey, you did it!
- She went crazy meeting Pat, like, she was his biggest fan.
- Well, sure, that's a little weird,
but what makes you so suspicious?
- She was super polite.
She fixed the table. She made pancakes.
- She made pancakes?
- This girl shows up,
breaks into my house, takes the lantern, blasts me,
and suddenly she's best friends with Pat,
saying she's a superhero's daughter
and we're just supposed to believe it all
without question, you know?
- These are actually really good.
- They are really good.
- You'll never escape her.
♪
- Hello?
♪
- Barbara Whitmore? - Yes.
- I won't take but a moment's time, promise.
- And you are?
- Richard Swift, at your service.
- How may I help you, Mr. Swift?
- Well, as my card says,
I deal in things both old
and curious, as a collector.
And one of my many passions is magic.
Stage magic, that is.
It's come to my attention that the late William Zarick
had a noteworthy collection of magical stage props
and sundries from the past now held in trust
by the same American Dream.
- Williams Zarick? - A councilman in Blue Valley,
if I'm not mistaken,
but a well-known...collector.
- Did you know Mr. Zarick?
- Merely by reputation. - Mm.
- Barbara... - Mm.
- I'm going to cut to the chase.
If the American Dream were to sell me Zarick's collection,
I'd probably pay a ridiculously high sum for it.
- Well, let me see where the collection is stored
and if the committee wants to sell it,
and I'll get back to you.
- Excellent.
- There's no contact info,
which is strange
for a business card, if you don't mind me saying.
- I'll be in touch with you,
but while I'm here,
I may as well explore all that is Blue Valley.
By chance, where might I find a decent cup of tea?
- You could try Richie's.
It's just right down the street.
- Richie's.
Sounds delightful.
I'll be in touch.
♪
- That is incredible.
Do you guys see that?
- Oh, yeah.
- Whoa.
Oh, hi, Courtney.
- What's going on?
- You must be Yolanda, right?
Or I can call you Wildcat.
Rick and Beth told me all about you.
You've got a heart of a fighter.
So inspiring.
I bet Ted Grant would feel the same too.
I'm Jennie.
- Yolanda is fine.
- So, uh, you told her about the team?
Why?
- Because Jennie's a legacy, Court.
- A real one, like Rick.
- So is that why you're here?
Because you found out about the new JSA?
- Hey, Court-- - No, Pat!
I wouldn't be so skeptical if she would have knocked
on our door last night, but she broke in.
- Because I didn't know who stole my father's lantern.
Maybe I should just go.
- Jennie! Jennie, wait!
- That was not cool, Court.
♪
- You almost had your old life back.
♪
You want to get back to who you were before,
don't you?
♪
Before the abduction.
- If you want it all back,
you'll have to kill her.
Kill your stepdaughter.
Kill Cindy Burman.
- So you're from Milwaukee? - Well, I grew up there.
- Quite a show down there.
- Sorry.
- I'm not the one you need to apologize to.
The thing is, I don't get it, Court.
I mean, your greatest superpower
is seeing the good in other people,
but you can't seem to see it in Jennie.
- Can't see it?
Pat, how can I not see the good in Jennie?
Everyone sees it. I mean, she's perfect.
And...
and she's a superhero's daughter, for real.
♪
I feel like such a fraud around her.
She's everything I should be.
- No. She's everything you were.
Think about it.
She's just trying to learn more about a father
she never really knew, that's all.
That's why she's here.
Remember how that felt?
♪
- Pretty lonely. - Yeah.
Pretty lonely.
Hey, Barb. What's up?
♪
I'll check it out.
- What is it?
- I don't know, hopefully nothing.
Just talk to Jennie. I'll be back.
♪
- I have my goggles,
and Yolanda can cut through anything.
- Well, that's not the only... - And Rick has, like,
amazing super strength.
- A few other stuff. - Yeah.
- Oh.
- I'm sorry for how I spoke to you.
- I have the lantern. And now that I do, I should go.
- No, Jennie, wait.
Look, none of this is your problem.
It's mine.
I spent months convinced I was Starman's daughter.
And I was so messed up when I found out I wasn't.
I thought I was everything that you actually are,
but clearly, I'm not.
Your power is like nothing any of us have ever seen before.
You're all anyone could ever want in a member of the JSA.
-You're the real deal, -Jennie.
♪
You've got everything.
- Stop saying I have everything!
I have nothing.
This ring, it's supposed to do whatever you ask it to,
anything at all.
And all I wanted was to find my brother.
- Your brother?
- I thought this ring would lead me to him,
not to this stupid lantern!
- Um, Jennie, what did you just do?
♪
- All we got by way of tea is orange pekoe.
We got coffee.
- And while I assume it's not the bizarre brew
derived from monkey droppings, I'm sure it tastes no better.
Very well. Orange pekoe it is.
God, help me.
- Oh, gosh. Sorry about that.
Now, I don't think I've seen you around here before, have I?
- Well, you'd be the one to know.
- Pardon me. Pat Dugan, mechanic.
I got a garage down the way. The Pit Stop.
- Catchy name. - Yeah, yeah.
- Oh, no, please do. Sit down.
- Appreciate it.
I didn't catch your name.
- Richard Swift, antiques.
- Watch looks like a nice old one.
See, my love's vintage cars--
antiques of the road, you might say.
Got a '56 Roadmaster.
That's kind of my number one car.
Actually, noticed a '65 Jaguar out on the curb.
It's a real beauty.
- It's a '67.
- '67, huh?
- Run, run, run!
Hurry! Go, go!
- I just remembered something. I'm--I'm double parked,
but it sure was nice to meet you, Mr. Swift.
- And you.
- It sounds like it's gonna explode!
- It looks like it. -
I can try and crush it.
- What if that makes it definitely explode?
- What's going on? - Pat, it's the lantern, it's--
- - What happened?
- We didn't know where else to take it,
away from people, we thought.
- This is all my fault!
- Emotions, Jennie, remember?
That's what affects your power.
♪
- Jennie is the lantern.
That's why the ring works when you put it on,
because you're charging it.
You can absorb the energy before it explodes.
- I can try.
♪
You all need to leave. If this doesn't work, it...
Go!
- I'm not going anywhere, Jennie.
You can do this.
♪
- I think it's working. Yeah.
Yeah, I think I got it.
♪
- She saved us.
♪
Whoa.
My gosh.
Hey, guys. I guess I can fly now.
♪
Good morning. - Hi.
- Uh, is Jennie awake?
- She was gone when I woke up.
♪
- Pat?
If you're worried I'm here to dig through
old files again, don't be.
I'm done with that.
- What are you talking about? - Jennie.
She made me realize
my friends, my family,
Stripesy.
I should have treated you more like Jennie did
when we first moved here.
So, it's Courtney Whitmore first,
daughter, sister, friend,
and if a villain comes up,
then it'll be Stargirl.
- Right, right.
It's actually funny you should mention that,
'cause, uh, well...
there is this villain from the old days called The Shade.
He's bad news.
And he's the last member of the Injustice Society
that's unaccounted for.
♪
And I think he's in Blue Valley.
- I'll get my staff!
- Okay, yeah.
- Mom!
Mom! I'm hungry again.
- Here I am...
sweetie.
♪
- Don't. Mom, don't.
Please. Please.
♪
Sinful human.
- So easily corrupted and consumed.
♪
- Mmm. Delicious.
Let me go!
- Your stepmother was desperate to escape.
She was trying to kill you.
I had to take control to protect you.
- I can protect myself.
♪
What did you do to her?
- I fed off her hatred,
her desperation, her corrupt soul.
- I'm in control, me!
My body is mine!
You do that again,
and I'll put you back in the box, you got it?
- Of course, Cynthia. Of course.
I am sorry.
You are in control.
You.
I'm only here to serve.
♪
- I didn't want her dead.
- Greg, move your head.