Stargirl (2020–…): Season 2, Episode 2 - Summer School: Chapter Two - full transcript

Still on the lookout for evil in Blue Valley, Courtney grows suspicious after an unexpected visitor shows up at the Dugan house. Meanwhile, Barbara and Pat become concerned after a visit from a mysterious antiques collector named Richard Swift. Elsewhere, Cindy puts her plan in motion.

I come home in the morning light

My mother says
When you gonna live your life right?

Oh, mama, dear
We're not the fortunate ones

And girls, they wanna have fun

Oh, girls just wanna have fun

[grunts]

The phone rings
In the middle of the night

My father yells
What you gonna do with your life?

[laughs]

Oh, Daddy, dear
You know you're still number one

But girls, they wanna have fun



Oh, girls just wanna have

That's all they really want

Some fun

Oops.

[doorbell rings]

Oh, girls, they wanna have fun

Oh, girls just wanna have fun

[glass breaks]

Hi, Mom.

You changed the locks.

You know, it's true what they say.

Diamonds are a girl's best friend.

[chuckles]

They just wanna, they just wanna



They just wanna, they just wanna

Girls just wanna have fun

[children chattering and shouting]

[girl] You're it, you're it.
One more time.

[Mrs. Ordway] 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.

Uh, 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.

[breathes deeply]

[sniffles]

Todd.

Dad's ring.

[gasps]

[wind whooshing]

Whoa!

[gasping]

Ah!

[exclaims]

Hey! Stop it! Stop!

The fight is over.

Go to your crate.

[Cosmic Staff pops]

[Jennie] I'm very sorry for the damage.

I had no intention
of fighting anyone coming here.

Things got out of hand.

Looks like it.

[Barbara] I mean,
look what you did, Court.

[Courtney scoffs] Me?

She broke into the house, Pat.

And, 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 Staff,
so you must be--

Not Starman's daughter.

Stripesy's.

Step... daughter.

Pat taught you.

Well... yeah, kinda. I mean...

Can you show me how to use the ring?

Please, Mr. Dugan?

[Buddy barks]

Hi, there.

Aw. Aren't you cute?

And slobbery.

[Buddy barks]

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?

Good night.

[Buddy snoring]

[Courtney sighs]

Go.

[sighs]

[Buddy scurrying away]

Hey.

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 'em.

But I know that they had 'em.

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?

Well, what if she's
like a spy or something?

A spy?

Yeah, for, for one
of the JSA's old enemies.

Like Baron Von Blitzkrieg.

Okay, there's no "Von," alright?

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?

[muffled groan]

[indistinct chatter]

[Jennie] I can't thank you enough.

[Mike] Can someone pass me the milk?

[Barbara] Some syrup.
Yeah, pass the syrup.

Morning.

-[laughter]
-[Jennie] Wow. Really?

-[Barbara] Mm.
-[Jennie] Morning, Courtney.

What's all of this?

[Barbara] Breakfast. Jennie made it.

[Mike] Gotta try these pancakes.

[Barbara] I thought
Pat's were unbeatable.

But we sure got a contender here.

[Mike] Oh, Pat's are very beatable.

-[Pat] This is like a restaurant.
-[laughter]

-[Jennie] I'm glad you like it.
-[Barbara] Mm!

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...

I'm not hungry.

So, um, what's the plan today?

[muffled] Well, finish breakfast,

that's gonna take a while,

I'll take Jennie down to the garage

see if we can get the lantern working.

Okay. I'll come with you.

Nope. You've got school.

Summer school. [snickers]

Yolanda? W-What are you doing here?

I-I thought you got straight-As.

I did.

My parents enrolled me this morning
to "keep me out of trouble."

[chuckling] Wow!

Wow, uh...

that-that's terrible.

Yeah. Really, really unfair.

[Mr. Deisinger] Good morning,
Blue Valley High.

I am Mr. Deisinger, for anyone
who hasn't taken my art class,

which is, uh... everyone.

Since it's summer...

you can all call me Paul.

Okay. Who have we got here?

-Isaac Bowin.
-[softly] Here.

-What was that?
-Here!

-Josh Carillo.
-[Josh] Here.

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.

[Mr. Deisinger] So... no Rick Harris?

I don't see Rick.

Bueller? Bueller?

[cell phone buzzing]

Hey.

[Beth] I've been trying you all morning.

Where are you?

Out. What's up?

There's a new superhero in town.

What?

[twigs snapping]

[wings fluttering]

[soft growling]

[car engine starts]

Whoa-ho-ho!

[Zeke] Whoo! [laughs]

Well... what do you think, Dugan?

[exclaims breathlessly]

I think it's great, Zeke.

The flame's still a little weak,
but I'll have that fixed in a jiffy.

[sighs]

See you tomorrow, Dugan. Miss.

So where do we start, Mr. Dugan?
[hums cheerfully]

Well, why don't we start
at the beginning?

So where did you get the ring?

It was left for me by my dad.

It started glowing.

Pulling at me.

The ring worked that entire time?

Mm, 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, uh,
let's see if we can take a look inside.

Learn something.

[metallic clattering]

Wha-what just happened?

[scoffs]

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.

[exhales deeply]

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!

[both laugh]

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?

[sighs]

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...

And we're just supposed
to believe it all without question.

You know?

These are actually really good.

[sighs]

They are really good.

[Eclipso] You will never escape her.

Hello?

[bell tolling]

-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,

magical stage props
and sundries from the past,

now held in trust
by the same American Dream.

-William Zarick?
-A councilman in Blue Valley,

if I'm not mistaken.

But a... a well-known collector.

Did you know Mr. Zarick?

Merely by reputation.

[Barbara] Mm.

Barbara, 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.

[Barbara sighs]

That is incredible.

-You... you guys see that?
-[Beth] Oh, yeah.

[panting] Oh.

Hi, Courtney.

What's going on?

Uh, 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.

Yo... 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?

-[Pat] 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.

[Eclipso] You almost had your life back.

[indistinct whispers]

You want to get back
to who you were before, don't you,

before the abduction?

[gasping]

If you want it all back,

you'll have to kill her.

Kill your step-daughter.

Kill Cindy Burman.

So you're from Milwaukee?

[Jennie] Well, I grew up there.

[Pat] Quite a show down there.

Sorry.

I'm not the one
you need to apologize to.

The thing is, I-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.

[imperceptible]

Remember how that felt?

Pretty lonely.

Yeah.

Pretty lonely.

[cell phone ringing]

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 thing
I can do.

And Rick has an amazing super strength.

-Few other stuff.
-Yeah.

I'm sorry for how I spoke to you.

I have the lantern.

And now that I do, I should go.

No, J-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.

[high-pitched whistling]

Um...

Jennie, what did you just do?

[country music playing]

[Maria] All we got by way of tea
is orange pekoe.

We got coffee.

[Swift] 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. [chuckles]

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.

[chuckling] Yeah, yeah.

No, 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, uh, vintage cars.

Antiques of the road you might say.

[chuckles]

Got a '56 Roadmaster.

It's kind of my number one car.

Actually noticed a, uh, '65 Jaguar
out on the curb.

It's a real beauty.

It's a '67.

'67, huh?

[Beth] Run, run, run.
Hurry! Go! Go!

I... I just remembered something.

I... I-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.

Man!

I... I... I could try and crush it.

What if that makes it
definitely explode?

What's going on?

Pat! The lantern, it...

[exclaims]

[Pat] 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 worked
when you put it on.

Because you're charging it.

You can absorb the energy.

Before it explodes.

I, I can try.

You all need to leave.
If this doesn't work then...

Go!

I'm not going anywhere, Jennie.

You can do this.

I think it's working.

Yeah.

[whistling stops]

I think I got it.

[Courtney grunts]

She saved us.

[Jennie] Whoa. [laughing]

Oh, my gosh.

Hey, guys, I guess I can fly now.

[Jennie laughing]

[Buddy snoring]

[chuckles]

-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
what was really important.

My friends, my family...

Stripesy. [chuckles]

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.

[clears throat]

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!

[exclaims in excitement]

Okay.

[Cosmic Staff warbling]

Mom.

Mom, I'm hungry again.

Here I am.

Sweetie.

[screams]

Don't. Mom, don't.

Please, please...

No! [grunts]

Sinful

human.

[laughs]

[Eclipso and Cindy]
So easily corrupted...

[screaming]

...and consumed.

[Bobbie continues screaming]

-Delicious.
-[Eclipso] Delicious.

[grunts]

No! No!

Let me go!

[Eclipso] 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 corrupted 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.