Supergirl (2015–…): Season 1, Episode 20 - Better Angels - full transcript

KARA: When I was a child,
my planet Krypton was dying.

I was sent to Earth
to protect my cousin.

But my pod got knocked off-course

and by the time I got here,

my cousin had already grown up

and become Superman.

And so I hid my powers

until recently when an accident forced
me to reveal myself to the world.

To most people

I'm an assistant at
Catco Worldwide Media.

But in secret, I work with my



adoptive sister for the DEO

to protect my city from alien life

and anyone else that
means to cause it harm.

KARA: I am Supergirl.

KARA: Previously on "Supergirl"...

James?

You've created a force that
could take over the galaxy.

And all of it will be ours.

Everyone in the city is
affected by this alien signal.

- Catch.
- KARA: They're acting like automatons.

No!

Oh, my God.

If you come to National City,
Myriad will take over you too.

I am going to help her...



...whatever the cost.

I am not going to fight my sister.

NON: You have no choice.

Kill Alex Danvers or let her kill you.

Either way...

You lose.

Ugh.

(GRUNTS)

(GRUNTING)

(STRAINING)

Alex, I know you're in there.

This isn't you. You don't wanna do this.

You left me no choice.

(GRUNTING)

(GROANING)

You're reunited with Astra
in the light of Rao,

you tell her her wishes
have all come true.

ELIZA: Alex, stop!

This isn't you.

The Martian's protecting your mind.

Who knows for how long,
by the looks of him.

As long as he has to.

If only you could have protected Alex's.

Now her mother has to watch.

Alex, you can beat this.

I know you can.

You're not gonna hurt me.
You're not gonna hurt Kara.

We are a family.

Stronger together.

Alex, you are the strongest of us all.

Your father always said that.

I know he's watching over you.

I know he'd be so proud.

Your father believed in you.

I believe in you, too.

You are Alex Danvers

and nothing on Earth can change that.

(SOFTLY) So, come back to us, sweetie.

Please, come back.

- Mom?
- Yes.

(PANTING) I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

- I'm sorry.
- It's all right.

(GROANING)

I'm so sorry. (SOBBING)

So, Supergirl's plan is
to broadcast a symbol...

- Of hope.
- Of hope.

- With a speech.
- A speech?

Also about hope.

But how will she cut through
Myriad and reach the people?

Supergirl is my protege,

reaching people is what I do.

Plus, there is scientific
evidence that supports my plan.

- Max?
- MAXWELL: Myriad works by shutting down

the connection between the amygdala

and the rostral anterior
cingulate cortex.

The parts of the human brain that
give rise to optimism and hope.

Under Myriad, I could see, I could hear,

but it was like I was a
complete stranger to myself.

And then my mother said
something about my father

and it was like a switch
went off in my brain.

I could suddenly feel again.

I could feel hope.

And that's what she's gonna give them

once Max can kick start the connections.

If. This equipment's a dinosaur.

If I can get her speech on TV

and the symbol on computers and phones,

I'm even more of a
genius than I thought.

Okay, we're ready.

Okay. She's ready too.

In three, two...

People of National City.

This is Supergirl

and I hope you can hear me.

We have been attacked.

Mothers and fathers,

friends and neighbors,
children, everyone,

suddenly stopped by a force of evil

as great as this world has ever known.

Your attacker has sought
to take your free will,

your individuality,

your spirit.

Everything that makes you who you are.

When facing an attack like this,

it's easy to feel hopeless.

We retreat, we lose our strength,

lose our self.

I know.

I lost everything when I was young.

When I first landed on this planet,

I was sad and alone.

But I found out

that there is so much love in this world

out there for the taking,

and you, the people of National City,

you helped me.

You let me be who I'm meant to be.

(GASPS)

You gave me back to myself.

You made me stronger than
I ever thought possible,

and I love you for that.

Now, in each and every one of you,

there is a light, a spirit,

that cannot be snuffed out.

That won't give up.

I need your help again.

I need you to hope.

Hope.

That you will remember that
you can all be heroes.

Hope.

That when faced with an enemy

determined to destroy your spirit,

you will fight back and thrive.

Hope.

That those who once may
have shunned you will,

in a moment of crisis, come to your aid.

(CELL PHONES RINGING)

Hope.

That you will see again the
faces of those you love

and perhaps even those you have lost.

I love you, Kara.

(PHONES RINGING)

It's working.

(CHUCKLES)

Myriad has failed.

I have failed.

But I refuse to let Astra's entire life

be undone by that...

That child.

Your only failure was
dreaming too small.

There are endless worlds out
there to conquer, my love.

Worlds without that bleeding
heart blonde Kryptonian.

- What do we do?
- We finish off the job.

We kill the humans

and we leave Kara Zor-El behind

as queen of a dead Earth.

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(EXHALES) That's more like it.

- WINN: Kara.
- Hi.

Hey.

Hey, listen, um...

Just the things that we said to you...

What he's trying to say
is that we're sorry.

It wasn't you. This is you.

Um, and thanks, you know,

- for saving our lives.
- Yeah.

(CHUCKLES)

Hey, Kara,

nobody could have saved all three of us.
Not even Clark.

Well, the DEO is working
to find Non and Indigo,

and when they do,

they'll pay for what they did.

JAMES: Yeah.

Well, I'm just happy that you're safe

and the three of us are back together.

(CHUCKLES) Me too.

But I think we should talk about
that thing that happened, uh,

right before Myriad struck.

The thing.

Yeah, the thing thing.

(GASPS) The thing.

Hmm.

Oh, this thing has
nothing to do with me.

All good. I got other things.

- You kissed me.
- I kissed you.

You did.

So, I'm sorry if I kissed you when
you weren't in control of yourself,

because I am all about consent.

(CHUCKLES) I know. I was myself.

Mostly.

And how did yourself feel about that?

CAT: The morning meeting was
to begin 16 seconds ago.

You people were more punctual
when you were drones.

- Scurry!
- Later?

- Later.
- CAT: Today, please.

- Uh, after the scurrying.
- Yeah.

GENERAL LANE: Lucy.

I'm glad you're here.

Did you have any doubt
that I would come?

So, how is it that Superman
is still down for the count?

We don't know.

We're hoping he regains
consciousness soon.

You can re-secure the
prisoner J'onn J'onzz now.

You're cuffing him? He's wounded.

He just helped save this whole city.
All of us.

What he has done
subsequent to his crimes

is neither here nor there, Luce.

Don't you get it, Dad?

As long as you keep treating
everything as black and white,

you're gonna breeding the same
type of hate and resentment

that allowed the Kryptonians
to try to destroy us today.

I am trying to protect us.

Especially you, Lucy.

And that is what is so sad.

It's because you keep pushing me away.

Like you pushed away Lois.

J'onn, I'm so sorry.

It's not like I'm going anywhere anyway.

Your father's only doing
what he thinks is right.

Fathers are like that
with their daughters.

(SIGHS DEEPLY)

Hey, I got it.

- Oh, no.
- I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine. I got it.

Having your mind controlled and
getting into a death match

with me is a lot for one day.

Alex, I have to ask you something

and I want you to tell me the truth.

Why did you and J'onn J'onzz

really come to see me in Midvale?

And why wouldn't you tell me?

I can handle anything.

You probably wanna sit down.

Dad is still alive.

What?

No.

No. That, that's not possible.

It's been ten years ago.

J'onn saw into the mind of
the man that captured him.

They have him at a secret facility

called Cadmus.

But why would he be there?

Why would they bring your father there
and keep him there for so long?

- It doesn't make any sense.
- I don't know.

But once Non and Indigo are captured,

J'onn and I are gonna go find him

and we're gonna bring him home.

We all will.

MAXWELL: Well, isn't
this a Hallmark moment?

Don't you have someplace better to be?

Like at Lord Tech?

Helping your employees get
through what just happened?

That's what corporate shrinks
on retainer are for.

Me, I'm more worried about
what's still happening.

Still happening?

Everyone's been protected.

No one's mind is being controlled.

True. But I went to see how much damage

the Kryptonians had
done to my LTE network

and I found out that since
we ended their mind control,

the Myriad wave has been amplified

ten-fold and is rising exponentially.

Amplified? To what end?

Emergency rooms all over
the city have been filled

with people complaining about headaches.

They're from Myriad,

which, by my calculations,
will continue to amplify

until pop goes the cranium.

The Kryptonians couldn't control us,

so instead, they're going to kill us.

All of us.

The Kryptonians were using
Myriad for mind control

because the frequency
penetrates neural tissue.

Now, they're increasing the frequency.

Exponentially.

We're talking terahertz jumps.

That's like using an Uzi on a mosquito.

And we're the mosquito.

Once the wave reaches
its full potential,

the electromagnetic energy

will create enough pressure to...
(SIGHS)

To kill every human on the
planet like you said.

I need to tell James and Winn.

Let's not get our cape in a bunch.

He's right.

Telling them wouldn't do
us any good right now.

- How long do we have?
- Four hours.

I usually love a good
countdown, but this is bad.

This is really bad.

Think you can find the source
so we can shut it down?

You're lucky I work well under pressure.

Ma'ams, you're needed in the armory.

Find the source.

MAXWELL: Finding them
will be the easy part.

Defeating them with only you,

that's our problem.

And to think I thought
you'd learned by now,

I can handle anything.

I'm not trying to be an ass.

I know you can handle anything.

But I'm actually worried.

And if the others were
thinking straight,

they'd be worried, too.

You have no backup.

Your sidekick J'onn J'onzz is injured,

the DEO's resources have been
depleted from the prison break,

and even if they weren't,
no human can go out there.

Their heads would explode if they
got too close to the source.

If you go out there and
fight, you might win.

But chances are this
is a suicide mission.

You know I'll never stop trying.

Believe me, no one's rooting
for you more than I am.

I just want you to know
what you're facing,

so that you're prepared.

I will stop Non and Indigo.

Good.

Hey...

Don't tell Alex my odds, okay?

(SIGHS)

WINN: Hey.

Whoa.

You look like you could jump
in on that lunch order.

They just called it in.

No, it's fine. I've had
like, four lunches already.

Really?

Just, no offense, you just

kinda have that little hypoglycemic

I-haven't-eaten-in-25-minutes look.
(CHUCKLES)

Sorry. Here.

I know I don't say this enough,

or ever, really...

Thank you.

For what? You're the one that, uh,

that just saved everyone from
super mind-control ray...

No, that's not what I mean. I...

Thank you for being such
a great friend always.

From my first day at work here,
(INHALES DEEPLY)

my first day as Supergirl,

your friendship has been one
of the best parts of my life.

Could you, uh, just eat
a Red Vine, will ya?

You're starting to get
sappy, even for me.

CAT: Ker-rah!

(SIGHS) Go, uh, tame the beast.

Ker-rah, go get me one of
those Moon Juice smoothies

with the Chinese herbs that
Gwyneth keeps talking about.

- I want one every two hours.
- (STAMMERING)

But you hate Chinese herbs.

- And Gwyneth.
- Not true.

I don't like the Coldplay guy,

but ever since they consciously
uncoupled, I like Gwynny more than ever.

You see, Ker-rah, we have been
through hell in the last few days.

We survived.

Lesson, don't ever
take life for granted,

always take good care of yourself,

reject the latte and
drink the green juice.

Carpe diem.

Ms. Grant.

I just want you to know that
working for you is a true honor.

You are my role model

and you lead this city with
such strength and grace,

and underneath that prickly exterior,

ahem, you have the biggest
heart of anyone I know.

I just...

I'm just trying to say

thank you for being an
amazing mentor and friend.

Okay, so,

that was either my eulogy or
your dictated suicide note.

Is there something you need to tell me?

No, no, I'm just taking your advice.

Carpe diem.

Okay. Okay.

Well, you've made quite the
impression on me, too, Ker-rah.

Now, go fetch me that juice. Chop-chop.

Hey.

Hey.

Just thinking about you.

- You were?
- Yeah.

I was thinking that we should

finish that conversation that we
started earlier that was interrupted.

Yeah, it seems like we're
always getting interrupted,

- doesn't it?
- (CHUCKLES)

Yeah, it does.

Maybe there's a reason.

- What do you mean?
- I mean,

you and me, maybe we're
just not meant to be.

- That's kind of a big leap.
- James,

I know in my heart,

that we could've been happy together.

But we missed our chance.

And now, the most important thing
to me is that you find happiness.

Find someone

who appreciates how amazing you are.

Kara, wait.

Kara, why are you saying this?
What's going on with you?

Nothing. I just...

I care about you a lot, James Olsen.

Always remember that.

- Kara.
- I can't. I have to go.

I hate seeing you like this.

I'm not concerned about the shackles.

- I am concerned about you.
- Don't be.

Max Lord says he's very close to finding

the source of the Myriad wave,

and once he does, I'll have my mission.

James Olsen called Lucy to tell her
that you've been acting strange,

like you were saying
goodbye or something.

I didn't mean to worry him.

I just...

We both know what I'm up against.

I will save the Earth,
I promise you that.

I just don't know if
I'll make it out alive.

I didn't say the things that needed
to be said when I left Krypton

and I wanted to make sure
that I said them now.

Just in case.

I was exactly where you are, Kara.

And when I was, you told
me to never give up.

I'm not giving up.

But my mother didn't send me to Earth

to fall in love with a
human, have children,

live in a house with a
white picket fence.

She sent me here to protect Kal-El.

And now, I will use my
powers to protect the Earth.

And If I die achieving that,

I'm at peace with it.

I'll join my mother.

We'll be together in Rao's light.

- What do you got, Max?
- Found 'em.

Thanks to this pretty little thing.

An Omegahedron.

We used these as energy
sources on Krypton.

Just one of those can
power an entire city.

Well, this one's powering the
destruction of this planet.

It's powering the Myriad wave,

and its energy is
building by the second.

So where are the Kryptonians hiding?

About 500 miles northeast of here.
Nevada.

What the hell is in Nevada?

In my experience, mediocre
buffets and regret.

It's Fort Rozz.

What, you just left it there?

You try moving a one
million-ton alien spacecraft.

We did the only thing we could.

We concealed it using its
own stealth technology,

cordoned off the area and
called it a nuclear test zone.

Making it the perfect place to hide.

They've been there the whole time.

I'll find them.

I'll shut it down.

J'ONN J'ONZZ: Not by
yourself you won't.

I'm coming with you.

- You're still under arrest.
- And you're hurt.

There are too many lives at
risk to send an agent in alone.

I'm not releasing you.

You're a threat to national security.

And you're dead if you don't
allow me to take this mission.

She's gonna need all
the help she can get.

Release him.

Now.

Take the other cuff off of the Martian.

I got it.

Let's do this.

J'onn, Supergirl,

be careful.

Keep it safe for me?

You didn't say goodbye to your sister.

If I say goodbye, I'm never leaving.

So, how do we smoke them out?

I think we just did.

- Where is your army?
- Already in their sleeping pods.

Ready for the journey that awaits

once we dispense with the two of you.

- And the Omegahedron?
- It's right here.

Take it.

Smash it into little bits.
You still won't stop us.

It's just a means to an end.
Its power comes from her.

Can't smash that to little bits, huh?

This is not what Astra wanted.

Please, don't kill everyone.

Your aunt wanted to save this planet.

The humans' extinction
will do just that.

Like Noah after the flood.

Only without Noah. Or you.

Ugh!

Sir, we're almost at critical pitch.

- How much time do we have?
- Less than six minutes.

Then our heads go boom.

(TIMER BEEPING)

Come on, Supergirl.

(GRUNTING)

COMPUTER: Signal at 80% strength.

(SHARP RINGING)

(GRUNTING)

(GRUNTING)

(PEOPLE GROANING)

Oh!

Whoops.

COMPUTER: Signal at 90% strength.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

Ugh, five minutes.

(TIMER BEEPING)

Tell your parents I said hello.

Tell them yourself!

(GRUNTING)

It's time for you to join
your people, Martian.

(YELLING)

(GRUNTING)

(SCREAMING)

(J'ONN J'ONZZ GRUNTING)

(STRAINING)

(STRAINING)

(YELLING)

(PANTING)

We did it. We won.

- Are you okay?
- I will be.

Let's shut down Myriad.

INDIGO: It can't be shut down, fools.

I already locked the system.

The engines won't fire.

You won't be able to fly Fort Rozz away.

All you'll be able do is sit back

and watch everyone around you die.

But between Krypton and Mars,

I guess that's old hat for you two.

(TIMER BEEPING)

They're not gonna stop them, are they?

Ma'am, it's Supergirl. She
needs to talk to you.

Supergirl, what's going on?

The Myriad signal is still escalating.

We defeated Non and Indigo,

but we can't stop the Myriad wave
and we can't power the ship.

I'm going to fly Fort
Rozz into space myself.

It's the only way we can
get Myriad off the planet.

That is not an option, Kara.

Once you're in space,
there's no atmosphere.

There's no gravity.

You wouldn't be able to generate thrust,

you wouldn't be able to breathe,

you wouldn't be able to get back.

There is no other way.

- No. I can have Max...
- No, there's no time...

Kara, listen to me.

I was sent to protect Earth

and that's what I'm gonna do.

I need you to promise me something.

I need you to promise me

that when you find Jeremiah,

you'll tell him

that I never stopped
wearing the glasses.

He needs to know that you and
Eliza gave me a great life.

A life I never thought I'd be
able to find outside of Krypton.

He needs to know that,

that everything good I did,

it came from you being my sister.

You taught me, Kara.

I want you to have a good life.

I want you to find love and be happy.

I want you to do all the things

that being my sister
kept you from doing.

Kara...

Promise me.

(SOBBING)

I can't.

I need you need you to promise me, Alex.
There isn't much time.

I promise. (SNIFFLES)

Good. Okay.

I have to go now.

I love you, Kara.

I love you.

Kara?

Kara?

(METAL CREAKING)

(GRUNTING LOUDLY)

(EKG MACHINE BEEPING)

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

(GROANS)

What happened?

You saved the world.

And then I saved you with your pod.

You're not the only
badass in the family.

(BOTH LAUGHS)

And, uh...

This belongs to you.

I think your mother would've really
appreciated my piloting skills.

There are a lot of people out
there waiting to say thank you.

(APPLAUSE)

Ten-hut!

I've spoken with the president.

She's indebted to you, Supergirl.

As am I.

She's also aware of the
remarkable courage

you demonstrated, J'onn J'onzz.

She's granting you a full pardon

and reinstating you as
director of the DEO.

In my absence, Major
Lane has performed her

duty as director with
expertise and integrity.

And if there's one thing I've
learned in my lifetimes,

it's that leaders are
stronger working together.

From now on, we're all on the same team,

no more secrets.

Secrets protect no one.

They only undermine what we're
striving to accomplish,

peace.

And even though we have
defeated Non and Myriad,

evil still persists

and there are ever more
dangers that we face.

Our enemies remain at home, abroad

and in the skies beyond our world.

(CHUCKLES)

What...

- What is this?
- Banker's box.

Typically used to carry
one's meager possessions

as they're being escorted to
the elevator in disgrace.

Or by force, if necessary.

- What are you doing?
- Helping you pack.

My...

Ms. Grant, whatever I did,

whatever you think I did, I can explain.

(SIGHS)

- KARA: What is this?
- (EXHALES)

This is your new office.

You're not firing me?

Oh, no, no, no. I'm promoting you.

Ker-rah, for the last two years,

you have done nothing but
arrange my travel perfectly

and manage my schedule flawlessly.

You have become the best
assistant I have ever had.

And that is why I have to give you up.

What am I...

What do you want me to do?

Well, I want you to find me a
new assistant, for starters

and then I want you to take a few days,

I want you to think about what you want,

and then

I'll think about what you
might have to offer,

and then we'll talk.

Really? Anything I want?

Well, within reason.

And the money won't be much different,

or any different,

but this is a step up for you, Ker-rah.

This is your end of
Working Girl moment.

And if you take advantage of it,

I really believe that you
can change the world.

- Ms. Grant.
- Hmm?

The end of Working Girl
always makes me cry.

Um...

Me too.

(EXHALES)

If you work hard there might
be a window in your future,

Kara.

Okay, do the forks go on the left
or the right, I can never remember.

Forks on the left, knives on the right.

It's the way you eat.

How would I know that?

I... I eat with my
fork in my right hand.

That's because you
were raised by wolves.

Six, seven... Hey, you guys, um,

we have, we have one extra setting.

No, no, leave that one there.

It's for Jeremiah.

- For when he comes back.
- ALEX: He will, Mom.

I give you my word. We're
gonna find Project Cadmus,

- we're gonna bring him home.
- Together.

Hey, Kara, can I borrow
you for a second?

(CLEARS THROAT) So,

I've taken a lot of photos of Supergirl

and I think this one is really special.

That's so sweet.

Ta da.

Oh.

I'm squinting.

No, you're smiling with your eyes.

Like you are now.

It's what happens when you're happy.

Yeah, I am happy.

- Thank you.
- Of course.

ALEX: Great, Kara, do
the champagne trick!

Come on, come on, come on.

- ALEX: It's so cool.
- WINN: Do the trick.

- ALEX: Come here, come here.
- WINN: Do the trick.

(ALL CHUCKLING)

Go, go, go. Three, two, one!

(ALL CHEERS)

- Let's have a toast.
- JAMES: All right.

- To Supergirl.
- No, no. Wait, wait.

To family.

Love bonds us all.

ALL: To family!

(CRASHING)

What was that?

Nothing good.

That pod.

It's identical to mine.

It's from Krypton.

J'ONN J'ONZZ:
Supergirl, be careful.

You don't know what's in there.

(GRUNTS)

Oh, my God.

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