Supergirl (2015–…): Season 2, Episode 17 - Distant Sun - full transcript

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.

I hid who I really was
until one day

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

To most people, I'm a reporter
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.



I am Supergirl.

Previously on
Supergirl and The Flash...

Mother? Father?

We finally found you.

Return with us to Daxam.

That Kryptonian girl has poisoned you.

I'm done being your prince.

You should leave this
planet and never return.

I deserve better than being lied to.

You do.

You're right, okay? I'm a liar.

I can't do this. No, it's over.

Stay with me. I'm going to get you out.

I'm so sorry I lied to you.



I forgive you.

What smells so... Oh,
is that hash browns!

No, no, no, no!

I'm trying to make you breakfast in bed.

I'm going for full romance, here.
And you have ruined it.

Okay, that's very sweet.

But there is no way you're getting
in the way of me and bacon!

And biscuits!

And, oh, is that a poached egg?

- Yeah.
- When did you learn how to poach?

Oh, I found the instructions.

Turns out books have a lot more
useful information than YouTube.

- Hey!
- Who knew?

You have changed.

- Oh yeah?
- Yes, I'm impressed.

Well, I figured since you were
good enough to take me back,

that I should be good enough to fill
every moment of your life with joy.

And... Oh, and coffee.
'Cause that's ready.

Well, there's one good thing about
not having to work at CatCo.

- What's that?
- There's more time with you.

Any word from your parents?

No. They're just up there,
hovering around in orbit.

Is that what they mean
by helicopter parenting?

Breaking news
coming from Midtown Park...

Oh, crap.

...as a violent alien wages an all-out
attack against innocent civilians.

Laser eye patch. That's new.

Well, duty calls...

Do you want me to come with you?
We can get him together.

- Sure.
- Yeah?

I'll just get changed... Oh,
shoot, my stuff is at the DEO.

- You are so fast.
- I got this one.

I'll get a jump start on that laundry!

J'onn? I'm going to need an
alien clean up on aisle three.

Madam President.

I saw Supergirl had a hostile
alien to deal with this morning.

Yes. It seems to be
another one-off incident.

It's under control.

- Is that why you called?
- No, actually.

I called to get an update
on the Daxamite ship.

At the moment it seems
to be in low orbit.

No communication or signs
of activity for days.

But according to Mon-El, the
Daxamite we've been working with,

they could be dangerous.

I was afraid of that.

How would you like to proceed?

I'm concerned that if we make any moves,

we could end up in a major
intergalactic conflict.

I don't disagree.

Director, I know Supergirl was involved
in brief combat with the ship.

I have to ask you to refrain
from engaging again.

With all due respect, Madam President,

if they present a threat, we must...

We must be smart about it.

And my office will gather more intel.

Until then, err on the side of caution.

I understand.

I'll be in touch.

So was yoga as awful as
you thought it would be?

Yes.

You're in a league of your own, Danvers.

Ugh... Look at us.

We're that couple. With the yoga
mats and the flirtatious bickering.

I know. It's perfect... Emily?

- Maggie.
- Hi.

How are... Are you back in town?

Yeah. Just for the week.
I'm staying at the Baldwin.

Oh. Okay.

Hi. I'm Alex.

Oh, I'm sorry. This is
my girlfriend, Alex.

I'm Emily. Nice to meet you.

- We used to date.
- Ah, okay.

- It's been... Yeah.
- A lot of years.

We should catch up sometime.

Sure. That would be good.

Sometime.

I should go.

And let you guys get up to
whatever you've got going on.

But it was really good to see you.

You too.

- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you, yeah.

What about tonight?

What?

Well, she wants to catch up.
We don't have any plans.

No. I can't. Come on. It's cold.

Do you see how cool
I'm being about this?

I mean, come on.

Emily?

Do you want to have
dinner with us tonight?

Uh, yeah. Sure.

I have the same e-mail,
just let me know where.

- We will.
- Okay.

See, that wasn't so bad.

Remember that alien you
fought this morning?

The one with the laser-shooting
eye patch? Yeah. Rings a bell.

He wasn't just any rogue alien.

He's from a race of
alien bounty hunters called Amalaks.

I'm sorry. Did you say bounty hunter?

Yep. When the DEO was intaking your new
monocular best friend, they found this.

Hey, that's me.

What is it?

It's an interplanetary messaging device.

It accesses some kind of alien darknet
for all your shady space needs.

Is there a message?

Name. Supergirl.

The last daughter of Krypton. Location.
National City, USA, Planet Earth.

Three hundred quartz crowns
upon proof of death.

Someone put a bounty on your head.

How much is three hundred quartz crowns?

A lot. Like enough to buy a planet.

Oh. Like, we're talking like, a
planet in a good neighborhood?

Or like, a hipster,
up-and-coming kind of vibe?

Exactly.

For that kind of bounty,
every low-life killer

in the universe will be headed
this way to take their shot.

Oh, that's fine. I'll just take them out.
One by one.

Hey, hey. No, no, no. Wait. Okay.

Not that I doubt you, okay?

But a series of battles with
interstellar bounty hunters

doesn't seem like a good way
to ensure public safety.

Alex is right.

I want you staying out of sight until
we can figure out who is behind this.

Wait a second. You want me to hide?

Sometimes hiding is a
strategic necessity.

And since you asked,

I too think that you should hide.

'Cause I just lost you. Don't
really feel like losing you again.

'Cause that would not be... Palatable.

Hey, that's a very
culinary way to put it.

I cook now.

I'm not going to hide.
I'm the Girl of Steel.

I don't bend. I don't break.
I don't stand down for anyone.

I know none of us can stop you
if you choose to go out there,

but please, as the people
who care about you,

give us a day to try and
get ahead of this thing.

Fine.

Okay. I'll lay low for 24 hours.

Thank you. Agent Schott,

see if you can find a way to
locate some more of those things.

Maybe we can stop those bounty
hunters before they strike.

Agent Danvers, run a database search for
other species who might be using this network.

Absolutely. Well, I had
plans but I will cancel.

No. No. Don't cancel your plans
just to search databases.

That's ridiculous.

Uh, these databases won't
search themselves.

Actually they will, I just got
to write a program for it.

And I just signed up for more
work, didn't I? Okay.

Let's get out of here.

- Mon-El?
- Yeah.

Keep an eye on her.

I will.

There's just something
I have to do first.

So this is how they entertain
royalty on this planet.

Mother, Father.

We were glad when we
received your message.

Hey, Mon-El, can I grab a pint?

I'm not working. You can
check with Rhonda though.

You work here? As a servant?

I'm a mixologist.

It is an artistic profession in the
medium of preparing alcoholic beverages.

And it is very honorable.

I don't believe anyone in this
hovel does anything important.

That's lovely.

Look, so, I don't wanna believe it,

but I know it was you.

You know what was us?

You placed the bounty on Kara's life.

Did you really think that
if you had her killed

that I was just going to change
my mind and come back with you?

You've become quite
imaginative in your time here.

Is that so? Who else wants her
dead and has 300 quartz crowns?

Does she seem like a person who
has any shortage of enemies?

I can assure you we have
nothing to do with this.

Okay, so, if it's not you,
why are you still on Earth?

Because we're hoping you'll
come to your senses.

Do you know how long we've
been searching for you?

Years. Spent praying to the gods for
the faintest hint of your survival.

We thought we were lost. That we would
be the last generation of Daxamites.

But for your mother's strength,
despair would have overwhelmed us.

When you were a child,

you used to grab my leg with both arms
every time I tried to leave the room.

I would have to

peel you off of me like
some gangly little magnet.

And it broke my heart.

Until we heard your beacon,

I thought we'd lost you forever.

And now...

I would rather die than
leave Earth without you.

You have to trust that all we
want is for you to come home.

We wish no harm on your friend.

Remember, we're your parents.

When you call, we come.

Even to places that disagree with us.

Maybe she's having trouble parking.

She hates parking, she always valets.

Do you want to try texting her?

It's been 45 minutes.

I'm sure there's a good
reason she's not here.

It's okay, Alex.

No, it's...

Look, I feel bad.

I can see it was an awkward thing
that I pushed you into and now...

No. It was thoughtful of you
to try to get me closure.

Emily's just...

What?

Well, when we broke up, she said
some things that cut me pretty deep.

And we were together for five years,

it was the longest
relationship I've ever had.

So, when she said that
I didn't deserve to be happy,

I figured she really knew me.
And maybe she was right.

No, it wasn't, and that was
a terrible thing to say.

It doesn't matter anymore,
it was a long time ago.

It does matter.

Can we just get out of here?

Of course.

Check, please.

I hate this.

What, the game?

No! I love this game. I hate...

I hate being stuck inside.

Look, look. I could be
there and back so fast.

No, no!

J'onn said you can't go
anywhere as Supergirl.

Should have never let
you watch the news.

I will be back before I miss my turn.

- No.
- National City needs Supergirl.

Mon-El, I'm very happy you're here.

And not just because you
have super strength.

Now maybe you can stand in the
way of her and her super suit.

- Yeah.
- Where were you?

I was just questioning some suspects.

Who?

My parents.

So you think your parents
ordered the bounty on me?

Well, they say they didn't,
but I'm not so sure.

They should meet my dad.
I bet they'd become fast friends.

Yeah, from what you've said about it,
I'm sure that's true.

- Oh, shoot.
- I'm sorry, I don't know what happened.

Ah...

Are you okay?

I can't move.

No. Seriously. I...

I...

Um...

Whoa! Watch out!

What are you doing?

I don't know, it's not me!

I'm sorry.

I'm not in control of my body.

Ah.

I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

I had that coming.

Looks like someone's controlling him.

Whoa, whoa. It's working.

What's working?

Okay, so, I reconfigured this thing

to go off if there's another
messaging device nearby.

Which means there is a bounty
hunter and he is close.

Can you control it?

No!

I just feel pins and needles all over.

- Okay...
- It's no good!

You have to run.

I'm much too dangerous.

Just focus and try to fight it.

I can't!

Oh, no. I'm so sorry.

Me too.

I don't think I can fight it.

Wait...

Let him go.

Or the sidewalk gets a new paint job.

Ow. Hey, it's me. It's me!

Oh, oh! I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

So, Creepy McGee here got
inside Mon-El's brain

and thought he could use
him to kill Supergirl.

Rude.

Who put the bounty out on me?

He knows. You can tell he knows.

I'm the most powerful telepath
in the Alcorian system.

I know more than you can imagine.

Oh, yeah, except for the difference
between a gun and a stapler.

You'll never get me to talk.

You humans are too moral
to do what's necessary

to penetrate my mind.

Winn, get me a wrench.

Alex!

Stand down.

Come at me, bro.

It was the Daxamites!

Queen Rhea placed the bounty...

You know, for a second there,
I actually almost believed them.

I mean, you're not safe.

We'll figure this out.

I mean, how? I know them.

In their minds, they honestly believe

that if they get rid of you, then
I'm just going to go back home.

We need to retaliate.

I mean, if we strike back, we could force
them to pull the bounty and leave Earth.

Uh, listen, I like revenge
just as much as the next geek

but need I remind you that they
have an impenetrable warship?

Well, Winn, you can find a way in.

No, he can't.

I mean, I might be able to.

We can't take any action against
the Daxamite ship whatsoever.

- I have orders from President Marsdin.
- What?

Attacking them could spark
an intergalactic war.

They attacked us.

I'll brief the President and
wait for her instructions.

Until then, our only mission
is to keep Supergirl safe.

Emily.

Alex, right?

Yeah.

I wanted to come see you.

I wanted to talk to you.
Just to see if...

Look, if this is about dinner...

Why didn't you show up?

I should have, but...

The whole situation, it just brought
up too many painful memories.

What about Maggie?

And all the things you said to her
back then... That wasn't painful?

Anything I said to her, she had coming.

She dedicated five years of her
life to you and you bailed on her.

I bailed on her?

Seriously? That's what she told you?
She cheated on me.

I'm sorry, I... I didn't know.

I shouldn't have said anything.

But the truth is I just...

Really want to forget about it.

Sorry, I'm...

I'm going to go.

Hey, so I've been thinking about
a solution to our problem.

- Yeah. Me too.
- Yeah?

There's only one thing we can do.

- Talk to your mother.
- Run for our lives.

- Wait, what?
- What?

So there's this planet that

a Durlan emissary told me
about when I was a kid.

It's got water, and a yellow sun, it's
got everything we need to survive.

My parents wouldn't find us there.

We'd be together, we'd be safe.

I think of this because I'm reading
this play right now, Romeo and Juliet?

Yeah, I've heard of it.

Right and there's this moment at the end
where I am right now, where they're about

to run away together and to
live happily ever after.

And I can't help but think that
that could be us. You know?

Yeah, but Juliet and Romeo
both die at the end.

I did not see that coming.

And no.

We're not going to your secret planet.

I'm Supergirl, I don't
run from anything.

Yeah, I know.

It's one of the more
annoying things about you.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

I mean, you... You don't
know my parents. They won't stop.

They want you dead and
they want me to come home.

And they're...

They get what they want.

That's why we have to
talk to your mother.

But J'onn just said we
can't engage with them.

No. He did not say that.
He said we can't attack them.

We can still talk to her.

Then you can get her to realize that
all she really wants is for you to be happy.

And then she'll realize that
Earth is the best place for you.

Your mother can change.

You just have to talk to her.

People don't really change.

Sure they do.

You did.

You've become someone
incredible and unselfish.

Just give her a chance.

You really think I'm incredible?

No. I just said that to
get you to listen to me.

Yeah.

Okay, well, I'll contact the ship.

It's worth a shot.

Krypton on Earth?

And I thought the location of
our last meeting was vile.

Uh, this place is sacred
to me and my cousin.

I thought it was the only place on Earth

worthy enough to entertain you,
Your Majesty.

The Kryptonians were never
very good at entertaining.

Look. We know it was you.

One of your bounty
hunters gave you up.

Look, Mother, I know
that you love me, okay?

And I know that you think you
want what's best for me.

But can't you see that being here
on Earth with Kara makes me happy?

Call off your bounty.

And maybe you and I can
still have a relationship.

I am your mother.

You do not dictate the
terms of our relationship.

Your son has found a home here.

Friends, a life... He's happy.

Don't take that away from him.

I know our worlds have
had their differences.

Which is all the more reason that
we need to fight to make peace.

When Mon-El first landed here,
we didn't understand each other.

But we found a connection.

Through the kindness in our hearts.

And that comes from somewhere.

You have kindness in your heart.

Please just try to understand that letting
him stay here is the right thing to do.

Whatever connection you think you've
found with my son during this tryst

is a lie.

- Hey, are you all right?
- Um...

I don't feel so...

I should have handled this
myself from the beginning.

Where did you get Kryptonite?

Our planet is littered
with the corpse of yours.

No, don't!

I crossed an ocean of
stars looking for my son.

I'm not going to let
you get in my way now.

Your family awaits you.

No!

Wait! I'll go with you.

Mon-El.

No, you can't.

Whatever you want. I'll go back
to Daxam, I'll be your prince.

All of it. Just stop hurting her.

I have your word?

No tricks?

No resistance?

You have my word.

I'm sorry, Kara. This is the only way.

So long as you're safe.

Don't go.

- Mon-El.
- It's okay.

It's okay.

Son. I can't tell you how
thrilled I am to see you here.

Mon-El, why don't you go clean up
while we prepare for departure.

Call off the bounty on Kara. Now.

It's done.

It was you?

You issued the bounty?

I did what I had to do
to get back my son.

Hey.

What's so urgent?

I went to see Emily.

What... Why?

Well, I wanted to go talk to her

after seeing how upset you
were at the restaurant.

I went to stick up for you.

Alex...

It's not your problem to fix.

You were never gonna really tell me
that you cheated on her, were you?

That was a long time ago.
I did a horrible thing.

And I already feel bad about it.

You want to bring it up,
so I can feel worse?

No, no. No.

Look. This isn't about the
fact that you cheated.

Okay? We have all done dumb things.

This is about the fact that you don't
trust me enough to tell me the truth.

I wanted to.

Listen.

I've thought a lot about this.

You have a pattern of
keeping things to yourself.

You hid the truth about Emily, you
made her seem like the bad guy.

And then before that, you didn't tell me

what really happened when you
came out to your parents.

And how badly they reacted.

- You don't like to talk about you.
- I know.

So, I think

that when your parents
didn't accept you,

you stopped trusting people
that are closest to you.

And I totally get that.

But, Maggie...

You don't have to be guarded with me.

Okay? I'm not here to judge you for
things that happened in the past,

I'm here to help you heal.

You don't think I'm a bad person?

No. Actually, I always thought
that you were perfect.

But it's really nice to see
that you have problems, too.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Sorry.

It's Kara. I...

Hey. Hi...

What happened?

Whoa, slow down, slow down.
Are you okay?

Okay. I'm on my way.

Kara's hurt. And something's
happened with Mon-El.

I have to get to the DEO.

I'm... We'll talk later. I'm sorry.

Okay.

Where is she?

What did she do to you?

She had Kryptonite.

We need to get you under
a yellow sun lamp.

No. Rhea was about to kill me, and Mon-El
sacrificed everything to save my life.

Now we have to save his.

I can't let you do that.

No, I'm okay.

It's not that.

We're under strict orders not to engage.
I'm sorry.

This is Mon-El's life. Please.

I cannot disobey the President
of the United States.

I know it's easy to let emotions get
involved, but there's a protocol.

I'm not the one calling
the shots right now.

I know how much you care for Mon-El.

But this is too dangerous.

I have to save him. I
know you understand.

Once that ship leaves he's gone forever.

He's made his choice.

He's with his people, Kara.

Mon-El did not choose this.
This is not like M'gann.

And if we wait for President's orders,

Mon-El and his parents
could be light-years away.

We need to go now.

I'm the one that convinced
him to do this.

To try to reason with his mother.

He's up there because of me.

Please. J'onn, I can't lose him.

I want you to know that
Kara Zor-El will be safe.

And in time, you will see that coming
home was the right thing to do.

I already know it was right.

If I didn't come back, Mother would
have killed the woman I love.

Your life will always
be Rhea's responsibility.

But son, you belong with your people.

It means so much to
them to have you back.

If this is about the people,
then some things have to change.

One day I will become king.

And I want to be a
different kind of king.

And why not start now?

Why not rebuild our kingdom
better than it was.

And make justice available for everyone.

And get rid of rank and make it so that
everyone's voice is heard equally.

- This is absurd.
- Why?

Why is that so absurd? We have a
chance to start again, Father.

So why should we go and just recreate
the same broken system as before?

Because it's what the people need.

Do you think we survived the destruction
of our world by giving everyone a say?

Our royal house stood for a thousand
years because the people need our order.

And our leadership.

Our house would have fallen.

So rebuild with me, Father. Please.

Enough!

It will take us four
years to reach Daxam.

Maybe if you spend that time in a cell

you'll be cured of these misconceptions.

Father, help...

The engines will be ready for departure
in five minutes, Your Majesties.

Thank you.

We can finally get away from
the poison of planet Earth.

So, you may remember heat-visioning
the bonkers out of this bad boy

back on the rescue mission
to Slaver's Moon.

But with a little TLC,
little elbow grease,

we've got it fully operational again.

This is just one portal. Don't
we need one on the other side?

No, apparently, the other portal
acts as more of a beacon.

So, as long as you have the exact
coordinates of where you want to transmat,

you only need one gate?

Mmm-hmm. Yes.

One gate and one, you know,

flawless calculation of the ship's
location as it hurtles through space

relative to us as we spin on the Earth's
axis at about 1,000 miles per hour.

And if the calculation's wrong?

You'll transmat directly into
the cold vacuum of space.

Let's hope it's not wrong.

So, in order to get to Mon-El,
we have to distract the queen.

Whoa, okay. Satellites have detected
ion thruster activity, guys.

Looks like the Daxamites
are about to leave.

We have to go now.

But what about the Kryptonite?

I have an idea.

Ion thrusters are ready and the
navigation system is set for Daxam.

Take us out.

You just don't know
when to let go, do you?

I was gonna say the
same thing about you.

Round two.

Winn?

Oh, thank God I am not in space.

You are in space.

Oh, yeah. I know. I mean, like
floating around in space, dying.

Uh, I'm here to rescue you. Hi.

Aren't you a little short
for a stormtrooper?

You finally saw Star Wars.

The Kryptonite...

Doesn't have much effect on me.

Open sesame.

Fantastic. Let's get out of
here before the alarms go off.

Oh, I'm already one step ahead of you.
I've already cracked the security system.

Hey, hey. Are you guys getting this?

Crystal clear.

Winn, can you bring up the Throne Room?

You got it.

Is the portal programmed
to the ship's location?

Yeah, but... Kara...

Finish him.

Is it really you this time?

Does that answer your question?

Rhea!

My mother will kill her.

We've got to help. Come on.

All we want is for our
family to be together.

That's what we want too.

All your talk about change,

Kryptonian, but you never change.

You take what you want,
without a care for our world.

Kara.

Whoa!

- Enough. Enough!
- What are you doing?

He has made his decision.

I can see now that this is your family.

You came after me.

Every time.

Krypton has taken everything from me.

And now you take my son.

I'm glad you're both alive.

But this is the last time
we'll ever see each other.

I hope one day you'll understand.

Alex, we're ready now.

So, how'd it go?

Good.

Thank you for making me do that.

You guys talking about me
at the end there?

Yeah. She said
how lucky I am to have you.

She's right.

Let's go.

Director, did you engage
the Daxamite ship?

Yes. How did you find out?

I have my sources.

And you had your orders.

I'm disappointed.

I understand.

But an alien who was under our protection,
who had been given amnesty,

was taken against his will
and we were his only hope.

And what if things hadn't
turned out your way?

It's my job to ensure that they do.

I made a decision and
I accept the consequences.

Director J'onzz, I will let you

know when I decide what
those consequences will be.

The ship has left Earth's orbit?

Yes, ma'am.

That will be all for now.

I just want all of these sugary... What?

Nothing. I just...

I just really didn't think I was
going to see you again. After today.

Yeah, me either.

But not for long. I mean...

I knew I couldn't let that happen.

Well, yeah.

And I'm sorry I forced you
to talk to your mom.

I should have listened to you.

- I was wrong.
- No.

You believe that people can change
and you gave them a chance to do it.

Like my father. He changed.

He understood that
I was happy here on Earth.

He saw what I wanted and he found
the goodness in his heart to let me stay.

So, you were right to be hopeful.

I think we could all
stand to be a little more like you.

More optimistic and brave...

I think you were pretty brave.

No, I just did
what I knew you would have done.

And it was terrifying.

But you, I mean,
you do that every day.

I don't even understand it.

Mmm...

You make it look so easy,
to do the right thing

that you wouldn't even
guess that it's that hard.

But it's hard.

You sacrifice a lot
for everyone else and...

I know I'm beginning to sound
like a broken record here

but I admire you.

Well, I'm not going to forget the way
you sacrificed yourself for me. Ever.

So we saved each other today.

Yeah.

Just like Romeo and Juliet.

You really need to finish it.

Can you finish reading that, please?

- Yeah, how does it end?
- You need to finish it.

- Come here.
- I don't wanna...

He's really gone, isn't he?

He made his decision, Rhea.

On Daxam, we value happiness.

He never would have been happy with us.

We used to be so in sync, you and I.

The day we took our vows,

we promised
to stand by each other's side.

We looked out on those that we loved most
and we made a commitment.

To our marriage

but, more importantly,

our family.

You ruined that today.

I am still by your side.

We will move on.

No.

We won't.

You betrayed me, my love.

I'm not done with this world.