Supergirl (TV Series)

Welcome Back, Kara (2021)

Chyler Leigh: Alex Danvers, Sentinel

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• Alex Danvers : I'm sure that Alura would be overjoyed to know that you're still alive.

  Lena Luthor : Yes, you must be anxious to get back to Argo City.

  Zor-El : I am, of course. But before I go, I'd like to see what my daughter's been up to here on Earth.

  Supergirl : I think that can be arranged.

• Supergirl : [waking from a nightmare]  It was so dark and horrible.

  Alex Danvers : Was it about the Phantom Zone?

  Supergirl : I don't... I don't wanna talk about it.

  Alex Danvers : No, no, no, y-y-you don't have to, okay? It's-it's all over. We've got you. I've got you.

  [Kara hugs her for comfort] 

  Alex Danvers : It's all behind us now.

  Supergirl : [letting go]  Good. Oh, 'cause I don't think I ever wanna hear the word "phantom" ever again. Not in an opera, not in a Star Wars prequel. Especially not in a Star Wars prequel. I don't even think I could handle an episode of Scooby-Doo right now.

  Alex Danvers : [laughing together]  It's... I'm sorry. It's so good to have you home. Now, uh, come on. You've got some folks that are waiting to see you.

  Supergirl : Alex?

  Alex Danvers : Yeah?

  Supergirl : Can I have another hug, please?

  Alex Danvers : Always.

• Zor-El : [about the upgrades he made to Kelex]  I attached a Coluan energy core, so Oscar can shrink trash and convert it into energy in seconds. Oscar will then absorb that energy, rendering it harmless.

  Alex Danvers : [he demonstrates with an empty to-go coffee cup]  Okay. I will admit that that is very impressive. But the Earth is covered in 70% water. I mean, do you really think that Oscar can handle that?

  Zor-El : Yes. And this is something I could never have achieved on Krypton. Your planet has an amazing melting pot of alien technology that we never had access to on Krypton.

  J'onn J'onnz : That's what concerns me. Some alien technology interacts poorly with others. Plus, I saw kryptonite out there.

  Supergirl : Kryptonite?

  J'onn J'onnz : Yes, but you must have been too far away from the garbage to feel its effect. But that's my point. We don't know the full scope of the garbage on those islands. We should run some tests before we release Zor-El's invention.

  Zor-El : I understand your concern. I wish I could give you an exact timeline of when Earth will reach Krypton's tipping point. But that's the thing; once you can see the tipping point, it's too late. That's why we need to act now.

  J'onn J'onnz : [seeing the logic of his argument]  Okay. But I want him recalled at the first sign of distress.

  Zor-El : Of course.

• Lena Luthor : You lost a radioactive Kelex?

  Alex Danvers : Oscar. Supergirl and J'onn are out scanning for him right now. We're looking for anything that he might have absorbed that would corrupt his programming and make him disappear.

  Zor-El : [his tablet beeps]  The DEO had Daxamite tech?

  Alex Danvers : Yeah.

  Zor-El : That might explain his new cloaking abilities.

  Lena Luthor : Well, I have some experience with that. I should be able to de-cloak him by sending out a signal wave blast.

  [Brainy yields his chair to her] 

  Lena Luthor : Zor-El, you used Coluan shrinking tech. Smart. I did something similar with a high-pressure energy compactor at L-Corp. It's an attractive idea, but a delicate process. Shrinking energy doesn't get rid of it. It still has to go somewhere.

  Zor-El : That energy is what powers Oscar. He's self-sufficient.

  Lena Luthor : Unless he's been compromised by one of my brother's unholy experiments.

• Brainiac-5 : That's Oscar's Coluan energy core. Why is it red?

  Lena Luthor : All that energy has overloaded him. If he gets any higher, it's gonna detonate with the force of an atomic bomb.

  Zor-El : We have to find him.

  Alex Danvers : Well, his trail's gone cold.

  Brainiac-5 : [getting an idea]  A cold. That's it. That's how we can reset him. We'll give him a virus. A computer virus.

  Alex Danvers : Brainy, that's genius.

• Brainiac-5 : If we can't restore Oscar's programming, we can give him a virus and shut him down completely. I know Kelex's operating frequencies, so we just need to get the virus within a few centimeters of his hard drive for it to take effect. I can deliver it with a drone.

  Zor-El : But a virus will destroy Oscar.

  Brainiac-5 : If we don't destroy him, he will destroy us.

  Zor-El : No! I can still fix him! He can still save Krypton!

  [realizing he misspoke] 

  Zor-El : Earth. He can still save Earth.

  Lena Luthor : My signal wave blast is nearly complete. Oscar should be de-cloaking any second.

  Alex Danvers : Brainy, get that virus ready.

  Zor-El : Wait.

  Alex Danvers : No, we don't have time to wait. Y-You heard Lena. This thing could explode at any minute, killing hundreds of thousands of people. Now, look, I-I know that you wanted to help. I-I-I get that. But we have to shut this robot down now before he does any more damage. So... all due respect, but you either help Brainy with the virus or you step aside.

  Zor-El : [reluctant]  I altered Kelex's programming frequency when I made the upgrades. Let me show you. When Oscar re-appears, we need to be ready.

• J'onn J'onnz : The fire is 100% contained.

  Alex Danvers : Good. Well, I am running a scan on that garbage mass. Just cataloging what other DEO remnants might not have been properly disposed of.

  Brainiac-5 : I can only imagine how long that list is gonna be.

• Alex Danvers : I'm not gonna let the chopsticks defeat me tonight. But you, you're gonna have to open the wine. I, I tried.

  [putting the bottle down for Kara] 

  Alex Danvers : There we go.

  [sitting down next to her] 

  Alex Danvers : Okay.

  Kara Danvers : It was so cold in there.

  Alex Danvers : What?

  Kara Danvers : In the... Phantom Zone.

  Alex Danvers : Oh, Kara...

  Kara Danvers : So empty. Every breath felt like... like ice. And I was so weak.

  Alex Danvers : It's okay. You don't have to talk about this, okay? Remember?

  Kara Danvers : No, no, no, I-I want to. I need to.

  Alex Danvers : Okay.

  Kara Danvers : I don't wanna be alone anymore.

  Alex Danvers : You are not alone. You've got me.

  [Kara allows herself to let her emotions out] 

  Alex Danvers : It's okay.

  Kara Danvers : I think I just... I just... so desperately wanted to get away from the Phantom Zone that I... didn't let myself process... how much I went through. How afraid I was.

  [Alex gives her a comforting hug] 

  Kara Danvers : What if that fear never goes away?

• Alex Danvers : You know... when I, uh, when I thought that we couldn't get you back, I... I just wanted to give up. I mean, like... like I couldn't get out of bed. I couldn't... you know? And now that we did get you back, I still feel like you could slip away at any moment. I felt that way today, too. And I'm so sorry. Because all I want to do is just shield you from any more pain that I just didn't even think it's... the only way out is through. And we're gonna get through this together.

  Kara Danvers : Healing together.

  Alex Danvers : Yeah.

  Kara Danvers : Iris West-Allen wrote a piece for the Central City Citizen about how the city came together after an attack. That's what I need to write my piece on.

  Alex Danvers : That is a very noble and a very courageous thing to do.

  Kara Danvers : Thank you. And we need to get you a fork because I am not gonna let you embarrass yourself trying to use these chopsticks.

• Supergirl : [seeing the trash monster that Oscar has evolved into]  My god. You said he bonded with the trash, but this...

  J'onn J'onnz : He's picked up a Teallian along the way. Lex must have brought one to the DEO. It's a parasitic creature that forces even inanimate objects to adapt to survive. And it's impossible to remove once it's attached to a host.

  Supergirl : So now Oscar's protecting the garbage.

  Lena Luthor : [at the Tower]  His Coluan energy core is spiking. If that detonates, the atomic blast is going to spread inland.

  Sentinel : Copy that. Dreamer and I will evacuate the civilians. Brainy, launch that drone, now.