Does a big payoff justify questionable means?
And how far will our heroes go to avoid the wrong kind?
Karas training, tooin spin class with Lena.
Credit: Shane Harvey/The CW
They agree that its been too long since they hung out.
(The viewers think so, too!)
She encourages Lena to work things out with James, and then her ears pick up a distress call.
She asks James to be the angel on her shoulder, helping her determine the right course.
As he leaves, Brainy tries to leave behind a fat bankroll, but Jonn sends it with him.
How does Brainy have so much walking-around money?
That…would work on me.
After some expected Brainy awkwardness, they pick a place and time.
Instead, he invites her to join Supergirl as a friend asuperfriend.Ha!
Nia begs off, saying her heroics at Collinwood were a one-time thing.
Then he leaves her with a superhero costume look book and an assurance: You are a hero.
Aaaand thats it for these stories this week.
Tune in next week as those planted seeds continue to grow.
Haley blames Supergirls freelance efforts for letting the murderous shimmer alien escape and orders her to leave.
Well, thats gratitude for you.
They agree to use their Resistance to Interrogation Training and/or silence, as necessary.
Not Brainy, though; he has brain compartmentalizing tech to make him forget Supergirls identity for his interrogation.
They dont even look anything … oh!
as the tech switches off and his memories come back.
Thats not all, though; the third name on the paperwork is Haley herself.
They fought back and killed the SEAL team.
Supergirls horrified that the government killed its allies, but Tan argues that theyre only aliens, after all.
Then the Morae arrive to murderize Tan.
Honestly, Im team Morae at this point.
Back at the DEO, Alex finds Haley and demands to know about Project Morae.
(Karas x-ray vision allowed her to view the Morae differently than humans do, for the record.)
(Daaaaang,I see you,Supergirlwriters.)
Alex is livid and calls Kara.
She threatens to resign, but Kara urges her to stay.
You are its moral center, she says.
Without you, Haley would go unchecked.
But blaring alarms interrupt their standoff, and everyone scrambles into defense positions.
Then Supergirl bursts in to toss the Morae into a holding cell, saving Haleys life.
Alex has just about had enough and knocks Haley out with a punch.
That doesnt solve the problem, unfortunately.
Brainy, nursing a bruised tailbone following the Morae fight, spots Haley wheeling in a Vertullarian.
Haley brags that shell use the truth-seeking alien to uncover Supergirls identity by the end of the day.
Let me save you this time, Alex says, hugging Kara as she cries.
Everyone lines up at Jonns office to have their minds wiped.
Alex is the last to go, but Kara cant bear to watch.
Thankfully, it cuts to the credits so we dont have to, either.
What a heartbreaking ending, and what sharp writing to get us there.
Love and sacrifice is the Danvers way.
Snaps of the Cape
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