Supergirl (TV Series)

How Does She Do It? (2015)

Chyler Leigh: Alex Danvers

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• Kara Danvers : I am not in the Friend Zone.

  Alex Danvers : You've spent more time in the Friend Zone than the Phantom Zone.

• Maxwell Lord : Tell me, Agent Danvers, why are you wasting that brain kicking down doors for the government?

  Alex Danvers : Why do you mistrust the government so much?

  Maxwell Lord : Hm. Answering with a question, keep the subject talking. Basic field agent procedure. And here I thought we had something special.

  Alex Danvers : Okay, fine. I work for the government because I believe there's no higher calling than helping others.

  Maxwell Lord : I feel the same way. Only I do it without a gun. The world needs a new kind of hero.

  Alex Danvers : I thought we just got one.

  Maxwell Lord : Supergirl's just a glorified fireman. She's not gonna solve the underlying problems that are actually destroying this planet.

  Alex Danvers : You really don't trust anyone, do you?

  Maxwell Lord : Never met anyone worth trusting.

  Alex Danvers : That is a very lonely way to live.

  Maxwell Lord : You have no idea.

• Supergirl : I have to get back to work.

  Alex Danvers : And by "work", do you mean James?

  Supergirl : No.

  [sardonic laugh] 

  Supergirl : Especially not now. His ex showed up. Lucy Lane.

  Alex Danvers : As in Lois Lane?

  Supergirl : Her sister. She's gorgeous, she's smart, smells nice. Hell, I want to date her.

• Alex Danvers : Okay, that is weird. Hank said that this was a dud; a... a decoy to draw us away from the real bomb, but that is a killswitch used to disable it remotely. Why would you put a failsafe on a fake bomb?

  Supergirl : Yeah, that's not the only thing that doesn't add up. Knox killing himself makes no sense.

  Alex Danvers : Well, crazy guy snaps, gets even crazier.

  Supergirl : But he didn't seem crazy. He seemed... sad. He said he loved his daughter, he was doing it for her, but how do these bombings help a sick girl?

  Alex Danvers : Who knows? Parents can go nuts when it comes to their kids.

  Supergirl : [her eyes widen in horror]  How do you think a parent would feel if their kid ended up on that train by himself with a bomb on it?

  Alex Danvers : Oh, Kara, I am so sorry.

  Supergirl : I am so fired.

• Hank Henshaw : This is not one of ours.

  Supergirl : Then whose is it?

  Alex Danvers : [taking the piece from Hank]  There's no markings. I've never seen tech like this before.

  Hank Henshaw : Alien origin? Could your aunt, Astra.

  Alex Danvers : No, it's definitely from Earth, but it is incredibly advanced.

  Supergirl : Yeah, no kidding. That thing was like trying to swat a fly in a tornado.

  Hank Henshaw : Someone's targeting one of my assets, I want to know who it is.

• Alex Danvers : Both the bomb and the drone used an advanced fiber optics relay system. It's not even on the market yet, and it was developed by Lord Technologies.

  Hank Henshaw : Let's pay Maxwell Lord a visit.

  Supergirl : How? You can't just walk in as DEO agents.

  Alex Danvers : We won't.

  [holding up her badge, she presses a button and it turns into an FBI badge] 

  Supergirl : Okay, that is cool.

• Alex Danvers : Kara, you've had to pretend to be someone else for most of your life. But you don't have to hide with James. He knows your secret, and he likes you. Besides, what kind of idiot would choose Lucy Lane over Supergirl?

• Hank Henshaw : Got a shot of the bomber from the security cameras at Max's lab. Facial recognition came up with a match. His name is Ethan Knox. Worked at the first lab that was attacked. He was fired six months ago when his work became erratic. His family reported him missing two weeks ago.

  Supergirl : How do we find him?

  Alex Danvers : We? No, a fall from that height would have rattled your cousin. You are staying home.

  Supergirl : There is a literal mad bomber out there. And I have to get back to work. Oh, my god! Ms. Grant's son. I have to get back to the office. I'm supposed to be babysitting.

  Alex Danvers : Kara. Maybe you're spreading yourself too thin. Okay? You're trying to be Supergirl and Cat's assistant and a DEO agent on top of it all. At some point, even the Girl of Steel might break.

• Alex Danvers : I read your file. Your parents were doctors who developed vaccines against bioweapons. They worked for the government. But they didn't see it as the enemy.

  Maxwell Lord : No, they didn't. So when they raised concerns about the safety of their lab, they trusted the government's findings. "Acceptable risk levels." Two months later, an air system malfunctioned; a virus entered their pressure suits. Their internal organs melted. When it was all over, there was nothing left to bury.

  Alex Danvers : I'm sorry.

  Maxwell Lord : That's the first apology the government's ever given me.

  Alex Danvers : They covered it up.

  Maxwell Lord : You can't be surprised.

  Alex Danvers : What happened to you was a tragedy. I'm trying to prevent another one. Rejecting our help is not rational. You are a man of logic, Max.

  Maxwell Lord : I'm also an orphan. We don't get over things easily. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a train to catch.

• Alex Danvers : Hey, would you hand me that Allen wrench?

  [Supergirl easily yanks the lid off the bomb] 

  Alex Danvers : That works, too.