Lena Luthor wakes up in a large bed and finds Queen Rhea stroking her
hair. Rhea claims that Supergirl tried to kill her, but Lena knows that
Supergirl tried to save her. The Daxamite insists that she did what she
had to do for her people, and for Lena as well. She insists that Lena
is a marvel meant for better things, and she is going to make a society
worthy of Lena. Rhea explains that together they will preside over the
new world that they will create... together. Outside, the Daxamite
spaceships bombard National City.
As the Daxamite ground forces
quell any resistance, Rhea announces that they have come to bring the
Earthlings a better way. As Maggie shoots her way out of the police
station, Rhea says that she will be their queen and they will be her
subjects. Maggie calls Alex at the DEO and confirms that she's okay, and
Winn confirms that the Daxamites are teleporting down all over the
city. Daxamites teleport into the DEO and Alex orders an evacuation. She
then calls Supergirl, who is on her way. When Alex realizes that
there's not enough time, she heads outside to meet her foster sister.
She leaps off the balcony and Supergirl catches her.
A guard
brings Mon-El to Rhea on the bridge, and she orders everyone out except
for her son. Rhea says that Earth will be beautiful when they're
finished with it, and explains that they will build great monuments to
their way of life. Mon-El warns that the Earthlings are strong than she
thinks, and Supergirl will defeat her. She tells Mon-El to future on
their future, and she needs him to help unite the people of Daxam and
Earth. Rhea informs her son that she has made an excellent choice of a
mate for him: Lena.
The surviving DEO agents retreat to the
alien bar with the comatose J'onn. James comes in and explains that the
Daxamites are instituting their version of martial laws. Supergirl
explains that Lena and Mon-El are aboard the mothership, and she's been
unable to contact Superman. Maggie arrives and Alex hugs her, Lillian
comes in and offers her services, and admits that she needs Supergirl's
help and they need hers. Alex asks where her father is, and Lillian
admits that she doesn't know. She wants to take down their common enemy,
now that the alien invaders have come to claim their planet. They can
either shoot her or she can work together and save their loved ones.
When Alex and James refuse to work with her, Lillian advises them not
to let their pride get in the way of their objective. She admits that
she needs their help to get on board, and asks them to work with her.
Alex isn't interested and tells her to leave. Lillian tells Supergirl
that she knows that they don’t trust them, but she needs Supergirl to
save Lena. Supergirl tells her to go, and Lillian gives her a phone to
reach her with if she changes her mind. James and Alex head back out on
the streets, and Supergirl asks Alex how they're going to do it.
Rhea orders her soldiers to set up a blockade. President Marsdin calls
and demands that Rhea abandon her siege of National City. When Rhea
threatens to go after DC, Marsdin says that she's heading there via Air
Force One.
Winn picks up Marsdin's transmission and they listen
in as Marsdin promises that the militaries of Earth will unite against
Rhea. Rhea orders her to stand down, and Marsdin orders her to leave.
Cat walks into Marsdin's office and asks if they both want to be
testosterone-driven windbags. Rhea is unimpressed and Cat tells her that
her tiara is overkill. She figures that she can mediate peace between
both sides, but Rhea ends the conversation.
Rhea has her
flagship open fire on Air Force One. Cat falls out of the blasted-open
hatch... and Supergirl catches her. She lands among the wreckage and
Marsdin crawls out of the wreckage in her true alien form.
Supergirl takes Cat and Marsdin to the bar. Marsdin goes to the restroom
to freshen up, and Cat asks what they have planned. Supergirl explains
about the DEO, and Cat explains that she happened to be in DC when the
Daxamites invaded. Marsdin was her RA at Radcliffe, and Cat hitched a
ride with her. She remembers seeing Marsdin in her true form at their
dorm, and tells the others that Marsdin is an alien. Marsdin comes out
in her alien form and then changes to her human form. She assures them
that she means them no harm, and Cat assures her that she loves her
scales and all. Madeline Albright calls Cat and she steps aside to take
the call.
Marsdin explains that she was born on a distant
planet and they were wiped out when invaders attacked their planet. She
asks them to keep her secret and they agree. Marsdin tells Alex that
with J'onn out of commission, Alex is the acting director of the DEO.
She orders her to break into the DEO, access the positronic cannon, and
destroy the flagship. When Supergirl points out that they have two
friends aboard it, Marsdin insists that the Daxamites have declared war
on them.
Rhea meets with Mon-El and Lena, and tells Mon-El that
they can make it hard or easy, but they will give her an heir. When
Lena objects, Mon-El points out that his mother only needs their genetic
materials. She already has taken genetic samples from Lena, and the
wedding will legitimize Lena in the eyes of the Daxamite people. When
Lena refuses, Rhea tells her that she will destroy the Luthor family
children's hospital unless Lena cooperates. Lena and Mon-El agree, and
Rhea assures them that eventually they will realize that they made the
right choice.
Alex sends Marsdin back to DC, and Supergirl
wonders if she plans to go through with Marsdin's orders. Her foster
sister figures that J'onn would tell them to blow up the ship. Supergirl
insists that there must be another way, and asks Alex what she would do
if it was Maggie. Alex reminds her that they have orders, and Supergirl
goes out to get some air.
Out in the alley, Supergirl finds
Cat there. Cat thanks her for saving her life, and tells Supergirl that
Winn told her who is in the flagship. Supergirl wonders if Marsdin and
Alex are right, and she has to think of the greater good. If she lets
them blow up the flagship then she'll lose her boyfriend and her best
friend, and it would break her heart. When Supergirl says that she's
selfish, Cat tells her that she left National City because she wasn't
happy. She talks about her trip to the Himalayas, and how natives there
are happy about the least little things. While there, she realized that
the secret to happiness is human connection. Cat was missing the point:
it's not about what you do but who you love. She tells Supergirl that
there are two people that Supergirl loves trapped in an alien spaceship,
and wanting to rescue them is everything. Supergirl agrees and says
that she's missed getting Cat's advice, and flies up to the ship.
Supergirl flies to where Lillian Luthor and Henshaw are hiding and asks
how they got aboard the Daxamite ship. She then takes them to where
Alex and the others are hiding. Alex insists that they can't trust
Cadmus, but Supergirl says that they have to try. Lillian explains that
when Henshaw broke into the Fortress, he discovered that Superman has a
Phantom Zone Projector. Henshaw figures that he can use it to get them
onto the Daxamite spaceship, and they need Supergirl's access to the
Projector. Alex points out that they can do it on their own, and Henshaw
says that he can cybernetically interact with the Daxamite onboard
computer system and pass through undetected. Then Alex will get control
of the positronic cannon at the DEO, and they find Lena and Mon-el
before she fires it at the ship. Winn points out that they'll need to
distract Rhea, and Cat offers to help. She figures that it'll be
dangerous, but she'll need Winn. Lillian points out that the Daxamites
are vulnerable to lead, and they head out.
Henshaw admires the
Daxamite technology that rendered J'onn unconscious. When Winn walks by,
Henshaw grabs him by the arm, then lets him go and leaves. Alex admits
to Supergirl that she'd do anything she could to rescue Maggie if she
was on the ship, and tells her to get the prisoners before she has to
open fire.
Later at the Fortress, Supergirl lets Lillian and
Henshaw in. As Henshaw activates the Projector, Supergirl wonders why
Lillian never told Lena her secret identity. Lillian figures that her
daughter would figure it to eventually, and hate Supergirl for lying.
She warns that once it's over, they'll go back to being enemies. Henshaw
teleports them up to the Daxamite flagship.
On the flagship, a
guard escort Lena to the bridge. Rhea tells her and Mon-El to join
hands. They reluctantly do so, and Rhea begins the wedding ceremony.
Cat and Winn go to CatCo and Cat complains about James' free weights
and sports paraphernalia in her office. Winn explains that James and
Kara are hiding, and Cat says that she's ready.
Supergirl, Lillian, and Henshaw arrive on the flagship.
Alex breaks into the DEO via the HVAC system and gives Marsdin an
updated report. Maggie is with her, and they head for the cannon.
Rhea is finishing the ceremony when Cat goes on the air. She tells the
populace that they must resist the invaders with everything that they've
got. She assures the people that the Daxamites are conning them, and
have no idea who they're against. Cat tells humans and aliens alike to
band together, be superheroes, and fight back. She finishes by telling
Rhea that she has come to the wrong town. Rhea orders a squadron CatCo
to kill Cat, and has the guards take Mon-El and Lena to their chamber.
Guards attack Supergirl and she fights her way through them. Henshaw
hawks the ship's computer and finds Lena's heat signature. He leads them
to her.
Mon-el orders the guard to lay down his arms. When he
refuses, Mon-El attacks him and Lena finally shoots the guard with his
own gun and walks out. Mon-El quickly follows.
Alex and Maggie
sneak into the main room and open fire on the Daxamite guards. Marsdin
tells Alex that they expect her to fire the cannon when ready, and Alex
agrees.
The doors come down, sealing off Mon-El and Lena. Lena
hacks the machinery to reveal more guards, and Supergirl knocks them out
from behind. Lena is surprised that Lillian came with Supergirl, and
Henshaw teleports himself and the Luthors off. Supergirl realizes that
Lillian left them to die. In the Fortress, Lillian tells Henshaw to
disable the Projector and then calls to tell Alex that they're clear of
the ship. Lena tells Lillian to tell the Projector back on, and Lillian
tells her that Supergirl and Mon-El are aliens and will die with their
others of their kind.
Supergirl tells Mon-El that Winn rigged a device so they could beam back if Lillian betrayed them.
The Projector turns back on and Henshaw warns that he's not in control of himself before grabbing Lillian by the throat.
Supergirl tells Mon-El that she's staying to try and get Rhea to
surrender. She says that what matters is that he's safe and kisses him,
and Mon-El reluctantly teleports to the Fortress.
Winn
congratulates Cat, just as the Daxamites guard in. They try to run but
the guards surround them... and Guardian arrives and sprays them with
lead dust to weaken them. He soon takes them down, and Cat addresses
Guardian as James. She casually points out that she can see his eyes
through the armor slot.
Mon-El arrives at the Fortress and
tells Alex that Supergirl is still on the flagship. Marsdin orders Alex
to fire and complete her mission, and Alex reaches for the trigger.
Supergirl reaches the bridge and tells Rhea that it's over. She talks
about how when she was a child, she was told how terrible a place Daxam
was. Supergirl didn't understand because they had families, and advises
Rhea to save her people while she can. Rhea explains that she killed her
husband when he opposed her, and Supergirl's speech means nothing. She
admits that it is over... for Supergirl.
Before Alex can hit the trigger, a blast of heat vision destroys the cannon.
Superman arrives and punches Supergirl.
Written by Gadfly on May 16, 2017