Supergirl (TV Series)

Welcome Back, Kara (2021)

Jesse Rath: Brainiac-5, Querl Dox

Quotes 

• Brainiac-5 : [to Supergirl]  The feelings I had, thinking we might not never see you again... I'm glad I don't have to feel that anymore.

• Brainiac-5 : Am I late?

  Nia Nal : [taking the box he's holding]  Thank you.

  Brainiac-5 : Did I miss it?

  Nia Nal : Nope, you're right on time.

  [opening the box] 

  Nia Nal : The cake is intact.

  Brainiac-5 : Where's Supergirl?

  Lena Luthor : She's still under the sun lamps.

  J'onn J'onnz : Getting through the Phantom Zone to the Tower last night took all her strength.

  Brainiac-5 : You told me the clock was ticking.

  Nia Nal : Uh...

  [glancing at Lena] 

  Nia Nal : Uh... we thought you'd eat the cake.

  Brainiac-5 : You thought I would eat the cake? What am I, an animal? I would never! I want things to be perfect for when Supergirl wakes up.

  J'onn J'onnz : Let's not rush her. Hopefully, she's having the first restful night she's had in a while.

• Zor-El : This is Oscar.

  Brainiac-5 : Looks like Kelex, just with some ugly '80's style shoulder pads.

• J'onn J'onnz : Is Oscar an acronym?

  Zor-El : Oh, no. He's named after that irritable green creature who lives with the garbage.

  Supergirl : Yes, he binge-watched "Sesame Street" while I was recovering under the sun lamps.

  Zor-El : Crash course in Earth customs.

  Brainiac-5 : Did you upgrade him with Coluan technology?

  Kelex : I would hardly call it an upgrade.

• Supergirl : [watching Oscar work]  It's working.

  J'onn J'onnz : So it would seem. Brainy?

  Brainiac-5 : Uh... Oscar is converting the garbage even more efficiently than Zor-El's model suggested. I apologize for my skepticism.

  Zor-El : That's not necessary. I'm just happy I'm able to help.

• 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.

• J'onn J'onnz : [an alert on Brainy's computer beeps]  What is it?

  Brainiac-5 : Getting some odd fluctuations in Oscar's energy core.

  J'onn J'onnz : His mass is increasing, too. He seems to be adding garbage to his body, not converting it to energy.

  Supergirl : We need to bring him back.

  Zor-El : I'll recall him.

  [the computer beeps again] 

  Zor-El : I've issued the return command, but he's not responding.

  Supergirl : I'll go get him. Brainy, the coordinates?

  Brainiac-5 : I've lost him. Visuals are gone, and he's disappeared off the radar.

  Supergirl : There are major shipping lanes in that area. If Oscar malfunctions, he could endanger cargo ships.

  J'onn J'onnz : Try satellite imaging.

  Brainiac-5 : [trying]  There's no trace of him. He's gone.

  Supergirl : J'onn and I will find him. Brainy, you stay here with my father, figure out what went wrong and how to fix it.

  J'onn J'onnz : Don't forget, there's kryptonite.

• Brainiac-5 : [retrieving Kelex from the trash monster]  I got him.

  Zor-El : You did it.

  Lena Luthor : No, we did it. Brainy never would have been able to make that virus without your help.

  Kelex : [referring to Brainy's earlier insults]  You didn't mean all those things you said, did you?

  Brainiac-5 : I meant every word.

• Brainiac-5 : Lena, I lost the drone with the virus in it. Can you recall it?

  Lena Luthor : Stand by.

  [trying as more trash bonds with Oscar] 

  Lena Luthor : Brainy, I'm trying, but I can't control it.

  Supergirl : I think we can grab the drone.

  J'onn J'onnz : Wait. I did a psychic scan. Oscar is protected by a force field. He must have acquired it from the DEO tech. Trying to breach it could cause a backlash.

  Lena Luthor : Brainy, that force field is keeping me from accessing the drone.

  Zor-El : You have to find a way to get close enough to the drone to release the virus manually.

  Brainiac-5 : On it.

  Supergirl : How will you get close enough?

  Brainiac-5 : I need to get him to think I'm trash.

  [turning to the monster] 

  Brainiac-5 : Kelex! Kelex, you stupid idiot! Can you hear me? Wow! Look how big and dumb you are!

  [a metal chain rattles nearby] 

  Brainiac-5 : A junkyard? Come on! You sorry excuse for a Roomba! I know you know the truth. Without that Coluan power core, you're nothing!

  [grabbing hold of the chain as it flies toward Oscar] 

  Brainiac-5 : I regret nothing!

• 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.