Supergirl (TV Series)

The Gauntlet (2021)

David Harewood: J'onn J'onnz, Martian Manhunter

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• Supergirl : We think that even if the courage totem seemed like an innocuous object before it was hidden...

  J'onn J'onnz : Because it's a magical power source, it could have evolved into a symbol of courage.

  Alex Danvers : So, I have run searches on every known artifact having anything to do with courage, from early human history to present day.

  Lena Luthor : And I've cross-referenced it with items that are still in existence. Coming to you... now, Brainy.

  Brainiac-5 : We apply my algorithm and we get... 64,427 possible totem locations.

  Alex Danvers : Great. So even at Supergirl's speed, that would take us...

  Brainiac-5 : 32 days, two hours, and 38 minutes to check them all. Unless, of course, we hit the jackpot early.

  J'onn J'onnz : [Brainy's computer beeps]  There's a partial facial recognition at the Museum of Science and Technology.

  Brainiac-5 : There's a potential artifact there. A slingshot. And not just any slingshot, the one David allegedly used to kill Goliath.

  Supergirl : Jackpot.

• Sentinel : Oh, sweet! Another dragon.

  Supergirl : Sweet?

  Sentinel : Yeah.

  [conjuring a whip from her gauntlet] 

  Sentinel : This one's mine.

  Supergirl : Alex, wait!

  J'onn J'onnz : Go get him, Alex!

  Supergirl : That dragon is gonna barbecue her unless we stop it. Can you calm it psychically?

  J'onn J'onnz : I admire your concern for your sister, Supergirl. And can I just say how proud I am to have watched you both grow into the strong women you are today?

• Lena Luthor : Okay, I've confirmed it. There was fifth-dimensional energy present at the coffee shop.

  Supergirl : Which is in the museum. The totem. Everyone there must have been affected, including some of you.

  J'onn J'onnz : Us? How?

  Supergirl : Well, Vita told us that anyone around the totem when it split could be impacted.

  Alex Danvers : Well, so what if we were affected? I mean, how bad can overly courageous superheroes really be?

  Supergirl : Alex, you ran *into* the dragon's fire.

  J'onn J'onnz : Alex is such a courageous hero.

  Alex Danvers : Aw.

  Supergirl : Yeah, who's usually a class-A, glass-half-shattered realist. And look at her now. The totem must've given her the courage to be dangerously optimistic. And you encouraged her!

  J'onn J'onnz : I'm just so impressed by her initiative.

  Alex Danvers : [modestly]  Well...

  J'onn J'onnz : I-I-I have to say, I'm impressed by all of you. You're inspirations, each and every one of you. How you handled yourselves, you make me feel...

  [realizing he's been affected, too] 

  J'onn J'onnz : Oh. I see.

  Supergirl : Yeah. Having the courage to openly express your feelings is hurting your ability to make quick decisions.

• J'onn J'onnz : Uh, Mr. Dragon, sir? Two minutes of your time. Just two minutes. Two minutes. So, uh, look. I know you've got a lot of rage going on inside of you, but you don't really want to hurt these people.

  Sentinel : [after being saved by Kara]  Nice catch. Gotta go.

  Supergirl : Wait. Alex, come ba... what's going on?

  [seeing the dragon open its mouth] 

  Supergirl : J'onn.

  J'onn J'onnz : That looks like, uh, fire.

  Supergirl : [using her cape to shield them from the flames]  J'onn, are you trying to reason with the dragon? We need to save everyone. So could you please just... just calm them down?

  J'onn J'onnz : Right. You're right, you're right. These people must be so scared. But they're being so brave...

  Supergirl : [impatiently]  J'onn!

  J'onn J'onnz : Right. Right.

  [as he uses his powers, the dragon reverts to its normal size and Alex picks the lizard up] 

  J'onn J'onnz : She got it. I'm gonna get a coffee.

  Supergirl : Get a coff...

  [confused] 

  Supergirl : What happened here?

• Brainiac-5 : I can't wake Nia. I think she's accessed a dream state deeper than she ever has before.

  Supergirl : [realizing]  Because she has the courage to. Vita told me if I failed my gauntlet, the effects would worsen.

  Alex Danvers : Hey, go easy on yourself. You will pass your test.

  Brainiac-5 : And Lena and I can contain the totem's energy until you do. Alex, J'onn, you should monitor the city. There might be more incidents like the coffee shop.

  J'onn J'onnz : Brainy, he has turned into such a wonderful leader.

  Alex Danvers : See? Come on. There's nothing to worry about. We got this.

• Supergirl : You're going to electrocute this whole city.

  Dr. Beatrice Lahr : You sound just like my ex-partner, and I will prove you both wrong.

  Supergirl : [using her heat vision to short out the power source]  Tell us how to stop the storm.

  Dr. Beatrice Lahr : You just ruined my life's work!

  J'onn J'onnz : [whooshing in]  Bummer. Look, I feel your frustration. Do you want to talk about it?

• Brainiac-5 : I found the scientist. Dr. Beatrice Lahr. She was working on Project Bolt, an attempt to harness lightning energy... until she lost her funding this morning.

  Supergirl : It has to be her.

  Brainiac-5 : I've also dialed in on the epicenter of the storm. It's... it's right above the Tower.

  Lena Luthor : No, Brainy, it's not. It's not even close. That's your fourth miscalculation today.

  J'onn J'onnz : Brainy! You give us flawless calculations every day. You're allowed to make mistakes from time to time.

  Supergirl : No, he's not. You've been affected by the totem.

  Brainiac-5 : [snickering]  That's ridiculous.

  Supergirl : What's the one thing a Coluan doesn't have the courage to do?

  Brainiac-5 : Be wrong in his calculations.

  [realizing she's right] 

  Brainiac-5 : Oh... have I just spent all day guesstimating?

  Supergirl : I-I'm... I appreciate your newfound courage, but we need to have a plan. Alex...

  [looking around] 

  Supergirl : Where's Alex?

  J'onn J'onnz : She must have rushed out.

  [proudly] 

  J'onn J'onnz : That is just like her. Always thinking of others before herself.

  Lena Luthor : I've located the epicenter of the storm. It's clustering over the waterfront.

  Supergirl : Let's go. Hopefully, we can find Dr. Lahr and Alex there.

• Lena Luthor : This storm came on fast.

  Brainiac-5 : It's not following any form of normal weather pattern, either.

  Lena Luthor : There's been 13 ground lightning strikes in the past six minutes. If this storm clusters, we could be looking at a single discharge of over 1,000 megajoules.

  Alex Danvers : That's 50 times the strength of an average strike. It's enough to wipe out every power grid in the city.

  Supergirl : Do you think the totem has something to do with this?

  J'onn J'onnz : Supergirl, I know you like to take things all on your own shoulders. But this is not your fault.

  Brainiac-5 : Actually, it might be.

  J'onn J'onnz : Hold that thought.

• Sentinel : [looking at the lightning storm after being released from the totem's influence]  That can't good.

  Supergirl : Welcome back.

  Dr. Beatrice Lahr : I am so sorry. I just had to prove I could harness lightning. But now that I've supercharged this storm, it'll just keep growing.

  Supergirl : There's gotta be some way we can stop it.

  Dr. Beatrice Lahr : Um... if we had a negative ionizer, that-that... that might prevent the storm from getting bigger.

  J'onn J'onnz : Sentinel, the Hand of the Martian can morph into that.

  Dr. Beatrice Lahr : Be careful.

  Guardian : Don't worry. I got her back. Lena said you needed backup.

  J'onn J'onnz : Glad you're here, Guardian. Now for the remaining cloud cluster. Brainy, if Supergirl circles it, what's the probability of creating an inverse function to disperse it?

  Brainiac-5 : At Mach 4? 87.6%.

  Supergirl : Well, what are the odds if you, me, and J'onn do it together?

  Brainiac-5 : Excellent thinking. I'm on my way.