Supergirl (TV Series)

Stranger Beside Me (2019)

Mehcad Brooks: James Olsen, Guardian

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• Kara Danvers : I can't believe I didn't see it before. Andrea bought CatCo to get free global advertising for Obsidian North. And then this morning on the Jumbotron, an important story about the election was swallowed up by a gigantic Obsidian commercial. It's...

  James Olsen : Well, speaking of the upcoming election, I got some interesting news last night. I got a call from a group of people who want to back me for senator.

  Kara Danvers : Senator?

  James Olsen : Yeah.

  Kara Danvers : Well, that's incredible.

  James Olsen : I never imagined going into politics.

  Kara Danvers : Are you kidding me? We would all be lucky to have you in Washington.

  James Olsen : I also have an offer to be the media director at the Smithsonian.

  Kara Danvers : [he snickers as she stammers]  Uh, so how long has it been since you left CatCo, what, twelve hours? That's...

  James Olsen : That's the universe telling me I'm on the right path.

  Kara Danvers : Uh, well, I think the universe is just telling me that I have to keep my spirits up and... and fight the good fight.

  James Olsen : Your spirits do seem remarkably high for someone who strongly dislikes her new boss.

  Kara Danvers : Well, that's thanks to Lena. I don't think I realized how burdened I was by lying to her. And now that she knows I'm Supergirl, and she's forgiven me, I... I feel a thousand pounds lighter. Like I can do anything. Bring it.

• Alex Danvers : Well, this should help take away the pain temporarily.

  Kara Danvers : I don't understand. You think that whoever did this to you was also the person that released Midnight?

  J'onn J'onzz : Yes. He said he was my brother. At first, I didn't believe him, but now I know it must be true.

  James Olsen : How do you know?

  J'onn J'onzz : This is specifically a Martian form of agony. In the early days of Mars, there were two brothers, Phobos and Deimos. Their rivaly and bloodshed was the reason for the split of the Green and White Martians. To prevent this ever happening again, a curse was placed on the Green Martians. We call it Fa'ra'too'rik. It is the punishment for brother attacking brother.

  Kara Danvers : But you've never even mentioned having a brother.

  J'onn J'onzz : I never knew of one. Seems... unthinkable. But perhaps his existence was hidden from me by my parents.

  Alex Danvers : And hidden by the entire Martian community by their hive mind?

  Kara Danvers : Well, we're going to find him, but first we need to deal with your pain.

  J'onn J'onzz : There is no cure for this on this planet.

  Querl Dox : There is in the future. We treat afflicted Euphorians, an alien race with similar brain structure to Martians, with Q waves.

  [Kara shrugs her confusion] 

  Querl Dox : They're narrow waveforms that exist between X and gamma rays. You haven't heard of them because Q waves don't get discovered until sometime in the late dark ages.

  Alex Danvers : Actually, uh, Kelly's been using Q waves as part of her brain-computer interface at Obsidian.

• Kelly Olsen : Who would mind wipe you?

  J'onn J'onzz : Only another Martian would be strong enough. But wiping a Martian's mind is the greatest sin in Martian culture.

  Kelly Olsen : Well, we could rebuild your memory based on what you already know. Repairing the break could also help ease your pain.

  J'onn J'onzz : I'm not sure I can face what's inside that void.

  James Olsen : J'onn. I... I know that looking into your past can be terrifying. When I did it, I thought I might lose myself for good. But Kelly was right by my side, and I came back stronger.

  J'onn J'onzz : Give me those contacts.

• Kelly Olsen : There's something off on your scan. Okay, part of what this tech does is it maps and catalogs your memories. Okay, these rings represent every year of your life; think of them like tree rings. You see these? They're broken. Have you ever had illness or brain trauma before?

  J'onn J'onzz : I've had many battles.

  James Olsen : Didn't you also inherit M'rynn's memories? Maybe that's causing a rift in your own.

  Kelly Olsen : Okay, we should rule out everything. And if you want, we can further explore the breaks. It might help us figure out a better way to stop your pain.

  J'onn J'onzz : Whatever you think will help.

  Kelly Olsen : Okay. I'm gonna go in with him. Make sure nobody interrupts us.

  James Olsen : You got it.

• Supergirl : Well, the building's all right. Everything's sound. But I can't speak for your reputation with your neighbors or Mr. Nelson's melted pint of Rocky Road.

  James Olsen : So, that was your brother, the traitor?

  J'onn J'onzz : Yes. I'm afraid this is far from over. When our minds were joined, Malefic said I was still in the dark. Perhaps if I could access more of my memories, I might be able to uncover what his next move will be. Kelly, do you think we could go deeper with Obsidian's tech? Perhaps turn the energy up to 80 biohertz?

  Kelly Olsen : That kind of power could reset your brain for good. We can't take that chance.