Superman & Lois (TV Series)

Through the Valley of Death (2021)

Erik Valdez: Kyle Cushing

Quotes 

• Lana Lang Cushing : Hey, Emily.

  Emily Phan : Please, Lana, just don't.

  Lana Lang Cushing : Em...

  Duc Phan : She said don't.

  Kyle Cushing : Whoa, hold up there, Duc.

  Duc Phan : You kidding me, Kyle? Just look around here. That's your doing!

  Kyle Cushing : Wait. Hey. I-I made a mistake, okay? I was just...

  Emily Phan : The only mistake made was all of us trusting you. And now, after what they said I did to Lois Lane, Clark's son...

  Lana Lang Cushing : No, it wasn't your fault.

  Emily Phan : No, it's not. It's your fault. I trusted you. How am I supposed to live with myself? How am I supposed to go back to normal?

  Lana Lang Cushing : I am so sorry, Emily.

  Emily Phan : Just stay away.

  Lois Lane : [approaching as the Phans leave]  Hey, you're not to blame for this. Edge is.

  Kyle Cushing : Yeah, well, I'm not sure everyone sees it that way.

  Lois Lane : They will eventually. I'll make sure of it. Before you get tested, can I talk to you both in private?

• Lana Lang Cushing : [finding their house vandalized]  Oh, my God.

  Sarah Cushing : What is with everybody? Seriously.

  Lana Lang Cushing : People are angry. They're lashing out.

  Sarah Cushing : But they know us. We've lived here our whole lives. Everything Dad has done is for this town. They actually think we're gonna leave?

  Lana Lang Cushing : No, no, sweetie. We're not going anywhere, okay? Everything will be fine.

  Kyle Cushing : They attacked our home.

  Lana Lang Cushing : And we're gonna fix it.

  Kyle Cushing : Our children sleep here.

  Lana Lang Cushing : It's a good thing that no one was home.

  Kyle Cushing : Yeah, well, what if someone had been, Lana?

  Lana Lang Cushing : Okay, Kyle...

  Kyle Cushing : Huh? No, look, okay? All we did is try and help. Someone had to step up and try something.

  Sarah Cushing : Dad.

  Kyle Cushing : Huh? No! We come in with the best of intentions, and everyone now just assumes the absolute worst? No, like, I-I can't even go to work, okay? We can't go into town without gettin' harrassed, and now I can't even keep my family safe.

  Lana Lang Cushing : Kyle...

  Kyle Cushing : This... this is...

  Lana Lang Cushing : Kyle! Look at me. Look, look. What those people think, they're wrong. And they will figure it out, okay? Okay, the only thing I care about is us, okay? And we are gonna get through this together as a family.

• Lois Lane : Anything you can tell me about what it was like being a subjekt, even if it seems insignificant. Do either of you have any memory of what happened while you were taken over?

  Lana Lang Cushing : Um, no, I just remember waking up and seeing you, Lois.

  Lois Lane : What about you?

  Kyle Cushing : Mine came and went.

  Lois Lane : What was that like?

  Kyle Cushing : Um... it was like I was losing myself. Yeah, I-I-I couldn't remember things. Uh, couldn't picture my family. And it-it hurt, you know, trying to... trying to push through, and then... I'd see their faces. And this darkness came over me.

  Lois Lane : But you could fight back?

  Kyle Cushing : Yeah, some. But there was this overwhelming sense that... my family would just be better off if I just... let go. And I almost did.

  Lois Lane : But you did fight, Kyle. Thank you both so much. This means more than you know.

• Sarah Cushing : It's like "1984" out here.

  Kyle Cushing : Yeah, it's just Big Brother doing their job. They'll be gone soon.

• Tamera Dalley : Sorry for the house visit, chief.

  Kyle Cushing : Something wrong?

  Tamera Dalley : Look, I overheard some of the guys talking this morning, knowing you were coming in.

  Kyle Cushing : Mm-hmm?

  Tamera Dalley : There's some concern, chief.

  Kyle Cushing : About what?

  [getting the answer from her reaction] 

  Kyle Cushing : About me.

  Tamera Dalley : You vouched for Morgan Edge. After what happened, well, people are angry.

  Kyle Cushing : Okay, but all I was trying to do was bring jobs in, get investors to bet on this town. I-I don't...

  Tamera Dalley : I get it, chief. I do. But maybe just take a few days. Give people a minute to cool off. I'm sorry.

  [as she leaves, he realizes Lana and Sarah overheard them] 

• Lana Lang Cushing : Feeling okay about today, babe?

  Kyle Cushing : Well, let's see. I gotta go downtown for a mandatory military check-in. Some doc's gonna swab me. A shrink's gonna ask us questions about being mind-controlled, all to make sure our brains are still ours. So, uh, yeah, I'm great.

  Sarah Cushing : Can't you call off work, Dad? I mean, shouldn't you stay home with us and, I don't know, just rest?

  Kyle Cushing : Look, I'd love to, mija, but I think I need to get back into some sort of routine. You know, go to the station, see my team, get back to normal.

• Lana Lang Cushing : Hey, everyone, look who's here.

  Kyle Cushing : Oh, my sweet girl. I missed you so much. You smell what Daddy's got cooking up over here?

  Sophie Cushing : Are those dinosaur pancakes?

  Kyle Cushing : Mm-hmm.

  Sophie Cushing : For dinner?

  Kyle Cushing : Yeah, why not? All right, I got two Sophie-saurus Rexes coming right up.

  Sarah Cushing : [coming in]  Sophie. Hi.

  Sophie Cushing : Sarah!

  Sarah Cushing : Hi.

  [hugging] 

  Sarah Cushing : Oh.

  Sophie Cushing : Did you miss me?

  Sarah Cushing : I missed you so much.

  Sophie Cushing : Anything happen when I was gone?

  Sarah Cushing : Uh, no. Things are kinda boring when you're not around, so...

  Kyle Cushing : [passing over a plate of pancakes]  All right, a little appetizer for you.

  Lana Lang Cushing : You know we're gonna be okay, right?

  Kyle Cushing : Yeah, I'm gonna make sure of it.

• Lana Lang Cushing : [cleaning graffiti off of the house]  Okay. Try that.

  [Sarah sprays the window with the water hose, but nothing happens] 

  Lana Lang Cushing : Oh, come on. Are you kidding me?

  Sarah Cushing : I don't know, maybe scrub a little harder?

  Lana Lang Cushing : Are you critiquing my scrubbing skills?

  Sarah Cushing : Yeah, you got little arms. You gotta put your back into it.

  Kyle Cushing : Okay, okay, how about letting me have a go, hmm?

  Lana Lang Cushing : Oh.

  Kyle Cushing : See, one thing you gotta know, Sarah, is that your mama, well, she's always right.

  Sarah Cushing : Oh.

  Kyle Cushing : We absolutely can fix this. It's just gonna take a little bit of paint thinner and, uh, some good old American muscle.

  Sarah Cushing : [groaning]  Ay!

  Kyle Cushing : [spritzing the window]  All right.

  [scrubbing the paint off] 

  Kyle Cushing : Oh, oh. Well, well. Would you look at that?

  Sarah Cushing : [spraying him with the hose accidentally-on-purpose]  Oh. Sorry. Uh, you know, just the hose malfunctioning. Maybe you could give it some American muscle.