Supergirl (TV Series)

Stronger Together (2015)

Mehcad Brooks: James Olsen

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• Kara Danvers : I am not doing that interview. No. I can't. I mean, I *can't*. Ms. Grant's not stupid. She would recognize me in, like, one second.

  James Olsen : She will look at Supergirl right in the face and she will not even see her assistant.

  Kara Danvers : Well, how can you be so sure?

  James Olsen : Because she doesn't see you now. I... I watched it happen for years with your cousin. Like, why don't you think people recognize him as Clark Kent?

  Kara Danvers : Reading glasses and a good slouch?

  James Olsen : No. He's able to hide because the world can't believe that there's really a hero in their mist.

  Kara Danvers : Yeah, and I'm sure there's a good reason why my cousin keeps his job at the Daily Planet instead of flying around as Superman all the time, which would be so much easier.

  James Olsen : Yeah, well, one, he's able to pay his rent.

• Kara Danvers : Look, I know I said I wouldn't do the interview, but I'll do it. I don't want you getting fired.

  James Olsen : I guess I shouldn't be surprised. You know, it's... been like this for a while. Back when I first started, I was... I was this nervous kid with his camera just trying to get noticed. And then one day, everybody knew my name. And not because of anything I did; not really. Because I was friends with somebody who was making a difference. I don't know, I just... I thought I could escape all that when I moved here. Be my own man, you know?

  Kara Danvers : Back on Krypton, no one was their own man. Growing up, I was taught that to accept help from people is not a shame, it's an honor.

  James Olsen : Your cousin never talks about Krypton.

  Kara Danvers : He was a baby when we left. But I remember it. All the time. He ever tell you what that "S" means?

  James Olsen : The House of El.

  Kara Danvers : Yes, but... it also stands for a Kryptonian phrase, our family motto: "El mayarah". It means "stronger together". You say people will see me the way they see Superman one day, but... I don't want to be a hero like him. My cousin, he's so used to going it alone. He doesn't know any other way. But I do. I see it now. You, Winn, my sister; Ms. Grant, even. You've all showed me that.

• Kara Danvers : Maybe I put the "S" on too soon.

  James Olsen : Kara, look at the window. Tell me what you see.

  Kara Danvers : Buildings. Billboards. There's that bar where that guy cards me all the time. He knows how old I am.

  James Olsen : I see a city full of people who need help. Who need a hero.

  Kara Danvers : You really think so?

  James Olsen : If anybody can fill Superman's boots... it's you.

• James Olsen , Winn Schott : He knows?

  Winn Schott : What, you told him?

  Supergirl : James already knew. And Winn's my friend.

  Winn Schott : Yeah.

  Supergirl : If I'm going to be a hero, and prove to everyone that I know what I'm doing, I'm gonna need to practice. Start... small, get better. And to do that, I'm gonna need your help.

  James Olsen , Winn Schott : I'm in.

  Winn Schott : I... I... I said it first.

• Cat Grant : James, I was wondering how the hunt for the interview with Supergirl is going.

  James Olsen : Uh, she's doing a little better, so I... I wasn't sure if you were still interested in controlling the story.

  Cat Grant : Oh, I want a sit-down with her, before the Planet. Maybe I was beating around the bush too much earlier?

  James Olsen : No, you were... pretty clear.

  Cat Grant : The "S" is not some "Who wore it best?" fashion faux pas. It's a team logo. Maybe Supergirl is his sister, maybe it's his girlfriend...

  [listening with her superhuman hearing, Kara wrinkles her nose in disgust] 

  Cat Grant : ...but there's definitely a connection. And because you are famously his pal, I have to wonder why you haven't exploited that relationship to get me what I want.

  James Olsen : I have a policy against using my friends for business reasons.

  Cat Grant : And I have a policy against losing. Whose policy do you think means more to me? Now, I get it. You're an honorable guy. So I'm asking you to do what's right by me and this company and get me in a room with that girl. You have twenty-four hours.

  James Olsen : Or?

  Cat Grant : Or the Planet gets their beloved photojournalist back.