Supergirl (TV Series)

Schott Through the Heart (2018)

Carl Lumbly: M'yrnn J'onzz

Quotes 

• J'onn J'onzz : See, I told you you had nothing to worry about.

  M'yrnn J'onzz : Karaoke is not for the weak. It requires either great courage or a complete lack of shame. But I like it.

• Alex Danvers : You have a stunning apartment, that I haven't been invited to yet.

  J'onn J'onzz : Oh, we're still getting it together.

  Alex Danvers : It's been three months, okay? I think it's time for a housewarming party.

  J'onn J'onzz : I don't think so.

  M'yrnn J'onzz : Yes. The house's temperature is quite comfortable.

  J'onn J'onzz : [seeing Alex's look]  Well, we could do dinner.

• J'onn J'onzz : I spoke to Alex. She, uh... she wanted me to know that she had a lovely time. I-I hope whatever happened between you two, there are no hard feelings.

  [seeing his expression change] 

  J'onn J'onzz : Dad, what is it? What is it?

  M'yrnn J'onzz : I'm sorry, J'onn. I'm so sorry.

  J'onn J'onzz : What's up? What's wrong?

  M'yrnn J'onzz : I want you to have a life. I don't want to keep you from your friends. Keep you home, keep you locked away.

  J'onn J'onzz : You won't. You won't.

  M'yrnn J'onzz : But I will! I must tell you something.

• M'yrnn J'onzz : [with a pizza box in hand]  My son, may I borrow ten of your Earth dollars? The strike team tackled the delivery man when he entered the lobby. I think I should tip him well.

  J'onn J'onzz : Delivery man? But we're having dinner with Alex and Kara.

  M'yrnn J'onzz : That's why I bought a tomato pie.

  J'onn J'onzz : Dad, we're cooking. We got the ingredients earlier on.

  Alex Danvers : [seeing M'yrn's face fall]  So, we should get to your place ASAP and get that roast in the oven.

  [leading him away] 

  Alex Danvers : Don't worry, tomato pie is my favorite hors d'oeuvre.

• Alex Danvers : So, some of that old time rock and roll, huh? That was an epic karaoke performance.

  M'yrnn J'onzz : Indeed. But a problematic genre.

  Alex Danvers : Been on the Internet?

  M'yrnn J'onzz : Yes. Many of the pioneers of rock and roll were humans of color who did not receieve the fame or fortune their white counterparts did.

  Alex Danvers : Have you faced many challenges in your human form since you've been here?

  M'yrnn J'onzz : No. My relative isolation has its silver linings. My son has found goodhearted friends in his time on this planet. You all treat me like family.

• Alex Danvers : You've chosen to live as a black man in America, which is a harder existence in and of itself. Why?

  J'onn J'onzz : You know, I was... I was forced to become Hank Henshaw out of desperation, but now I... I choose this face. I like it. And I wouldn't want to live in a world where I need to change the color of my skin to feel safe, to feel seen, to feel like I'm not a target. I'd rather change the world.

  M'yrnn J'onzz : And whatever my son's fight may be, I choose it as well.

  Alex Danvers : And I have your backs.

• Alex Danvers : Well, thank you for having me tonight. The place looks wonderful.

  M'yrnn J'onzz : Oh, the pleasure was mine. You mean a great deal to J'onn.

  Alex Danvers : Well, he's very important to me, too.

  M'yrnn J'onzz : I know we are new friends, but I hope, in time, that we can be the kind of family you and J'onn have become.

  Alex Danvers : That would be lovely.

• Alex Danvers : My grandmother was a music lover, as well. Especially later in her life. It just seemed to always give her that extra spark. Even when she started forgetting things. Like, little things at first. It was just words, you know, why she'd walk into a room, and eventually, people. I think you might be exhibiting similar symptoms.

  M'yrnn J'onzz : Please don't tell him.

  Alex Danvers : You already knew?

  M'yrnn J'onzz : On Mars, we called it Za-alet. Translated roughyl, it means "decay of memory."

  Alex Danvers : Dementia.

  M'yrnn J'onzz : I am losing myself.

  Alex Danvers : As it progresses, you're gonna need help.

  M'yrnn J'onzz : He has helped me enough.

  Alex Danvers : No, you're gonna need more than that. Because you could hurt yourself or others. You have to tell him.

  M'yrnn J'onzz : He just got me back; I can't ask him to watch me disappear inch by inch. It's too cruel.

  Alex Danvers : Well, that could happen no matter what. So the sooner you tell him, the sooner he can get help. I'm sorry, Myr'nn, but if he asks me, I mean, I don't... I don't think I could lie to him.

  M'yrnn J'onzz : You will say nothing! He is my son. And I choose how best to protect him, not you.