Supergirl (TV Series)

Battles Lost and Won (2018)

David Harewood: J'onn J'onzz

Quotes 

• J'onn J'onzz : Agent Schott. You have been a fine agent, and a spectacular friend.

  Winn Schott : I'm gonna miss you, too, Papa Bear.

  James Olsen : [sharing a secret handshake]  Do not tell Clark I taught you that.

  Winn Schott : No promises.

• M'yrnn J'onzz : I'm sorry I couldn't give you the rest.

  J'onn J'onzz : Don't apologize. Don't.

  M'yrnn J'onzz : I had a good life.

  J'onn J'onzz : I'm not ready.

  M'yrnn J'onzz : You are. You looked into the flames, and you had no fear.

  J'onn J'onzz : That's because you were with me.

  M'yrnn J'onzz : That will never change, J'onn. Never. Live as H'ronmeer taught, among the people. Promote peace. And be happy, my son.

• James Olsen : What happened?

  Winn Schott : J'onn's ship just sent out a distress signal.

  Supergirl : A distress call? Why would Selena do that?

  Winn Schott : A trap? I-I'm just guessing.

  J'onn J'onzz : Regardless, I've been able to access the ship's sensor. My craft is sitting near a great power source. I believe it might be the site of the terraforming.

  Supergirl : But Sam is still unconscious. We need her around if we're to stand a chance against Reign.

• Alex Danvers : I don't know how much longer I can do this, J'onn. I put my life on the line every day. And every day, I run the risk of losing it. And I feel like I haven't even had the chance to really live it yet. I'm afraid that if I don't make a move soon, right, if-if I don't reach out and-and take hold of my future, of what my heart wants, then I'm never really gonna be happy. So, that said, I, uh... I wanna give notice. So that I can find my new beginning, and I can have a family of my own.

  J'onn J'onzz : You're a hero. It's in your blood. You can't resign. Because I want to promote you. This year, I have had the most priceless gift. I found my father. I lived with him, I learned from him. He reminded me that the Martian way to live amongst the people, and to help them. Not hiding behind walls, like I have been here, but with open hands and compassion.

  Alex Danvers : You're stepping down?

  J'onn J'onzz : I am. But I am not leaving you. I would never leave my family.

• M'yrnn J'onzz : Our time is short, it seems.

  J'onn J'onzz : Give them all to me. Every memory. I can take it.

  M'yrnn J'onzz : We haven't the time. But there is one more I must give you.

  [he takes hold of J'onn's shoulders, and a memory appears] 

  M'yrnn J'onzz : This is the dawn of our kind. She was the first keeper of the sacred scrolls. This is the moment she received them.

• James Olsen : Before you came back from Argo, Lena figured out that she could end Reign, with a lethal dose of Kryptonite. Now, she wouldn't do that when Sam and Reign were connected. But now...

  Supergirl : No. I don't kill. Not even her. There's gotta be another way.

  Alura Zor-El : What way? You can't contain her. You said she's grown invincible to everything that would normally hurt a Kryptonian. Look, sometimes, the thing we thought we'd never do, the thing that goes against our very core, is the one thing that we must do.

  J'onn J'onzz : If all else fails, and we have no other recourse, I agree. We do what we must.

  Supergirl : [reluctantly]  Okay. Whatever it takes.

  J'onn J'onzz : Send Mon-El and the Legion the coordinates to my ship. We'll meet them there.

• Vita : [J'onn slaps a pair of kryptonite cuffs on her]  What is this devilry?

  J'onn J'onzz : A little taste of home.

• Supergirl : [killing Reign has inadvertently killed everyone else]  J'onn.

  J'onn J'onzz : Supergirl. Mon-El gave his life to save me. All that time I spent with my father, I'd learned nothing. I still came in fighting like a Manhunter.

  Supergirl : No, this is my fault. I came in here ready to kill her. I knew I should have found another way. I knew it. I... I've lost track of what I stand for. What have I done?

  [as she spots the Harun-El nearby, she gets an idea and takes Mon-El's Legion ring] 

  Supergirl : The Rock split them apart. It could put them together. There was a prison strong enough to contain her.

• J'onn J'onzz : I want you to run this place. Be the director. With you in charge, I feel the DEO will stay on the right path to protecting this planet, and helping those who cannot help themselves. And being in charge, you won't have to put yourself in the field all day, risking your life. You don't have to deny any part of yourself to be complete. You can have a family. And you can be a mother. All on your own terms.

  [standing up, then helping her to her feet] 

  J'onn J'onzz : Congratulations, Director.

  Alex Danvers : That's not how I saw this going.

• J'onn J'onzz : Saturn Girl. Thank you for coming back when you did. The city would've been lost without you.

  Supergirl : How did you know to come back?

  Imra Ardeen : We got Mon-El's signal. The message from the, uh... the time beacon.

  Alura Zor-El : Mon-El said it broke on Argo.

  Mon-El : It did. Uh, the... the beacon must've had a... a fail-safe, to send a message even if it powered down.