Krypton (TV Series)
Light-Years from Home (2019)
Cameron Cuffe: Seg-El
Quotes
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Brainiac : I am detecting elevated cortisol levels, which can lead to an increase of thirst and more frequent urination. You need to pace yourself, Seg-El.
Seg-El : So you now care about my well being?
Brainiac : Inasmuch I require your assistance. Radiation from the sunstone caused some of my essential neuromorphic chips to deteriorate.
Seg-El : Yeah, well, those chips must be completely fried if you think I'm helping you.
Brainiac : This world was once a planet-wide technological marvel. And then my progenitors sought to elevate their consciousness by fusing it with artificial intelligence, and thus, I came into being. It took me 1.3 seconds to realize I could optimize my chances of survival by distributing myself throughout the galaxy. Regrettably, this necessitated the extinction of my race.
Seg-El : Why are you telling me this?
Brainiac : Because I know how desperate you are to return to Krypton. There are still remnants of Coluan technology buried here. With your help, I can repair myself and construct a ship.
Seg-El : Yeah, yeah. And the minute I outlive my usefulness, you're gonna betray me.
Brainiac : Well, of course, just as you will inevitably turn on me. But it only logical to put aside our differences until then. Assuming you are capable of rationality.
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Seg-El : No, Adam?
Adam Strange : Yeah, surprise.
Seg-El : No, Adam, you died. I watched you die. There was an explosion, how...
Adam Strange : Saved by the Zeta-Beam.
Seg-El : You know, I really, really thought I would never say these words...
[hugs Adam]
Seg-El : But, damn, am I really glad to see you, Earth-Man.
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Adam Strange : What the shit was that?
Seg-El : I don't know. Brainiac said that this planet's meant to be uninhabited.
Adam Strange : Was that before or after you turned his head into a canoe?
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Seg-El : New jacket.
Adam Strange : Yeah.
Seg-El : Yeah, red. I think red's your color, man.
Adam Strange : I like the beard.
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Seg-El : Adam, why'd you come back for me?
[seeing his look]
Seg-El : What happened? Adam, we fixed it, right? We fixed it. We won.
Adam Strange : My entire planet's gone. Everyone I know, my family, my friends. And I believe that you're the only one that can make that right. I mean, it's kind of ironic, you know? I... first came to you to save your grandson, the Last Son of Krypton. God, I really fudged the bowl on that, didn't I? And now here I am, the last son of Earth.
Seg-El : Adam, I am so sorry, I truly am. But I'm glad you came.
Adam Strange : I am, too. Would've been here sooner, but I had to stop by Kandor first. It's, uh... it's a shitshow, Seg. I mean, Zod's taken control of the planet, he's trying to conquer the galaxy. Val's leading a rebellion against him.
Seg-El : You were right. You were right about Dru-Zod. I should have listened to you.
Adam Strange : Of course you should've. Everybody should've, but they... it's not all bad news, huh? Your other son seems kind of cool. You know, for a tiny, kind of boring infant.
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Seg-El : Where am I?
Brainiac : Colu, my homeworld.
Seg-El : You. It was never my grandfather in the Phantom Zone, was it? It was you.
Brainiac : A necessary subterfuge. While you were barely clinging to your sanity in there, I utilized the time to find a way out. I would have left you there, but I needed that Sunstone of yours. Assuming the form of someone you trust implicitly was the simplest way to ensure your cooperation.
Seg-El : It was all a play.
Brainiac : Come now. You didn't really think it would be that easy, did you?
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Seg-El : What about Lyta? What I saw with her and General Zod, was that you, too?
Brainiac : Your vision of the future, I'm afraid that had nothing to do with me. Although I am grateful you saw it. Your emotions clouded your rational thought, making it that much easier to manipulate you.
Seg-El : You son of a...
[Brainiac clenches his fist, and Seg's throat is constricted]
Brainiac : I suggest you abandon your urge to exact revenge. You are already severely dehydrated and malnourished. If you are to survive, you will need what precious energy you still possess. If I am to survive... you must be preserved, Seg-El.
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Adam Strange : That's weird. Huh.
Seg-El : What... what's weird?
Adam Strange : Uh, the magnetic field on this planet seems to be messing with the settings. We should probably get to higher ground.
Seg-El : What, "we should probably get to higher..."? That's what we're gonna do?
Adam Strange : Hey, give me a break. It works fine for one person. It'll work for two.
Seg-El : No, see, this is what screwed everything up in the first place. You show up half-cocked, you don't have a plan...
Adam Strange : Hey, first of all, I am fully cocked. And secondly... I don't have a second thing yet, just... just give me a minute.
Seg-El : Well, I could...
Adam Strange : [they hear something howl] Uh... do you think that we should, you know, stick around for...
[seeing Seg has fled]
Adam Strange : God damn it.
