1 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:31,636 And I need you to understand that. I need you to get behind that. 2 00:00:31,961 --> 00:00:35,716 These illegal aliens are stealing our jobs... 3 00:00:36,049 --> 00:00:38,405 they're dodging taxes and like so many others... 4 00:00:38,676 --> 00:00:41,191 they're thumbing their noses in the face of truth... 5 00:00:41,472 --> 00:00:43,782 justice and the American way. 6 00:00:51,775 --> 00:00:56,691 It's time to sign off now, but a big thank you to my loyal followers. 7 00:00:57,071 --> 00:00:59,540 We're small but we're loud. 8 00:00:59,827 --> 00:01:03,264 This is Gordon Godfrey saying, "Night, you all." 9 00:01:03,581 --> 00:01:06,380 Stand up for the American dream. 10 00:01:32,281 --> 00:01:35,001 You will not be saved. 11 00:01:35,284 --> 00:01:38,436 Don't put your faith in this hero menace. 12 00:01:38,746 --> 00:01:43,696 I wrote this book because I am afraid for our nation... 13 00:01:44,084 --> 00:01:47,043 terrified for the innocent people of this country... 14 00:01:47,337 --> 00:01:52,014 who are counting on these vigilantes to lift them up out of the darkness. 15 00:01:52,384 --> 00:01:54,376 Out of the darkness and into the light. 16 00:01:56,723 --> 00:01:59,079 These pretenders live in shadows... 17 00:01:59,351 --> 00:02:02,981 these creatures lurk in dark corners of our society. 18 00:02:03,317 --> 00:02:04,876 They claim to uphold laws... 19 00:02:05,110 --> 00:02:07,500 Fifty bucks says the crackpot with the Blur in his bonnet... 20 00:02:07,780 --> 00:02:09,578 is just gunning for a little attention. 21 00:02:09,824 --> 00:02:12,578 - Lois. - Hey. 22 00:02:22,463 --> 00:02:25,217 Sorry about the lame letter. I'm lousy at goodbyes. 23 00:02:26,009 --> 00:02:28,843 No, I just figured that something happened. 24 00:02:29,137 --> 00:02:31,936 You mean something like, "Go to Africa, Lois?" 25 00:02:32,223 --> 00:02:35,614 Well, I may... Uh... Maybe I said that, but I... 26 00:02:35,935 --> 00:02:37,767 I thought you wanted me to take the job. 27 00:02:38,021 --> 00:02:42,413 No. It... Well... Look, I knew it was a big break for your career. 28 00:02:44,195 --> 00:02:48,508 Right, well, um, but now that you're back are we, uh...? 29 00:02:49,743 --> 00:02:50,972 Partners? 30 00:02:51,912 --> 00:02:52,982 Of course. 31 00:02:54,039 --> 00:02:56,508 Unless you're disappointed I'm not blonder? 32 00:02:57,668 --> 00:02:59,227 Cat. 33 00:02:59,461 --> 00:03:01,896 - No, she's, um... - Misguided. 34 00:03:02,843 --> 00:03:04,562 Misguided. 35 00:03:05,429 --> 00:03:07,421 She's no Lois Lane. 36 00:03:08,558 --> 00:03:10,595 Well, obviously. 37 00:03:11,103 --> 00:03:13,220 She, uh, actually was supposed to meet me here. 38 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:15,915 - We were gonna cover the signing. - Mm. 39 00:03:16,192 --> 00:03:17,626 Strangest thing about Miss Grant. 40 00:03:17,860 --> 00:03:19,977 She was, um... 41 00:03:20,237 --> 00:03:23,833 conveniently volunteered to cover a dogsled race in Alaska. 42 00:03:29,371 --> 00:03:34,844 We know who our real heroes are and they are not these faceless mutants. 43 00:03:35,504 --> 00:03:38,656 These aberrations, skulking in the shadows. 44 00:03:38,966 --> 00:03:42,243 Their powers serve their secret vigilante agenda. 45 00:03:44,889 --> 00:03:47,165 They're really into this guy, aren't they? 46 00:03:47,559 --> 00:03:51,712 Well, I'm sure the Blur knows that he is just taking potshots to sell books. 47 00:03:52,939 --> 00:03:55,977 Yeah. I mean, this guy's probably not even on the Blur's radar. 48 00:03:56,277 --> 00:03:58,314 Serving our country instead of himself. 49 00:03:58,822 --> 00:04:01,337 And what about this Blur? 50 00:04:01,661 --> 00:04:07,532 A freak. A pariah so disfigured, he doesn't dare show his face. 51 00:04:07,959 --> 00:04:12,272 Is this the kind of savior you want your children believing in? I say no! 52 00:04:14,799 --> 00:04:16,870 On second thought, this blustering blowhard... 53 00:04:17,135 --> 00:04:19,650 - just crossed the line. - I say no to what... 54 00:04:19,931 --> 00:04:23,288 Break out the marshmallows, Clark, I'm gonna roast this turkey. 55 00:04:23,601 --> 00:04:25,433 Wait, Lois. 56 00:04:26,354 --> 00:04:29,233 I say stop the menace. 57 00:05:05,191 --> 00:05:07,660 Isn't that your cousin, Clark? 58 00:06:16,522 --> 00:06:20,402 "The Maiden of Might." Seriously. Alliterate much? 59 00:06:21,235 --> 00:06:23,352 I need to find Kara. 60 00:06:24,573 --> 00:06:27,133 Bye-bye, Barbie dream desk. 61 00:06:28,953 --> 00:06:31,832 Maybe someone's figured out where she flew off to. 62 00:06:32,123 --> 00:06:34,240 I can't believe I just said that out loud. 63 00:06:34,500 --> 00:06:38,050 You must've been pretty surprised by your cousin's superhero status. 64 00:06:40,006 --> 00:06:42,316 Well, yeah. She didn't tell me about it. 65 00:06:42,592 --> 00:06:45,346 She must have had a close encounter with a meteor rock? 66 00:06:46,931 --> 00:06:48,206 Yeah, that's what happened. 67 00:06:48,432 --> 00:06:50,742 She was infected the last time she was in town. 68 00:06:51,310 --> 00:06:53,779 But why would she flaunt her special skills? 69 00:06:54,063 --> 00:06:57,295 Coming out is a terrible, terrible move. 70 00:06:57,609 --> 00:07:01,762 You saw those crowds, Clark. All their doubts and mistrust. 71 00:07:02,572 --> 00:07:04,529 Yeah, mutant vigilantes. 72 00:07:04,786 --> 00:07:07,904 I can't believe people would turn on their heroes that fast. 73 00:07:08,206 --> 00:07:10,357 But in the end, Lois, she did win them over. 74 00:07:11,461 --> 00:07:14,135 You never know. Maybe if the Blur... 75 00:07:14,422 --> 00:07:16,459 was more honest and showed his face like Kara... 76 00:07:16,717 --> 00:07:18,754 people would be able to trust him. 77 00:07:19,011 --> 00:07:21,321 Maybe Godfrey's book wouldn't get so much attention. 78 00:07:21,597 --> 00:07:23,793 That's a horrible idea. 79 00:07:24,057 --> 00:07:26,652 The Blur got it right and Kara could learn from him. 80 00:07:26,935 --> 00:07:29,689 By not staying in the shadows, she not only puts herself in danger... 81 00:07:29,980 --> 00:07:32,211 she puts you in danger too. 82 00:07:32,691 --> 00:07:34,762 She put me in danger? 83 00:07:35,737 --> 00:07:37,649 I mean everyone around her. 84 00:07:38,657 --> 00:07:42,173 All I'm saying is, Ubergirl makes for a great headline... 85 00:07:42,494 --> 00:07:46,044 but people will swarm her with love today and crucify her tomorrow. 86 00:07:46,373 --> 00:07:47,648 Think about it, Clark. 87 00:07:47,875 --> 00:07:51,073 Your captivating cuz needs to hide those baby blues behind glasses... 88 00:07:51,379 --> 00:07:55,419 and go undercover before a hero-hater like Godfrey turns his sights on her. 89 00:08:02,892 --> 00:08:08,524 Oh, that's great. You're sweet. You're sexy. You're powerful. 90 00:08:08,943 --> 00:08:11,299 You're the woman of tomorrow, today. Yeah. 91 00:08:13,447 --> 00:08:14,563 Let's take a break. 92 00:08:15,074 --> 00:08:17,145 Okay. Let's take 5, guys. 93 00:08:20,913 --> 00:08:23,872 It's been a long time, Kal-El. I missed you. 94 00:08:24,168 --> 00:08:25,887 I missed you too. 95 00:08:26,963 --> 00:08:31,116 A surprise seeing you today. How long have you been in town? 96 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:36,231 You didn't come to Earth to be the first superpowered pin-up girl. 97 00:08:36,932 --> 00:08:40,209 It's critical I get my image around the city as quickly as possible. 98 00:08:41,645 --> 00:08:45,002 You just have to trust me, Kal-El. I'm doing this for you. 99 00:08:46,317 --> 00:08:48,957 Kara, this doesn't feel like much of a favor. 100 00:08:50,739 --> 00:08:56,212 I searched so long for my mother and I never found her. 101 00:08:57,705 --> 00:09:01,540 You and I are the last survivors of the House of El. 102 00:09:02,751 --> 00:09:05,664 And after everything we've been through together... 103 00:09:05,966 --> 00:09:09,437 I had to come back to the one place in the universe I have family. 104 00:09:10,387 --> 00:09:12,507 Well, what you're doing right now flies in the face... 105 00:09:12,766 --> 00:09:15,122 of how I've chosen to live on this planet my whole life. 106 00:09:15,394 --> 00:09:17,431 We both know that. 107 00:09:18,105 --> 00:09:20,905 Now, if you really care about family, tell me what you're doing here... 108 00:09:21,191 --> 00:09:22,625 and stop avoiding the question. 109 00:09:22,860 --> 00:09:24,817 I didn't want to hurt you. 110 00:09:27,323 --> 00:09:29,838 Jor-El has given me a mission. 111 00:09:30,201 --> 00:09:32,875 And getting my powers and image around the city are a part of it. 112 00:09:33,538 --> 00:09:35,734 He gave you a mission? 113 00:09:37,418 --> 00:09:39,091 What did he say? 114 00:09:39,337 --> 00:09:44,332 He's let you go, Kal-El. I'm sorry. 115 00:09:45,802 --> 00:09:47,873 He says you're no longer his son. 116 00:09:58,023 --> 00:09:59,423 Hi. 117 00:10:09,455 --> 00:10:11,367 Not a bad read. 118 00:10:12,334 --> 00:10:14,454 Would you care to comment on your embarrassing save... 119 00:10:14,711 --> 00:10:15,861 by a certain girl wonder? 120 00:10:16,088 --> 00:10:18,762 Bless my soul, it's Lois Lane. 121 00:10:19,049 --> 00:10:21,689 If you want a quote, you'll have to get in line. 122 00:10:22,177 --> 00:10:25,329 You can save your holier-than-thou, made-for-TV platitudes... 123 00:10:25,682 --> 00:10:27,753 and drown them in some holy water, mister. 124 00:10:28,685 --> 00:10:33,202 I've had enough of you blindly taking potshots at Metropolis' heroes. 125 00:10:34,066 --> 00:10:35,500 Heh. 126 00:10:35,735 --> 00:10:39,695 You call yourself a journalist, but you're just a blind follower of these vigilantes. 127 00:10:40,364 --> 00:10:43,755 One of these so-called vigilantes just saved your skin. 128 00:10:44,368 --> 00:10:48,282 She risked people's lives in a ploy to undermine the message of my book. 129 00:10:49,958 --> 00:10:54,237 She may fly, but I have a feeling that blond bimbo is no angel. 130 00:10:54,588 --> 00:10:56,181 I have people investigating. 131 00:10:56,424 --> 00:11:00,304 They're going to find something on her and the other superpowered mutants. 132 00:11:01,929 --> 00:11:04,922 How would you feel if someone started poking around in your life? 133 00:11:06,226 --> 00:11:07,899 I have nothing to hide. 134 00:11:08,147 --> 00:11:12,460 But I do know one vigilante who does. Green Arrow. 135 00:11:13,403 --> 00:11:15,793 A connection of mine, who has toyed with him... 136 00:11:16,074 --> 00:11:21,513 gave me evidence that the Archer is really a certain depraved playboy. 137 00:11:22,455 --> 00:11:23,969 Your ex-boyfriend, I believe. 138 00:11:25,834 --> 00:11:27,632 His secret identity will be revealed... 139 00:11:27,877 --> 00:11:31,507 when I release the final chapter of my book online tomorrow. 140 00:11:32,465 --> 00:11:35,981 Even his true believers' faith will be shaken. 141 00:12:23,691 --> 00:12:28,322 Wow. Mortal Kombat meets woodchipper. I like it. 142 00:12:28,697 --> 00:12:30,973 You have more to worry about than a 2-by-4. 143 00:12:31,242 --> 00:12:34,918 Ah. I'm glad to see that Africa managed to survive the whole Lois Lane invasion. 144 00:12:35,246 --> 00:12:38,125 Tell me, what brings Little Miss Cut-and-Run back to town? 145 00:12:38,708 --> 00:12:40,301 - Destiny. - That old thing? 146 00:12:40,543 --> 00:12:42,063 - Mm-hm. - You're not fooling anyone... 147 00:12:42,212 --> 00:12:45,046 racking up these airline miles. I know all about preemptive strikes. 148 00:12:45,340 --> 00:12:47,172 Hurt them first so you don't worry about... 149 00:12:47,426 --> 00:12:48,746 how you're gonna let them down. 150 00:12:48,969 --> 00:12:51,279 Then you give them whiplash by racing back. 151 00:12:51,556 --> 00:12:53,707 Easy with the dress-down, I just ran for the hills... 152 00:12:53,975 --> 00:12:56,490 because I thought I was gonna mess things up for Clark. 153 00:12:56,770 --> 00:12:59,239 We are so different, it... Not a bad different... 154 00:12:59,523 --> 00:13:03,073 I just don't know how his chocolate and my peanut butter are gonna mix. 155 00:13:03,402 --> 00:13:04,402 Huh. 156 00:13:04,611 --> 00:13:07,570 I've never known you to surrender to anyone or anything. 157 00:13:07,864 --> 00:13:09,856 I'm not actually here to talk about me. 158 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:11,759 There is a guy, Gordon Godfrey... 159 00:13:11,997 --> 00:13:14,387 and he thinks that Green Arrow is my ex-boyfriend. 160 00:13:15,125 --> 00:13:16,844 - He does? - Mm-hm. 161 00:13:18,505 --> 00:13:20,622 I think we just leave him alone, you know? 162 00:13:20,882 --> 00:13:22,760 Let the blowhard blow himself out. 163 00:13:23,009 --> 00:13:26,320 In the meantime, I can handle a few slings and arrows. Sure you can too. 164 00:13:26,638 --> 00:13:28,470 Oliver, Godfrey's got proof. 165 00:13:28,766 --> 00:13:33,045 He has a secret chapter about you he's gonna post online tomorrow. 166 00:13:33,396 --> 00:13:34,876 He knows who you are. 167 00:13:37,984 --> 00:13:40,135 Well, maybe people deserve to know the truth. 168 00:13:40,404 --> 00:13:43,920 People deserve to be saved. And it's safer for you if you're in the shadows. 169 00:13:44,283 --> 00:13:46,275 - It's safer for all the heroes. - Maybe. 170 00:13:46,536 --> 00:13:49,973 Or maybe the cost of keeping my secret is too high and it's time to pay the piper. 171 00:13:50,290 --> 00:13:53,522 If you're not gonna kick this creep to the curb, then I will. 172 00:13:58,965 --> 00:14:03,994 Gordon, that interview was hot, hot, hot. But we have a problem. 173 00:14:04,387 --> 00:14:09,018 Your final chapter's going online tomorrow and I haven't seen it. 174 00:14:09,393 --> 00:14:11,828 I kept the only copy close to me for safekeeping. 175 00:14:12,108 --> 00:14:13,828 Didn't want it getting into the wrong hands. 176 00:14:13,985 --> 00:14:16,465 Well, I'm your publicist, don't you think I should take a look? 177 00:14:17,697 --> 00:14:19,097 The secret stays with me. 178 00:14:20,408 --> 00:14:23,287 Okay, well, I guess I have to trust you. 179 00:14:23,578 --> 00:14:25,258 I don't know what's gotten into you lately. 180 00:14:25,414 --> 00:14:27,334 Three weeks ago you were a small-time radio host. 181 00:14:27,583 --> 00:14:29,336 Now the whole city's listening. 182 00:14:29,586 --> 00:14:32,420 I need you to take me further. 183 00:14:32,714 --> 00:14:37,027 I wanna be on every television, in every paper, on every computer screen. 184 00:14:37,386 --> 00:14:39,457 I want to touch every soul. 185 00:14:39,722 --> 00:14:42,317 The whole world? Exactly how do you propose to do that? 186 00:14:43,391 --> 00:14:47,988 If I can plant an idea, a seed of doubt within people... 187 00:14:48,355 --> 00:14:53,430 it will grow until it devours their faith in each other and in these heroes. 188 00:14:53,862 --> 00:14:57,572 Faithless, they'll be ready to be led down a new path. 189 00:14:58,367 --> 00:15:01,439 Humans are the best architects of their own undoing. 190 00:15:01,745 --> 00:15:05,534 All you have to do is give them enough rope, they'll hang themselves. 191 00:15:06,876 --> 00:15:07,876 Take it easy, Gordon. 192 00:15:08,085 --> 00:15:10,600 You sounded a little scary there. Ha, ha. 193 00:15:11,759 --> 00:15:13,716 Why don't you take a break tonight? 194 00:15:13,970 --> 00:15:15,848 Let off some steam. 195 00:15:16,097 --> 00:15:18,089 I'll call you later. 196 00:15:33,282 --> 00:15:34,875 Take me to Club Desaad. 197 00:15:36,077 --> 00:15:38,069 Yes, sir. 198 00:15:49,759 --> 00:15:53,116 I know about your little shortcut to the Fortress. 199 00:15:55,348 --> 00:15:57,419 Give me the key. I wanna talk to my father. 200 00:15:57,684 --> 00:16:00,677 There's no point in confronting Jor-El. 201 00:16:01,271 --> 00:16:02,990 He disowned me and I want to know why. 202 00:16:03,232 --> 00:16:05,269 This is bigger than just Jor-El. 203 00:16:08,030 --> 00:16:09,623 A darkness has come to Earth. 204 00:16:09,865 --> 00:16:12,460 I've been trying to draw it towards me so I can stop it. 205 00:16:12,746 --> 00:16:16,456 I was the one sent to Earth to protect it. Jor-El should have come to me. 206 00:16:18,043 --> 00:16:21,719 - He said you're not ready. - He's afraid that I'll fail. 207 00:16:22,047 --> 00:16:25,404 After all the trials and all the training that I've gone through. 208 00:16:25,717 --> 00:16:28,312 He's the one who's confused, because I know my own destiny. 209 00:16:29,972 --> 00:16:34,683 Kal-El, you think you have all the answers... 210 00:16:35,062 --> 00:16:38,692 but the evil that's coming is like nothing you've ever seen. 211 00:16:39,525 --> 00:16:42,359 It takes advantage of people's doubts. 212 00:16:42,778 --> 00:16:45,088 There's nothing out there I can't handle. 213 00:16:45,364 --> 00:16:48,562 Pretty strong words from a guy who can't even figure out his own powers. 214 00:16:50,411 --> 00:16:52,130 It's the truth, Kal-El. 215 00:16:52,747 --> 00:16:57,424 You've been on Earth all this time and you can't even fly. 216 00:16:58,713 --> 00:17:01,069 You can't come at this thing without all of your abilities. 217 00:17:01,341 --> 00:17:03,298 But what if you can't fight it on your own? 218 00:17:05,846 --> 00:17:09,726 You'd rather put the world at risk and trust Jor-El than believe in me? 219 00:17:15,024 --> 00:17:17,061 You're my only family. 220 00:17:17,527 --> 00:17:19,359 And I need your help. 221 00:17:28,832 --> 00:17:31,188 I liked it better when I was showing you the ropes. 222 00:17:31,459 --> 00:17:33,974 I guess change is in the air. 223 00:17:37,174 --> 00:17:39,484 I guess this is easy for you, huh? 224 00:17:39,927 --> 00:17:41,646 No, it's... 225 00:17:41,971 --> 00:17:44,566 No, it's not easy or hard. 226 00:17:44,975 --> 00:17:46,295 It just is. 227 00:17:46,518 --> 00:17:50,353 I mean, I reach for the sky and the world just falls away. 228 00:17:51,315 --> 00:17:54,592 I'm not thinking of anything. I'm just in the moment. 229 00:18:05,121 --> 00:18:08,114 When I try to clear my mind, the more I hear. 230 00:18:13,255 --> 00:18:15,531 Kal-El, instead of trying to force the noise out... 231 00:18:15,803 --> 00:18:19,399 why don't you just focus on one thing... 232 00:18:20,141 --> 00:18:21,336 like that butterfly? 233 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:25,120 Live inside that one noise. 234 00:18:32,279 --> 00:18:34,839 Make it your whole world. 235 00:18:59,893 --> 00:19:00,929 It was a start. 236 00:19:03,730 --> 00:19:06,529 It's not flying if it's mostly falling. 237 00:19:07,150 --> 00:19:08,743 I'm sorry. 238 00:19:08,986 --> 00:19:11,023 I shouldn't have gone against your father's wishes. 239 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:14,352 - I shouldn't have helped you. - I just need to figure it out. 240 00:19:14,658 --> 00:19:18,447 You're doubting your powers. You're frustrated, you can't focus. 241 00:19:18,791 --> 00:19:19,941 You are not ready. 242 00:19:20,167 --> 00:19:21,965 I'm not gonna stand here and do nothing. 243 00:19:22,212 --> 00:19:25,330 The darkness came through a rip in the universe three weeks ago. 244 00:19:26,008 --> 00:19:30,321 You think it's just gonna wait around until you're ready? Just leave it to me. 245 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:32,194 Three weeks ago? 246 00:19:33,266 --> 00:19:35,735 What? What is it? 247 00:19:36,018 --> 00:19:37,611 I think I know how it came here. 248 00:19:48,949 --> 00:19:51,748 You said the darkness came through a tear in the universe. 249 00:19:52,828 --> 00:19:54,820 It made sense. 250 00:19:55,081 --> 00:19:56,879 Three weeks ago I was on this rooftop... 251 00:19:57,125 --> 00:19:59,515 and I opened a portal using the Book of Rao. 252 00:20:00,170 --> 00:20:03,766 If the darkness came through a gateway, maybe it can leave through one. 253 00:20:07,678 --> 00:20:11,672 I've used my bracelet before to open a portal. 254 00:20:13,393 --> 00:20:15,589 This dark force is like a disease. 255 00:20:15,854 --> 00:20:18,085 How did it become so powerful? 256 00:20:18,360 --> 00:20:21,797 It can see your thoughts and feelings. 257 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:25,671 It can find the one morsel of doubt that even the purest person doesn't realize... 258 00:20:25,992 --> 00:20:27,221 they have inside them. 259 00:20:27,452 --> 00:20:32,572 It can possess you, but it can't possess someone who's pure of spirit. 260 00:20:32,958 --> 00:20:35,553 Who has true clarity of purpose. But your father... 261 00:20:35,837 --> 00:20:38,306 Thinks it'll prey upon some weakness inside of me. 262 00:20:39,049 --> 00:20:40,483 Kal-El. 263 00:20:40,717 --> 00:20:45,473 If this dark force possesses someone with abilities like yours... 264 00:20:45,973 --> 00:20:49,603 you could be the greatest weapon this planet has ever seen. 265 00:21:22,473 --> 00:21:24,226 Mom. 266 00:21:24,727 --> 00:21:25,727 Hey, Dad. 267 00:21:28,648 --> 00:21:30,799 I've been, um... 268 00:21:33,486 --> 00:21:39,517 really trying to live my life in a way that would make you proud of me. 269 00:21:43,288 --> 00:21:46,167 I, uh, sort of feel like I've let you down. 270 00:21:52,341 --> 00:21:54,253 You always said the most important thing... 271 00:21:54,510 --> 00:21:56,422 was taking care of others and I, uh... 272 00:21:59,931 --> 00:22:01,604 I tried. 273 00:22:05,103 --> 00:22:09,097 But I failed at that. 274 00:22:13,363 --> 00:22:16,117 The woman that I, uh... That I love... 275 00:22:21,750 --> 00:22:27,428 She sacrificed everything to protect me. And, um... 276 00:22:32,470 --> 00:22:35,383 And I'm sort of trying to figure out how to live with that. 277 00:22:44,984 --> 00:22:48,102 I can't have other people risking their lives for me. 278 00:22:52,450 --> 00:22:54,646 This has to stop. 279 00:23:01,085 --> 00:23:02,235 I'm sorry. 280 00:24:15,378 --> 00:24:18,974 You look like a man who needs a little corrupting. 281 00:24:20,220 --> 00:24:25,136 I'm on the hunt for a little distraction. 282 00:24:26,892 --> 00:24:31,444 I think the hunter has become the hunted. 283 00:24:38,948 --> 00:24:42,020 Well, well, well. 284 00:24:42,869 --> 00:24:44,303 Huh. 285 00:24:47,165 --> 00:24:48,804 You've been a bad boy. 286 00:24:50,836 --> 00:24:53,067 So... 287 00:24:54,923 --> 00:24:55,923 Ooh. 288 00:24:56,133 --> 00:24:58,364 - Dangerous. - Ha-ha-ha. 289 00:24:59,428 --> 00:25:00,908 What's your favorite tool? 290 00:25:01,847 --> 00:25:03,918 Oh, uh... 291 00:25:04,184 --> 00:25:06,380 Oh, I'm pretty good with a torque wrench. 292 00:25:06,645 --> 00:25:07,645 Huh. 293 00:25:07,855 --> 00:25:09,972 Kinky. I'm a torque wrench virgin. 294 00:25:10,232 --> 00:25:15,387 Oh, ha-ha-ha. Now. Hands off the merchandise. 295 00:25:28,380 --> 00:25:32,613 Ha, ha. Let's just put these up here, huh? 296 00:25:33,677 --> 00:25:36,636 Looks like somebody likes to be punished, huh? 297 00:25:36,931 --> 00:25:38,604 Mm-hm. 298 00:25:39,350 --> 00:25:41,228 Now, where were we? 299 00:25:48,068 --> 00:25:52,585 Yo, spray-on-latex sisters. Hook a mistress up? 300 00:25:53,741 --> 00:25:58,133 You, sin on a stick, you just, you know, smash your body up against his. 301 00:25:58,497 --> 00:26:02,776 And you, you are the girl his mama warned him about. 302 00:26:11,885 --> 00:26:15,276 That's right. Make him pay. 303 00:26:15,974 --> 00:26:18,250 There we go. 304 00:26:22,358 --> 00:26:25,112 Now that you've got me under your control... 305 00:26:25,403 --> 00:26:27,474 what are you going to do with me? 306 00:26:27,739 --> 00:26:32,291 Girls, why don't you go and spank each other or something? 307 00:26:32,661 --> 00:26:35,779 Things are about to heat up in here. 308 00:26:37,291 --> 00:26:38,566 Ooh. 309 00:26:50,890 --> 00:26:52,609 Gotcha. 310 00:26:56,103 --> 00:26:57,822 Impressive. 311 00:26:58,063 --> 00:27:01,374 Great photos. Definitely page-one material. 312 00:27:01,692 --> 00:27:04,685 You're a formidable woman, Lois Lane. 313 00:27:04,989 --> 00:27:06,742 You're seething with ambition. 314 00:27:07,658 --> 00:27:09,251 With you it's all about the byline. 315 00:27:09,493 --> 00:27:11,849 You'll do anything, sacrifice anyone for the story. 316 00:27:12,413 --> 00:27:15,326 Oh, that's a little harsh, don't you think? 317 00:27:16,584 --> 00:27:19,224 How much are those photos worth to you? 318 00:27:20,171 --> 00:27:22,845 Maybe I can give you something that's worth more. 319 00:27:23,386 --> 00:27:25,901 What if I shared my evidence condemning Oliver Queen... 320 00:27:26,181 --> 00:27:27,979 and gave you the banner headline? 321 00:27:28,225 --> 00:27:31,582 Tempting, but nobody's gonna believe a word you have to say... 322 00:27:31,896 --> 00:27:34,172 after they see all these sexy photos. 323 00:27:36,443 --> 00:27:40,881 Done and done. You're officially fodder for the tabloids. 324 00:27:42,323 --> 00:27:45,600 I don't care about the photos, Lois. 325 00:27:47,078 --> 00:27:50,230 Wow. Heh. Wow, they were fake? 326 00:27:50,540 --> 00:27:54,853 But I guess the purple feathers should have been a dead giveaway, huh? 327 00:27:56,047 --> 00:27:57,640 Hey. 328 00:27:59,509 --> 00:28:02,661 I can see that you're pure of heart. 329 00:28:02,971 --> 00:28:04,963 It's too bad. 330 00:28:05,224 --> 00:28:07,455 Taking over that body would have been fun. 331 00:28:09,979 --> 00:28:13,655 Back off, buddy, or I am gonna burn all the fur off your arms. 332 00:28:31,547 --> 00:28:33,507 And I thought the Fortress was your only hideaway. 333 00:28:33,716 --> 00:28:35,756 It's called Watchtower. It's more of a command post. 334 00:28:36,010 --> 00:28:37,524 I banded together a group of heroes. 335 00:28:37,762 --> 00:28:41,392 A lot's changed since the last time I saw you, Kal-El. 336 00:28:42,518 --> 00:28:44,111 Maybe Jor-El underestimated you. 337 00:28:44,645 --> 00:28:46,477 This is how we access the news feeds. 338 00:28:46,731 --> 00:28:50,486 We should cast a wide net, the host is probably in a leader with influence. 339 00:28:55,115 --> 00:28:57,186 This Godfrey guy, he's everywhere. 340 00:28:59,244 --> 00:29:01,042 He's got a personal vendetta against heroes. 341 00:29:01,288 --> 00:29:05,919 Any citizen who's been a victim of the vigilante menace, you're not alone. 342 00:29:06,294 --> 00:29:08,126 They pretend to be your saving grace... 343 00:29:09,131 --> 00:29:12,329 then they turn on you and violate your trust. 344 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:15,355 These vigilantes are committing crimes... 345 00:29:15,638 --> 00:29:16,913 and getting away with it. 346 00:29:17,139 --> 00:29:19,051 Open your eyes, people. 347 00:29:19,307 --> 00:29:21,547 How many times do you hear about victims who were mugged? 348 00:29:21,810 --> 00:29:24,200 - Do you hear that? - They don't know who it was! 349 00:29:24,482 --> 00:29:26,553 It's called super speed, folks. 350 00:29:26,818 --> 00:29:29,731 Lawless mutants, like the Blur, are using this power... 351 00:29:30,030 --> 00:29:31,030 That's it. 352 00:29:31,241 --> 00:29:34,154 - To prey on the masses. - The darkness is in Godfrey. 353 00:29:34,452 --> 00:29:35,568 They're predators. 354 00:29:35,787 --> 00:29:38,018 He's been public, so can't be hard to find him. 355 00:29:38,290 --> 00:29:39,440 Driven by dark. 356 00:29:40,209 --> 00:29:42,485 Okay, I have a street security camera with a limo. 357 00:29:42,753 --> 00:29:45,393 Looks like Godfrey was downtown a few hours ago. 358 00:29:45,673 --> 00:29:47,392 The driver with Godfrey. 359 00:29:52,430 --> 00:29:54,342 That's Lois. 360 00:30:16,664 --> 00:30:19,418 Congratulations, Lois. 361 00:30:20,253 --> 00:30:23,929 You've proven yourself a true believer of these vigilantes. 362 00:30:25,511 --> 00:30:29,710 And your saintly suffering is just the lure I need to bring the Blur to me. 363 00:30:33,061 --> 00:30:36,896 Fight all you want. You won't be able to escape your fate. 364 00:30:50,414 --> 00:30:51,689 What is this place? 365 00:30:51,916 --> 00:30:55,432 It's kind of hard to explain, but just try to blend in. 366 00:30:55,752 --> 00:30:58,142 Are you sure that Lois' cell phone was tracked here? 367 00:30:58,422 --> 00:31:01,142 According to the computers at the Watchtower, yeah. 368 00:31:01,425 --> 00:31:03,781 Let's split up. We'll cover more ground. 369 00:31:16,609 --> 00:31:19,647 Godfrey, I'm here for Lois. 370 00:31:20,738 --> 00:31:23,014 That's too bad. 371 00:31:23,866 --> 00:31:26,745 Her idealism and blind faith in the vigilantes she loves... 372 00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:31,114 has gotten her in way over her head. 373 00:31:31,836 --> 00:31:34,988 What have you done with her? Let her go. 374 00:31:35,299 --> 00:31:41,330 Lois has served her purpose. She brought one of you to me. 375 00:31:46,143 --> 00:31:48,863 Are you sure you can win against me? 376 00:31:49,147 --> 00:31:52,265 You know what I am. 377 00:31:54,944 --> 00:31:56,901 You know the doubt in your heart. 378 00:32:00,159 --> 00:32:03,675 You so-called heroes are false gods, all of you. 379 00:32:03,997 --> 00:32:07,673 And when people stop believing in you, you'll shatter like glass. 380 00:32:08,001 --> 00:32:10,721 Just tell me! Where is she? 381 00:32:11,380 --> 00:32:13,258 I can see it. 382 00:32:13,507 --> 00:32:15,976 Underneath all of that bravado... 383 00:32:16,260 --> 00:32:19,617 you're afraid you'll never be the hero you want to be. 384 00:32:21,183 --> 00:32:22,902 You wish you could kill me. 385 00:32:24,019 --> 00:32:26,090 And I'm not the only one. I can see that. 386 00:32:26,355 --> 00:32:28,790 You've felt this way before. 387 00:32:30,196 --> 00:32:35,225 Your heart is racing. You're at war with yourself, the turmoil is overwhelming. 388 00:32:35,617 --> 00:32:38,052 - Where is she? - There is darkness in you... 389 00:32:38,328 --> 00:32:39,808 and great power. 390 00:32:40,039 --> 00:32:41,951 I think we'll go far together, you and I. 391 00:32:42,207 --> 00:32:43,607 I will never help you. 392 00:32:43,834 --> 00:32:44,984 You won't have a choice. 393 00:33:09,488 --> 00:33:11,241 Are you all right? 394 00:33:13,451 --> 00:33:15,647 It's like it could see inside me. 395 00:33:45,197 --> 00:33:46,426 Are you all right? 396 00:33:50,285 --> 00:33:52,595 I think it's time to blow this bondage ball. 397 00:34:02,508 --> 00:34:05,148 Somebody should put Godfrey in some serious restraints. 398 00:34:05,428 --> 00:34:08,944 Who knew Mr. Family Values had such a dark side? 399 00:34:09,265 --> 00:34:11,575 Godfrey's not so special. 400 00:34:11,850 --> 00:34:14,081 There's two sides to everyone... 401 00:34:15,521 --> 00:34:16,637 even heroes. 402 00:34:16,856 --> 00:34:21,055 Kara, off the record, what is it like to have powers? 403 00:34:22,654 --> 00:34:28,810 Lois, since I've had my abilities, I haven't been beholden to anyone. 404 00:34:29,415 --> 00:34:33,045 And I feel like there's nothing holding me back... 405 00:34:33,377 --> 00:34:35,175 and I'm free. 406 00:34:36,339 --> 00:34:38,251 That's too bad. 407 00:34:38,925 --> 00:34:40,757 I mean, it's great. 408 00:34:41,011 --> 00:34:45,802 It's just, you're such a bang-up gal. I thought it might get a little lonely. 409 00:34:48,978 --> 00:34:52,892 Maybe it's easier to be a hero when you don't have somebody tying you down. 410 00:34:53,233 --> 00:34:57,022 I'm sure you think of people without powers as... 411 00:34:57,821 --> 00:35:00,416 Well, differently? 412 00:35:00,698 --> 00:35:03,657 You know, it's easy for people to just see the powers... 413 00:35:03,952 --> 00:35:06,387 and not the person behind them. 414 00:35:08,957 --> 00:35:11,597 I guess even heroes need someone to come home to, huh? 415 00:35:27,937 --> 00:35:29,656 How's that for tying up loose ends? 416 00:35:31,444 --> 00:35:35,757 It's gonna take more than a loudmouth with a deviant sex life to stop me. 417 00:35:37,034 --> 00:35:39,503 A buddy of mine at the Inquisitor ran it for me... 418 00:35:39,787 --> 00:35:42,939 since leather and lace really isn't Planet fare. 419 00:35:43,499 --> 00:35:47,413 Lois, I think you went too far trying to discredit this annoying hero-basher. 420 00:35:47,754 --> 00:35:48,870 You could have been killed. 421 00:35:49,088 --> 00:35:51,808 Godfrey was undermining Metropolis' faith in its defenders. 422 00:35:52,091 --> 00:35:53,889 I couldn't just stand by and let that happen. 423 00:35:54,135 --> 00:35:56,855 Well, what you did was brave, but... 424 00:35:57,847 --> 00:35:59,566 Between you and me, I was terrified. 425 00:36:01,769 --> 00:36:05,160 My worst fear is to be alone in the world without heroes. 426 00:36:08,901 --> 00:36:12,611 Thank God, Ubergirl... Powergirl? Megagirl? 427 00:36:12,947 --> 00:36:14,984 Was there to save me from the gallows. 428 00:36:15,450 --> 00:36:17,521 Your cousin needs a better handle. 429 00:36:18,203 --> 00:36:21,992 Well, just remember that heroes like her or the Blur... 430 00:36:24,293 --> 00:36:26,808 Put them on too high a pedestal, they might let you down. 431 00:36:27,714 --> 00:36:31,424 Thanks, Clark, but I get it that the superpowered are people too. 432 00:36:31,763 --> 00:36:35,723 They wrestle with their own flaws, but the Blur is different. 433 00:36:38,603 --> 00:36:40,560 He's my hero. 434 00:36:40,981 --> 00:36:44,657 No matter what he's afraid of, I know he'll always be there for me. 435 00:36:56,415 --> 00:36:58,884 Excuse me. I'm sorry. 436 00:36:59,710 --> 00:37:01,429 Kara? 437 00:37:02,296 --> 00:37:04,527 What do you think of my new look? 438 00:37:05,258 --> 00:37:08,695 I think you look completely different. Why the sudden cover-up? 439 00:37:09,679 --> 00:37:12,717 You can't save people when you're the center of attention. 440 00:37:13,726 --> 00:37:17,083 But I'm not going anywhere until I know Earth is safe from the darkness. 441 00:37:19,107 --> 00:37:20,541 It could be anywhere. 442 00:37:21,276 --> 00:37:22,426 Look, I was wondering. 443 00:37:22,652 --> 00:37:27,408 Your bracelet seemed to repel the darkness, not send it away. 444 00:37:27,782 --> 00:37:30,013 I don't think the bracelet will work as a portal. 445 00:37:30,284 --> 00:37:33,641 The dark spirit is trapped inside of a host. 446 00:37:33,958 --> 00:37:37,269 But you're superpowered. Why wouldn't the darkness want you? 447 00:37:38,631 --> 00:37:40,065 It's because you're pure of spirit. 448 00:37:40,299 --> 00:37:44,134 That's why you could never lure the darkness to you with all of your saves. 449 00:37:44,470 --> 00:37:46,427 I don't feel pure of spirit. 450 00:37:47,390 --> 00:37:49,950 I have just as many issues as anyone else. 451 00:37:50,226 --> 00:37:52,058 But still, you risked your soul to save me. 452 00:37:52,312 --> 00:37:53,792 And if you hadn't jumped between us... 453 00:37:54,022 --> 00:37:56,457 The dark spirit would have possessed you, Kal-El. 454 00:37:57,401 --> 00:37:59,836 Like he could see things in me I didn't want to face. 455 00:38:00,112 --> 00:38:05,187 Now imagine that creature wielding all of your powers. 456 00:38:06,703 --> 00:38:08,581 People of this planet would be doomed. 457 00:38:10,541 --> 00:38:13,739 You sound like my father, that I was destined to fail. 458 00:38:15,462 --> 00:38:17,613 Failure is something we have to live with... 459 00:38:18,924 --> 00:38:21,758 but it's how you overcome it that defines you. 460 00:38:26,683 --> 00:38:29,278 I know this isn't easy for you... 461 00:38:29,895 --> 00:38:32,854 but I need you to leave the darkness to me. 462 00:38:34,903 --> 00:38:37,941 This isn't your fight. 463 00:38:53,257 --> 00:38:55,931 Makes you wonder if we put too much faith in vigilantes. 464 00:39:01,224 --> 00:39:04,456 Maybe the Blur isn't the hero he thinks he is. 465 00:39:07,897 --> 00:39:09,490 Who's your mama? 466 00:39:09,732 --> 00:39:11,325 - Is that a trick question? - Ha-ha-ha. 467 00:39:11,568 --> 00:39:12,688 What's, uh...? What is this? 468 00:39:12,902 --> 00:39:15,371 That is the only copy of the chapter on Green Arrow... 469 00:39:15,656 --> 00:39:17,932 that Godfrey was gonna reveal today. 470 00:39:18,201 --> 00:39:19,954 Yours truly picked Godfrey's pocket... 471 00:39:20,203 --> 00:39:23,162 so you can rest assured your secret is safe. 472 00:39:25,709 --> 00:39:26,984 Hmm. 473 00:39:27,878 --> 00:39:30,268 "Wow, Lois, 007's got nothing on you. 474 00:39:30,547 --> 00:39:32,618 You're a brilliant and talented super sleuth." 475 00:39:33,846 --> 00:39:35,519 Thank you. I appreciate it. 476 00:39:35,764 --> 00:39:38,438 I know how much trouble you must have gone to to get this. 477 00:39:38,726 --> 00:39:44,040 But I can't have the people that I love fighting my battles for me any more. 478 00:39:45,818 --> 00:39:47,218 What is this? 479 00:39:47,445 --> 00:39:50,722 Does this have anything to do with why Chloe took an extended vacation? 480 00:39:51,032 --> 00:39:52,751 About that. 481 00:39:53,533 --> 00:39:56,571 Chloe's not catching a tan on a beach like I told you she was. 482 00:39:56,870 --> 00:39:58,668 The truth is... 483 00:39:59,456 --> 00:40:02,096 she left, and I don't think she's coming back. 484 00:40:02,626 --> 00:40:05,698 - What happened? Is she okay? - She's okay, she's fine... 485 00:40:06,006 --> 00:40:08,246 but when the person that you love knows your secret... 486 00:40:08,509 --> 00:40:09,749 it becomes their secret too. 487 00:40:09,969 --> 00:40:12,089 She was willing to give up everything to protect it... 488 00:40:12,305 --> 00:40:13,785 which, unfortunately, included me. 489 00:40:14,390 --> 00:40:18,464 Wait, I think that she probably just needs space. 490 00:40:18,811 --> 00:40:21,690 I know how she feels about you, she'll be back. 491 00:40:23,650 --> 00:40:25,482 I hope you're right... 492 00:40:26,778 --> 00:40:28,735 because this has gone on long enough. 493 00:40:31,284 --> 00:40:33,044 What's happening? What are you doing, Oliver? 494 00:40:35,542 --> 00:40:37,420 Doing what I have to. 495 00:40:39,796 --> 00:40:42,470 - Send them in, please. - Yes, sir. 496 00:40:50,682 --> 00:40:51,957 Thank you all for coming. 497 00:40:53,186 --> 00:40:55,417 I've brought you here to make an announcement. 498 00:40:55,688 --> 00:40:59,045 People have these so-called vigilantes all wrong. 499 00:40:59,734 --> 00:41:02,647 There's only one way for me to set the record straight. 500 00:41:04,990 --> 00:41:06,743 I am Green Arrow.