Bizarro


 * For the character the title refers to, see Jane Doe.

"Bizarro" is the twelfth episode of the first season of Supergirl. It aired on February 1, 2016.

Synopsis
Kara faces off against her mirror image when Bizarro, a twisted version of Supergirl, sets out to destroy her. Also, Kara grows closer with Cat’s son Adam.

Plot
Three months prior to Bizarro's first public appearance, Maxwell Lord entered the room in which she was kept and started transferring a black liquid into her comatose body, sending her into violent convulsions and when she opens her eyes, they are completely black, prompting him to remark that she's alive.

One day before her appearance, Maxwell Lord was in her room again and boasted about his many achievements - but said she is his most perfect creation and kissed her hand. Bizarro is revealed to now perfectly resemble Kara Danvers and is able to speak and understand him, while the black in her eyes fade to normal eyes.

In the D.E.O., J'onn J'onzz and Alex Danvers rules out alien activity; Kara suggests a clone, but Alex says it is impossible and thinks it may have something to do with the woman J'onn found when he broke into Lord's lab. He states her brain is too damaged to heal, and that Lord is no god.

Kara denies to Winn Schott that the woman in the news is her. Cat Grant arrives with not only her own latte but also Kara's go-to order, to the latter's confusion. Cat glances at Winn, who looks away embarrassed.

At CatCo, reporters suggested several headlines regarding Bizarro's appearance, but Cat is unsatisfied until Kara proposed that it may not be Supergirl. Cat comes up with the headline "Supergirl?" and dismissed everyone. Kara asked her if she is being nice because Kara is dating her son, but she refused to answer.

Kara was slightly freaked out over Cat's attitude, but she decided to focus on Bizarro along with Winn and James Olsen. Kara received a text from Adam and James said he seems like a terrific guy.

Back in the lab, Bizarro is now in a suit identical to Supergirl's and is made to watch Supergirl on TV while being shocked frequently. She pledges to kill Supergirl.

During her date with Adam, Kara sees a news report of a stranded tram, prompting her to bail. Atop the tram, she was confronted by Bizarro, who ignores her questions and attacks her. During their fight, they broke the tram's support, causing it to fall. Supergirl catches it while Bizarro watches in slight puzzlement. J'onn and Alex formulates a plan to subdue Bizarro with Kryptonite.

Adam met Kara at CatCo and asked her out for another date that night.

Winn found out there are seven comatose Jane Does brought to Prometheus Genetics, owned by Maxwell Lord.

Back at his lab, Max examines Bizarro, whose skin started to show signs of breakdown. Bizarro is confused as Max said Supergirl is bad, yet she saved people, but Max is able to persuade her to attack Supergirl again.

Alex went to Max, saying she knew what he's up to. He indirectly confessed to his experiments, having obtained Kara's DNA from the arm of Red Tornado. Threatening Alex to not reveal his operations, he proclaimed "May the best girl win!"

Kara didn't like the idea of using kryptonite weapons against Bizarro as she was just a victim of Max's project, but J'onn was reluctant to arrest Max. Alex convinced Kara to go on her date.

Winn and James share a drink over their romantic troubles.

On their date, Adam and Kara discussed their parentage, and Kara said it's hard for her to feel normal, but Adam said no one feels normal and they kiss. Suddenly, Bizarro swoops down and drags Kara away. They fight and Bizarro has the upper hand until Alex shows up with vehicles armed with kryptonite bullets. They fire at Bizarro, which did not seem to injure her but instead caused her biological structure to mutate and decay, creating a pale, broken complexion. Bizarro screamed of her hatred for Supergirl before flying off while the kryptonite prevented the latter from pursuing.

Kara realized that Bizarro came after her in her civilian identity and deduced Max knew her secret identity. Alex noted Bizarro has some of Supergirl's powers in reverse. J'onn concluded the chemical opposite of kryptonite may be able to harm her. Kara stated they need to stop Max once and for all.

Back at CatCo, Kara broke up with Adam, citing she didn't have room in her life for him.

In his lab, Max commanded Bizarro to attack Kara's loved ones.

James tried to comfort Kara, but she wanted to be alone.

Alex orders D.E.O. agents to arrest Max. He threatened to reveal Supergirl's secret identity, but she slams him on a desk and stated no one would hear him.

James heard a sound and thought it was Kara, but it was Bizarro who kidnapped him.

Max was brought to the D.E.O. and J'onn berated Alex for bringing him in, but Alex countered he of all people should understand her desire to protect her family.

James woke up tied up in a deserted warehouse, his signal watch broken off. When he tried to reach for the pieces, Bizarro warned him not to move, saying that she knew Kara loved him because they are the same. He asked her to come closer but she refused, saying she's ugly, but he told her a part of her was still Supergirl and it's what's inside that matters. However, when he reached for the watch again, Bizarro lost her temper, calling him a liar and breathing fire at him, but not before he activated it with his foot. Kara heard him and she located him while Alex brought bullets with blue kryptonite heads. Supergirl and Bizarro fought again and the latter tried to strangle Supergirl. Alex finally got a clear shot and the bullet knocked Bizarro unconscious.

In the D.E.O., J'onn told Kara that Bizarro had been asking for her. Very weak and lying on a bed, she apologized to Kara and Kara said she's sorry too. J'onn said they are going to put her under, and Kara comforted her saying she went to sleep for a long time once but when she woke up she wasn't alone and neither would she.

Kara went to Max's cell and said he would never hurt anyone again, but Max cheerfully mentions her mother and the house they lived in. When Kara's eyes glow with heat vision, Alex came in and calmed her down, saying he wasn't worth it.

At CatCo, Cat told Kara that Adam is leaving for Opal City. Cat confessed she prioritized herself over Adam before, and that Kara was more like her and she thought. She also stated she wanted their relationship to go back to being strictly professional.

Kara suggested to James that they go to the bar and talk about what happened when he was with Bizarro, but he said it was nothing and said he had to pick up Lucy from the airport.

Kara flew back to her apartment and noticed a eerie, gooey plant sprawled over the table. While she was distracted, a tentacled creature previously lurking out of sight on the ceiling lunged at her.

Trivia

 * Bizarro is a long-time enemy of Superman, who describes himself in the comics as Superman's "perfect imperfect duplicate."
 * Maxwell Lord quotes the line "Death is the veil which those who live call life," referencing Prometheus Unbound by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
 * The organization that handles the Jane Does is called Prometheus Genetics, another reference to it.
 * Kara says that Bizarro speaks like Cookie Monster.
 * In the comics, Supergirl's Bizarro is known as Bizarro-Girl.