- "That word, ahimsa, it's Hindu?"
- "It means non-violence."
- —J'onn J'onzz and Manchester Black
"Ahimsa" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of Supergirl, and the sixty-ninth episode overall. It aired on November 4, 2018.
Synopsis[]
| When Supergirl needs help, Alex asks Lena and Brainiac to team up. Meanwhile, J'onn questions his decision to quit the D.E.O.. However, after running into Manchester Black, he realizes there are a lot of ways to help his fellow aliens during this tumultuous time.[src] |
Plot[]
"Ahimsa" begins with the group accumulated around Kara as she's still in the life-sparing suit. J'onn stomps out of the room upset and he's trailed by Alex. Outside, he uncovers he's vexed that he didn't help when Kara asked him to. Alex reveals to him that in the event that he needs to assist now, he can do so clairvoyantly without jumping on the bleeding edges.
At the DEO, Kara awakens inside the suit, which controls on and shows an Iron Man-like heads-up display.
Alex is filling Kara in on the suit when a DEO specialist comes in and educates her another agent has turned to assist the Graves. The Graves have murdered the agent, saying he's a loose end.
J'onn comes back to his home when he's gone up against by Fiona's life partner — Manchester Black.
The Graves' and Agent of Liberty have taken two of the metahumans that were being put away at the DEO and have them tied up in their den. Agent Liberty utilizes a portion of the invention taken from the DEO and it's indicated that he can control the brains of the two tied up metas.
Alex assembles a conference with the whole DEO and addresses them about the ongoing occasions. She reminds them she has confidence in the group.
Manchester Black's having a beverage at the bar Fiona used to visit. Black gets one of the bar's benefactors drunk and the supporter — someone who works with Mercy raves — in the end uncovers Mercy is planning to assault a police precinct. J'onn shows up, receives the intel and passes it along to Alex and the DEO.
Alex, J'onn, and Manchester Black show up at the police precinct and prevent the assault from one of the metahumans that the Graves are controlling. Outside, the group examines the way that they think Fiona is being held to control the catch metahumans.
One of Alex's subordinates approaches and discloses to her the President needs to talk with her. On a voice visit, the President reams Alex, disclosing to her that if a lot more assaults occur on her watch, she'll be replaced.
At the DEO, Brainiac-5 is vexed that he can't think about a solution for Kara and starts crying. Lena sees and approaches the metahuman and gives him an inspirational talk. After the discussion, Brainy understands that they can conceivably utilize nanites to expel the kryptonite from the air.
Alex yells at Kara for coming to the precinct. She reminds her younger sister that she's in control.
After the failed assault on the police headquarters, Liberty tells the Graves they should amend their arrangements and cause the individuals of National City to be apprehensive for their kids.
Brainy and Lena start reconstructing the L-Corp nanites to deal with the kryptonite.
J'onn is conversing with Manchester Black about his previous time with Fiona. J'onn sees that Manchester is wearing a ring that matches one Fiona wears and he understands that he can utilize it to enhance his powers.
Nia's staying late and grinding away at the CatCo office and chooses to talk with James. She advises him that National City PD has every right to capture him should he put on the Guardian armor once more. She reveals to him that she has an awful inclination that something terrible will happen.
J'onn's begins a ritual with Manchester in an attempt to find Fiona. J'onn is ready to talk with Fiona, who reveals that she doesn't know where she's being held. She makes reference to, be that as it may, the Graves have utilized a parasite to keep her stable. J'onn goes to Alex to reveal to her all that he found in the discussion with Fiona so the DEO can deal with finding the area.
Brianiac utilizes the data to narrow down the area and Alex orders a strike team to amass. Alex chooses to ask Kara to help all things considered, she persuades her sister she needs her out in the field.
The Graves take the last metahuman to dispatch an assault on the National City Fair. Kara shows up to start battling the metahuman and in a little while, J'onn and Manchester both appear. James at that point appears in his Guardian protective armor.
Kara's armor starts to fail.
J'onn and Manchester find the vehicle the Graves are keeping Fiona in.
The Graves have Kara at gunpoint and Brainiac informs her that the nanites have worked — they've cleaned the air. Fiona awakens, permitting her to stop controlling the metahuman.
The metahuman — not, at this point under Fiona's influence — shoots the two Graves, permitting Kara to remove her protective cap.
Fiona's wounds are grievous and she dies in the arms of Manchester.
Back at the DEO, the agents begin applauding Alex for her job in stopping the Graves. She's giving a discourse when it's stopped by an Army Colonel who's been arranged to manage the DEO.
James reveals to Lena and Nia that the police don't plan to press any charges against him. Rather, they may nominate him. Nia shows James her telephone, which is brimming with viral posts saying Guardian is an enemy of outsider vigilante.
Manchester Black buys a few containers of weaponry.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers/Supergirl and Red Daughter
- Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen/Guardian
- Chyler Leigh as Dr./Director Alex Danvers
- Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor
- Jesse Rath as Querl Dox/Brainiac 5
- Sam Witwer as Professor Ben Lockwood/Agent Liberty
- Nicole Maines as Nia Nal
- April Parker Jones as Colonel Lauren Haley
- David Harewood as J'onn J'onzz
Guest starring[]
- Bruce Boxleitner as President Phil Baker
- Rhona Mitra as Mercy Graves
- Robert Baker as Otis Graves
- David Ajala as Manchester Black
- Tiya Sircar as Fiona Byrne
- Anthony Konechny as Raymond Jensen
- Donna Benedicto as Agent Reiff
- Justice Leak as a Hellgrammite
Co-starring[]
- Nick Hunnings as Kopy
- Flora Karas as Receptionist
- Marcus McKinley as Agent Taylor
- Bert Mitchell as Homeless Man
- Kirby Morrow as Officer Petrocelli
- Sasha Piltsin as Soldier
- Jack Sandison as 10 Year Old Boy
- Amanda Seymour as Unassuming Woman
- Stacy Yu as Teenager
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Trivia[]
- The episode's title, "Ahimsa", is a phrase meaning "harmlessness of thought, speech, and action, or nonviolence" in Sanskrit. It is an essential religious principle of Jainism and aspect of nonviolent resistance. It is used in the episode by Fiona Byrne.
- While Kara is recovering in her protective suit, Brainiac says, "If you're in your mind palace, say 'Hi' to Streaky for me", a reference to the events of the episode "Legion of Super-Heroes".
- What Lena tells Brainiac about making boxes and putting his feelings into them is also said by Perenna to Jennifer Pierce on Black Lightning, another TV series of The CW.
- In the comics, Lauren Haley is Caucasian and a lieutenant in the Air Force, and an associate of Wonder Woman.
- This is the first episode of Supergirl to feature April Parker Jones (Lauren Haley) as a series regular.
- Alex refers to Colonel Haley as "G.I. Jane", referring to the main character of the 1997 film of the same name.
- President Baker refers to the lead dispersal device being stolen and Mercy and Otis Graves being freed as "a terrible Sunday of incompetence." This is a nod to how episodes of Supergirl aired on Sundays during Season 4.
Goofs[]
- In one scene with Brainy, Lena expresses her anger that one of her inventions was again hijacked to hurt someone. However, the dispersal device was technically Lex's invention, as a weapon with which to kill Superman. With Winn Schott's help, all Lena did was adapt it to disperse lead, as a "last resort" means of defeating Rhea and the Daxamites.
References[]
| Supergirl season 4 | ||||
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| "American Alien" • "Fallout" • "Man of Steel" • "Ahimsa" • "Parasite Lost" • "Call to Action" • "Rather the Fallen Angel" • "Bunker Hill" • "Elseworlds, Part 3" • "Suspicious Minds" • "Blood Memory" • "Menagerie" • "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way?" • "Stand and Deliver" • "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" • "The House of L" • "All About Eve" • "Crime and Punishment" • "American Dreamer" • "Will The Real Miss Tessmacher Please Stand Up?" • "Red Dawn" • "The Quest for Peace" | ||||