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It's a Super Life

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"Guys, you've been with me from the second I became Supergirl. In my best moments and especially my worst moments. That means the world to me."
—Kara Danvers on what her friends and family brought into her life

"It's a Super Life" is the thirteenth episode of the fifth season of Supergirl, and the one-hundredth episode overall. It aired on February 23, 2020.

Synopsis

Mxyzptlk returns with a proposition for Kara – what if she could go back in time and tell Lena her secret before Lex did, would things turn out different? Looking back over key moments throughout the series, Kara must decide if she wants to change history to become friends with Lena again. Familiar faces return in this special episode.[src]

Plot

Mr. Mxyzptlk arrives at Kara's apartment and promises after their last encounter, he is a reformed imp and is only here to make amends. Kara is unsure and so is Alex, and they are soon interrupted by J'onn who arrives with pizza. Mr. Mxyzptlk confirms this is best orchestrated with just one person, and sends the other two on an extravagant paintball expedition, much to their enjoyment.

Kara is rather happy with her life but decides perhaps she could have worked things out in a more favorable manner with Lena, convinced if she had told Lena her secret identity earlier, they would still be friends. Mr. Mxyzptlk begins to play a video reel of all of their encounters together throughout knowing each other.

First was during the Children of Liberty's campaign. Mr. Mxyzptlk mocks Lena for her poor acting, and Kara ignores him. She finds a place and time from around then, eating lunch together at L-Corp.[1] Kara decides it's a good time to inform Lena. She again apologizes to her firend, understanding Lena has been betrayed so many times, before revealing her secret identity. Kara quickly leaves to take care of Mercy Graves' attack and when she returns, Lena is gone; she traveled to Metropolis to see Samantha. Lena immediately tells Sam that Kara is Supergirl, surprised that they are one and the same. Lena felt Supergirl was horrible to her before this, and immediately starts to crumble at the idea of Kara thinking of her as a villain like the rest of her family. Sam tries to reassure Lena that she is a good person. Unfortunately in this new timeline, Supergirl dies when Agent Liberty poisons the atmosphere with Kryptonite, since Lena wasn't able to save her in time. Kara immediately asks to be brought out of this reality.

Kara wants to avoid Lena and Supergirl fighting over Kryptonite and decides to intervene when they are talking about Lena's stash of it.[2] Kara is standing before Lena as Supergirl and reveals herself as Kara. She immediately apologizes to Lena for not telling her sooner. Lena crumbles, crying that only three weeks ago she found out that Sam, one of her closest friends, was a homicidal Worldkiller. Lena is upset over how she went through it alone and Kara wasn't there for her, angry at Supergirl for not lying to her. Supergirl again apologizes, insisting she was only trying to protect her. Lena refuses to be her partner and doesn't want to work together, insisting she can't be trusted. Supergirl collapses when the eclipse that was created by the Worldkillers begins. After Kara is taken out, she admits she forgot about the eclipse and Kryptonite bomb, and is hurt that Lena doesn't help them.

While looking over more footage and upon seeing Mon-El, who didn't leave Earth in this timeline, Kara immediately asks to be put inside that reality to talk with him. Inside Patricia Arias' farm while waiting for Reign,[3] Kara asks Mon-El about his perspective on the situation. Mon-El assures Kara that she is such a compassionate person, and would never deliberately hurt Lena; she deserves the same respect and understanding from her friends. Kara thanks him for his words but they are interrupted by Reign. Lena arrives in the midst of their fight believes she can stop the Worldkiller without Kryptonite. After Reign seemingly recedes and Sam takes control, they celebrate. However, Reign reemerges and attacks Lena. Supergirl tries to save her but is injured and forced to watch Lena die. Mon-El angrily kills Reign but dies in the process. Heartbroken, Kara asks to again be removed from this reality.

Back inside her apartment, Kara and Mxyzptlk are taking a moment to recover while the computer is loading. They briefly skip over some of the BetaMyx tapes of Kara and Lena's friendship and Kara decides to tell Lena the truth when they recently met. Before their friendship is really established, Kara informs Lena of her identity and the two team up as political allies. Kara likes what she is seeing and asks to be put inside this reality. Lena is testifying against Lex Luthor and refuses to give Kara's identity as Supergirl, yet is still able to win the court case. Outside, she runs into Ben Lockwood. He angrily reveals he was forced to close his family's steel factory after his father, wife and child all jumped off a building, believing Supergirl would save them due to joining the Cult of Rao. Lena apologizes for his misfortune. Ben demands to know who Supergirl is, believing that would stop people from attempting to be saved by her in the future. When Lena refuses, he then kidnaps her with the help of Otis Graves. Supergirl finds Winn to help her track down Lena and Thomas Coville. The kidnapper reveals the only way to save them is for Supergirl to reveal herself and she has one hour to decide. Kara does so and saves Lena in the nick of time. Afterwards, Agent Liberty and his followers target each of Supergirl's loved ones, including Cat Grant, in an explosion.

Kara is absolutely heartbroken by this, as it is her single worst fear. She tries to leave that reality, but they are unable to. Kara and Mxyzptlk are then interrupted by A.I. robots, who attack them. They escape to the new D.E.O. where Alex, Mon-El, J'onn, Kelly Olsen and Dreamer are all hiding out. Mon-El immediately recognizes Mr. Mxyzptlk and confronts him for his behavior last time they met, when he tried to force Kara to marry him. Mxyzptlk genuinely apologizes for his behavior. They are interrupted by their dictator, Lena Luther. She informs the people of National City that Supergirl is a terrorist and at large, working with a Fifth Dimensional being. She lays more propaganda onto the people of National City, before informing them that Supergirl will soon be destroyed. Kara learns that when Lena first came to the city, she was seriously injured by Lex's assassination attempt.[4] Two years later, Lena returned as a tyrant dictator and killed Lex, even destroying most of the city. They are soon attacked by two of her enforcers, Reign and Brainiac 5.

Mxyzptlk is still concerned with his missing powers; as long as Lena continues to harness Fifth Dimensional powers, he will be unable to use his. Mxyzptlk remembers an old friend of his and leaves the group to get his hat, which has enough Fifth Dimension power to get him and Kara out. The team are immediately attacked by Lena’s enforcers. Dreamer holds them off while Mxyzptlk, Supergirl and Mon-El attempt to get the hat. Supergirl tries to reason with Lena, who is revealed to have Metallo's Kryptonite powers. Lena bitterly asks where Supergirl was when her adoptive mother experimented on her to save her life, in which the pain destroyed her. Lena begins to kill Kara with her Kryptonite heart. J'onn and Mon-El are able to work together, and Kara and Mr. Mxyzptlk escape the timeline.

Finally able to return to Kara’s apartment, she and Mxyzptlk are physically and mentally exhausted from the entire experience. Mxyzptlk suggests they try again but Kara realizes telling Lena the truth is a lost cause; Lena will always be angry, and there will always be consequences. Kara decides it's best to live in this current timeline and deal with the situation as it comes. She tells Mxyzptlk that he still helped her, and hopes he is free of any burden of guilt. Mxyzptlk, in a very sobering confession, admits he was very lonely and didn't really like himself, which is why he acted so out-of-character and dramatic last time. Mxyzptlk thanks Kara for giving him a second chance, and for genuinely making him feel good about himself. Both now friends, Mxyzptlk leaves to go visit Mardi Gras in the 1780s.

Kara makes one final visit to Lena at her apartment. Kara acknowledges she made a mistake in lying to Lena, but states that Lena can't keep blaming the former for her decisions. She warns that if Lena continues to work with Lex and go down such a dark path, then Kara will treat her just like any other villain. As Kara leaves, Lena looks after her, stunned and perhaps regretful at her former friend's words.

Kara's friends return from paintballing and she tells them about her own adventure with Mr. Mxyzptlk. Kara has come to the realization that no matter what she did, it would never be good enough for Lena and their friendship is what it is. She hopes one day, Lena will be able to see past her bitter anger, but if not, there is nothing Kara can do.

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References

  1. ↑ "Fallout"
  2. ↑ "Trinity"
  3. ↑ "Shelter from the Storm"
  4. ↑ "The Adventures of Supergirl"
  5. ↑ "Cause and XS"
  6. ↑ "Supergirl bosses unpack that decisive Kara-Lena scene in the 100th episode" - Entertainment Weekly
  7. ↑ "Fallout"
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