Supergirl (TV Series)

Of Two Minds (2018)

Amy Jackson: Imra Ardeen

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• Alex Danvers : [about an inexplicably dead pigeon]  Well, that was a very sick creature. And what's odd is that I can't find a virus or infection of any kind.

  Supergirl : Well, something must have done that.

  Imra Ardeen : The Blight.

  Mon-El : We went through this on Winath. The Blight is preceeded by mass wildlife death and plant life, crops rotting in the earth.

  Imra Ardeen : Soon it will manifest in people.

  Mon-El : It's a short incubation period. It's 100% fatal and extremely contagious.

• Alex Danvers : Based on my tests, whatever this bird had, it wasn't transmittable. Not even from bird to bird. So it-it had to have come in contact with Pestilence herself.

  Imra Ardeen : It might not be contagious yet, but if Pestilence gets stronger, even half the strength of the Blight, the entire city would fall ill in a matter of days.

  Supergirl : But we won't let her get stronger.

  Mon-El : Now, remember, the cure is written in our DNA.

  Imra Ardeen : With Brainy's help, we'll be able to extract it, weaponize it, and use it to kill Pestilence before she ever becomes the Blight.

  Supergirl : Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa. We're not killing anyone. We-we got too aggressive with Purity, and that's when things got worse. I'm not making the same mistake twice. There is a human side to Pestilence. We're gonna find her, and we're going to save her.

  Imra Ardeen : We came here to end the threat to our time. And that means ending her life in this time.

  Supergirl : It's just not how we operate.

  Imra Ardeen : That's not how I ususally operate, but these are extreme circumstances.

• Winn Schott : The mayor, the chief of police, uh, like, five city councilmen are all sick. High fevers, uh, bloody noses. So either it was sushi day at City Hall cafeteria or...

  Imra Ardeen : It's her. Let's go.

  Supergirl : What? Hang hang, hang on. Wait! We have sick people now. So let's go run some tests on them. Meanwhile, you guys extract the cure so we can give it to the victims.

  Mon-El : It won't take long on our end. So we'll meet up with you later.

• Mon-El : Did you talk to Kara?

  Imra Ardeen : Yes. And she didn't listen to reason.

  Mon-El : You didn't tell her the whole story, did you? You keep saying this was a Legion mission, but you made this decision on your own out of... out of vengeance.

  Imra Ardeen : I'm doing this to save countless lives in the future. I'm perfectly capable of keeping my personal feelings out of this.

  Mon-El : You brought me here. You can't keep punishing me for it.

  Brainiac-5 : [entering as Imra leaves]  Are you two having a marital conflict which I should stay out of, or this a work-related quandry where my intellect might be of use?

• Imra Ardeen : I never told you what I saw on Fort Rozz, when Psi got into my head. It was my sister.

  Supergirl : I didn't know you had...

  Imra Ardeen : I don't; not anymore. Because of the Blight. Her name was Preya. She was quiet, and stuck to herself. But she always had my back. Then, one day she was gone.

  Supergirl : I'm so sorry.

  Imra Ardeen : I saw you with Alex today, holding your sister's hand while she fought the same disease my sister did. If I had just killed Pestilence, the Blight never would have happened. Preya would still be alive.

  Supergirl : I would probably do the same thing if Alex were gone.

  Imra Ardeen : You wouldn't. That's what makes you who you are.

  Supergirl : We're going to stop the Blight. We're gonna save your sister. Together.

• Supergirl : Take down the force field.

  Imra Ardeen : Did you find her?

  Supergirl : Take it down now! We have to get these people to a hospital.

  Imra Ardeen : Is Pestilence here?

  Supergirl : There's no sign of her now. Just scared people who need real medical attention. Take it down!

  [Imra lowers the force field] 

  Supergirl : Shouldn't you be working on the cure?

  Imra Ardeen : Brainy and Mon-El are getting the transfer set up now.

  Supergirl : Well, we can handle this.

  Imra Ardeen : You say that, but you do not know what you're up against.

• Mon-El : You shouldn't have gone to City Hall. Kara said she had it handled.

  Imra Ardeen : She's not taking it seriously enough.

  Mon-El : No one takes the protection of this planet more seriously than she does.

• Mon-El : Look, I know what this mission means to you.

  Imra Ardeen : This isn't about me. This is about the Legion. And our mission is to save the people of our time.

  Mon-El : There has to be a way to do this without... without making a-a moral compromise. Now, we based the entire philosophy of the Legion on Supergirl. Have you considered that she might have the right approach here?

  Imra Ardeen : Success is the only thing that matters.

  Mon-El : [a computer voice indicates Imra's cure extraction is done]  You done already?

  Imra Ardeen : You always were a little bit slow.

• Supergirl : [in Adelaide's apartment]  Imra! Get away from her. What did you do?

  Imra Ardeen : I didn't do anything. She was dead when I got here. It's not Pestilence. She's human. A victim.

  Supergirl : How did you know she was here?

  Imra Ardeen : Brainiac-5 has all the same data you do.

  Supergirl : So you came here without telling me.

  [J'onn and his strike team enter, guns at the ready] 

  Supergirl : Stand down, stand down. We got the wrong person. She's a human. A victim.

• Supergirl : Imra, why'd you go behind my back?

  Imra Ardeen : I didn't have a choice.

  Supergirl : You always have a choice.

  Imra Ardeen : No, I don't. Look, I don't wanna kill her or anyone. I have the same ideals you do.

  Supergirl : Then you should know you don't get to pick and choose when your ideals matter. You either live by them or you don't.

  Imra Ardeen : You think this is bad? The Blight is so much worse. Every hospital bed in every city on every planet is overrun. Mass graves. So if it's between her and the millions of people who die by the Blight in the future, I'm going to kill her.

  Supergirl : The best way to defeat the Worldkillers is by saving their human sides.

  Imra Ardeen : You're wrong! I'm from the future. I've seen what happens if you're left to deal with the situation the way you want to. The Blight happens. Pestilence survives. Whatever you do in this time to try to stop her fails. You fail. So if I get the chance, I will end this.

• Imra Ardeen : We were so close.

  Supergirl : There was no way of knowing Purity would show up. Or that she would make her stronger. You said I would fail. I should have listened to you.

  Imra Ardeen : No, don't say that.

  Supergirl : I've always followed my instincts. But now, I... I don't know what to follow.

  Imra Ardeen : I never came here to make you doubt who you are or what you believe. I was wrong to try to make you change.