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Season 1  "Hostile Takeover"  1x8

Aired 9 years ago - Dec 14, 2015

Kara goes toe-to-toe with Astra when her aunt challenges Kara’s beliefs about her mother. Also, Cat is threatened with being removed as the CEO of CatCo after a hacker exposes her private and damaging emails.

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Fine.
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So, you're my lawyers.
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Ugh! So much evil in three-hole punch form.
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I meant, excuse me.
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You owe Alura nothing. Certainly not her daughter's life.
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And I think, deep down, whether you want to admit it or not,
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And in doing so, I've had to do some difficult things.
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- Mother... - Now, Kara.
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And there are 317 e-mails referring to Lois Lane as a...
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I, uh, I agree with Cat.
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Absolutely.
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And this is a completely hypothetical situation?
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an unknown woman is hovering over Catco plaza,
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all of his files.
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Not the Maserati.
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I wouldn't say that it's Catco's worst day.
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Everything okay?
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That day in your room.
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I don't care how many laws I have to break.
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- She was a criminal. - But was she right?
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transfer into an account belonging to an Adam Foster.
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But... but when Winn mentioned Opal City,
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when you have to say to yourself,
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Are you sure you want to do this?
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and tell that walking personification of white male privilege
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Except, this e-mail was
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I know. Not a single alien's come looking for Astra.
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for all the help that you've given me,

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Recap of Supergirl Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 2
Fine.
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So, you're my lawyers.
#3 Recap of Supergirl Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 4 #4 Recap of Supergirl Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 5
Ugh! So much evil in three-hole punch form.
#5 Recap of Supergirl Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 6
I meant, excuse me.
#6 Recap of Supergirl Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 7
You owe Alura nothing. Certainly not her daughter's life.
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And I think, deep down, whether you want to admit it or not,
#10 Recap of Supergirl Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 11 #11 Recap of Supergirl Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 12
And in doing so, I've had to do some difficult things.
#12 Recap of Supergirl Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 13
- Mother... - Now, Kara.
#13 Recap of Supergirl Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 14
And there are 317 e-mails referring to Lois Lane as a...
#14 Recap of Supergirl Season 1 Episode 8 (S01E08) - 15
I, uh, I agree with Cat.
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Absolutely.
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And this is a completely hypothetical situation?
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an unknown woman is hovering over Catco plaza,
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all of his files.
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Not the Maserati.
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I wouldn't say that it's Catco's worst day.
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Everything okay?
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That day in your room.
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I don't care how many laws I have to break.
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- She was a criminal. - But was she right?
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transfer into an account belonging to an Adam Foster.
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But... but when Winn mentioned Opal City,
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when you have to say to yourself,
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Are you sure you want to do this?
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and tell that walking personification of white male privilege
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Except, this e-mail was
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I know. Not a single alien's come looking for Astra.
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for all the help that you've given me,
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