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* AlienInvasion: Turns out the portal Lena and Rhea are working on is a means for Rhea to bring her forces to Earth.
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* ContinuityNod: Winn whistles "Superfriend" from the "Duet" crossover with ''Series/TheFlash2014''.
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* AlienInvasion: Turns out the portal Lena and Rhea were working on was a means for Rhea to bring her forces to Earth.
* AlienInvasion: Turns out the portal Lena and Rhea were working on was a means for Rhea to bring her forces to Earth.
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* AlienInvasion: Turns out the portal Lena and Rheawere are working on was is a means for Rhea to bring her forces to Earth.
* AlienInvasion: Turns out the portal Lena and Rhea
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* {{Bookends}}: Maggie and Alex first met at the beginning of the season trying to protect the President and close out the season trying to help the President. This is even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Maggie.
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* EvilIsPetty: Rhea lets Supergirl know that everything she will do to her planet is because of her feud with her.
* EvilIsPetty: Rhea lets Supergirl know that everything she will do to her planet is because of her feud with her.
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* MythologyGag: When James is venting out his frustrations of being a HeroWithBadPublicity to Winn, he compares himself to [[Franchise/{{Batman}} another one of "Clark's friend" followed by Winn making a "pointy-eared" gesture to his head]].
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* MythologyGag: When James is venting out his frustrations of being a HeroWithBadPublicity to Winn, he compares himself to [[Franchise/{{Batman}} another one of "Clark's friend" friends," followed by Winn making a "pointy-eared" gesture to his head]].
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* ParentalSubstitute: Tying in with the lost children, James becomes one for Marcus, in a way, and Rhea to Lena. Also J'onn to Kara, as always.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: The Phorians have some devastating telekinetic abilities, though they're a peaceful race ordinarily.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: The Phorians have some devastating telekinetic abilities, though they're a peaceful race ordinarily.
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* ParentalSubstitute: Tying in with the lost children, James becomes one for Marcus, in a way, and Rhea to for Lena. Also J'onn to for Kara, as always.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: The Phorians have some devastating telekinetic abilities, though they're a peaceful race ordinarily. Unfortunately, they also happen to be vulnerable to drastic shifts in mental state as a side effect of the portal Lena and Rhea are testing.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: The Phorians have some devastating telekinetic abilities, though they're a peaceful race ordinarily. Unfortunately, they also happen to be vulnerable to drastic shifts in mental state as a side effect of the portal Lena and Rhea are testing.
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* WellDoneDaughterGirl: Rhea recognizes that Lena really wants a mother-figure and takes full advantage of that to manipulate her. On the one hand Rhea does genuinely seem to see Lena as the daughter she never had... but as her relationship with Mon-El shows, that's not really a good thing.
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* WellDoneDaughterGirl: Rhea recognizes that Lena really wants a mother-figure and takes full advantage of that to manipulate her. On the one hand Rhea does genuinely seem to see Lena as the daughter she never had... but had--but as her relationship with Mon-El shows, that's not really a good thing.
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* WritingAroundTrademarks: James and Winn talk about a certain friend of Superman who is a fellow hero but inspires fear. That was obviously Franchise/{{Batman}}, which is made more obvious by Winn making a gesture of his iconic cowl, but copyright issues prevented them (and the show) from actually namedropping him.
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* WritingAroundTrademarks: James and Winn talk about a certain friend of Superman who is a fellow hero but inspires fear. That was That's obviously Franchise/{{Batman}}, which is made more obvious by Winn making a gesture of his iconic cowl, but copyright issues prevented them (and the show) from actually namedropping him.
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* BrokenPedestal: After openly stating that Reha is like the mother she's never had, Lena is rocked to realize Rhea was using her all this time to facilitate an alien invasion of Earth.
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* {Bookends}: Maggie and Alex first met at the beginning of the season trying to protect the President and close out the season trying to help the President. This is even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Maggie.
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* {Bookends}: {{Bookends}}: Maggie and Alex first met at the beginning of the season trying to protect the President and close out the season trying to help the President. This is even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Maggie.
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* Bookends: {Bookends}: Maggie and Alex first met at the beginning of the season trying to protect the President and close out the season trying to help the President. This is even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Maggie.
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* Bookends: Maggie and Alex first met at the beginning of the season trying to protect the President and close out the season trying to help the President. This is even [[LampshadedHanging [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Maggie.
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** the alien inhabitants of Earth, particularly the refugee telepath Phorians
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** the The alien inhabitants of Earth, particularly the refugee telepath Phorians
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** Kara, who has something of a HeroicBSOD and questions Supergirl.
** Lena, especially and explicitly in this episode
** James, aiming to find his real heroic purpose
** Kara, who has something of a HeroicBSOD and questions Supergirl.
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** Mon-El, supposedly lost to Rhea
Rhea.
** Lena, especially and explicitly in thisepisode
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** James, aiming to find his real heroicpurpose
purpose.
** Kara, who has something of a HeroicBSOD and questions being Supergirl.
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** James, aiming to find his real heroic
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* WritingAroundTrademarks: James and Winn talk about a certain friend of Superman who is a fellow hero but inspires fear. That was obviously Franchise/{{Batman}} which is made more obvious by Winn making a gesture of his iconic cowl, but copyright issues prevented them (and the show) from actually namedropping him.
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* WritingAroundTrademarks: James and Winn talk about a certain friend of Superman who is a fellow hero but inspires fear. That was obviously Franchise/{{Batman}} Franchise/{{Batman}}, which is made more obvious by Winn making a gesture of his iconic cowl, but copyright issues prevented them (and the show) from actually namedropping him.
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** Mon-el, supposedly lost to Rhea
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** Mon-el, Mon-El, supposedly lost to Rhea
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: The titular lost children refers to both the alien inhabitants of Earth and the Daximites who plan to make the planet their new home.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: The titular lost children refers to both to:
** the alien inhabitants ofEarth Earth, particularly the refugee telepath Phorians
*** very literally Marcus (lost from his mom) and also his mother (lost to theDaximites authorities and Superfriends)
** The Daxamites who plan to make the planet their newhome.home.
** Mon-el, supposedly lost to Rhea
** Lena, especially and explicitly in this episode
** James, aiming to find his real heroic purpose
** Kara, who has something of a HeroicBSOD and questions Supergirl.
** the alien inhabitants of
*** very literally Marcus (lost from his mom) and also his mother (lost to the
** The Daxamites who plan to make the planet their new
** Mon-el, supposedly lost to Rhea
** Lena, especially and explicitly in this episode
** James, aiming to find his real heroic purpose
** Kara, who has something of a HeroicBSOD and questions Supergirl.
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* MultiCharacterTitle: The titular lost children refers to the alien inhabitants of Earth and the Daximites Daxamites who plan to make the planet their new home.
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* ParentalSubstitute: James becomes one for Marcus, in a way. Also J'onn to Kara, as always.
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* ParentalSubstitute: Tying in with the lost children, James becomes one for Marcus, in a way.way, and Rhea to Lena. Also J'onn to Kara, as always.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: This is the most James-centric episode of the season and comes after a string of episodes where he barely even appeared.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: The titular lost children refers to both the alien inhabitants of Earth and the Daximites who plan to make the planet their new home.
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* MultiCharacterTitle: The titular lost children refers to the alien inhabitants of Earth and the Daximites who plan to make the planet their new home.
* MythologyGag: When James is venting out his frustrations of being a HeroWithBadPublicity to Winn, he compares himself to [[Franchise/{{Batman}} another one of "Clark's friend" followed by Winn making a "pointy-eared" gesture to his head]].
* MythologyGag: When James is venting out his frustrations of being a HeroWithBadPublicity to Winn, he compares himself to [[Franchise/{{Batman}} another one of "Clark's friend" followed by Winn making a "pointy-eared" gesture to his head]].
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* ThePlace: The titular city is obviously National City.
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* UnwittingPawn: Lena finds out too late that Rhea just played her.
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* WritingAroundTrademarks: James and Winn talk about a certain friend of Superman who is a fellow hero but inspires fear. That was obviously Franchise/{{Batman}} which is made more obvious by Winn making a gesture of his iconic cowl, but copyright issues prevented them (and the show) from actually namedropping him.
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* TheGhost: We get another reference to "Clark's friend/frenemy," another vigilante who's apparently a bit of a TerrorHero.
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* TheReveal: Rhea helped Lena build the portal to gather the remnants of her scattered people on Earth and turn it into New Daxam.
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* TheReveal: Rhea helped Lena build the portal to gather bring the remnants of her scattered people on to Earth and turn it into New Daxam.
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* CuttingTheKnot: James shows Marcus a mechanical tilt maze with the objective of getting a ball from a start to endpoint without dropping it into any holes, and he invites Marcus to try it out. Marcus has telekinetic abilities...
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* CuttingTheKnot: James shows Marcus a mechanical tilt maze with the objective of getting a ball from a start to endpoint without dropping it into any holes, and he invites Marcus to try it out. Marcus has just uses his telekinetic abilities...abilities to move the ball around the obstacles.
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* TheGhost: We get another reference to "Clark's friend/frenemy," another vigilante who's apparently a bit of a TerrorHero.
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* WellDoneDaughterGirl: Rhea recognizes that Lena really wants a mother-figure and takes full advantage of that to manipulate her.
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* WellDoneDaughterGirl: Rhea recognizes that Lena really wants a mother-figure and takes full advantage of that to manipulate her. On the one hand Rhea does genuinely seem to see Lena as the daughter she never had... but as her relationship with Mon-El shows, that's not really a good thing.
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* AlienInvasion: Turns out the portal Lena and Rhea were working on was a means to an end for Rhea to bring her forces to Earth.
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* AlienInvasion: Turns out the portal Lena and Rhea were working on was a means to an end for Rhea to bring her forces to Earth.
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* CrazyPrepared: Rhea takes out J'onn with a special device, see LotusEaterMachine below. Pretty justified, considering what happened last time she went up against him.
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* CrazyPrepared: Since their last encounter, Rhea takes out J'onn with has obtained a special device, see LotusEaterMachine below. Pretty justified, considering what happened last time she went up against him. device from the White Martians to neutralize J'onn.
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* NeverMyFault: Rhea absolutely refuses to consider that Mon-El did not ''want'' to go with her and was only pressured into it and continues to blame Supergirl for alienating him from her. She also tells Supergirl that children will scream and die because ''Kara'' was selfish.
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* NeverMyFault: Rhea absolutely refuses to consider that Mon-El did not ''want'' to go with her and was only pressured into it it, and continues to blame Supergirl for alienating him from her. She also tells Supergirl that children will scream and die because ''Kara'' was selfish.
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* ParentalSubstitute: James becomes one for Marcus, in a way. J'onn to Kara, as always.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: The Phorians have some devastating telekinetic abilities.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: The Phorians have some devastating telekinetic abilities.
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* ParentalSubstitute: James becomes one for Marcus, in a way. Also J'onn to Kara, as always.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: The Phorians have some devastating telekineticabilities.abilities, though they're a peaceful race ordinarily.
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* CrazyPrepared: Rhea takes out J'onn with a special device, see LotusEaterMachine below. Pretty justified, considering what happened last time she went up against him.
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* NeverMyFault: Rhea absolutely refuses to consider that Mon-El did not ''want'' to go with her and was only pressured into it and continues to blame Supergirl for alienating him from her.
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* NeverMyFault: Rhea absolutely refuses to consider that Mon-El did not ''want'' to go with her and was only pressured into it and continues to blame Supergirl for alienating him from her. She also tells Supergirl that children will scream and die because ''Kara'' was selfish.
* OhCrap: Kara has one of these looks when she realizes what the portal's for.
* ParentalSubstitute: James becomes one for Marcus, in a way. J'onn to Kara, as always.
* OhCrap: Kara has one of these looks when she realizes what the portal's for.
* ParentalSubstitute: James becomes one for Marcus, in a way. J'onn to Kara, as always.
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* ThousandYardStare: marcus's Marcus's default facial expression.
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: J'onn gives one to James, who later gives one to Marcus.
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: J'onn gives one to James, who later gives one to Marcus.
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* AlienInvasion: Turns out the portal Lena and Rhea were working on was a means to an end for Rhea to bring her forces to Earth.
* AlwaysSecondBest: Rhea cleverly makes Lena think that she can surpass Lex, something she always wanted to prove.
* AlwaysSecondBest: Rhea cleverly makes Lena think that she can surpass Lex, something she always wanted to prove.
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* CrazyPrepared: Rhea takes out J'onn with a special device, see LotusEaterMachine below.
* CreepyChild: Marcus initially seems so, especially when his powers go out of control.
* EvilIsPetty: Rhea lets Supergirl know that everything she will do to her planet is because of her feud with her.
* EvilMentor: As Lena lampshades, Rhea plays a mentor role to her, even acting as a ParentalSubstitute at times. Rhea insists she does care, but she's still using Lena for her ownends.ends and doesn't even bat an eye when she gets knocked unconscious.
* CreepyChild: Marcus initially seems so, especially when his powers go out of control.
* EvilIsPetty: Rhea lets Supergirl know that everything she will do to her planet is because of her feud with her.
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* PersonOfMassDestruction: The Phorians have some devastating telekinetic abilities.
* TheQuietOne: Marcus doesn't speak a lot.
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** Lena mentions Maxwell Lord, who hasn't been seen since last season.
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James and the DEO try to track down a rogue telekinetic alien. Meanwhile, Rhea furthers her plans with Lena's help.
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!!Tropes in this episode:
* BlatantLies: Rhea claims Lar Gand killed himself out of despair when Mon-El left.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: A side effect of the scaled-up portal technology causes the telekinetic aliens to lose control and wreck everything in their path.
* CallBack:
** James still has his broken camera.
** Mon-El brings a gun to threaten Rhea, recalling how Cadmus shot him.
* EvilMentor: As Lena lampshades, Rhea plays a mentor role to her, even acting as a ParentalSubstitute at times. Rhea insists she does care, but she's still using Lena for her own ends.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: James manages to talk down Marcus while the portal device is affecting him and the others. Since they share a telepathic connection, stopping one stops all of them.
* LotusEaterMachine: Rhea neutralizes J'onn with a White Martian device designed to trap him in an endless nightmare.
* TheReveal: Rhea helped Lena build the portal to gather the remnants of her scattered people on Earth and turn it into New Daxam.
* YouWouldntShootMe: Rhea correctly predicts that Mon-El won't shoot her because he still cares for her.
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* BlatantLies: Rhea claims Lar Gand killed himself out of despair when Mon-El left.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: A side effect of the scaled-up portal technology causes the telekinetic aliens to lose control and wreck everything in their path.
* CallBack:
** James still has his broken camera.
** Mon-El brings a gun to threaten Rhea, recalling how Cadmus shot him.
* EvilMentor: As Lena lampshades, Rhea plays a mentor role to her, even acting as a ParentalSubstitute at times. Rhea insists she does care, but she's still using Lena for her own ends.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: James manages to talk down Marcus while the portal device is affecting him and the others. Since they share a telepathic connection, stopping one stops all of them.
* LotusEaterMachine: Rhea neutralizes J'onn with a White Martian device designed to trap him in an endless nightmare.
* TheReveal: Rhea helped Lena build the portal to gather the remnants of her scattered people on Earth and turn it into New Daxam.
* YouWouldntShootMe: Rhea correctly predicts that Mon-El won't shoot her because he still cares for her.
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