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* IdiotPlot:
** Samantha and Kara trespass to find out the contents of the pool, with no real plan to present their findings in a way that won't get them arrested.
** We can maybe overlook Lena deciding to pull a gun on Edge because she's been drinking, but there is no reason for him to put Lena on a plane. Just call the police and tell them that Lena walked into your office and threatened to kill you. She goes to prison and you get your revenge in a way Supergirl can't stop. Also, what did Edge hope to gain by sticking Lena on the plane? Everything that she did hindered the plan to drop the chemicals. For that matter, what does he gain by dropping chemicals in the water with the barrels marked with the company they came from?
** If Edge didn't want Lena to call for help, why did he leave a headset out with the comms open?
** It seems strange that Edge never considered that Supergirl might be sent to stop an unmarked cargo plane from flying through her city, or that she was responsible for the plane's malfunctions.
** Edge gets away with murdering his fall guy because nobody follows up on how he was shot in the chest at a distance and couldn't have killed himself at that angle.
** Samantha and Kara trespass to find out the contents of the pool, with no real plan to present their findings in a way that won't get them arrested.
** We can maybe overlook Lena deciding to pull a gun on Edge because she's been drinking, but there is no reason for him to put Lena on a plane. Just call the police and tell them that Lena walked into your office and threatened to kill you. She goes to prison and you get your revenge in a way Supergirl can't stop. Also, what did Edge hope to gain by sticking Lena on the plane? Everything that she did hindered the plan to drop the chemicals. For that matter, what does he gain by dropping chemicals in the water with the barrels marked with the company they came from?
** If Edge didn't want Lena to call for help, why did he leave a headset out with the comms open?
** It seems strange that Edge never considered that Supergirl might be sent to stop an unmarked cargo plane from flying through her city, or that she was responsible for the plane's malfunctions.
** Edge gets away with murdering his fall guy because nobody follows up on how he was shot in the chest at a distance and couldn't have killed himself at that angle.
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* BullyingADragon: Edge blatantly taunts Supergirl at the end of the episode, even telling her that if he was her enemy, it would be smart for her to kill him now. Granted, his whole point is that she's too much of a [[TheCape cape]] to actually kill anyone, even if they have it coming, but if he'd been wrong about that, National City would have one less sleazy real estate developer to worry about.
* CallBack: Edge blows off Supergirl [[Recap/Supergirl2015S3E1GirlOfSteel leaving him stranded on a shipping barge]], saying that all it cost him was time and a minor dry-cleaning bill. She doesn't buy it, because he's obviously ''seething'' that she would dare do something like that to him..
* CallBack: Edge blows off Supergirl [[Recap/Supergirl2015S3E1GirlOfSteel leaving him stranded on a shipping barge]], saying that all it cost him was time and a minor dry-cleaning bill. She doesn't buy it, because he's obviously ''seething'' that she would dare do something like that to him..
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* BullyingADragon: Edge blatantly taunts Supergirl at the end of the episode, even telling her that if he was her enemy, it would be smart for her to kill him now. Granted, his whole point is that she's too much of a [[TheCape cape]] hero to actually kill anyone, even if they have it coming, but if he'd been wrong about that, National City would have one less sleazy real estate developer to worry about.
* CallBack: Edge blows off Supergirl [[Recap/Supergirl2015S3E1GirlOfSteel leaving him stranded on a shipping barge]], saying that all it cost him was time and a minor dry-cleaning bill. She doesn't buy it, because he's obviously''seething'' seething that she would dare do something like that to him..him.
* CallBack: Edge blows off Supergirl [[Recap/Supergirl2015S3E1GirlOfSteel leaving him stranded on a shipping barge]], saying that all it cost him was time and a minor dry-cleaning bill. She doesn't buy it, because he's obviously
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** Samantha and Kara trespass to find out the contents of the pool, with no real plan to present their findings in a way that won’t get them arrested.
** We can maybe overlook Lena deciding to pull a gun on Edge because she’s been drinking, but there is no reason for him to put Lena on a plane. Just call the police and tell them that Lena walked into your office and threatened to kill you. She goes to prison and you get your revenge in a way Supergirl can’t stop.
** Speaking of which, what did Edge hope to gain by sticking Lena on the plane? Everything that she did hindered the plan to drop the chemicals. For that matter, what does he gain by dropping chemicals in the water with the barrels marked with the company they came from?
** If Edge didn’t want Lena to call for help, why did he leave a headset out with the comms open?
** It seems strange that Edge never considered that Supergirl might be sent to stop an unmarked cargo plane from flying through her city, or that she was responsible for the plane’s malfunctions.
** Edge gets away with murdering his fall guy because nobody follows up on how he was shot in the chest at a distance and couldn’t have killed himself at that angle.
* ItsAllMyFault: Lena is pretty heartbroken about accidentally having poisoned a bunch of children. Thankfully, it really ''wasn't'' her fault.
** We can maybe overlook Lena deciding to pull a gun on Edge because she’s been drinking, but there is no reason for him to put Lena on a plane. Just call the police and tell them that Lena walked into your office and threatened to kill you. She goes to prison and you get your revenge in a way Supergirl can’t stop.
** Speaking of which, what did Edge hope to gain by sticking Lena on the plane? Everything that she did hindered the plan to drop the chemicals. For that matter, what does he gain by dropping chemicals in the water with the barrels marked with the company they came from?
** If Edge didn’t want Lena to call for help, why did he leave a headset out with the comms open?
** It seems strange that Edge never considered that Supergirl might be sent to stop an unmarked cargo plane from flying through her city, or that she was responsible for the plane’s malfunctions.
** Edge gets away with murdering his fall guy because nobody follows up on how he was shot in the chest at a distance and couldn’t have killed himself at that angle.
* ItsAllMyFault: Lena is pretty heartbroken about accidentally having poisoned a bunch of children. Thankfully, it really ''wasn't'' her fault.
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** Samantha and Kara trespass to find out the contents of the pool, with no real plan to present their findings in a way that won’t won't get them arrested.
** We can maybe overlook Lena deciding to pull a gun on Edge becauseshe’s she's been drinking, but there is no reason for him to put Lena on a plane. Just call the police and tell them that Lena walked into your office and threatened to kill you. She goes to prison and you get your revenge in a way Supergirl can’t stop.
** Speaking of which,can't stop. Also, what did Edge hope to gain by sticking Lena on the plane? Everything that she did hindered the plan to drop the chemicals. For that matter, what does he gain by dropping chemicals in the water with the barrels marked with the company they came from?
** If Edgedidn’t didn't want Lena to call for help, why did he leave a headset out with the comms open?
** It seems strange that Edge never considered that Supergirl might be sent to stop an unmarked cargo plane from flying through her city, or that she was responsible for theplane’s plane's malfunctions.
** Edge gets away with murdering his fall guy because nobody follows up on how he was shot in the chest at a distance andcouldn’t couldn't have killed himself at that angle.
* ItsAllMyFault: Lena is pretty heartbroken about accidentally having poisoned a bunch of children. Thankfully, it really''wasn't'' wasn't her fault.
** We can maybe overlook Lena deciding to pull a gun on Edge because
** Speaking of which,
** If Edge
** It seems strange that Edge never considered that Supergirl might be sent to stop an unmarked cargo plane from flying through her city, or that she was responsible for the
** Edge gets away with murdering his fall guy because nobody follows up on how he was shot in the chest at a distance and
* ItsAllMyFault: Lena is pretty heartbroken about accidentally having poisoned a bunch of children. Thankfully, it really
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* TakeThat:
** A crowd angrily shouts '''"Lock Her Up!"''' in reference to Lena, who Edge has framed for causing lead poisoning in children without any definitive proof. On the campaign trail, Donald Trump's supporters would often chant the same thing in reference to Hillary Clinton.
** Lena references the RealLife water crisis in Flint, Michigan and points out that bureaucracy kept people from getting help when they needed it.
** A crowd angrily shouts '''"Lock Her Up!"''' in reference to Lena, who Edge has framed for causing lead poisoning in children without any definitive proof. On the campaign trail, Donald Trump's supporters would often chant the same thing in reference to Hillary Clinton.
** Lena references the RealLife water crisis in Flint, Michigan and points out that bureaucracy kept people from getting help when they needed it.
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* AdultFear: The entire episode's premise is a pretty horrible thing to think of for parents. Just imagine your child being poisoned by going to a swimming pool...
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* HappyEndingOverride: Subverted. At first it seems that the lead bomb set off at the end of last season gave children lead poisoning, but then it's revealed Morgan Edge was poisoning a public pool with a chemical that produces lead poisoning symptoms.
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* RealityEnsues:
** Subverted. At first it seems that the lead bomb set off at the end of last season gave children lead poisoning, but then it's revealed Morgan Edge was poisoning a public pool with a chemical that produces lead poisoning symptoms.
** Played straight with the airplane, as Kara's attempt to push it up from the inside causes it to break in half.
** Subverted. At first it seems that the lead bomb set off at the end of last season gave children lead poisoning, but then it's revealed Morgan Edge was poisoning a public pool with a chemical that produces lead poisoning symptoms.
** Played straight with the airplane, as Kara's attempt to push it up from the inside causes it to break in half.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Kara's attempt to push the plane up from the inside causes it to break in half.
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* SeriesContinuityError: The main plot is that Lena is allegedly responsible for poisoning children after seeding the atmosphere with lead in the season 2 finale. The only problem is, Lillian took all the credit for Lena's actions in that episode in a worldwide address. So as far as the rest of the world is concerned, Lena had no part in dispersing the lead.
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* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: None of the children shown to be suffering from lead poisoning actually appear to have any of the common symptoms of [[https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lead-poisoning/symptoms-causes/syc-20354717 lead poisoning in children]], which tend toward developmental delay and learning disorders and not so much toward passing out in the middle of a sentence.
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* WhamShot: Samantha has a flashback to the attempt on Lena's life... and realizes that she got shot in addition to James, but not only wasn't injured, ''didn't even feel the bullt hit''. Then the bullet falls out of her jacket and onto the floor, pretty much confirming to her that she has superpowers.
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* WhamShot: Samantha has a flashback to the attempt on Lena's life... and realizes that she got shot in addition to James, but not only wasn't injured, ''didn't even feel the bullt bullet hit''. Then the bullet falls out of her jacket and onto the floor, pretty much confirming to her that she has superpowers.
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* BadassBystander: When Supergirl can’t find the person trying to kill Lena, the shooter is tackled by a random, unnamed member of the crowd.
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* BadassBystander: When Supergirl can’t find Kara is in the person trying crowd when someone tries to kill Lena, Lena. She stops one bullet from finding its mark, but her hesitation about blowing her identity means the shooter is tackled by a random, unnamed member of the crowd.
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* CallBack: Edge makes it pretty clear to Supergirl that he's still ticked off about that time [[Recap/Supergirl2015S3E1GirlOfSteel she left him stranded on a shipping barge]].
* CliffhangerCopout: An act break cliffhanger has James hit by a stray bullet, but immediately after the commercials he's told he'll be just fine and it's barely brought up afterwards. It's a shoulder wound so it not that unbelievable, but it still breaks the tension.
* CliffhangerCopout: An act break cliffhanger has James hit by a stray bullet, but immediately after the commercials he's told he'll be just fine and it's barely brought up afterwards. It's a shoulder wound so it not that unbelievable, but it still breaks the tension.
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* CallBack: Edge makes it pretty clear to blows off Supergirl that he's still ticked off about that time [[Recap/Supergirl2015S3E1GirlOfSteel she left leaving him stranded on a shipping barge]].
barge]], saying that all it cost him was time and a minor dry-cleaning bill. She doesn't buy it, because he's obviously ''seething'' that she would dare do something like that to him..
* CliffhangerCopout: An act break cliffhanger has James hit by a stray bullet, but immediately after the commercials he's told he'll be just fine and it's barely brought up afterwards.It's a shoulder wound so it not They mention that unbelievable, he was shot with a small caliber bullet and say he got lucky with where it hit, but it still breaks the tension.
* CliffhangerCopout: An act break cliffhanger has James hit by a stray bullet, but immediately after the commercials he's told he'll be just fine and it's barely brought up afterwards.
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* ItsAllMyFault: Lena is pretty heartbroken about accidentally having poisoned a bunch of children. Thankfully, it wasn't her fault.
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* ItsAllMyFault: Lena is pretty heartbroken about accidentally having poisoned a bunch of children. Thankfully, it wasn't really ''wasn't'' her fault.
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* NervesOfSteel: Say what you want about him, but Morgan Edge barely phases when Lena points a gun at him.
* PutOnABus: As teased by the writers long before the season even began, Maggie and Alex break up as the former leaves the series.
* PutOnABus: As teased by the writers long before the season even began, Maggie and Alex break up as the former leaves the series.
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* NervesOfSteel: Say what you want about him, but Morgan Edge is barely phases phased when Lena points a gun at him.
in his face.
* PutOnABus: As teased by the writers long before the season even began, Maggie and Alex break up asthe former Floriana Lima leaves the series.
* PutOnABus: As teased by the writers long before the season even began, Maggie and Alex break up as
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* WhamShot: Samantha has a flashback to the attempt on Lena's life... and realizes that she got shot in addition to James, but felt nothing. Then the bullet falls out of her jacket and onto the floor, pretty much confirming to her that she has superpowers.
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* WhamShot: Samantha has a flashback to the attempt on Lena's life... and realizes that she got shot in addition to James, but felt nothing.not only wasn't injured, ''didn't even feel the bullt hit''. Then the bullet falls out of her jacket and onto the floor, pretty much confirming to her that she has superpowers.
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* YouAreInCommandNow: Lena temporarily steps down from [=CatCo=], leaving James in charge, so their paper won't be accused of bias during the whole affair.
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* YouAreInCommandNow: Lena temporarily steps down from [=CatCo=], leaving James in charge, so their the paper won't be accused of bias during the whole affair.
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* IdiotPlot:
** Samantha and Kara trespass to find out the contents of the pool, with no real plan to present their findings in a way that won’t get them arrested.
** We can maybe overlook Lena deciding to pull a gun on Edge because she’s been drinking, but there is no reason for him to put Lena on a plane. Just call the police and tell them that Lena walked into your office and threatened to kill you. She goes to prison and you get your revenge in a way Supergirl can’t stop.
** Speaking of which, what did Edge hope to gain by sticking Lena on the plane? Everything that she did hindered the plan to drop the chemicals. For that matter, what does he gain by dropping chemicals in the water with the barrels marked with the company they came from?
** If Edge didn’t want Lena to call for help, why did he leave a headset out with the comms open?
** It seems strange that Edge never considered that Supergirl might be sent to stop an unmarked cargo plane from flying through her city, or that she was responsible for the plane’s malfunctions.
** Edge gets away with murdering his fall guy because nobody follows up on how he was shot in the chest at a distance and couldn’t have killed himself at that angle.
** Samantha and Kara trespass to find out the contents of the pool, with no real plan to present their findings in a way that won’t get them arrested.
** We can maybe overlook Lena deciding to pull a gun on Edge because she’s been drinking, but there is no reason for him to put Lena on a plane. Just call the police and tell them that Lena walked into your office and threatened to kill you. She goes to prison and you get your revenge in a way Supergirl can’t stop.
** Speaking of which, what did Edge hope to gain by sticking Lena on the plane? Everything that she did hindered the plan to drop the chemicals. For that matter, what does he gain by dropping chemicals in the water with the barrels marked with the company they came from?
** If Edge didn’t want Lena to call for help, why did he leave a headset out with the comms open?
** It seems strange that Edge never considered that Supergirl might be sent to stop an unmarked cargo plane from flying through her city, or that she was responsible for the plane’s malfunctions.
** Edge gets away with murdering his fall guy because nobody follows up on how he was shot in the chest at a distance and couldn’t have killed himself at that angle.
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** Subverted. At first it seems that the lead bomb set off at the end of last season gave children lead poisoning, but then it's revealed the weapon was modified to only target Daxamites [[FridgeBrilliance (which makes sense considering the issue of lead poisoning was never even mentioned before this episode)]], and it turns out Morgan Edge was poisoning a public pool with a chemical that produces lead poisoning symptoms.
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** Subverted. At first it seems that the lead bomb set off at the end of last season gave children lead poisoning, but then it's revealed the weapon was modified to only target Daxamites [[FridgeBrilliance (which makes sense considering the issue of lead poisoning was never even mentioned before this episode)]], and it turns out revealed Morgan Edge was poisoning a public pool with a chemical that produces lead poisoning symptoms.
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* AdultFear: The entire episode's premise is a pretty horrible thing to think of for parents. Just imagine your child being poisoned by going to a swimming pool...
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* BadBoss: Edge kills and posthumously frames one of his underlings for his crimes.
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* ItsAllMyFault: Lena is pretty heartbroken about accidentally having poisoned a bunch of children. Thankfully, it wasn't her fault.
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* NervesOfSteel: Say what you want about him, but Morgan Edge barely phases when Lena points a gun at him.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Edge gives Kara a vicious one, telling her that she is too soft to finish him off properly, while he will do anything to destroy both her and Lena.
* SexForSolace: Right before breaking up, Alex and Maggie sleep with one another one last time.
* SexForSolace: Right before breaking up, Alex and Maggie sleep with one another one last time.
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* TakingTheBullet: James jumps in the way of one of the bullets fired by a desperate mother at Lena.
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Lena attempts to shoot Edge, saying that she is 'thinking like a Luthor' now.
* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Lena attempts to shoot Edge, saying that she is 'thinking like a Luthor' now.
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* YouAreInCommandNow: Lena temporarily steps down from [=CatCo=], leaving James in charge, so their paper won't be accused of bias during the whole affair.
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* ContinuityNod: Edge made it pretty clear to Supergirl that he's still ticked off from the moment [[Recap/Supergirl2015S3E1GirlOfSteel she left him stranded on the shipping barge]].
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* ContinuityNod: CallBack: Edge made makes it pretty clear to Supergirl that he's still ticked off from the moment about that time [[Recap/Supergirl2015S3E1GirlOfSteel she left him stranded on the a shipping barge]].
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* ContinuityNod: Edge made it pretty clear to Supergirl that he's still ticked off from the moment [[Recap/Supergirl2015S3E1GirlOfSteel she left him stranded on the shipping barge]].
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* FailedASpotCheck: Everyone seems to have missed the fact that Morgan's fall guy couldn't have committed suicide; Edge shot him right in the chest, so the angle of the wound couldn't possibly be mistaken as being self-inflicted.
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** Alex and Maggie aren't able to come to terms with their differences, and end their relationship.
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** Alex and Maggie aren't able to come to terms with their differences, and end their relationship.
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*BadassBystander: When Supergirl can’t find the person trying to kill Lena, the shooter is tackled by a random, unnamed member of the crowd.
