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* ActuallyNotAVampire: Silas, who is an alien from the planet Transylvane. Nia lampshades that there is actually a place called that with vampire-like aliens.
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* ActuallyNotAVampire: Silas, who is an alien from the planet Transylvane. Nia lampshades how unlikely it is that there is actually a place called that with vampire-like aliens.
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* CourtroomAntic: Lex manages to completely discredit both Eve, as well as Lena, by basically just being a straight-forward, sexist dick.
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** Kara's conversation with Zor-El about what The Phantoms showed her hints that she still sees the bad timeline from her [[Recap/Supergirl2015S3E23BattlesLostAndWon original final battle with Reign]] as hers.
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** Kara's conversation with Zor-El about what The the Phantoms showed her hints that she still sees the bad timeline from her [[Recap/Supergirl2015S3E23BattlesLostAndWon original final battle with Reign]] as hers.
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* DullSurprise: Although the conversation took place of screen, Kelly shows no reaction to learning her girlfriend's sister is an alien and one of the most powerful people on the planet.
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* DullSurprise: Although the conversation took place of screen, offscreen, Kelly shows no reaction to learning her girlfriend's sister is an alien and one of the most powerful people on the planet.
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* ForgottenFallenFriend: Despite being reconciled with Kara and devastated at her being in the Phantom Zone last episode, Lena never mentions her predicament once in this episode or even checks in on the Superfriends. Admittedly, she has lex's trial to deal with, but you would have thought she would show some emotion regarding Kara.
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* ForgottenFallenFriend: Despite being reconciled with Kara and devastated at her being in the Phantom Zone last episode, Lena never mentions her predicament once in this episode or even checks in on the Superfriends. Admittedly, she has lex's Lex's trial to deal with, but you would have thought she would show some emotion regarding Kara.
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* HoistByH isOwnPetard: Unfortunately, Lena manipulating Lex into his EngineeredPublicConfession ends up backfiring, as there are talks about leveling charges against herself afterwards.
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* HoistByH isOwnPetard: HoistByHisOwnPetard: Unfortunately, Lena manipulating Lex into his EngineeredPublicConfession ends up backfiring, as there are talks about leveling charges against herself afterwards.
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* HoistByHerOwnPetard: Unfortunately, Lena manipulating Lex into his EngineeredPublicConfession ends up backfiring, as there are talks about leveling charges against herself afterwards.
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* HoistByHerOwnPetard: HoistByH isOwnPetard: Unfortunately, Lena manipulating Lex into his EngineeredPublicConfession ends up backfiring, as there are talks about leveling charges against herself afterwards.
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* ForgottenFallenFriend: Despite being reconciled with Kara and devastated at her being in the Phantom Zone last episode, Lena never mentions her predicament once in this episode or even checks in on the Superfriends. Admittedly, she has lex's trial to deal, but you would have thought she would show some emotion regarding Kara.
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* ForgottenFallenFriend: Despite being reconciled with Kara and devastated at her being in the Phantom Zone last episode, Lena never mentions her predicament once in this episode or even checks in on the Superfriends. Admittedly, she has lex's trial to deal, deal with, but you would have thought she would show some emotion regarding Kara.
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* TemptingFate: Andrea is already setting up a "GUILTY" headline for Lex as "his conviction is a sure thing."
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* DullSurprise: Although the conversation took place of screen, Kelly shows no reaction to learning her girlfriend's sister is an alien and one of the most powerful people on the planet.
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* ForgottenFallenFriend: Despite being reconciled with Kara and devastated at her being in the Phantom Zone last episode, Lena never mentions her predicament once in this episode or even checks in on the Superfriends. Admittedly, she has lex's trial to deal, but you would have thought she would show some emotion regarding Kara.
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* BluntYes:
-->'''Lex:''' Mother, it almost feels as if you care more about the family name than freeing your son from bondage.
-->'''Lillian:''' I do.
-->'''Lex:''' Mother, it almost feels as if you care more about the family name than freeing your son from bondage.
-->'''Lillian:''' I do.
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* PersonAsVerb: Lillian says to Lex, "No one should have been able to [[Creator/HarryHoudini Houdini]] themselves out of a situation like that."
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* TantrumThrowing: Alex throws a box of Chinese food in her frustration about the setback in rescuing Kara.
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* DespairEventHorizon: William very nearly crosses it after Lex is acquitted. Nia finds him in the beginnings of a HeroicBSOD, but is able to convince him that though they couldn't stop Lex today, they will never stop fighting to stop him next time.
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* ActuallyNotAVampire: Silas, who is an alien from the planet Transylvane.
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* ActuallyNotAVampire: Silas, who is an alien from the planet Transylvane. Nia lampshades that there is actually a place called that with vampire-like aliens.
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* BoxedCrook: The team catches Silas trying to rob a blood bank, but agree not to turn him in if he helps them build a Phantom Zone projector so they can rescue Supergirl.
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* PapaWolf: M'gann points out that J'onn is letting his fatherly feelings for Kara get the better of him, as he acts increasingly irrational.
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* PapaWolf: M'gann points out that J'onn is letting his fatherly feelings for Kara get the better of him, as he acts increasingly irrational. He doesn't listen at first, but after the Phantom attack concedes that he needs to approach the situation rationally.
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* BoxingLessonsForSuperman: Brainy trains with Nia to help her being able to locate Kara in the Phantom Zone, though it unfortunately doesn't go very well.
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* BoxingLessonsForSuperman: Brainy trains with Nia to help her being able to locate Kara in the Phantom Zone, though it unfortunately doesn't go very well.
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* HeroicBSOD: Alex undergoes one after the tean fails to save Kara from the Phantom Zone. Kelly snaps her out of it.
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* HeroicBSOD: Alex undergoes one after the tean team fails to save Kara from the Phantom Zone. Kelly snaps her out of it.
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* MyGreatestFailure: Silas failed to rescue his husband Owen from the Phantom Zone.
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* MyGreatestFailure: MyGreatestFailure:
** Silas failed to rescue his husband Owen from the Phantom Zone.
** Silas failed to rescue his husband Owen from the Phantom Zone.
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* PapaWolf: M'gann points out that J'onn is letting his fatherly feelings for Kara take the better of him, as he acts increasingly irrational.
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* PapaWolf: M'gann points out that J'onn is letting his fatherly feelings for Kara take get the better of him, as he acts increasingly irrational.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Lex commenting on how easy it was to get what he wants by just being himself and telling things like they are (or rather, how he wants the public to ''think'' they are) is an obvious dig at modern day Populism.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Lex commenting on how easy it was to get what he wants by just being himself and telling things like they are (or rather, how he wants the public to ''think'' they are) is an obvious dig at modern day Populism.(right-wing) populism.
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* OutOfFocus: Poor William suffers again. One scene with Andrea and Nia and about 40 seconds of him watching TV. Presumably his appearances are to remind the audience that the character (The lead's boyfriend) is still on the show.
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* OutOfFocus: Poor William suffers again. One scene with Andrea and Nia and about 40 seconds of him watching Lex's trial on TV. Presumably Presumably, his appearances are to remind the audience that the character (The (arguably the lead's boyfriend) love interest) is still on the show.
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** Kara's conversation with Zor-El about what The Phantoms showed her hints that she still sees the bad timeline from her [[Supergirl2015S3E23BattlesLostAndWon original final battle with Reign]] as hers.
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** Kara's conversation with Zor-El about what The Phantoms showed her hints that she still sees the bad timeline from her [[Supergirl2015S3E23BattlesLostAndWon [[Recap/Supergirl2015S3E23BattlesLostAndWon original final battle with Reign]] as hers.
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* BrutalHonesty: Lillian Luthor towards both of her children. First she tells Lex how ironclad the case against him is and then shetells Lena that, if she testifies, she will also implicate herself. [[VillainHasAPoint The latter ends up being proven true.]]
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* BrutalHonesty: Lillian Luthor towards both of her children. First she tells Lex how ironclad the case against him is and then shetells she tells Lena that, if she testifies, she will also implicate herself. [[VillainHasAPoint The latter ends up being proven true.]]
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* TheBadGuyWins: Lex gets acquitted by discrediting Eve and Lena.
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* TheBadGuyWins: TheBadGuyWins:
** Lex gets acquitted by discrediting Eve andLena.Lena.
** One of the Phantoms escapes, apparently possesses Silas and opens up a portal for several more Phantoms coming to the real world.
** Lex gets acquitted by discrediting Eve and
** One of the Phantoms escapes, apparently possesses Silas and opens up a portal for several more Phantoms coming to the real world.
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* EldritchLocatio: The Phantom Zone is presented as an absolutely hellish landscape. The effects Crisis had on it didn't help.
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* EldritchLocatio: EldritchLocation: The Phantom Zone is presented as an absolutely hellish landscape. The effects Crisis had on it didn't help.
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* HoistByHerOwnPetard: Unfortunately, Lena manipulating Lex into his EngineeredPublicConfession ends up backfiring, as there are talks about leveling charges against herself afterwards.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Lex commenting on how easy it was to get what he wants by just being himself and telling things like they are (or rather, how he wants the public to ''think'' they are) is an obvious dig at modern day Populism.
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* ActuallyNotAVampire: Silas, who is an alien from the planet Transylvane.
* BoxingLessonsForSuperman: Brainy trains with Nia to help her being able to locate Kara in the Phantom Zone, though it unfortunately doesn't go very well.
* BrutalHonesty: Lillian Luthor towards both of her children. First she tells Lex how ironclad the case against him is and then shetells Lena that, if she testifies, she will also implicate herself. [[VillainHasAPoint The latter ends up being proven true.]]
* BrutalHonesty: Lillian Luthor towards both of her children. First she tells Lex how ironclad the case against him is and then shetells Lena that, if she testifies, she will also implicate herself. [[VillainHasAPoint The latter ends up being proven true.]]
* CourtroomAntic: Lex manages to completely discredit both Eve, as well as Lena, by basically just being a straight-forward, sexist dick.
* {{Determinator}}: Kara absolutely refuses to just accept her fate and spend eternity in a cave, like her father.
* {{Determinator}}: Kara absolutely refuses to just accept her fate and spend eternity in a cave, like her father.
* EldritchLocatio: The Phantom Zone is presented as an absolutely hellish landscape. The effects Crisis had on it didn't help.
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* InternalReveal: Alex has apparently told Kelly the truth about Kara offscreen.
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* InternalReveal: FateWorseThanDeath: What Zor-El describes being in the Phantom Zone as.
* HeroicBSOD: Alex undergoes one after the tean fails to save Kara from the Phantom Zone. Kelly snaps her out of it.
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** Alex has apparently told Kelly the truth about Karaoffscreen.offscreen.
** The world learns about Lena developing Non Nocere during her testimony.
* MyGreatestFailure: Silas failed to rescue his husband Owen from the Phantom Zone.
* NotQuiteDead: Zor-El turns out to be alive, having opened a portal to the Phantom Zone to escape the destruction of his homeworld.
* HeroicBSOD: Alex undergoes one after the tean fails to save Kara from the Phantom Zone. Kelly snaps her out of it.
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** Alex has apparently told Kelly the truth about Kara
** The world learns about Lena developing Non Nocere during her testimony.
* MyGreatestFailure: Silas failed to rescue his husband Owen from the Phantom Zone.
* NotQuiteDead: Zor-El turns out to be alive, having opened a portal to the Phantom Zone to escape the destruction of his homeworld.
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* ShatteredWorld: The Phantom Zone, originally a single dimension and FloatingContinent, was shattered in the Crisis. Now it's a series of dimensions shifting randomly, making finding Kara exponentially harder.
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* PapaWolf: M'gann points out that J'onn is letting his fatherly feelings for Kara take the better of him, as he acts increasingly irrational.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Both of Lex's rants have incredibly sexist, even outright misogynistic undertones.
* ShatteredWorld: The Phantom Zone, originally a single dimension and FloatingContinent, was shattered in the Crisis. Now it's a series of dimensions shifting randomly, making finding Kara exponentially harder.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Both of Lex's rants have incredibly sexist, even outright misogynistic undertones.
* ShatteredWorld: The Phantom Zone, originally a single dimension and FloatingContinent, was shattered in the Crisis. Now it's a series of dimensions shifting randomly, making finding Kara exponentially harder.
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* InternalReveal: Alex has apparently told Kelly the truth about Kara offscreen.
* OutOfFocus: Poor William suffers again. One scene with Andrea and Nia and about 40 seconds of him watching TV. Presumably his appearances are to remind the audience that the character (The lead's boyfriend) is still on the show.
* OutOfFocus: Poor William suffers again. One scene with Andrea and Nia and about 40 seconds of him watching TV. Presumably his appearances are to remind the audience that the character (The lead's boyfriend) is still on the show.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Lillian offers to sell her shares of [=LexCorp=] to Lena because Lex will only use the company as a weapon against Supergirl. She seems to have changed her mind after Lex manages to rehab his image in court.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Lillian offers to sell her shares of [=LexCorp=] to Lena to give her a controlling majority because Lex will only use the company as a weapon against Supergirl. She seems to have changed her mind after Lex manages to rehab his image in court.
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* TheBadGuyWins: Lex gets acquitted.
* EngineeredPublicConfession: Lena deliberately prods at Lex's ego to get him to admit to brainwashing the people of Earth. It nearly works, but Lex is smart enough not to completely admit responsibility and quickly turns it back on Lena as her being bitter at her own failure.
* EngineeredPublicConfession: Lena deliberately prods at Lex's ego to get him to admit to brainwashing the people of Earth. It nearly works, but Lex is smart enough not to completely admit responsibility and quickly turns it back on Lena as her being bitter at her own failure.
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* TheBadGuyWins: Lex gets acquitted.
acquitted by discrediting Eve and Lena.
* CrazyPrepared: Lex has Otis on standby with a bomb to break him out in case he was convicted. He's surprised when he ends up winning and it proves unnecessary.
* DidntSeeThatComing: Lex genuinely didn't expect to win his case.
* EngineeredPublicConfession: Lena deliberately prods at Lex's ego to get him to admit to brainwashing the people of Earth. It nearly works, but Lex is smart enough not to completely admit responsibility and quickly turns it back on Lena as her being bitter at her ownfailure.failure.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Lillian offers to sell her shares of [=LexCorp=] to Lena because Lex will only use the company as a weapon against Supergirl. She seems to have changed her mind after Lex manages to rehab his image in court.
* ShatteredWorld: The Phantom Zone, originally a single dimension and FloatingContinent, was shattered in the Crisis. Now it's a series of dimensions shifting randomly, making finding Kara exponentially harder.
* SupernaturalFearInducer: The Phantoms can force others to experience their worst fears, and in the Phantom Zone they have an eternity to drive the prisoners mad.
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* CrazyPrepared: Lex has Otis on standby with a bomb to break him out in case he was convicted. He's surprised when he ends up winning and it proves unnecessary.
* DidntSeeThatComing: Lex genuinely didn't expect to win his case.
* EngineeredPublicConfession: Lena deliberately prods at Lex's ego to get him to admit to brainwashing the people of Earth. It nearly works, but Lex is smart enough not to completely admit responsibility and quickly turns it back on Lena as her being bitter at her own
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Lillian offers to sell her shares of [=LexCorp=] to Lena because Lex will only use the company as a weapon against Supergirl. She seems to have changed her mind after Lex manages to rehab his image in court.
* ShatteredWorld: The Phantom Zone, originally a single dimension and FloatingContinent, was shattered in the Crisis. Now it's a series of dimensions shifting randomly, making finding Kara exponentially harder.
* SupernaturalFearInducer: The Phantoms can force others to experience their worst fears, and in the Phantom Zone they have an eternity to drive the prisoners mad.
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* TheBadGuyWins: Lex gets acquitted.acquitted.
* EngineeredPublicConfession: Lena deliberately prods at Lex's ego to get him to admit to brainwashing the people of Earth. It nearly works, but Lex is smart enough not to completely admit responsibility and quickly turns it back on Lena as her being bitter at her own failure.
* EngineeredPublicConfession: Lena deliberately prods at Lex's ego to get him to admit to brainwashing the people of Earth. It nearly works, but Lex is smart enough not to completely admit responsibility and quickly turns it back on Lena as her being bitter at her own failure.
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