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* SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfDistance: Supergirl pushed Fort Rozz away from Earth's orbit back in the first season finale, but it somehow made it all the way to another star system... a trip that would take several years if you traveled ''at the speed of light'', let alone with the shove Supergirl gave it.


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* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: Supergirl pushed Fort Rozz away from Earth's orbit back in the first season finale, but it somehow made it all the way to another star system... a trip that would take several years if you traveled ''at the speed of light'', let alone with the shove Supergirl gave it.
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* CastingGag: Sarah Douglas, best known as Ursa from ''Film/SupermanII'', plays the priestess. The Brazilian dub, as it tends to do whenever possible, played along and had Ilka Pinheiro, who voiced Sarah as Ursa, to voice the priestess.

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* CastingGag: Sarah Douglas, Creator/SarahDouglas, best known as Ursa from ''Film/SupermanII'', plays the priestess. The Brazilian dub, as it tends to do whenever possible, played along and had Ilka Pinheiro, who voiced Sarah as Ursa, to voice the priestess.
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* BroughtDownToNormal: Fort Rozz is orbiting a blue giant, which removes Supergirl's powers. Unfortunately, Reign's powers come from a different source and she is unaffected.

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* BroughtDownToNormal: Fort Rozz is orbiting a blue giant, which removes Supergirl's powers. [[note]]This is in stark contrast to the comics, where blue solar radiation actually increases a Kryptonian's powers.[[/note]] Unfortunately, Reign's powers come from a different source and she is unaffected.

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* BullyHunter: Alex helps Ruby with a bully problem by showing up at the person's doorstep posing as the FBI and threatening to have her locked up in Juvie if she continues.

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* BullyHunter: Alex helps Ruby with a bully problem by showing up at on the person's girl's doorstep posing as the FBI and threatening to have her locked up in Juvie if she continues.continues her cyber-bullying.



* CastingGag: Sarah Douglas, best known as Ursa from ''Film/SupermanII'', plays the priestess.
** The Brazilian dub, as it tends to do whenever possible, played along and had Ilka Pinheiro, who voiced Sarah as Ursa, to voice the priestess.

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* CastingGag: Sarah Douglas, best known as Ursa from ''Film/SupermanII'', plays the priestess.
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priestess. The Brazilian dub, as it tends to do whenever possible, played along and had Ilka Pinheiro, who voiced Sarah as Ursa, to voice the priestess.



* CharacterDevelopment: Mon-El; even lampshades this himself, as he calmly listens to Kara and gives her a few words of advice, something his past self was pretty much incapable of.

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* CharacterDevelopment: Mon-El; Mon-El, even lampshades lampshading this himself, himself as he calmly listens to Kara and gives her a few words of advice, something his past self was pretty much incapable of.



* {{Expy}}: The powers of Livewire, Psi, and Imra mimic the powers of the founding members of the Legion of Super-Heroes (Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, and Cosmic Boy, respectively). In addition, Supergirl and Superboy often joined them in the early Legion stories.
* {{Gendercide}}: The blue giant emits radiation that kills those with a Y-chromosome, which necessitates Supergirl recruiting some of her female villains for backup, since Alex is out of commission and Imra is the only other hero that fits the bill.

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* {{Expy}}: The powers of Livewire, Psi, and Imra mimic the powers of the founding members of the Legion of Super-Heroes (Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Girl and Cosmic Boy, respectively). In addition, Supergirl and Superboy often joined them in the early Legion stories.
* {{Gendercide}}: The blue giant emits radiation that kills those with a Y-chromosome, which necessitates Supergirl recruiting some of her female villains for backup, since Alex is out of commission and Imra is the only other hero that fits the bill. All of the male prisoners on nearby Fort Rozz are found dead as a result.



* SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfDistance: Supergirl pushed Fort Rozz away from Earth's orbit back in the first season finale, but it somehow made it all the way to another star system... a trip that would take several years if you traveled ''at the speed of light'', let alone with the shove Supergirl gave it.



* SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfDistance: Supergirl pushed Fort Rozz away from Earth's orbit back in the first season finale, but it somehow made it all the way to another star system... a trip that would take several years if you traveled ''at the speed of light'', let alone with the shove Supergirl gave it.



* ReformedCriminal: What Leslie poses as in the beginning to escape Reign's justice, working at a diner. In the end, she proves that it was not just all an act.

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* ReformedCriminal: What Leslie poses as claims she is in the beginning to escape Reign's justice, working at a diner. In the end, she proves that it was not just all an act.act by sacrificing herself saving Kara's life.
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* OutOfFocus: Lena appears for about less than a minute and doesn't really further the plot of this episode or her own ongoing storylines. It appears that she had other scenes or at least a longer scene with Sam and these were cut for timing. Her brief appearance appears to be a contractual obligation.
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* CastingGag: Sarah Douglas, best known as Ursa from ''Film/SupermanII'', plays the priestess.
** The Brazilian dub, as it tends to do whenever possible, played along and had Ilka Pinheiro, who voiced Sarah as Ursa, to voice the priestess.
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** Livewire calls Psi [[Film/MeanGirls "Regina George"]] after Psi calls her an "illiterate mean girl."
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* BullyHunter: Alex helps Ruby with a bully problem by showing up at the person's doorstep posing as the FBI and threatening to have her locked up in Juvie if she continues.
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* AntagonistInMourning: Kara, who considered Livewire as her ArchEnemy (being the most recurring non-arc villain of the show), feels awful over Leslie's HeroicSacrifice.
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** Psi sings "Sing a Song of Sixpence" when she senses Reign's approach.

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** Psi sings "Sing a Song of Sixpence" Sixpence," a well-known English nursery rhyme, when she senses Reign's approach.
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* AmazonBrigade: Supergirl, Saturn Girl, Livewire and Psi.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Not that she could have foreseen it, but by just pushing Fort Rozz into space, Kara is indirectly responsible for the above mentioned {{Gendercide}}.
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* CavalryBetrayal: Jindah Kol Rozz thought Reign had come to rescue her. reign instead burns a hole through her chest to keep her from talking.

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* CavalryBetrayal: Jindah Kol Rozz thought Reign had come to rescue her. reign Reign instead burns a hole through her chest to keep her from talking.



* ReformedCriminal: What Leslie poses as in the beginning to escape Reigns justice, working at a diner. In the end, she proves that it was not just all an act.

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* ReformedCriminal: What Leslie poses as in the beginning to escape Reigns Reign's justice, working at a diner. In the end, she proves that it was not just all an act.

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* BigDamnHeroes: Surprisingly, Psi when she uses her psychic abilities to cause Reign's fear (Actually Samantha's fear.) of losing Ruby to manifest and Reign awakens as Sam and flees the battle. Combined with VillainousRescue.

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* BigDamnHeroes: Surprisingly, Psi Psi, surprisingly, when she uses her psychic abilities to cause Reign's Sam's fear (Actually Samantha's fear.) of losing Ruby her daughter to manifest and in Reign, briefly allowing Sam to take control before Reign awakens as Sam reasserts herself and flees the battle. Combined with VillainousRescue.



* CavalryBetrayal: Jindah Kol Rozz thought Reign had come to rescue her. reign instead burns a hole through her chest to keep her from talking.



* EnemyMine: Supergirl has to team up with two of her villains.

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* EnemyMine: Supergirl has to team up with two of her villains.villains because she needs backup on Fort Rozz. Both are willing to work with her since Reign is killing criminals.



* HeKnowsTooMuch: Reign kills the Jindah Kol Rozz to keep her from revealing any information about the other Worldkillers.

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* HeKnowsTooMuch: Reign kills the Jindah Kol Rozz to keep her from revealing any information about the other Worldkillers.



* KnowWhenToFoldEm: When Psi's fear attack allows Sam to emerge within Reign for a brief moment, Reign immediately flees rather than risk that happening again.



* TheOneThatGotAway: Alex is still not over Maggie.



* TheOneThatGotAway: Alex is still not over Maggie.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Mon-El, even lampshades this himself, as he calmly listens to Kara and gives her a few words of advice, something his past self was pretty much incapable of.

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* CharacterDevelopment: Mon-El, Mon-El; even lampshades this himself, as he calmly listens to Kara and gives her a few words of advice, something his past self was pretty much incapable of.
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* MythologyGag:
** In the Post-Crisis universe a blue star powers Kryptonians up; but in the Pre-Crisis continuity, as well as in [[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 Post-Flashpoint]] ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} story "Last Daughter of Krypton", blue sunlight weakens her powers.
** "Last Daughter of Krypton" also featured a space station full of corpses plunging into a blue star.

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