Ultimate Karamel post - tropes, dialogues, parallels and more
TROPES:
Act of True Love: An action done to prove one's love for another.
-Mon-El leaving with Rhea, to stop her from hurting or even killing Kara (2x17)
-Kara doing everything and going against the president's wishes to go after them and get him back (2x17)
Action Girlfriend: Badass girlfriend.
-Well, she’s SUPERGIRL. And he is a freaking Legion’s member. Equals made in heaven (x)
Age-Gap Romance: Romance where one partner is notably older or younger than the other. -With a twist. In their time Mon-El was around 14 years older than teenage Kara, but because of him staying for years in the Wheel of Stars, when he is rescued, they are in similar age. Aka, it’s like divine intervention to make them meet at the right time.
All Amazons Want Hercules: A strong, tough woman falls in love with a man who is stronger than or just as strong as her.
-There was something going on with Kara and some random dude from a prom night who ended with broken foot, 4 other dudes who ended with broken noses (x), James, William and Kenny but all failed, because you know, she broke male humans bones. Because she needed an equal.
-While sex and intimacy is not everything, it is a big part of relationship and the morning after showed how wonderful for Kara it was FINALLY to be herself, with a partner strong enough to match her physical strenght and needs. No other partner could allow her to do it.
Almost Kiss: Two characters come close to kissing.
-Mxy interrupted it in s2 (2x12) and in s3 when a fucking robot did it in Argo (3x21).
Alone Among the Couples: One character is single while everyone else around them is in a relationship.
-Aka Kara in the end of the series, what makes her a third wheel forever. What doesn’t make any sense, so, yeah being off planet means deep dicking that one Daxamite (hugs, Peggy).
-Her speech to James in s1 about wanting a perfect partner, like Lucy was for James. And she got that with Mon-El in s2 (x)
Amazon Chaser: A guy who falls in love with tough girls.
-Well, Mon-El fell for the strongest female on Earth and it’s canon she was his first girl he truly fell in love with.
Amicable Exes: Former lovers who have remained on good terms with each other.
-Basically for most of s3 with a strong suggestion they were heading to fixing their relationship in the end but some BTS drama changed their ending.
-In ep 100th, while fighting with Reign (x) and Mon-El giving her great peptalk (5x13)
Anguished Declaration of Love: Confessing your love for somebody during a moment of angst.
-In s2 when he was dying from Medusa (well, he didn’t declare love but he was already in love, 2x08)
-When he declared he cares about her, calling her eyes comets in 2x10 (x) and then friendzoning himself, because he was sure she didn’t return his feelings (x)
-In Kara’s case, when she was sending his ass away to save him
Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: No matter how much they fight, they really do care about each other very much.
-DEO’s fight (2x13); Jeremiah’s ep, when Mon-El comforts her at the end of the ep, when Music Meister makes her comatosed and Mon-El jumps from the balcony and catches her before she falls to the floor, on that point they were broken up (x).
Battle Couple: Lovers who kick ass together.
-Started with s2 and blossomed fully in s3 (fighting Reign was the peak 3x18), continued in s5 (the ep 100th) and s6 in the final ep.
Better Partner Assertion: Someone tries to convince the person they love that they would be a better lover than their romantic rival.
-Happened in the Mxy’s ep in s2, in Mon-El’s clumsy way that Kara didn’t appreciate. In the end Kara’s convinced Mon-El she wanted him, not some dimensional, pretty asshole who could have given her everything in a blink of an eye.
The Big Damn Kiss: A grandiose kiss scene.
-Once again, the Mxy’s ep. It was hot, it was beautiful, it was THE kiss of the entire series (2x13)
-We also had The Little Damn Kiss when they kissed sweetly for the first time and then ignored it (2x08)
Birds of a Feather: A couple share similarities with each other.
-A lot but maybe not at the first sight: They are both superpowered aliens, they shared a planet and some history, they both (thought they) lost their family and friends, they both were alien immigrants on Earth, they were both superheroes and leaders, they both shared values and morality, they both were adorable space puppies at the day and kickasses at the night.
Bridal Carry: A character carries his Love Interest in his arms and/or vice versa.
As much as I don’t think it applies to a show where a superpowered person carries people like a sack of potatoes in almost every episode (following this trope, Kara would end with: J’onn, Clark, some dude from crossover, Kelly. Cat and a horde of other characters), context matter:
-In the Flash crossover, Mon-El was carrying unconscious Kara. And while Kara carried a lot of people this way (or was carried like that by J’onn, Kal and some super dude in other crossover), the context matters: she was affected by some superpowered being, because of the struggle she had with her lover and he carried her like that into a crossover ep they shared with another canon couple to fix their love. That was the WHOLE ep about. Fixing. Their. LOVE.
Boy Meets Girl: A boy and a girl meet, lose each other, then find each other again.
-A boy from Daxam and a girl from Krypton, working together (x)
Break His Heart to Save Him: You must break up with your lover in order to protect them. -Mxy’s ep, Kara says it’s over between them, because she knows jealous Mxy’s is eavesdropping and could do anything to Mon-El:
Kara: And you know what? He makes an excellent point. He has limitless power that he can use to help me fight for justice. We'll make a great team.
Mon-El:I thought we were going to do that.
Kara: We're too different, Mon-El. I'm sorry.
Later:
Kara: I didn't mean it. I just said it so you'd let me go to protect you. Plus, he could have been listening, so...
Breakfast in Bed: Showing appreciation and affection for another by preparing them a meal served upon their waking in bed.
-Mon-El prepared for Kara a whole ass breakfast and was not amused (for a second) when she got up before he could have served it. And a friendly reminder, he has LEARNT how to cook for HER. Because he knew how much she loves food (2x17)
Can't Tie His Tie: A man allows a woman (who he may or may not be romantic with yet) to tie his tie, showing their closeness.
-Maybe not a tie, but for sure Kara spent a lot of time making Mon-El look good for his first day at CatCo and put glasses on his face. Also, who tied his bow? Please, not Mon himself, he didn’t know youtube yet (2x05)
Caught the Heart on His Sleeve: Ship Tease moment where one partner grabs the other partner's arm/sleeve.
-The adorkable moment, when he grabs her hand to dance and she needs to put the POTSTICKERS away. Did she ever abandon potstickers for anyone else??? (x)
-Kara holding his hand, while Jeremiah digs into his leg wound (x)
-After their relationship was established - Mon-El holds and caresses her arm, while she is worried about Alex being kidnapped (x)
Changing Yourself For Love: Changing your image to impress a love interest.
-Mon-El stops drinking, flirting, doing weird jobs, and starts to train with Kara, wanting to keep the world spinning with her. THO, he did some of these things for himself, but it was thanks to Kara’s inspirational personality.She was the one who encouraged him to be better and move on from his survivor’s guilt, that, friendly reminder, made him quite suicidal.
2x07
Mon-El: Why am I the only one who survived Daxam? If I die in this cell, maybe I deserve to.
Kara: You don't deserve to die. You deserve to survive.
Later:
Mon-El: Well, any, uh, any courage I do have, I learned it from you.
2x09
Mon-El: I wanna help you keep the world spinning. To prove that I was spared for a reason.
2x11
Kara :Actually, you know what, I'll have what he's having.
M'gann: Oh, he's been drinking exclusively club soda for the last week.
Chastity Couple: They're in love, but they're not physically intimate with each other.
-S3. He is married to another. While it’s canon they’re still in love. He solved the problem aka he mutually with Imra broke the relationship to be with Kara, but the duties force him to come back to the future.
Cleaning Up Romantic Loose Ends: When the lead hooks up with their One True Love, their other suitors are, often out of nowhere, paired off with other characters.
-In s2 Winn and Lyra. James and his shield, I guess?
-Averted in s3, when she and him stay single after he breaks up things with Imra.
Cock Fight: Two guys fight for the affections of a girl.
-Mxy and Mon-El in 2x13. That’s it.
Comforting Comforter: Ship Tease moment where someone covers their Love Interest with a blanket.
-Mon-El wrapping Kara in his arms and blanket after Jeremiah's escape in s2 (x) (x)
-When they both eat ice-cream on the couch, Kara puts he covered with a blanket legs on his lap (x)
-Their first blanket and couch scene, when he says he wants to be a hero too (x)
-After she saved him from the Daxamite ship (x)
Confession Triggers Consummation: The first confession of love between two characters immediately leads to sex.
-Maybe not love confession, but admitting that they really, really, really are into each other and nothing holds them back. And the sex was steamy. (x)
Converse with the Unconscious: Ship Tease moment where a character talks to their Love Interest while they're unconscious.
-Kara, talking to a sleeping beauty… I mean, Mon-El, after he landed on Earth.
Kara: I know what it's like to be a stranger on this planet. So when you wake up, I'll be here for you. So, you never know what it's like to be alone. (2x02)
-She didn’t talk to him, but for sure kept sitting at his side, when he was fighting the Medusa’s virus. (x)
Courtly Love: Medieval style romance where characters love each other from afar.
-Does being separated by fucking TIME counts?
Crazy Jealous Guy: He can't stand seeing his Love Interest be with anyone else.
-Well, not with anyone, just with Mxy (x)
Crush Blush: Love causes you to blush.
-If you keep a close look at Kara when she is with him, she does it a lot.(x) (x) (x) (x)
Cry into Chest: A Ship Tease moment where one partner cries into the other partner's chest.
-Kara tears in his arms after Jeremiah’ betrayal and he brushes the tears away (x) (1:40)
Dance of Romance: A couple dances together.
-Lena's party. Even James and Winn noticed something was going on. And the smiles on Karamel’s faces when they dance? Pure joy. (x)
Did Not Get the Girl: The Hero doesn't win their Love Interest.
-They both didn’t and it’s heavily hinted they didn’t find any other love interests.
- Plus, Kara didn’t end with any of her LIs (Kenny, James, Mon-El, William), but had only one fully developed relationship, sex included and it was Mon-El.
Disposable Fiancé: A Romantic False Lead character whose role is to get dumped by the lead.
-Imra. They broke up. All knew it was going to happen and Imra herself admitted how much Mon-El loved Kara and did everything to come back to her.
The only twist here is that karamel didn’t get back together, but it’s canon, at least for Mon-El, that he stayed on Earth to solve his feelings, realized he still loved Kara and that’s why he (mutually) broke things with Imra.
Dying Declaration of Love: Confessing your love for somebody when you're dying.
-He was dying at the end of s2 because of the lead poisoning (x)
-Mon-El kisses Kara while thinking he is dying in the Medusa’s ep. It was the last thing he wanted to do in his life (x)
-Kara in the Flash crossover.She thought she was dying and the last thing she said was forgiving him (x) And it was followed by a True Love Kiss (x)
Eating the Eye Candy: Eyeing up your Love Interest's gorgeous body.
-Happens a lot. Remember how Kara looked at Mon-El when he put on his Legion red suit for the first time?
Kara: Wow.(x)
Mon-El: You always said I cleaned up nicely.
-When he agrees to give Jeremiah a chance in s2. They both stare at each other’s lips and look incredibly hot (x)
-When he asks James and Winn if she has a mate, the adoring stares says a lot (x)
Everyone Can See It: It's obvious that these two are meant to be together, if only they themselves saw it.
-When Mon-El announced he and Kara were dating, NOBODY was surprised (x)
-Alex’s “DUH” in the bar
-Alex suggests that Kara reacted so emotionally for Alex and Maggie going for a concert, instead of celebrating Kara’s Earth b-day, because of her feelings for Mon-El (x) (2:06)
-Eliza explained to Kara he brought her flowers, because he wanted to make a good impression on Kara.
Eliza: Oh, Kara. He's chatting me up because I'm your mother.
Kara: What?
Eliza:He likes you!
Kara: Uh, no. No. (GIGGLES)
Eliza: Yes. He's trying to score points with me to impress you.
Kara:There's no way.
Eliza: Believe me. A mother knows.
-Alura staring at Kara staring at Mon-El hugging Val (x) 2:52
-Alura talking about their bound:
Alura: He's a good man.
Kara:Yeah, yeah, he is.
Alura:The connection between you two is obvious. He makes you happy.
-Eve describing her and Mon-El’s date to Kara, talking about how much Mon-El talked and praised Kara.
Eve:No, all he did was talk about you the entire date.
Kara: So he talked about me?
Eve: I told him, I said you have to get over your ex-girlfriend before you put yourself back out in the field.
Kara: Ex-girlfriend? (LAUGHS) No, no, no, no. Eve, Mike and I never dated.
Eve: Mmm-hmm. Mike told me the same thing (winks)
Lar Gand, when he told Rhea Mon-El chose his family
Fake Relationship: Pretending to be in a romantic relationship.
-Pretending to be an engaged couple to solve the mystery of disappearing people. Aka Paris City. (x)
Fantastic Romance: A romance only possible in speculative fiction.
-Two superpowered by the sun aliens dating and kicking asses together. Duh. (x)
Fate Drives Us Together: If two people keep encountering each other, it means they're meant to be together.
-Two aliens, losing their homes and landing on the same planet, while one aged up, while the other stayed in stasis? Him coming back from the future? Hello?
First Love: The first person that you've ever fallen in love with.
-Kara and Mon-El both admitted they were in love for the first time.
Mon-El: I've never felt like this about anyone in my life... (2x13)
Mon-El: And I love you. With everything that I have, I love you (2x16)
Kara: For the first time ever, I really liked someone... Loved someone… (2x21)
Flight of Romance: Flying with your Love Interest makes for a good romantic moment.
-Literally, flying side by side, in s3, 5 and 6.
Garden of Love: Gardens as a setting for love to take root, grow, and blossom.
-The garden in Argo was a perfect mirror of Kara’s dreams where she kissed him. Plus, they both declared they still care about each other. (x) (x)
The Glomp: Tackling and hugging your Love Interest tightly.
-In s2 when she came back for him on the Daxamite ship, they hugged tightly in front of everyone’s salads.(x)
-In Jeremiah’s return ep, while talking to Alex and Maggie (x)
-In the same ep on the couch (x)
-When she came back from the fight with Kal.
Mon-El:Are you okay?
Kara: I'm so much better now.
-When they met for the first time in s3 after he left. She clings to him like to dear life (x) (3x07)
-In Argo’s garden, before they talk about their feelings (x)
Hands-On Approach: Ship Tease moment where someone gets really close to their Love Interest while teaching them how to use something.
-Training in s2, when she teaches him controlling his powers (and wipes the floor with his ass) and when he asks her to teach him, because he wants to help her heroing (x) (x)
-In s3 when he teaches her the cape tricks.(x)
Headbutt of Love: Lovers press their foreheads together.
-In the Flash crossover when she wakes up from her coma/ you can also read from his lip he says I love you (x)
-As long as you are safe - When he leaves with Rhea to save Kara (x)
-In the dream in 3x01, after they kiss, they stand for awhile with their foreheads pressed (x)
Heartbroken Badass: A badass who lost the love of their life.
-Kara at the end of s2. She tells Alex to enjoy her time with Maggie, because it’s not like everyone’s world stopped. What basically meant, he was her world.
Kara: It's not like everybody else's world stopped.
-In s3 she was broken for SIX MONTHS and even her sister couldn’t reach her.
Kara: The decision I made, he couldn't have made that sacrifice. But me, I couldn't have lived with myself if I hadn't. I will always make the decision I made. I am not a human. I tried to be. But I'm not. Kara Danvers was a mistake.
-Mon-El in s3. It was clear and in canon that he didn’t move and still loved her even after 7 years in the future and his marriage with Imra was arranged for peace and he was just content in it. He kept her necklace.
-It’s canon they both stayed single at the end of the series.
Held Gaze: Lovers look deeply into each other's eyes.
Multiple times.
-In s2, before their first kiss (x), the almost kiss interrupted by Mxy (x), second kiss (x), when she asked him to give Jeremiah a chance (x), on the couch with ice creams (x), in the fortress before he leaves with Rhea (x), when she came back to him to the Daxamite ship, when she dreamt about waking up with him (x), in s3 when she dreamt about him (x), when the meet for the first time in s3 (x), in 100 ep (x) ya know, a lot.
Hollywood Kiss: When couples kiss in fiction, it's always perfect.
-Their first kiss, when put his hand on her cheek and then slowly leans and kisses her. And then calls her absolutely beautiful. (x)
-Their second kiss, with a meaningful talk about their feelings and relationships, staring deeply into their eyes and then smashing their faces together. With his hand on her cheek and hers sliding down his body. And then landing on the couch. With Everything She Does Is Magic playing in the background. (x)
-The crossover kiss. A literally True Love Kiss. (x)
-Every karamel kiss (x)
I Can't Believe a Guy Like You Would Notice Me: A character is surprised to learn that their crush actually loves them back.
-Kara can’t believe Eliza that Mon-El is nice to her mother, because he wants her to think good about him. She denies it and chuckles but blushes and throws him a look (and hey, he stares back). For sure after it, she starts to consider this possibility of them.
-For sure Mon-El was, he friendzoned himself after all. And for sure he didn’t expect a steamy sex right after she revealed that yes, she was really into him too in 2x13.
Mon-El:I get that... I get that you don't care about me.
Kara:I do care about you.
Mon-El:But not in the same way. That's good, that's fine. It's okay. You know, just keep working with me.
I Got You a Drawer: Two characters are signaled to be getting a Relationship Upgrade when one partner gives the other partner a space in their home to put their stuff.
-He keeps his stuff, books especially, at her place. (x)
-It’s quite obvious he has the keys and stays at hers a lot. Plus, after they hooked up, there are no more scenes about him sleeping or staying at the DEO, so the logical conclusion is they live together.
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Being willing to let your unrequited crush go be with the one they love.
-Well, Kara seemed to have no problems with him dating Eve, even if we know he was crushing on her. And then Kara had a problem and informed him (right after she destroyed a punchbag).
Mon-El:You know, I'm not super hip on earthly social cues, but why would you be mad if I was dating Eve?
Kara:(SCOFFS) I'm not mad.
Mon-El:You literally just said you were mad. No. Two seconds ago, you said, “I am mad about...”
Kara:Yeah, I'm surprised.
Mon-El:Oh, not mad, surprised.
Kara:I'm surprised that... You'd just date someone else, when you were serious about me, because I mean if... How could you be serious if you did that?
Mon-El:If you don't like me, why do you... Why do you care?
Kara: I'm gonna go check and see if they've found Lena
-Even if it was obviously killing him, he left her, when she asked, to deal with Mxy, which could have ended with a marriage.
Inconvenient Attraction: A character falls in love when they'd rather not.
-Kara didn’t want or expected it and said she wanted to focus on her career and heroing:
Kara:I'm not so sure we're a good match. Yeah. Yeah, no. I'm just glad we're on the same page, you know. I mean, I have my career in journalism that I just started out on. In the meantime, when I'm not being Supergirl, I really need to focus on that (2x11)
-They talked a lot about how different they are. ”We are really different”
Insecure Love Interest: A character who believes themself to be unworthy of their Love Interest.
-Quite obviously it was biting Mon-El in the Mxy’s ep.
Mon-EL:I wish I could snap my fingers and give you anything you wish for, and it kill me that he can do that stuff for you and I can't. And I acted badly, okay? Very badly. But please... Please do not marry him. I will be better for you...
-In the ep when they break up after its revealed he is the prince of Daxam, during his speech (2x16)
Mon-El:My name is Mon-El. I'm the former Prince of Daxam. And I was a spoiled, useless person, that I didn't know. Until I met you. And I love being a hero because it means I get to spend every single day by your side. And I love the way that you're honest to a fault. And the way that you fight for those you care for. And I love you. With everything that I have, I love you. You are so special.
-Plus, after they broke up and fixed the relationship in s2, he was uncertain about their relationship and stopped opposing her so often.
Interrupted Intimacy: Someone walks in on a couple having some "alone time".
-Mxy in s2 the second before they kiss:
Mxy: Darling! My name is Mr. Mxyzptlk. And Kara Zor-El, I love you.
-The robot in their Argo’s garden scene.
Interspecies Romance: Romance between beings of different species.
-The boy from Daxam and the girl from Krypton (2x04)
Ladykiller in Love: The Casanova who genuinely falls in love.
-The frat boy of the universe falling hard for the last daughter of Krypton.
-It’s canon she was his one and only true love.
Mon-El (2x16): Mon-El:And I love being a hero because it means I get to spend every single day by your side. And I love the way that you're honest to a fault. And the way that you fight for those you care for. And I love you. With everything that I have, I love you.
Mon-El: There was nothing logical about falling in love with Kara (3x13).
The Lady's Favour: A woman gives her Love Interest an item of hers before he goes off into battle.
-Before she sends him into the unknown, with hope her mother’s necklace was going to protect him like it was protecting her (x) (2x22)
-He gives her his Legion ring after the attack on Argo, because shit is going to get heated soon (x) (x) (3x21)
Laugh of Love: The tendency to laugh when in the presence of your Love Interest.
-He makes her happy. Plus, she chuckles a lot after his dumb jokes (and yes, sometimes is annoyed too).
Kara: I'm just happy (...) Dopey grin, butterflies in my stomach happy (2x16)
Kara: And you're in jail.
Mon-El: That feels appropriate.
Kara: *chuckles* (2x08)
Other examples: (x) (x) (x) (x) (x) (x) (x) (x) (x) (x)
Life-Saving Encouragement: A statement of hope/encouragement saves a person literally or spiritually.
-Their last scene in s2 (x)
-Meeting Kara and learning from her, made Mon-El change his values and views and transform from the fart boy of the universe to the Legion’s founder in the future.
Like an Old Married Couple: These two people are very close and tend to bicker with each other.
-The DEO fight (2x13)
-The cute lil thing right before they hooked up:
Mon-EL: Wait, so you didn't mean any of that stuff that you said?
Kara: Well, the first bit about your infuriating male ego, that part I meant.
(x)
Longing Look: Glancing at your Love Interest in a yearning way.
-So many times. Let’s just remember Mon-El staring lovingly at Kara after saying he has learnt all courage from her and then longingly, after talking with James and Winn (x). Or when he looks at her while she blabber about musicals. Or how she looks at him, while talking to him, how he proved her wrong so many times and saying she can have it all with him (x).
Other examples: (x) (x) (x) (x) (x) (x) (x) (x) (x) (x) (x) (x)
The Lost Lenore: This person is dead and their lover mourns over them.
-Kara thought he got killed because of her sending him off and didn’t take it well. (x)
Love Confession: Character confesses their love for another.
-Officially, Mon-El after it was revealed he was a Daxamite prince
Mon-El: And I love you. With everything that I have, I love you.
-Kara, when she was sending him away (x)
Kara: And I should have said it before. I love you.
-Both were HEARTBREAKING.
Love Confessor: Character admits their feelings for their beloved to a third party.
-Mon-El to J’onn in s3 (x) and to Barry in the Flash, to his parents in s2, or well, to everyone in the DEO, after their first night together. Off screen to Imra and Brainiac.
-Kara to J’onn when Mon-El was taken by Rhea, to Cat in the finale of s2, to Alex and to Alura in s3 on Argo (indirectly, tho), also to her dd in s6 (“I lost everyone I loved”).
Love Doodles: Drawing love symbols and writing initials and names.
-Mon-El writing Kara’s name in Romeo and Juliet’s book (don’t touch me (x))
-In the Supergirl: The Secret Files of Kara Danvers, Kara’s pieces about Mon-El (with the pics of them on a couch, eating ice-creams and talking about musicals).
Love Floats: Feelings of love cause a character to levitate off the ground.
-In a way, after their steamy sexy night Kara was flying around the city and:
“National City's own feminist hero in a cape has already prevented five armed robberies,delivered a litter of puppies, and given one very lucky tugboat owner some extra help hauling a tank.”
Love Hurts: Love causes deep emotional pain.
-The whole break up in 2x16 when it was revealed he was the prince (x)
-Their goodbye at the end of s2 (both were openly crying x) and 3x23 (both were tearing x).
-Kara thinking he was dead and she was responsible in 3x02 (x)
-Also, both struggled hard in s3. Kara watching Mon-El and Imra? Angst. Mon-El watching her being hurt and then talking to J’onn? Mon-El telling Winn he can’t lose her again? Welcome darkness, my old friend.
Love Informant: A character lets another know that someone loves them.
-Eliza on the Thanksgiving dinner
-On his date with Eve, Mon-El can’t shut up about Kara and Eve happily reveals it to Kara. -Also, it happened with Imra in s3, when she tells Kara how much Mon-El loved her.
-Alex „duh-ing” in the bar scene in s2 and in the same ep, talking to Kara about her overreacting caused by her feelings for Mon-El.
Love Is a Weakness: Love is regarded as a negative influence.
-In a way it was for Kara, who wanted to focus on her reporting career and heroing.
Kara: I mean, I have my career in journalism that I just started out on. In the meantime, when I'm not being Supergirl, I really need to focus on that.
-Mon-El saying his feelings for Kara is his kryptonite.
Mon-El:I've been giving it a lot of thought and I have realized that you are my Kryptonite.
Kara:Me?
Mon-El:Oh, uh... No, I mean, my feelings for you. I've never felt like this about anyone in my life... I didn't know that there were this many feelings to even be had. My emotions, I guess they made me kind of crazy.
Love-Obstructing Parents: Your Love Interest's parents make your relationship difficult.
-Shortly, fucking Rhea, who did everything to break the up, sending bounty hunters after Kara, trying to murder her and forcing Mon-El to go with her in exchange of Kara’s life.
Love Overrides the Law: When you're in love, even the law can't stand in your way.
-The president banned superfriends from going after Mon-El and Daxamites, but Kara begged J’onn to ignore it. And they did.
Kara: And if we wait for the President's orders, Mon-El and his parents could be light-years away. We need to go now. I'm the one that convinced him to do this. To try to reason with his mother. He's up there because of me. Please. J'onn, I can't lose him.
Love Redeems: Someone is made a better person through The Power of Love.
-From the frat boy of the universe to the Legion leader.
-Kara stopped looking at Daxamites through her Kryptonian stereotype glasses.
Love Theme: A song that encapsulates a couple's love.
-EVERYTHING SHE DOES IS MAGIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (x)
Love Will Lead You Back: Lovers leave each other, but one remains confident that their lover will come back to them.
-Mon-El trying and doing everything to get back to her to save her.
-Well, after they escaped the Daxamite ship, Kara tells him she was sure they were going to be back together - she did everything to save him after all.
Loved I Not Honor More: The Hero puts their duty before their love life.
-BOTH OF THEM. MULTIPLE TIMES.
Maybe Ever After: Did The Hero and their Love Interest end up together in the end? Who knows.
-Kara is off planet rather often and let’s stick to that
Meadow Run: Lovers run towards each other in a beautiful meadow full of flowers.
-Not a run, but nice… appearing, behind Kara’s back in 3x01 (x)
-Also, melwood did that in the funny clip, with Chris running after her with his exposed chest, just saying
Meet the In-Laws: Meeting your Love Interest's parents.
-Meeting his parents didn’t go so well. But they even had dinner together! (x)
-While both, Eliza and Alura, immediately liked him.
-Jeremiah was not super impressed too (he knew his identity), but Mon-El was suspicious of him (x)
Moment Killer: A couple tries to have a romantic moment with each other, but gets interrupted.
-Alex, after Mon-El talking about Kara giving him courage, they stared at each other for quite a long time,
-Mxy, interrupting their kiss,
-Alex calling Kara after the Jeremiah’s drama, while they cuddling on the couch,
-in the Alex’s ep in s2, when they happily blabber to each other during the double date, Maggie is the mood killer,
-Daxamites appearing on the tv screens when they cuddling on the couch again,
-Kara, after seeing the news, and running to save the day, while having a domestic sweet scene with Mon-El preparing breakfast for her,
-fucking robot on the Argo’s garden.
The Mourning After: Being too grief-stricken to love again after the death of your lover.
-Just remember Kara alone in her bed in the first ep of s3 (x)
-Or how she said that Kara Danvers sucked in her heated argument with Alex in 3x01
Murder the Hypotenuse: Killing off your love rival.
-Mon-El was close to sending Mxy to the afterlife in 2x13.
New Old Flame: Characters who have a romantic history with each other.
-In s3. Just for her it was 6 months, for him 7 years and they were fixing their relationship. But well, duty (wrtiters) happened.
No Romantic Resolution: A romance arc ends without anyone getting together.
-*crickets*
-He is not in a relationship after ending things with Imra, she choses teh duty and work over relationships.
Now or Never Kiss: Characters kiss and confess their love for each other in a moment where they think they're about to die.
-Mon-El kissing Kara while he thought he was going to die from medusa
-Kara kissing him and confessing love for the first time, while sending him away.
Oblivious to Love: They don't notice that someone is in love with them.
In a way, both.
-Kara, when Eliza talked about it was like nope, impossible. Her first thought was that he flirted with her mother, after all.
Eliza:He's trying to score points with me to impress you.
Kara:There's no way.
Eliza:Believe me. A mother knows.
-Mon-El, after all the drama with Mxy and friendzoning himself. His face after he realized she truly wanted him? Holy fuck! (pun intended)
Official Couple: Characters who are canonically in a relationship.
-Season 2.
-Season 5. We can assume in the last AU they were a couple, sue me, I don’t care
Official Couple struggles:
-So, what we have here. Enemies to lovers,friends to lovers, dumbasses in love, kisses, horrible parents, angsty break ups and sweet make ups, assassins, almost dying, star-crossed lovers, teary goodbyes, arranged marriages, dying in front of her eyes, final goodbyes, time travels etc.
Official Kiss: Two characters kiss to signal their Relationship Upgrade.
-Didn’t go very well, when Mon-El announced their dating. No kiss, but still they went official.
-In the Flash crossover at the end of the ep they kiss in front of the Flash team (x)
-Plus, they big damn True Love Kiss in the same ep (x)
One True Love: The one person you're meant to be with.
-The fact they never really moved from each other and both stayed canonically single forever, says a lot.
-Rao sent his ass to her.
-It’s canon he was the only one who can physically match her strenght and not end broken or dead while having sex. A fact.
(x)
Please, Don't Leave Me: A character desperately pleads with the love of their life not to leave them.
-Mon-El during the break up scene in 2x16.
-Kara pleading to not leave her in 2x17.
Post-Kiss Catatonia: A character is in shock after being kissed by their love.
-Kara after their first kiss looked quite shocked (x)
The Power of Love: Characters are empowered by feelings of love.
-Kara was glowing and fighting crime, kicking asses, delivering puppies. In the morning. Sex did that.
-The true love kiss in the Flash crossover basically brought her back to life
-His scream to wake up, during 3x01 saved her from drowning (x).
-Also, she repeats to herself “wake up” after staring at their photobooth pic and allows herself to come back to her old self.
Red String of Fate: Two characters are bound by fate to be together.
-Rao sent Mon-El to Kara, don’t fight me here
Relationship Sabotage: A character tries to ruin someone's romance, usually out of jealousy or protectiveness.
-Rhea fits it, aka a bitch that treated Mon-El as her property.
-Mxy. Again.
Relationship Upgrade: Two characters are made an Official Couple.
-Season 2.
Removing the Rival: A character ties up or locks their love rival in a room in order to keep him/her away from their Love Interest.
-Mxy sending Mon-El to DEO in his underwear, to have an alone talk with Kara, fits this trope.
Romance on the Set: Creators behind a show fall in love.
-Melwood
Romantic Ribbing: Love interests tease their partners.
-Happens a looooooooooooooot. From their Daxamite and Kryptonian quarrels to shenanigans, couchsitting or teasing just before kissing.
Romantic Ride Sharing:
-Their flight to the Argo and you know, Kara being happy to be there with him, ALONE, in space.
Kara: It's perfect. Out here, with just you, I don't have to pretend. I can just be me.
-Plus, Mon-El’s words to J’onn before leaving? A typical prom date.
Mon-El: Home by midnight, Dad.
-Kara carrying his ass to many fights. Don’t fight me.
Romantic Wingman: A person who helps their friends out with their love lives.
-Winn and Alura (x), Eve, Eliza.
Alex: So, maybe the reason that you made such big plans with me was so that you didn't have to think about how you actually feel about him. (...) You know, I happened to have taken a rather big romantic risk recently. And I gotta say... It pays off.
Eve: No, all he did was talk about you the entire date. (...) I told him, I said you have to get over your ex-girlfriend before you put yourself back out in the field.
Runaway Fiancé: A person who runs away from an Arranged Marriage, often to go be with the one they really love.
-Well, he ended his arranged marriage with Imra, he just didn’t end up with his true love. Because of duty ==’
Second-Act Breakup: The Official Couple breaks up in the middle of the story after a misunderstanding or some other kind of conflict.
-I guess revealing that you are not a random Daxamite but a prince does the job.
Secret Relationship: Characters are in a relationship that they don't want their friends and family to know about.
-For like 30 seconds before Mon-El revealed everything? I mean, they all suspected it, but still.
She Cleans Up Nicely: The frumpy Love Interest looks beautiful when they get dressed up. -In s2 when Mon-El approaches her at Lena's party. He calls her beautiful, duh.
Mon-El: What's your name beautiful?
-When he puts his Legion suit for the first time. Kara IS impressed (x)
Shipper on Deck: A character who supports a couple being together.
-Eve, Alex, Winn, J’onn, Eliza, Alura, Cat, James (in s3, when Mon-El comes back, he says to Kara he never saw her so happy like she was with the Daxamite).
Shipping Torpedo: This character is strongly opposed to a couple being together.
-Mxy, tried to ruin their blossoming relationship, because his stalking ass realized they were meant together.
-Rhea, for obvious reasons
Sickeningly Sweethearts: Two people love each other to a Sickeningly Sweet level.
-Romcom on steroids, with butterflies, heart eyes, sweet kisses and pinkish cheeks.
Single-Target Sexuality: Being in love with only one person.
Canonically worked for both:
-Mon-El admitted he has never felt like that before Kara.
-Kara said to Cat she lost someone she loved for the first time.
-Crisis kind of fucked it, bringing Kenny to life, but the fact is she left him, becasue he could have not give her what she wanted. So, it could be considered as a schoolgirl crush, like in James’ case (x) (x)
So Happy Together: A tragedy strikes right as a pair of lovers have a happy moment with each other.
-Sweet couch moment ruined by Rhea appearing on the tv in 2x16
-Kara dreaming about him and waking up in the fortress to Daxamites still threatening whole planet (x)
-Can we call Mxy a “tragedy” in s2????
Sorkin Relationship Moment: A character acts incredibly awkward when around their ex.
-S3, Kara around Mimra.
Star-Crossed Lovers: Lovers who can't be together due to circumstances.
-Romeo and Juliet of the whole series ==’
Through His Stomach: Winning someone's affections by cooking them a delicious meal.
-Kara making him pancakes (x)
-Averted, with Mon-El learning (!!!!) and cooking for Kara (x)
-Does Mon-El destroying his mattress to bring her stuffing on the Thanksgiving dinner counts?
Time-Travel Romance: Romance between people from different time periods.
-Didn’t go too well and they are left separated by centuries.
True Love Is Exceptional: A character falls in love with someone who is usually not their type.
-Kenny, James, William they all were much different than Mon-El. And only Mon was her true love
True Love's Kiss: Lovers share a kiss that cures a problem/causes a miracle to happen.
-The Flash kiss basically brings her back to life, reality and fixes their relationship (x)
Unbroken Vigil: A character keeps watch over their unconscious Love Interest.
-When Mon-El was still in coma after he landed on earth in 2x02
Kara: I know what it's like to be a stranger on this planet. So when you wake up, I'll be here for you. So, you never know what it's like to be alone.
-While he was fighting the medusa virus (x)
-When she was in coma after the parasite fight.
-He protects the Legion ship with unconcious Kara on it from Reign. He says “Careful, Brainy, you got precious cargo on board.” too.
Uncovering Relationship Status: A character tries to find out if their crush is already in a relationship.
-After Karamel being kidnapped by Lillian, Mon-El asks James and Winn if she has a mate.
Undercover as Lovers: Two spies pose as lovers as they go undercover.
-PARIS CITY, BITCHES (x)
What Does She See in Him?: People wonder why a character is in love with someone who seems so undesirable.
-Mxy in s5. He got a „are you fucking serious?” look from Kara in return (x)
-Whole Mon’s monologue about falling in love with her in s3, while talking to J’onn
What Is This Thing You Call "Love"?: A character is unable to understand romantic love.
-When Mon-El confessed he was confused and overwhelmed by the feelings in the Mxy’s ep
Mon-El:I've never felt like this about anyone in my life... I didn't know that there were this many feelings to even be had. My emotions, I guess they made me kind of crazy.
Women Prefer Strong Men: Women fall for men who are strong and muscular.
-Her face after she saw him in the red suit and her little wow and chuckle says everything.
Working with the Ex: A character has to work with their ex-significant other.
-All karamel scenes in s3, 5 and 6
You Have Waited Long Enough: When a character's true love doesn't return, they're forced to move on.
-In a way when Alex argued with Kara at the beginning of s3
Alex: Let me help you get over him.
Kara:Get over him? That's... (SIGHS) He didn't dump me. I sent him away.
-Mon-El forced to marry Imra for world’s peace.
-In a way, in the end, they both accepted they were going to live alone for the rest of their lives. Thanks writers :))))))
PARALLELS
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BEHIND THE SCENES
-Thread of articles about Karamel and the characters (x)
-“The love of Kara’s life has just come back” - Katie McGrath (x)
-Chris Wood establishing the ship name as karamel “(WestAllen)...It's very sweet, but not as sweet as Karamel” in an interview before the Flash crossover (x)
-”I’m a fan of Kara being happy” - Melissa Benoist. (x) “You made me so happy” - Kara to Mon-El in the finale of s2 (x) “I’m just happy (...) Dopey grin, butterflies in my stomach happy” 2x16 (x)
-Queller and Rovner about karamel on SDCC17 interview: “We saw Kara having to make a very painful hero’s choice, and send the love of her life off in space”. (x)
-Mon-El and Kara are the couple in 3 canon books written by Jo Whittemore, happening during season 2: Age of Atlantis, Curse of the Ancient and Master of Illusion (x)
-They are also described as a couple and the book follows the canon in Supergirl: The Secret Files of Kara Danvers: The Ultimate Guide to the Hit TV Show by Warner Brothers (x)
-4k following on a karamel group on Facebook (x)
-Most popular karamel vid on youtube has 54 million views (x) followed by 18 millions (x)
-Karamel fics on AO3 (x)
OTHER THINGS
-Kara shared her fave potstickers only with Mon-El. Willingly. While threatening Alex to murder her, when she wanted to steal them.
-Coloristically speaking, Mon-El’s suit resembles Kal’s suit. Also, it’s a copy of Kal’s. They are the same, so it feels he belongs to the El family (plus there is a place for EL glyph on his chest). Their suits are matching, as simple as that.
-Karamel matches clothes and colors in many scenes and Mon-El wears red/crismon and blue in s2. For me it’s just how television works (contrast), but some people see more into it.
-He was wearing her dad’s clothes on Argo. There is no other logical explanation.
-Double date with Tara and her husband on Argo in s3, double date with Lena and Jack in s2.
-The fact is, Kara invited Mon-El to come with her to Argo and he STAYED IN HER HOUSE.
-Shenanigans as a pretended and real couple. Following by teasing each other a lot.
-Mon-El talking to her in Kryptonian on Argo.
-Kara gave him her necklace aka most important thing she had, a memory of her home to protect him and he wore it after 7 years, even while married to another woman. Canon didn’t say what happened to the necklace, so we can assume he still has it. As she still has his Legion ring.
-Mon-El gives her a ring and Kara puts it on her finger which is basically screaming MARRIED.
-Them standing side by side at Kara’s farewell party, holding champagne and looking like they were at their engagement party.
-It was never explained, but they had a connection strong enough for him to reach her and wake her up while she was drowning. Also, he told her to wake up from a dream TWICE (in s2 and 3) and she did.
-She dreamed about him for 6 months. The fact her mother appeared there too, and both were ALIVE, while she was sure they were dead, says a lot. Also, the scene in her dream was filmed with blurry light, shining sun and with romantic, gentle music
-Both Kara moms approved of him almost immediately and saw romance between them.
-He is the only person she had sex and intimate relationship with. He also explained how things worked on Daxam (people got drugged to not feel emotions), his arranged marriage with Imra (based on respect, being content and saving the peace) and then describing his love for Kara that was special, means he really loved only Kara.
-When you think about it, she stared at his naked chest, while he was unconscious, a lot. Was it love at the first sight? Especially because he was her sleeping beauty and she was his prince charming.
-He called her a woman of tomorrow in her dream and then gave her the Legion ring. Also, the fact he called her a woman , not a girl of tomorrow, may mean she went to the future as a mature person. Leaving the “girl” behind.
-Hugged from behind, while having a scene with Alex and Maggie.
-Forehead kisses, in s2 when he kissed her on the couch while she was upset after Jeremiah betrayed them, and when he came back from the future and was lying on the DEO bed.
-While making out on the couch, the camera shows two red roses, which are symbols of love and passion.
-Friendly reminder Kara ABANDONED potstickers to dance with him.
-Kara’s face when she thinks he was flirting with Eliza or when she saw his AU Flash and AU Iris version kissing on a couch and when they admitted they were in love.
-CW shows for that season were promoted with a trailer in which Kara and Mon-El wearing his superhero suit
-Kara, without a second of hesitation, opened the door of his cell when he started suffocating from the medusa’s virus.
-Kara helping him and being his mentor, was fulfilling the promise of taking her of Kal
-She asked to Mxy to take her from the AU in ep 100th right after he was killed by Reign
-They both searched for Argo, while driving J’onn’s old fashioned car. Plus Mon-El said “Home by midnight, dad” which was screaming them going for a prom date.
-He called her eyes COMETS, while stringing deeply into them.
-She called him her boyfriend while they interrupted Lena’s date and his “We kissed a lot” line in the Flash ep.
-Kara and Mon-El kissed in one comic book issue.
-They have a love song and it’s Everything she does is magic.
-On the ep struggled but hooked up in the end, their story was paired with another canon couple aka Sanvers
-”You know, sometimes people need a shoulder to cry on even if they won’t admit it” - William to Kara. And Kara cried in Mon-El’s arms after Jeremiah’ betrayal.
-Whole Argo felt like one big honeymoon ep: engagement party with champagne in DEO, staying in her parent’s house, talking with mom-in-law, double dates with old best friends while the other couple talks about domestic life and kids, Kara touching his arm during that dinner, karamel spiritually adopting a little boy, Kara looking longingly at Mon-El interacting with Val, romantic walk in the garden with romantic music (the one played during their dream kiss in 3x01), him giving her his ring, Alura noticing their connection, Mon-El talking to Winn about how he can’t lose her again.
-He noticed her crinkle after like, what? One week of knowing her? (x)
-Mon-El founded a freaking LEGION OF SUPERHEROES in her name and following her examples, rules and moral code. That’s love.
-They created their own love language. The blobbed name was invented by Mon-El and then repeated by Kara. The ongoing joke about Mon-El reading Romeo and Juliet. The nicknames (babe, woman of tomorrow).
-Foreshadowing. Mon-El calls them Romeo and Juliet aka the most famous doomed romantic couple of all time. In one of the books written by Jo Whittemore aka Supergirl: Master of Illusion, there is a prophet, who foreshadows him leaving for the future.
-Personal space before becoming a couple? What personal space? (x) Also we can speculate if she touches his butt on this pic (x)
-After their first night, Kara brought him RED FLOWERS (x).
-The only time when Kara got happily drunk was with Mon-El. Normal alcohol doesn’t work for her, so he is the only one (beside Clark, I guess) who can drink alcohol for aliens and that can affect her.
-Kara wanted to get rid of Mxy and spend a nice Valentine's day with Mon-El. VALENTINE’S day aka the day celebrated as the day of LOVE.
-Kara being completely ok with William dating…. the nurse?, and devastated when Mon-El dated Eve and Imra
-Kara saying she can’t be herself with other people or start relationships on a lie (William, Kenny, watching Lucy and James,) and then being herself with Mon-El and starting a relationship with him - since the beginning he knew who she was.
DIALOGUES AND LINES
2x02
Kara: I know what it's like to be a stranger on this planet. So when you wake up, I'll be here for you. So, you never know what it's like to be alone.
2x03
Kara: Why were you sending a distress call?
Mon-EL: Because I'm in distress!
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Mon-EL: Right, and you've already made up your mind about me. So, it seems kind of pointless to keep talking to you. Bye-bye, your highness.
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Kara: I don't know you at all. And it was a mistake of me to misjudge you just because you're from Daxam. Supergirl: You didn't try to k*ll the President. I apologize for assuming you did.
Kara: My name is Kara Zor-El, I'm from Krypton. (And like you, I'm a refugee on this planet. Earth.
Mon-El:My name is Mon-El.
2x04
Kara: Sometimes I just like to come in here to tell her about my day. I know it's not really her, but I... Just makes me feel less...
Mon-El: Alone.
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Mon-El: I know it's not easy for you to be nice to me. Where I'm from and all.
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Mon-EL: It's not your parents' fault. It's not even Krypton's fault. Okay, we shared a star, that's all.
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Mon-El: Who would have thought? A boy from Daxam and a girl from Krypton, working together.
Kara: Why? Is it because you come from a planet of partiers?
Mon-El: No, because you come from a planet of snobs. I'm in your hands, Kara.
2x05
Mon-El:And you're telling me that you've never used your powers to do these menial tasks?
Kara:(SCOFFS) Never. No. Not once.
Mon-El:You know you get this little... This little crinkle right up there when you lie?
Kara:I don't have a crinkle.
Mon-El:Yeah, you're crinkling right now.
Kara:I don't have a crinkle.
Mon-El:You're crinkling at the moment.
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Mon-El: What's your name, beautiful? Oh, it's you. Um, are you gonna yell at me again?
Kara:I'm not gonna yell at you...
Mon-El:What's wrong with your mouth?
Kara:I'm not gonna yell at you again. Where's the suit from?
Mon-El:Oh, you like it? Yeah, it's nice. Yeah, Eve gave me her little... Her plastic rectangle to buy things.
Kara:You used her credit card?
Mon-El:You're gonna yell at me again.
Kara:I'm not gonna yell at you.
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Mon-El: I miss dancing. I used to dance a lot on Daxam.
Kara: Yeah, we danced on Krypton too.
MonEl:Well, then...
Kara: Sorry, hold on.
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Mon-El: So, you're not mad at me?
Kara:I get the feeling I'm always gonna be a little mad at you.
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Kara: And I'll be here to help you, however you need me to. That's what a real mentor does.
2x06
Mon-El:You drink this drink, and I will train with you.
Kara:I... I don't think so.
Mon-EL:You scared? (SCOFFS) Oh, my God. (GROANS) That was very quick. How do you feel?
Kara:Floaty. But I'm not floating.
Mon-EL:No, you're sitting.
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Alex: My sister, she's the one who believes in you. That's why she's so upset with you all the time. She thinks you have potential. To make a difference, like she does. To be a hero.
2x07
Mon-El: Oh. A courtship ring. You know, I've just learned that there is a long-standing mating ritual here where if you like it, you should've put a ring on it.
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Lillian: Now we've been studying your friend. He's powerful, but has a very bad lead allergy. Say you'll do it and I'll let him live. Or I could just put one in his heart right now.
Kara:No! Okay, okay! I'll do it. Stop!
Mon-EL: Please. Don't.
Kara:I'm not gonna let you die. Give me the helmet.
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Kara:If something happens, if... If I don't get out of here, I need you to tell Alex something for me. I need you to tell her to just keep living her life on her own terms. Tell her I wasn't scared, okay?
Mon-EL:Well, if I don't make it and you do, you're welcome to tell everyone I was scared out of my mind.
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Mon-EL: I have to think, why me? Why am I the only one who survived Daxam? If I die in this cell, maybe I deserve to.
Kara:You don't deserve to die. You deserve to survive.
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Kara: You were really brave, Mon-El.
Mon-El:I told you I was scared.
Kara:Well, you could still be scared while being brave. Maybe there's a hero in you after all.
Mon-El: Well, any, uh, any courage I do have, I learned it from you.
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Mon-El: Is Kara maated? (...)On Daxam, we had arranged marriages, chosen for you at birth. You reach a certain age, boom. You're latched to that person. Is that how it works here on Earth?
Winn:Uh, well, here on Earth, we call it getting hitched, not latched. And nowadays, you pretty much choose your own mate.
Mon-El: Has Kara chosen?
James: No, she has not. Why do you ask?
Mon-El:Just studying Earthly customs.
2x08
Mon-El: Jolly Thanksgiving!
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Kara: I think Mon-El is hitting on Eliza.
Alex:No way.
Kara: You really hit it off with Mon-El.
Eliza:Oh, Kara. He's chatting me up because I'm your mother.
Kara:What?
Eliza:He likes you!
Kara:Uh, no. No. (GIGGLES)
Eliza:Yes. He's trying to score points with me to impress you.
Kara:There's no way.
Eliza:Believe me. A mother knows.
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Mon-EL: Out of everybody who could have found me in that pod, I'm the luckiest guy in the world that it was you. I'm just going to jump in and say there are so many things that I'm thankful for. And, honestly, I don't think I've ever really felt this much like myself than right now, and so there's a reason for that.
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Kara: Hey, you don't, uh... You don't like me, do you?
Mon-El: Of course I like you.
Kara:No, I mean, like, you don't "like me" like me?
Mon-El:"'Like you' like you"? Sorry, English is my second language.
Kara: My mom, Eliza, she... She thought you were being extra nice to her on Thanksgiving. That's like a thing that boys on this planet do. They're nice to the moms of girls they have crushes on sometimes.
Mon-El:"Crush"? Sorry, (STAMMERS) I'm not following.
Kara: You don't want to mate with me, do you?
Mon-El:Um... (COUGHING) I mean, have you seen the women that I've been attracting, earthlings and otherwise, since I've been on this planet?
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Mon-El: Did you learn a new power where you can duplicate yourself? Because I'm seeing two of you and it's really cool.
Kara: No. (LAUGHS) No, sorry. No new powers. Just... I think the double vision is all you.
Mon-EL: Oh, so I have a new power?
Mon-El: You know, you look beautiful, with the weight of all these worlds on your shoulder. You don't have to make me feel better. Yeah. Absolutely beautiful.
2x09
Mon-El: If you go looking for trouble... Trouble... Ye shall find.
Kara:Thank you for the completely useless advice.
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Kara: That's not club soda.
Mon-El:Yeah, what exactly is club soda?
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Mon-El: Question, do you think I'm more of a Goofus, or more of a Gallant?
Kara:Goofus.
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Mon-El:Yes. Yes, we are very religious. Very into our gods.
Kara:God.
Mon-EL:One God. We are madly monotheistic.
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Mon-El: I wanna get my hands dirty, you know, like...
Mon-El: I wanna help you keep the world spinning. To prove that I was spared for a reason.
2x10
Mon-El: I remember. I was sick and alone. And you were leaning over me. And you must have been sad. Or something because your eyes were insanely blue. I mean, they always are. But they were like comets. And I had never seen anyone so stunning, and I kissed you, and it was okay that I was... It was okay that I was going to die, because I'd gotten to kiss you. I, um... (CLEARS THROAT) I saved you at the police station because... Because I care about you. (WHISPERS) Comets.
Kara: Mon-El...
Mon-El:I'm not here to change your mind. I get that... I get that you don't care about me.
Kara:I do care about you.
Mon-EL:But not in the same way. That's... (CLEARS THROAT) That's good, that's fine.
2x11
Kara:I'm not so sure we're a good match.
Mon-El:Yeah. Yeah, no. I'm just glad we're on the same page, you know.
Kara:I mean, I have my career in journalism that I just started out on. In the meantime, when I'm not being Supergirl, I really need to focus on that. And even if I did have time to date someone, I wouldn't date someone like... Someone who... Who... Who is...
Mon-El:An intergalactic bartender?
Kara:Yes! Yes. No. It's... Because it's not your job. It's... It's the way you are.
Mon-El:...I'm going to go over there now.
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Kara:He told me he liked me the other day.
Alex:I'm so shocked.
Kara:Was it that obvious?
Alex:Duh!
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Alex:And, you know, you looked a bit overwhelmed when you talked to Mon-El. So, maybe the reason that you made such big plans with me was so that you didn't have to think about how you actually feel about him.
Kara:I told him how I feel.
Alex:Mmm-hmm. And you really believe that?
Kara:He's complicated.
Alex:Mmm-hmm.
Kara:But it's not just about him, it's about me. Every time I put myself out there, it backfires. I don't want it to happen again, it's too risky.
Alex:You know, I happened to have taken a rather big romantic risk recently. And I gotta say... It pays off. Maybe he's worth a shot.
2x12
Eve: No, all he did was talk about you the entire date.
Kara: So he talked about me?
Eve:I told him, I said you have to get over your ex-girlfriend before you put yourself back out in the field.
Kara:Ex-girlfriend? (LAUGHS) No, no, no, no. Eve, Mike and I never dated.
Eve:Mmm-hmm. Mike told me the same thing.
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Mon-El:You believe in a lot of people that others don't.
Kara:Oh, did you talk to James?
Mon-El:No, I'm actually talking about myself.
Kara: I was mad at you, because I thought you were dating Eve.
Mon-El:Ah. “Were,” as in past tense. Right? As in, she told you that the date didn't actually go well.
Kara:Uh, she mentioned it.
Mon-El:Yeah. You know, I'm not super hip on earthly social cues, but why would you be mad if I was dating Eve?
Kara:I'm not mad. You literally just said you were mad.
Kara:No.
Mon-El:Two seconds ago, you said, “I am mad about...”
Kara:Yeah, I'm surprised. Oh, not mad, surprised. I'm surprised that... You'd just date someone else, when you were serious about me, because I mean if... How could you be serious if you did that?
Mon-El:If you don't like me, why do you... Why do you care?
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Kara:I can be strong, and stand my ground when I'm protecting someone else, but when that someone is me... It's a lot harder. 'Cause I don't like being vulnerable. We're really different.
Mon-El:I'm, uh, super fun. And you're hyper-critical.
Kara:More like, you're an arrogant dude-bro and I'm the personification of the American way.
Mon-El:I'm sorry, and I'm arrogant?
Kara: Last year I thought I could have it all, and then I thought I couldn't. Then I had to pick. So, I chose being Supergirl over having a relationship. And then, you came along, and I thought you were... thoughtless and selfish. And I kept writing you off. And you kept proving me wrong. And I just got me thinking... Maybe I can have it all. Hi.
Mon-El:Hi.
2x13
Kara:Um, there was something happening between us before Mxyzptlk showed up.
Mon-El:Mmm-hmm.
Kara:And I really, really want to get back to that. (...) Because before you know it, he's going to be back in his dimension, and you and I, we can celebrate "The Day of the Valentine" together.
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Mon-El:Because Mxy snaps his fingers, and there's flowers in your loft. And he snaps his fingers, and you're in Vera Wang... (
Kara:Oh, my God! What? You're jealous.
Mon-El:I'm... That is ridiculous.
Mon-El:I thought we were going to do that.
Kara:We're too different, Mon-El. I'm sorry.
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Mon-El: Hey, I just wanted to let you know that you're awesome.
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Mon-El:I also wanted to say I'm sorry. For acting like an ass. I've been giving it a lot of thought and I have realized that you are my Kryptonite.
Kara:Me?
Mon-El:Oh, uh... No, I mean, my feelings for you. I've never felt like this about anyone in my life... I didn't know that there were this many feelings to even be had. My emotions, I guess they made me kind of crazy.
Mon-El:You don't think that we belong together, and I respected that.
Kara:No, but Mxy wasn't the only one I tricked. I didn't mean it. I just said it so you'd let me go to protect you. Plus, he could have been listening, so...
Mon-El:Wait. Wait, so you didn't mean any of that stuff that you said?
Kara:Well, the first bit about your infuriating male ego, that part I meant.
Mon-El:Okay, okay.
Kara: But the second part about us not being a match... I didn't mean that.
Mon-El:Well, you got rid of Mxy...
Kara:I did. That means nothing is... Nothing is stopping us.
Kara:Nope. Nothing is stopping us.
2x14
Mon-El: had a really nice time.
Kara:Yeah? Me, too.
Mon-El: Um, one note.
Kara:Okay?
Mon-El:I would like to wake up next to you.
Kara:Gosh, it's so nice to do that without breaking the guy's nose.
Mon-El:How many times did that happen?
Kara: Um... - Less than five.
Mon-El: So four?
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Mon-El:Why don't you... Why don't you tell me what you need? I'll listen.
Kara:Just be here with me.
Mon-El:Do you need anything else? Or...
Kara:To wake up with me.
Mon-El:Hey. I'd love to.
2x15
Mon-EL: Kara, I'm home! (CHUCKLES) I just... (IN NORMAL VOICE) I love saying it like that.
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Mon-El:Well, what happens if you blob it?
Kara:Blog.
Mon-EL:Right, that's what I said, blob.
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Mon-EL:Do you think it's the right thing to do? Go.
Kara:Yes. I do.
Mon-EL:Well, there you go. Then publish it. Easy.
Kara:But how can you be so sure?
Mon-EL:Because you are the most moral person I know. So if you think it's the right thing to do, it is.
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Mon-EL:Hey. You have so much to offer this world. So don't let Snapper or anyone else tell you differently. Okay?
Kara:You know something?
Mon-EL:What?
Kara:Maybe being Supergirl and having you is enough.
Mon-EL:You think so?
Kara: Yeah.
2x16
Kara:What?
Mon-EL:That face. That smile.
Kara:I'm just happy.
Mon-El:Yeah?
Kara: Yeah, like that... Dopey grin, butterflies in my stomach happy.
Mon-El:Mmm-hmm.
Kara:Is that cheesy?
Mon-El:It's like, it's like a rom-com on steroids cheesy. But I'm happy you're happy.
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Mon-EL: My name is Mon-El. I'm the former Prince of Daxam. And I was a spoiled, useless person, that I didn't know. Until I met you. And I love being a hero because it means I get to spend every single day by your side. And I love the way that you're honest to a fault. And the way that you fight for those you care for. And I love you. With everything that I have, I love you.
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Mon-El: No! Mother, that woman is the best thing that's ever happened to me. The best thing I know. And whether we're together or not, being near her, it makes me a better person. It makes me the person that I want to be.
The Flash 3x17
Mon-El: My name is Mon-El. I'm, I'm Kara's friend. We're more, more than friends.
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Barry: Your boyfriend brought you to us.
Kara:He is not my boyfriend. He, he's just a boy. Who is not my friend. He's my nothing.
Barry: Okay.
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Mon-El:I'm so sorry I lied to you.
Kara:I forgive you.
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Kara:Yeah, I think we'll be okay. Although, if you lie to me again, I will drop a mountain on you.
Mon-EL:Wow.
2x17
Kara:What smells so... Oh, is that hash browns!
Mon-EL: No, no, no, no! I'm trying to make you breakfast in bed. I'm going for full romance, here. And you have ruined it.
Kara:Okay, that's very sweet. But there is no way you're getting in the way of me and bacon!
Mon-EL: Well, I figured since you were good enough to take me back, that I should be good enough to fill every moment of your life with joy.
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Kara:Well, there's one good thing about not having to work at CatCo.
Mon-EL:What's that?
Kara:There's more time with you.
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Kara:There's only one thing we can do. Talk to your mother.
Mon-El: Run for our lives.
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Mon-EL: I think of this because I'm reading this play right now, Romeo and Juliet?
Kara:Yeah, I've heard of it. Right and there's this moment at the end where I am right now, where they're about to run away together and to live happily ever after. And I can't help but think that that could be us. You know?
Kara:Yeah, but Juliet and Romeo both die at the end.
Mon-El:...I did not see that coming.
Kara:I'm Supergirl, I don't run from anything.
Mon-EL:Yeah, I know. It's one of the more annoying things about you.
Kara:Thank you.
Mon-EL:You're welcome.
Mon-El: People don't really change.
Kara:Sure they do. You did. You've become someone incredible and unselfish. Just give her a chance.
Mon-El:You really think I'm incredible?
Kara: *crinkling* No. I just said that to get you to listen to me.
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Kara: When Mon-El first landed here, we didn't understand each other. But we found a connection. Through the kindness in our hearts.
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Mon-El: Whatever you want. I'll go back to Daxam, I'll be your prince. All of it. Just stop hurting her.
Rhea:I have your word? No tricks? No resistance?
Mon-EL: You have my word. (...) I'm sorry, Kara. This is the only way. So long as you're safe.
Kara: Don't go.
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Kara:This is Mon-El's life. Please.
J'onn:I cannot disobey the President of the United States. I know it's easy to let emotions get involved, but there's a protocol. I'm not the one calling the shots right now. I know how much you care for Mon-El. But this is too dangerous.
Kara:I have to save him. I know you understand. Once that ship leaves he's gone forever.
Kara:Please. J'onn, I can't lose him.
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Mon-El: You came after me.
Kara:Every time.
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Mon-El:I think we could all stand to be a little more like you. More optimistic and brave...
Kara:I think you were pretty brave.
Mon-EL:No, I just did what I knew you would have done. And it was terrifying.
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Mon-EL:I know I'm beginning to sound like a broken record here but I admire you.
Kara:Well, I'm not going to forget the way you sacrificed yourself for me. Ever.
Mon-EL:So we saved each other today. Yeah. Just like Romeo and Juliet.
Kara:You really need to finish it. Can you finish reading that, please?
2x18
Kara: Yeah, this is my boyfriend, Mike.
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Kara:This is an exception.
Mon-El:Yes! Shenanigans!
2x19
Mon-El: Babe!
2x21
Kara: Hi.
Mon-el: Hi.
Kara:Uh, Kara Danvers sent me to get you.
Mon-El: Yeah. She's great, isn't she?
Kara:She'll be thrilled to hear you think so.
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Mon-El:Please, don't do this. You're not gonna get through to her.
Kara:I have to try. As long as you're safe.
2x22
Kara:Let's just stay here a little while longer, okay?
Mon-EL:How long?
Kara:Until tomorrow.
Mon-EL: Okay, woman of tomorrow.
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Mon-El: *hugging Kara* Are you okay?
Kara: I'm so much better now.
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Clark: You must be a good guy or she wouldn't be with you.
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Kara: I feel like I'm on the brink of having everything I've ever wanted. Family, friends, a job I love. A life as a hero I never could have imagined. And Mon-El.
Clark: Whenever I fight, no matter who it's against or where it is, I'm always fighting for Lois. I fight with her right here. The people we love, they're, uh... They're another secret superpower. Keep him with you.
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Mon-El: There's something I need to say. Wherever I go... I'm gonna be better because of you. You'll be in my heart. I promise I'm going to be the man... That you thought I could be.
Kara: You've made me so happy.Take this*gives him her necklace*. Take this. This will keep you safe. I love you. And I should have said it before. I love you.
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Kara: Go be with your girlfriend. I need to know you two are happy. Like I want to know about Winn and Lyra, J'onn and M'gann, Clark and Lois. It's not like everybody else's world stopped.
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Kara:While you've been away, uh... I've been in a relationship...
Cat:Kara Danvers has a boyfriend?A year in a yurt, and I miss everything!
Kara: Had a boyfriend. (...) For the first time ever, I really liked someone... Loved someone…
3x01
Alex:Let me help. Let me help you get over him.
Kara:Get over him? That's... (SIGHS) He didn't dump me. I sent him away. And for all I know he's...
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Kara: Clark said it himself. The decision I made, he couldn't have made that sacrifice But me, I couldn't have lived with myself if I hadn't. I will always make the decision I made. I am not a human. I tried to be. But I'm not. Kara Danvers was a mistake.
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Mon-El: *saving Kara from drowning* Wake up!
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Kara: *to herself* Wake up.
3x02
Kara:No, who I am as Kara feels broken. I lost Mon-El. Lena keeps asking me where I'm going, which is new and horrible.
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Kara:I kill him.
Alex:No.
Kara:It's him in the pod, not me. Mon-El? I kill him.
Alex: No.
Kara:I kill him, it was me. He's dead. He's dead. I know he's dead, I know it! If he were alive, we would have heard from him. We would've gotten a message. He died in the pod. I put him in there and he died.
Alex:Kara, he's not dead.
Kara:He died, I kill him. I kill him! I kill him!
Alex: He is not dead!
Kara: I kill him.
Alex:He is alive. Okay, I know it. I don't know where, I don't know how, but I just... I know he's alive. You saved him.
3x07
Kara:I missed you.
Mon-EL:Me too.
Kara:It's been... Tough. Seven months of not knowing.
Mon-El:Seven months? I tried to send a message... so many times, to tell you I was okay, but I couldn't. - I tried.
Kara:It's okay. You can tell me all about what happened later.
Mon-El:Kara...
Kara: Shh.
Mon-El: No, Kara...
Kara:Just sleep.
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James: Not so sure about the beard, though.
Kara:I kinda like it.
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James:You know, I watched you two last year. I've never seen you more happy. And I know that he would never do anything to hurt you.
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Mon-El:It's me.
Kara:Then... Then make me believe it. Please. [BREATH TREMBLING] You know, I don't sleep anymore. I lay awake at night just staring at the ceiling, because if I close my eyes I dream about you dying. [VOICE BREAKING] I see you disappear into the blackness of space forever. [SOBS] This was all I wanted. This. And when I saw you on that ship... [INHALES DEEPLY] oh, my God, I felt like I could hope again. I could touch you, and see you and hear you, and be with you, finally. But... you're different. You have nothing to say? Nothing?
Mon-El:I'm sorry.
Kara:Shame on me for having a human heart.
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Kara:My necklace. Why'd you have to come down here, anyway?
Mon-EL:If we hadn't come here, you would have died. It doesn't matter, I'm not your problem anymore.
Kara:How could you have changed so much? It's only been seven months.
Mon-El:No, it's been seven years! It's been seven months for you, but it has been seven years for me since the day I went in that pod.
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Kara:So what? You just... You just forgot about me? Why are you still wearing the necklace?
+
Kara:You kept the necklace.
Mon-El:Of course I did. As a reminder of everything you taught me and did for me. A reminder of you. It means a lot. You have to believe that no matter what... What century or universe, or world I'm living in, that I would never forget you. Never.
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Mon-El:You've never needed my protection. Except for that one time when we went for all-you-can-eat ribs. And you, uh... You were inhaling those things, if I remember correctly. - I swear if hadn't stopped you...
Kara:It was a limited-time offer. I had to.
Kara:This is the first time I've seen you smile since you've been back. I haven't had a chance to say it yet, but, uh... it's really good to see you.
3x08
Kara: And even though she looks like a greek goddess i can’t find any reason to hate her.
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Mon-EL: Well, that just strengthens my point because the greek gods have nothing on you.
3x10
Mon-El: Careful Brainy! You’ve got precious cargo onboard!
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Mon-El:Hey, Kara. I was really worried about you. When you didn't wake up... I still care about you.
Kara:I know.
Mon-El:It was great fighting with you again.
Kara: Yeah.
Mon-El:I missed that.
3x13
Mon-El: But with Kara, I mean... [CHUCKLES] There was nothing logical about falling in love with Kara. I mean, she was... She was a Kryptonian elitist, and I was this completely self-absorbed misogynist. Not anymore. But what I felt for her, it was... It was just...
3x14
Kara:I would just say maybe you should sing Kansas for yourself and not for other people.
Mon-El:Yeah, that's good advice.
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Kara:What was that back there with the T. rex?
Mon-El:Cape tricks.
Kara:"Cape tricks"?
Mon-El:My old Legion uniform had one. Well, I've been fighting with a cape for three years and all it seems to do is get in the way. I can help with that, if you want.
Kara:I'd like that.
3x15
Kara: *heart eyes* Wow.
Mon-El:You always said I cleaned up nicely.
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Mon-El:You ready?
Kara:Yeah, I was born ready.
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Mon-El:I didn't really grasp your perspective back then.
Kara:Yeah, but still, I shouldn't have hit you. I'm sorry for that.
Mon-El:And I'm sorry for... [SIGHS] I'm just sorry. Can we make an agreement?
Kara:Yes.
Mon-El:No more apologies.
Kara:Do you wanna go be heroes?
3x18
Kara:I'm really happy I got to see you again. Witnessed the man you've become.
Mon-El:It meant the world to me to be back here with you. And with everyone. To fight by your side.
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Imra: But this time needs you, Mon-El. You need to help them. And you need to go back so you can figure out what's been weighing on your heart. I risked our lives and our marriage to stop Pestilence. I still believe it was worth it. I hoped that once we left, you'd put your feelings for Kara behind you.
Mon-El:I swear I never...
Imra:You've done nothing wrong. You've tried to bury your feelings. You behaved honorably. You must know that I would never do anything to dishonor you. I know. But I need a man, a partner... Who will choose me with a full heart. Go back. Help her fight Reign. If you stay, then that's your destiny.
3x19
Kara:Bangarang.
Mon-EL: *to J'onn* Home by midnight, Dad.
3x20
Kara: Out here, with just you, I don't have to pretend. I can just be me.
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Mon-EL: Supergirl.
Kara:Not Supergirl. Kara Zor-El.
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Mon-El:I'm very fond of your daughter. As are many others on Earth, and across time. You should be very proud of what she's become.
Alura:I am.
3x21
Kara:Hey, thank you for everything, by the way. For coming back in, and helping, and being part of the team. It's really meant a lot to me.
Mon-EL:Yeah, well, a while ago, someone pretty great taught me how to be a hero.
Kara:She didn't do a bad job.
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Kara:Why don't you just come with me?
Mon-El: I wouldn't wanna crash your homecoming.
Kara:You wouldn't be crashing anything. It would be lovely to have you there.
Mon-EL:You're serious?
Kara:Absolutely.
Mon-EL:Okay.
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Mon-EL:Why are you smiling?
Kara:It just feels amazing to be normal. I'm actually relieved I can't fly. No one to save.
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Kara:New friend?
Mother:Mon-El saved his life. Healed him with the device from his belt.
Mon-EL:It's a development from the future.
Kara:Saving people without telling me, hmm?
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Kara:Do you think I'm being paranoid?
Mon-EL:If I've learned anything, it's that your instincts are usually spot on. I think you should take this *gives her Legion ring*.
Kara:No, Mon-El, don't...
Mon-El:It's just in case. It will allow you to fly.
Kara:Thank you.
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Mon-EL: I didn't want to burden you before. Um... I know you've moved on... From us. But I didn't just come back here to help you fight Reign. When I left Imra, she asked me to sort out how I felt. And not just about her. About you. And I've been trying to convince myself that friendship between us was the right thing. But I think I've been lying to myself. I'm sorry to spring this on you in the midst of you trying to acclimate here.
Kara:Don't be sorry.
Mon-EL:I just don't want to hide things, pretend like they don't exist.
Kara:After you left, I had a dream where I was walking down this path. A lot like this one. It was peaceful, and serene and... You were there, waiting for me. And all I wanted was for you to be in that field with me. Now you are.
Mon-EL:Now I am.
3x22
Mon-EL:I lost her once, Winn. I'm not sure I can do it again.
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Alura:He's a good man. Yeah, yeah, he is. The connection between you two is obvious. He makes you happy. Do you love him?
Kara:No, mom, that's not an easy question to answer.
Alura:Why not?
Kara:There's a history between us. And complications.
3x23
Mon-EL:I have loved fighting by your side. Being there through all of it, the ups, the downs, the particularly tough days. You know, for a moment there, I thought that... that maybe this was my... my place, my time. But I learned some troubling things today, uh, about the future. I need to go back. I can't abandon the Legion. Or the world that I swore to protect, right when they need me most.
Kara:I know you can't. You wouldn't be the man you are, if you did. The man I admire so much.
Mon-El: *gives her the legion ring* In case you ever need me.
5x13
Mon-El:You know it's okay to mess up, right? No matter how many mistakes I've made, you've always forgiven me. You should, uh, know that you deserve the same compassion that you show others.
6x20
Kara:Mon-El?
Mon-EL:Your big speech made the history books.
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Mon-EL: Your speech the other day... I don't know if you realize right now but... it changed the course of our future. Empowering everyone to be a hero of their own life. You... you inspire us. Always.
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Big thanks for LW, Re, Peggy, Aci, Julie, Mika.
