About Ireland... and other locations [6x08]
Weâve seen bts-pics where Lena is clearly around for some action and thereâs a lot of talk about Lena and Karaâs evolving / developing ârelationshipâ by the actresses...
Lenaâs not going to be away from Kara for long!
Weâve still got 12 episodes ahead of us at this point. Keep in mind, what a movie can do in 90 minutes. Weâve got 5 to 6 times as much runtime left. (Yes, we are all nervous, I get it. But Lena needs this. Her unresolved feelings about her mother have been built up by the show since season 3. Hereâs to hoping for at least somewhat capable hands and decent pay-offs.)
All Lena said is, she's going "home" and "to where I was born".
Yet, somehow we all KNOW she means Ireland...
The most canon said - by my recollection - was in 4x11 when Lena recognized Nia's hometown having an Irish name (and translating it) and in 4x15, when Lex told Lena about her mother, who sang an Irish song to him (to calm him while his dog was put down). Then there's 6x07, with Lena referring (again) to her mother's folklore book, and having grown up with the knowledge / fear of Kelpies (which is a Scottish myth, but close enough?).
And, yeah, her middle name is Irish, too.
...And it's male, btw, and means "little dark one". The female version of Kieran would be either Keira or Kiera. Which tickles me, because Cat.
I guess, there's also Katie's accent.
But considering Lena was raised by the Luthors since the age of 4, why would she have an Irish accent? If she only now decides to dig into her origins? Would she have self-taught / learned Irish? To annoy Lillian? For funzies? (I can actually imagine both, but mostly Lena learning a couple of languages just as a hobby or to be able to read fancy books in the authors' languages.)
So... huh.Â
Will the show throw us a curve-ball and send Lena to a completely unexpected different location instead?
Please feel free to inform me of any other and/or more specific mentions of Lena and/or her mother being of Irish origin that I may have missed.
On another note, the fandom hypes out on "Kara leaned in" and here I sit and keep staring at Lena's in this episode once again very prominent, neatly short-clipped fingernails...
To each their own, I guess?
..and of cos, thereâs me head-cannoning how Lena kept tabs on Karaâs locations during the episode...Â
Brainy:Â âOkay, I have prepared for the venture of delivering Zor-El to Argo.â
Nia: âAww, will it take long? Iâll miss you!â Â
Brainy:Â âNo, not long at all. As soon as I can locate Zor-El and we depart--â
Lena:Â âHeâs with Kara.â
Brainy: âExcellent! ...wait, and where are they? I shall immediately--âÂ
Lena: âOh, no. Iâll go to her. Him. Fetch him for you, I mean.âÂ
Nia:Â â...Lena. My sweet, over-compensating mom--Â Lena. Did you secretly put a tracker on Kara?â
Lena:Â â............no?â
Nia:Â âLena! Weâve talked about this! Impulse contr--â
Brainy:Â â...an ingenious idea. Why have I not thought of this..â *eyes Nia*