Stargirl (TV Series)

Summer School: Chapter Three (2021)

Jonathan Cake: The Shade, Richard Swift

Quotes 

• Richard Swift : I hope I didn't scare you.

  Barbara Whitmore : Well, yeah, a little bit.

  Richard Swift : Please forgive me.

  Barbara Whitmore : What are you doing here, Mr. Swift?

  Richard Swift : Yes, well, uh, your colleague, um, Charlotte? She told me where you were, looking into William Zarick's collection, and I thought, well, why don't we have a little treasure hunt together? Won't that be thrilling?

  Barbara Whitmore : You're trespassing, Mr. Swift.

  Richard Swift : Perhaps. But sometimes breaking the rules can be fun.

• Barbara Whitmore : I was looking into the inventory just in case I heard from you.

  Richard Swift : Oh, well, and here I am.

  Barbara Whitmore : is there anything in particular you're looking for?

  Richard Swift : Well, I'll know it when I see it.

  [holding out her phone as she searches her handbag] 

  Richard Swift : Is, uh, this what you're looking for? I believe you dropped it.

  Barbara Whitmore : [trying to turn it on]  It's dead.

  Richard Swift : Oh, well, that's modern technology for you. It lets you down when you need it the most.

  Barbara Whitmore : [seeing him react and pick an object up]  Find something?

  Richard Swift : [opening a box and finding it's empty]  Um... uh, do you mind if I... if I keep this? It's... it's just an empty box.

  Barbara Whitmore : I don't really think I can let you. It's part of the Zarick inventory.

  Richard Swift : [closing it]  Oh, dear. And there was I, thinking we were getting on so famously.

  Barbara Whitmore : I really must insist.

  [she gasps as the lights go out; running to the switch, she turns them back on sees he's gone] 

• The Shade : [forced to take physical action against the JSA members]  I'll say it for the last time. Stay out of my way!

  [he turns into a whisp of smoke and disappears] 

• Beth Chapel : Chuck, I can hear you. It's me! It's Beth!

  Chuck : You have to listen. Whoever you are, you need to know...

  Beth Chapel : What?

  Chuck : You're in danger. Eclipso...

  Beth Chapel : [the goggles power down]  Chuck?

  Rick Tyler : What was it? What did Chuck say?

  Beth Chapel : He said we're in danger. He said Eclipso is here.

  [cut to the town's clock tower] 

  The Shade : [opening the black diamond box]  He's gonna kill those children.

• Pat Dugan : So, I'm just gonna ask you again, Shade, why are you here?

  Stargirl : We won't let you hurt our town.

  The Shade : And why ever would I do that?

  Wildcat : Because you were a member of the Injustice Society.

  The Shade : Our interests aligned for a moment, but birds of a feather we were not. Jordan Mahkent and his merry band were no friends of mine. Icicle was a lunatic. If there's one thing worse than a man who wants to rule the world, it's a man who wants to save it. Though seeing the way your generation's going, I expect you'll end humanity for good.

  Stargirl : Okay, just because you gave up and only looked out for yourself doesn't mean we're ever going to. We're never gonna stop fighting to protect the world from people like you.

  The Shade : Just to reassure you, I have no dark design on Blue Valley. Stay out of my way, and I'll be gone before you know it.

  Stargirl : Why are you here?

  The Shade : Young lady, I'm not being coy. It's just better that none of you know. Now, please, try the tea.

• The Shade : Oh, my. Quite the assembly. I hope I have enough biscuits. Come, come. Do sit down. The tea is nicely steeped. It's perfect, in fact, if I say so myself.

  Pat Dugan : We're not here for teatime, Shade. What are you doing in Blue Valley?

  The Shade : Pat Dugan. It took me a moment to place the name in the diner.

  Pat Dugan : By the way, I knew that was a 1967 Jag, right? You know that?

  The Shade : Well, of course I do, Stripesy. Oh, I see. Same sidekick, different Star-Spangled Kid.

  Stargirl : Stargirl.

  The Shade : Oh, absolutely. Now, please sit. We could do it the other way, I suppose, all bother and perspiration, or we could try the more genteel approach.

  Dr. Mid-Nite : You murdered Doctor Mid-Nite. You don't deserve the genteel approach!

  The Shade : My dear young lady... and I mean this in the nicest possible way, you don't know what you're talking about. Now, sit. I implore you.

  Pat Dugan : All right, kids, let's go ahead and have a seat.

  The Shade : Wonderful.

  Pat Dugan : Thank you.

  Hourman : Try anything, and I'll see how many teacups I can shove down your throat.

  The Shade : Don't you teach these children any manners, Stripesy?