Supergirl (TV Series)

Still I Rise (2021)

Kate Burton: Isabel Nal

Quotes 

• Young Maeve : What's that in your hand?

  Nia Nal : [holding a glowing yellow ball]  I don't know.

  Young Maeve : It's beautiful. Can I have it? Pretty please? If you give me the light, I'll love you forever.

  [as she reaches out to touch it, she flinches and recoils in pain] 

  Young Maeve : It hurts.

  Nia Nal : I'm sorry.

  Young Maeve : The light, turn it off!

  Nia Nal : I-I'm trying. I... I-I-I don't know how!

  [as the light overcomes her, Maeve turns into a raven] 

  Nia Nal : [waking from her dream]  Maeve. The ravens are Maeve. You were right. I was afraid. I didn't wanna face them because I can't face Maeve. I never meant to hurt her.

  Isabel Nal : I know, my love.

  Nia Nal : All she ever wanted were the powers. Deep down, I knew they were mine. So I ran. I ran to become a reporter. I ran so my light wouldn't burn her. And I just kept running. Even now, I'm running. Because if I own these powers, it just means I'm gonna hurt her more.

  Isabel Nal : My darling girl, your authentic self is the greatest gift you give to the world.

  Nia Nal : Hiding my light hurt me. And never helped anyone. I still lost her.

• Nia Nal : [in the dream realm]  The cage, what does... what does it mean?

  Isabel Nal : You tell me.

  Nia Nal : [a flock of ravens fly at her]  No! I have to get out of here.

  Isabel Nal : [stopping her]  You have to fight the impulse to run, Nia. You must never exit a dream out of fear.

  Nia Nal : I'm not afraid. I just... I just saw enough of the dream to decode Nxyly's plan. The ravens are just a distraction.

  Isabel Nal : There are no distractions in the dream realm. Everything has meaning. What do the ravens mean?

  Nia Nal : I don't know!

  Isabel Nal : You do. Quiet the voices in your mind. Quiet the fear.

  Nia Nal : Ravens mean misfortune... wisdom...

  Isabel Nal : Connect to the interplay between your deepest self and the universe. What do the ravens mean to you?

  Nia Nal : [looking around as the sounds of the ravens disappear]  That's... that's my old dollhouse.

  [finding herself inside] 

  Nia Nal : This dream... I've been here before.

  Young Maeve : [coming in]  Nia?

  Nia Nal : Maeve.

• Nia Nal : I know it was a dangerous deal to make. And I know that she wasn't to be trusted and that bringing back the dead probably wasn't the best idea, but I sensed that she would keep her end of the bargain, and she did. She brought you back to me. I need you, Mom. You left so suddenly, and I don't have any training.

  Isabel Nal : I never left you, Nia. I was with you, always. You just haven't heeded my signs. Why did you send my owl away?

  Nia Nal : That was you. I thought it might be, but I wasn't... sure. See, this is my problem! I have been trying so hard to be a hero and to make you proud, but I just, I can't interpret my powers. Everything's muddy, and... and I just, I'm guessing blindly. I knew it was wrong to let Nxyly out, but I just, I figured that once we were together, if she caused a problem, we could fix it. And we will, right?

  Isabel Nal : Sweetheart... you've unleashed a force of hell on Earth.

  Nia Nal : Then we have to stop her.

• Nia Nal : There has to be some way out of here.

  Isabel Nal : Not today. You made the bargain, Nia. You called me back. Let's get to work.

• Nia Nal : I knew that if I could just see you, I would gain the knowledge that's been eluding me.

  Isabel Nal : Yes, you've gained the knowledge you seek. But at what price?

  Nia Nal : Whatever it is, I'll fix it.

  Isabel Nal : There's an ancient story... about a woman who slandered her friend. The woman went to her rabbi, full of remorse. The rabbi told her to cut up a feather pillow and to scatter the feathers into the wind. He then instructed her to go out and collect every single feather. She cried, "That was impossible!" And the rabbi replied, "No more impossible than to completely undo the wrongs of your actions." You made a dark bargain, Nia. You unleashed Nxyly on this world. And the actions she will inflict will be like those feathers.

  Nia Nal : So what should I do?

  Isabel Nal : This is not about doing, Nia. Just like your dreams, the ravens, your sister, you cannot run away from this. You must have the courage to sit with the pain, to take in the gravity of what you've done.

  Nia Nal : I'm so sorry.

  Isabel Nal : I know.

  [her hand glows blue] 

  Isabel Nal : Our time is almost up.

  Nia Nal : No, I still need you. What about Nxyly? How am I supposed to stop her?

  Isabel Nal : The times ahead will be the most trying yet. But you can face them. Trust your dreams, even if they frighten you. Sit with your discomfort, just as you have sat with your grief today. If you are willing to face them, your dreams will give you everything you need.

  Nia Nal : I love you.

  Isabel Nal : I love you and I believe in you.