Supergirl (TV Series)

Blood Memory (2019)

Kate Burton: Isabel Nal

Quotes 

• Isabel Nal : [Nia enters the house]  You look famished.

  Paul Nal : She looks lovely. As always.

  Nia Nal : Hi.

  Maeve Nal : And chic. Who is this city girl?

  Nia Nal : Hi!

  Maeve Nal : What has she done with my sister?

  Nia Nal : Uh, Maeve, mom, dad, I want you to meet my friend and boss, Kara Danvers.

  Kara Danvers : Nice to meet you.

  Isabel Nal : Kara, we're so delighted you came.

  Kara Danvers : Your home is beautiful.

• Paul Nal : Kara, do you like radishes?

  Kara Danvers : Uh... yeah.

  Paul Nal : Isabel's radishes are legendary.

  Isabel Nal : [downplaying]  Okay. Okay.

  Paul Nal : And the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

  Maeve Nal : [a little embarrassed]  Oh.

  Paul Nal : Maeve's got all her mom's gifts. Look at her orchids.

  Maeve Nal : Mom's a natural. I have labored to memorize the 30,000 species of orchids.

  Isabel Nal : Sweetheart, you have been a prodigy since you were in diapers.

  Maeve Nal : More like your protégé since I was in diapers.

• Isabel Nal : It was always Nia's dream to be a journalist. To be in the center of things, to effect change.

  Maeve Nal : Some of us actually like it far from the madding crowd.

  Kara Danvers : So you live here in Parthas?

  Maeve Nal : I live just down the street. I apprentice with mom, and I own a painting studio.

  Kara Danvers : I've been staring at these paintings all day.

  [Maeve snickers] 

  Kara Danvers : Are they yours?

  Maeve Nal : They're mom's. She paints her dreams. So will I, once my dreams finally kick in.

  Isabel Nal : You can't rush things, honey.

• Maeve Nal : Has Nia told you about our strange family legacy, Kara? The otherworldly dreaming powers?

  Kara Danvers : She's mentioned it.

  Maeve Nal : Dreaming the future is passed down on the matrilineal line. One woman from every generation inherits the gift.

  Kara Danvers : Just one?

  Maeve Nal : Yeah. Just one. Unless, of course, she's cursed with future blindness. In which case it skips a generation.

  Isabel Nal : That's not gonna happen, Maeve. I told you, when I was pregnant with you, I dreamt that my daughter would have the gift. Just give it time.

• Isabel Nal : I miss you so much. I can never understand how you enjoy living in that concrete jungle.

  Nia Nal : Oh, there's a life force to the city. It's not the same as nature, but it's alive.

  Isabel Nal : You seem in tune with the energy of the city. It suits you.

• Nia Nal : I was talking to Kara about the dream powers...

  Isabel Nal : Mm-hmm.

  Nia Nal : And she was wondering, just out of curiosity, if you didn't want the powers when you were my age, was there a way that you could've refused them?

  Isabel Nal : No.

  Nia Nal : What if you really didn't want to use them? What if you needed to direct them to somebody else?

  Isabel Nal : The Dreamer is destined. The chosen one doesn't have a choice. It's in her blood.

• Isabel Nal : Nia, it's you. Oh, my god.

  Nia Nal : Mom, what's happening?

  Isabel Nal : You're in my dream. I'm dying, my love. You are the next Dreamer.

  Nia Nal : No, no.

  Isabel Nal : Of course it's you. It had to be you. I'm sorry I was so blind. My dream of my daughter with powers... I never saw her face.

  Nia Nal : Mom, I don't care about that. I'm not ready for you to go.

  Isabel Nal : You are ready. My element was water. Yours is fire. And your fire will make you far more powerful than I ever was. It was your destiny to be my daughter. To be Dreamer. Life put you through many trials just to be who you are. It made you strong. That strength will serve you well as a hero. My Nia.