Blood Bonds
| "Blood Bonds" | |
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| Supergirl episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 9 |
| Directed by | Steve Shill |
| Written by |
Ted Sullivan Derek Simon |
| Production code | 4X7609 |
| Original air date | January 4, 2016 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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"Blood Bonds" is the ninth episode in the first season of the CBS television series Supergirl, which aired on January 4, 2016. It was written by Ted Sullivan and Derek Simon, and directed by Steve Shill.
The episode centers on Kara's attempt to rescue Hank from Non after she captures Aunt Astra that leads to a tradeoff and a question of who they can trust, while Cat Grant attempts to refute Kara's claim that she is not Supergirl.
Hank intervenes when Non attacks Kara, but Non abducts him. Maxwell dismisses the DEO and refuses to answer questions. Alex is Hank's designated successor. Astra refuses to reveal Hank's location, and emphasizes that Kara opposes her. Non offers to trade Hank for Astra; Alex agrees, but General Lane, whom the president has put in charge of the DEO, refuses. Non's associate fails to read Hank's mind. Lane interrogates Astra by torturing her with kryptonite, over Kara's objections. Astra reveals Hank's supposed location, but it's a trap; Kara saves Alex and a soldier from an explosion.
Maxwell obstructs James' investigation of the damage at Lord Technologies. James tells Kara that he has no leads, but confides his suspicions to Winn. Winn helps James infiltrate Lord Technologies, but James is stopped by a biometric lock and then caught by Maxwell, whose security force beats up and ejects James. Kara declares she will go after Maxwell for injuring James. Winn compares her to Astra, and says she instead needs to let him and James expose Maxwell.
Astra reveals to Kara that Alura believed Astra's claims about the planetary crisis, and sentenced Astra for her crimes without losing faith in her. Astra favorably likens Kara to Alura, and tells her that the prisoner exchange is the only way to rescue Hank. Kara agrees; General Lane threatens to stop her by force, but the soldier whom Supergirl rescued refuses to act against her, as do his comrades. After the exchange, Non springs an ambush but withdraws on Astra's orders.
Cat decides that Supergirl is wasting her energies; if Kara can't prove she isn't Supergirl, Cat will fire her. Kara resigns because Cat's suspicions make her job impossible, but Hank later impersonates Supergirl beside Kara, whom Cat rehires. Hank also offers Kara a full-time job at the DEO, but she declines because her relationships at CatCo are what humanizes her. She chats online with a supportive Superman. He reiterates a Kryptonian proverb referenced throughout the episode: "Blood bonds us all," referring to all Kryptonians but by extension all sapient life. James, Winn, and Kara commit to stopping Maxwell.
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