Hostile Takeover (Supergirl)
| "Hostile Takeover" | |
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| Supergirl episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Karen Gaviola |
| Written by |
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Caitlin Parrish |
| Production code | 4X7608 |
| Original air date | December 14, 2015 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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"Hostile Takeover" is the eighth episode in the first season of the CBS television series Supergirl, which aired on December 13, 2015. It was written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Caitlin Parrish, and directed by Karen Gaviola.
The episode centers on Kara's feelings about her Aunt Astra and her true intentions, while an e-mail scandal threatens Cat Grant's future at CatCo.
After being taken down by Aunt Astra and her assistants, Kara fights them off. Astra entices Kara to join them but Kara refuses and leaves.
The following morning at CatCo, news has leaked about Cat's e-mail server being hacked, revealing embarrassing messages from Cat. Cat asks Kara to bring in Winn and James for help, but the task is also causing jealousy between Winn and James.
At the same time in another part of the universe, Astra is asked by Non, her Lieutenant and husband, about why she didn't kill Kara, with Astra explaining that she doesn't want to because she is family. At the DEO, Kara and Alex practices on each other during an exercise, but as Kara starts to get more confident in her abilities the more she becomes unfocused as her anger starts to consume her. Alex tells Kara that the DEO should handle the Kryptonian threat from Astra because of family. Alex asks whether she's actually ready to kill if necessary.
In a flashback, Astra goes to meet Kara and tells her niece that Krypton is dying as the core is unstable and that she's trying to save it, but she's had to do some bad things to save the world. Astra then tells Kara that she was leaving the planet, but not before saying goodbye to Kara, only to have this moment interrupted by Alura, who wants to speak with Astra and tells Kara to leave them.
Back in the present day, at CatCo,in a meeting, the board members ask Cat to take a step back and put some distance between herself and the company. After the meeting, Cat tells Kara to keep looking for any more leaks, as she suspects board member Dirk Armstrong is going to find some way to damage Cat's reputation. Kara, using her hearing, listens to Armstrong admitting to having set Cat up. Kara then asks James to enlist Lucy's help in tracking a paper trail to clear Cat's name. Lucy tells them that Armstrong's actions aren't just unethical, but illegal. Suddenly, the three look at a TV set and see Astra hovering above requesting for Kara to talk to her. Kara (as Supergirl) arrives to confront her, which in turn leads to a battle, only to be bested by Astra, who stands over Kara and tells her that Alura was weak and a liar, but Kara says her mother's only weakness was letting Astra live and then resumes the battle but relents after she noticed Astra in tears and falls unconscious. Kara takes Astra back to the DEO.
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