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"Nightmare in National City"

Information

Season 6 » Episode 16

Episode number

122 of 126

Airdate

October 19, 2021

Chronology

Preceded by	Followed by
Hope for Tomorrow	I Believe in a Thing Called Love

"Nightmare in National City"^[1] is the sixteenth episode of the sixth season of Supergirl, and the one-hundred-twenty-second episode overall. It aired on October 19, 2021.

“	You don't think I deserve these powers? You don't think I'm a real woman? Well, I don't care. I know who I am. I am the Dreamer.	”
— Nia Nal to Maeve Nal^[src]

Synopsis[edit | hide | hide all]

Kara lands her dream story for CatCo but when the city is suddenly attacked by a nightmare monster at the same time as her interview, she is forced to take a serious look at her life and decide if she can continue to live as both Kara and Supergirl. As Dreamer takes the lead on the search for the Dream Totem, which can vanquish the nightmare monster in National City, she realizes she needs to ask her sister Maeve for help. Old wounds resurface as the two sisters come face to face.^[2]

Appearances[edit | hide]

Characters[edit | hide]

Protagonists[edit | hide]

Antagonists[edit | hide]

Other Characters[edit | hide]

Paul Nal (mentioned)
Isabel Nal (dream)
Mxyzptlk (mentioned)
Duke Nzykmlk (mentioned)
Esme (mentioned)
Kelly Olsen (mentioned)
Prime Minister Perez (video footage)
President Zakharov (video footage)
Larry King (mentioned)
Rabin (mentioned)
Arafat (mentioned)
King Hussein (mentioned)
Cat Grant (mentioned)
Oprah (mentioned)
Dr. Ravoni
Elizabeth Walsh (mentioned)
Minoan Oracle of Delphi (illustration)
M.K. Messler (mentioned)
Governor Peña
Franklin (mentioned)
Mackenzie (mentioned)
Amy Sapphire (name seen)

Teams and Organizations[edit | hide]

Super Friends
Crippen University
CatCo Worldwide Media
Civic Center
The Times (mentioned)
National City Dream Institute/National City Sleep Lab
DEO (mentioned)
Mo-Bacon
KGMQ News 3 (television)
Noonan's (mentioned)
National Guard (television)
NCPD (television)
News 25 (television)
4 News (television)
18 News (television)
3 News (television)
Air Force (mentioned)
Luthor Corp (mentioned)
Ormfell Building (name seen)
Obsidian North (name seen)

Species[edit | hide]

Objects and Concepts[edit | hide]

Brainiac-5 Suit
AllStone Totems
- Dream Totem/Totem of Dreaming
- Humanity Totem (dream)
- Courage Totem (dream)
- Hope Totem (mentioned)
Oneiric Energy
Power-Dampening Cuffs
- Anti-Magic Cuff
Magic
Cosmic Menagerie
Lexosuit
Book of Spells
Supergirl Suit
Martian Manhunter Suit
Hand of the Soldier
- Sentinel Suit
Dreamer Suit
Pod (mentioned)
Kara Danvers' Glasses
Portals
Forcefields
Alien Amnesty Act (name seen)
Of Dreams Beyond (mentioned)
ProtoTrap (pictured)

Locations[edit | hide]

Earth-Prime
- Earth
  - North America
    - United States of America
      - California
        National City
        Yvette Turner and Nia Nal's Apartment
        
        Crippen University
        Watson Hall
        
        Tower
        
        CatCo Plaza
        
        Civic Center
        
        National City Dream Institute/National City Sleep Lab
        
        Mo-Bacon
        
        Courtney Park (pictured)
        
        Noonan's (mentioned)
        
        Ormfell Building (mentioned)
        
        National City Grand Central Station (pictured)
      - Parthas (mentioned)
      - Calvintown (mentioned)
      - Washington, D.C.
        United States Capitol (mentioned)
        
        White House (name seen)
  - Kaznia (mentioned)
  - Corto Maltese (mentioned)
  - Jordan (mentioned)
  - London (mentioned)
- Phantom Zone (dream)
- Naltor (mentioned)
- Colu (mentioned)
Dreaming/Dream Realm
- Dream Expanse
Fifth Dimension (mentioned)

Notes[edit | hide]

Andrea Rojas mentions Oprah's interview with the Royals (Harry and Meghan), this places this episode at some point after March 2021, meaning months have passed since Immortal Kombat and Rebirth (Supergirl), which both took place mid-2020.

Gallery[edit | hide]

Dreamer Lighting Up her Dream

Promotional Images[edit | hide]

References[edit | hide]

Supergirl
Season 1	Pilot (Supergirl) • Stronger Together • Fight or Flight • Livewire • How Does She Do It? • Red Faced • Human for a Day • Hostile Takeover • Blood Bonds • Childish Things • Strange Visitor from Another Planet • Bizarro (Supergirl) • For the Girl Who Has Everything • Truth, Justice and the American Way • Solitude (Supergirl) • Falling (Supergirl) • Manhunter • Worlds Finest • Myriad • Better Angels
Season 2	The Adventures of Supergirl • The Last Children of Krypton • Welcome to Earth • Survivors • Crossfire (Supergirl) • Changing • The Darkest Place • Medusa • Supergirl Lives • We Can Be Heroes • The Martian Chronicles • Luthors • Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk • Homecoming (Supergirl) • Exodus (Supergirl) • Star-Crossed • Distant Sun • Ace Reporter • Alex • City of Lost Children • Resist • Nevertheless, She Persisted
Season 3	Girl of Steel • Triggers • Far from the Tree • The Faithful • Damage • Midvale • Wake Up • Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1 • Reign • Legion of Super-Heroes • Fort Rozz • For Good • Both Sides Now • Schott Through the Heart • In Search of Lost Time • Of Two Minds • Trinity • Shelter from the Storm • The Fanatical • Dark Side of the Moon • Not Kansas • Make It Reign • Battles Lost and Won
Season 4	American Alien • Fallout (Supergirl) • Man of Steel (Supergirl) • Ahimsa • Parasite Lost • Call to Action • Rather the Fallen Angel • Bunker Hill • Elseworlds, Part 3 • Suspicious Minds • Blood Memory • Menagerie • What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way? • Stand and Deliver • O Brother, Where Art Thou? • The House of L • All About Eve (Supergirl) • Crime and Punishment • American Dreamer • Will the Real Miss Tessmacher Please Stand Up? • Red Dawn • The Quest for Peace
Season 5	Event Horizon • Stranger Beside Me • Blurred Lines • In Plain Sight • Dangerous Liaisons (Supergirl) • Confidence Women • Tremors (Supergirl) • The Wrath of Rama Khan • Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One • The Bottle Episode • Back from the Future: Part One • Back from the Future: Part Two • It's a Super Life • The Bodyguard • Reality Bytes • Alex in Wonderland • Deus Lex Machina • The Missing Link • Immortal Kombat
Season 6	Rebirth (Supergirl) • A Few Good Women • Phantom Menaces • Lost Souls (Supergirl) • Prom Night! • Prom Again! • Fear Knot • Welcome Back, Kara! • Dream Weaver • Still I Rise • Mxy in the Middle • Blind Spots • The Gauntlet • Magical Thinking • Hope for Tomorrow • Nightmare in National City • I Believe in a Thing Called Love • Truth or Consequences • The Last Gauntlet • Kara (Supergirl)

[1] Supergirl - Episode 6.16 - Nightmare in National City - BTS Set Photos

[2] Supergirl Spoilers: "Nightmare in National City"

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 {{Quote|You don't think I deserve these powers? You don't think I'm a real woman? Well, I don't care. I know who I am. I am the Dreamer.|[[Nia Nal (Earth-38)|Nia Nal]] to [[Maeve Nal (Earth-38)|Maeve Nal]]|Nightmare in National City}}
 ==Synopsis==
-[[Kara Danvers (Earth-38)|Kara]] lands her dream story for [[CatCo Worldwide Media (Earth-38)|CatCo]] but when the [[National City (Earth-38)|city]] is suddenly attacked by a [[Nightmare Monster (Dreaming)|nightmare monster]] at the same time as her interview, she is forced to take a serious look at her life and decide if she can continue to live as both Kara and Supergirl. As [[Nia Nal (Earth-38)|Dreamer]] takes the lead on the search for the [[Dream Totem (Earth-Prime)|Dream Totem]], which can vanquish the nightmare monster in National City, she realizes she needs to ask her sister [[Maeve Nal (Earth-38)|Maeve]] for help. Old wounds resurface as the two sisters come face to face.<ref>[http://www.kryptonsite.com/supergirl-spoilers-nightmare-in-national-city/ Supergirl Spoilers: "Nightmare in National City"]</ref>
+[[Kara Danvers (Earth-38)|Kara]] lands her dream story for [[CatCo Worldwide Media (Earth-38)|CatCo]] but when the [[National City (Earth-38)|city]] is suddenly attacked by a [[Nightmare Monster (Dreaming)|nightmare monster]] at the same time as her interview, she is forced to take a serious look at her life and decide if she can continue to live as both Kara and Supergirl. As [[Nia Nal (Earth-38)|Dreamer]] takes the lead on the search for the [[Dream Totem (Earth-Prime)|Dream Totem]], which can vanquish the nightmare monster in National City, she realizes she needs to ask her sister [[Maeve Nal (Earth-38)|Maeve]] for help. Old wounds resurface as the two sisters come face to face.<ref>[https://www.kryptonsite.com/supergirl-spoilers-nightmare-in-national-city/ Supergirl Spoilers: "Nightmare in National City"]</ref>
 ==Appearances==
@@ Line 34: / Line 34: @@
 ====Antagonists====
-*[[Nyxlygsptlnz (Fifth Dimension)|Nyxlygsptlnz]]
+*[[Nyxly (Fifth Dimension)|Nyxlygsptlnz]]
-*[[Lex Luthor (Earth-Prime)|Lex Luthor]]
+*[[Lex Luthor (Earth-38)|Lex Luthor]]
 *[[Nightmare Monster (Dreaming)|Nightmare Monster]]
 ====Other Characters====
-*[[Paul Nal (Earth-Prime)|Paul Nal]] {{c|mentioned}}
+*[[Paul Nal (Earth-38)|Paul Nal]] {{c|mentioned}}
 *[[Isabel Nal (Earth-38)|Isabel Nal]] {{c|dream}}
 *[[Mxyzptlk (Fifth Dimension)|Mxyzptlk]] {{c|mentioned}}
@@ Line 52: / Line 52: @@
 *[[Hussein of Jordan (Earth-Prime)|King Hussein]] {{c|mentioned}}
 *[[Cat Grant (Earth-38)|Cat Grant]] {{c|mentioned}}
-*[[Oprah Winfrey (Earth-Prime)|Oprah]] {{c|mentioned}}
+*[[Wikipedia:Oprah Winfrey|Oprah]] {{c|mentioned}}
 *Dr. [[Ravoni (Earth-Prime)|Ravoni]]
 *[[Elizabeth Walsh (Earth-38)|Elizabeth Walsh]] {{c|mentioned}}
@@ Line 58: / Line 58: @@
 *[[M.K. Messler (Earth-Prime)|M.K. Messler]] {{c|mentioned}}
 *Governor [[Peña (Earth-Prime)|Peña]]
-*[[Franklin (Earth-Prime)|Franklin]] {{c|mentioned}}
+*[[Franklin (Earth-38)|Franklin]] {{c|mentioned}}
-*[[Mackenzie (Earth-Prime)|Mackenzie]] {{c|mentioned}}
+*[[Mackenzie (Earth-38)|Mackenzie]] {{c|mentioned}}
 *[[Amy Sapphire (Earth-Prime)|Amy Sapphire]] {{c|name seen}}
@@ Line 72: / Line 72: @@
 *[[Mo-Bacon (Earth-Prime)|Mo-Bacon]]
 *[[KGMQ News 3 (Earth-Prime)|KGMQ News 3]] {{c|television}}
-*[[Noonan's (Earth-Prime)|Noonan's]] {{c|mentioned}}
+*[[Noonan's (Earth-38)|Noonan's]] {{c|mentioned}}
 *[[Army National Guard (Earth-Prime)|National Guard]] {{c|television}}
-*[[National City Police Department (Earth-Prime)|NCPD]] {{c|television}}
+*[[National City Police Department (Earth-38)|NCPD]] {{c|television}}
 *[[News 25 (Earth-Prime)|News 25]] {{c|television}}
 *[[4 News (Earth-Prime)|4 News]] {{c|television}}
 *[[18 News (Earth-Prime)|18 News]] {{c|television}}
 *[[3 News (Earth-Prime)|3 News]] {{c|television}}
-*[[United States Air Force (Earth-Prime)|Air Force]] {{c|mentioned}}
+*[[United States Air Force (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Air Force]] {{c|mentioned}}
-*[[Luthor Corp (Earth-Prime)|Luthor Corp]] {{c|mentioned}}
+*[[Luthor Corp (Earth-38)|Luthor Corp]] {{c|mentioned}}
 *[[Ormfell Building (Earth-Prime)|Ormfell Building]] {{c|name seen}}
-*[[Obsidian North (Earth-Prime)|Obsidian North]] {{c|name seen}}
+*[[Obsidian North (Earth-38)|Obsidian North]] {{c|name seen}}
 ===Species===
-*[[Coluans (Earth-Prime)|Coluans]]
+*[[Coluans (Earth-38)|Coluans]]
 *[[Humans (Earth-38)|Human]]-[[Naltorians (Earth-38)|Naltorian]] Hybrids
 *[[Humans (Earth-Prime)|Humans]]
 *[[Imps (Fifth Dimension)|Imps]]
 *[[Kryptonians (Earth-38)|Kryptonians]]
-*[[Green Martians (Earth-Prime)|Green Martians]]
+*[[Green Martians (Earth-38)|Green Martians]]
 *[[Metahumans (Earth-Prime)|Metahumans]] {{c|name seen}}
 *[[Nightmare Monsters (Dreaming)|Nightmare Monsters]]
@@ Line 112: / Line 112: @@
 *[[Magic]]
 *[[Cosmic Menagerie (Earth-Prime)|Cosmic Menagerie]]
-*[[Lexosuits (Earth-Prime)|Lexosuit]]
+*[[Lexosuits (Earth-38)|Lexosuit]]
 *[[Book of Spells (Earth-Prime)|Book of Spells]]
-*[[Supergirl Suits (Earth-Prime)|Supergirl Suit]]
+*[[Supergirl Suits (Earth-38)|Supergirl Suit]]
-*[[Martian Manhunter Suits (Earth-Prime)|Martian Manhunter Suit]]
+*[[Martian Manhunter Suits (Earth-38)|Martian Manhunter Suit]]
 *[[Hand of the Soldier (Earth-Prime)|Hand of the Soldier]]
 **[[Sentinel Suit (Earth-Prime)|Sentinel Suit]]
-*[[Dreamer Suit (Earth-Prime)|Dreamer Suit]]
+*[[Dreamer Suit (Earth-38)|Dreamer Suit]]
-*[[Kara Zor-El's Pod (Earth-Prime)|Pod]] {{c|mentioned}}
+*[[Kara Zor-El's Pod (Earth-38)|Pod]] {{c|mentioned}}
-*[[Kara Danvers' Glasses (Earth-Prime)|Kara Danvers' Glasses]]
+*[[Kara Danvers' Glasses (Earth-38)|Kara Danvers' Glasses]]
 *[[Breaches|Portals]]
-*[[Forcefields (Earth-Prime)|Forcefields]]
+*[[Forcefields]]
-*[[Alien Amnesty Act (Earth-Prime)|Alien Amnesty Act]] {{c|name seen}}
+*[[Alien Amnesty Act (Earth-38)|Alien Amnesty Act]] {{c|name seen}}
 *[[Of Dreams Beyond (Earth-Prime)|Of Dreams Beyond]] {{c|mentioned}}
 *[[ProtoTrap (Earth-Prime)|ProtoTrap]] {{c|pictured}}
@@ Line 132: / Line 132: @@
 ***[[North America (Earth-Prime)|North America]]
 ****[[United States of America (Earth-Prime)|United States of America]]
-*****[[California (Earth-Prime)|California]]
+*****[[California (Earth-38)|California]]
 ******[[National City (Earth-38)|National City]]
 *******[[Yvette Turner and Nia Nal's Apartment (Earth-38)|Yvette Turner and Nia Nal's Apartment]]
@@ Line 143: / Line 143: @@
 *******[[Mo-Bacon (Earth-Prime)|Mo-Bacon]]
 *******[[Courtney Park (Earth-Prime)|Courtney Park]] {{c|pictured}}
-*******[[Noonan's (Earth-Prime)|Noonan's]] {{c|mentioned}}
+*******[[Noonan's (Earth-38)|Noonan's]] {{c|mentioned}}
 *******[[Ormfell Building (Earth-Prime)|Ormfell Building]] {{c|mentioned}}
 *******[[National City Grand Central Station (Earth-Prime)|National City Grand Central Station]] {{c|pictured}}
-*****[[Parthas (Earth-Prime)|Parthas]] {{c|mentioned}}
+*****[[Parthas (Earth-38)|Parthas]] {{c|mentioned}}
-*****[[Calvintown (Earth-Prime)|Calvintown]] {{c|mentioned}}
+*****[[Calvintown (Earth-38)|Calvintown]] {{c|mentioned}}
-*****[[Washington, D.C. (Earth-Prime)|Washington, D.C.]]
+*****[[Washington, D.C. (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Washington, D.C.]]
 ******[[United States Capitol (Earth-Prime)|United States Capitol]] {{c|mentioned}}
-******[[White House (Earth-Prime)|White House]] {{c|name seen}}
+******[[White House (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|White House]] {{c|name seen}}
 ***[[Kaznia (Earth-Prime)|Kaznia]] {{c|mentioned}}
 ***[[Corto Maltese (Earth-Prime)|Corto Maltese]] {{c|mentioned}}
@@ Line 156: / Line 156: @@
 ***[[London (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|London]] {{c|mentioned}}
 **[[Phantom Zone]] {{c|dream}}
-**[[Naltor (Earth-Prime)|Naltor]] {{c|mentioned}}
+**[[Naltor (Earth-38)|Naltor]] {{c|mentioned}}
-**[[Colu (Earth-Prime)|Colu]] {{c|mentioned}}
+**[[Colu (Earth-38)|Colu]] {{c|mentioned}}
 *[[Dreaming|Dreaming/Dream Realm]]
 **[[Dream Expanse (Dreaming)|Dream Expanse]]