"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. | ” |
Synopsis[edit source]
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 source]
Characters[edit source]
Protagonists[edit source]
Antagonists[edit source]
- Nyxlygsptlnz
- Lex Luthor
- Nightmare Monster (first appearance)
Other Characters[edit source]
- Paul Nal (mentioned)
- Isabel Nal (dream)
- Mxyzptlk (mentioned)
- Duke Nzykmlk (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Esme (mentioned)
- Kelly Olsen (mentioned)
- Prime Minister Perez (video footage)
- President Zakharov (video footage)
- Larry King (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Rabin (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Arafat (first appearance) (mentioned)
- King Hussein (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Cat Grant (mentioned)
- Oprah (mentioned)
- Dr. Ravoni (first appearance)
- Elizabeth Walsh (mentioned)
- Minoan Oracle of Delphi (first appearance) (illustration)
- M.K. Messler (first appearance) (mentioned)
- Governor Peña (first appearance)
- Franklin (mentioned)
- Mackenzie (mentioned)
- Amy Sapphire (name seen)
Teams and Organizations[edit source]
- Super Friends
- Crippen University (first appearance)
- CatCo Worldwide Media
- Civic Center (first appearance)
- The Times (mentioned)
- National City Dream Institute/National City Sleep Lab (first appearance)
- DEO (mentioned)
- Mo-Bacon (first appearance)
- KGMQ News 3 (television)
- Noonan's (mentioned)
- National Guard (first appearance) (television)
- NCPD (television)
- News 25 (television)
- 4 News (television)
- 18 News (first appearance) (television)
- 3 News (first appearance) (television)
- Air Force (mentioned)
- Luthor Corp (mentioned)
- Ormfell Building (name seen)
- Obsidian North (name seen)
Species[edit source]
- Coluans
- Human-Naltorian Hybrids
- Humans
- Imps
- Kryptonians
- Green Martians
- Metahumans (name seen)
- Nightmare Monsters (first appearance)
- Cats (mentioned)
- Phantoms (name seen)
Objects and Concepts[edit source]
- Brainiac 5 Suit
- AllStone Totems
- Dream Totem/Totem of Dreaming
- Humanity Totem (dream)
- Courage Totem (dream)
- Hope Totem (mentioned)
- Oneiric Energy
- Power-Dampening Cuffs
- Magic
- Cosmic Menagerie
- Lexosuit
- Book of Spells
- Supergirl Suit
- Martian Manhunter Suit
- Hand of the Soldier
- Dreamer Suit
- Pod (mentioned)
- Kara Danvers' Glasses
- Portals
- Forcefields
- Alien Amnesty Act (first appearance) (name seen)
- Of Dreams Beyond (first appearance) (mentioned)
- ProtoTrap (pictured)
Locations[edit source]
- Earth-Prime
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- California
- National City
- Yvette Turner and Nia Nal's Apartment
- Crippen University (first appearance)
- Watson Hall (first appearance)
- Tower
- CatCo Plaza
- Civic Center (first appearance)
- National City Dream Institute/National City Sleep Lab (first appearance)
- Mo-Bacon (first appearance)
- Courtney Park (first appearance) (pictured)
- Noonan's (mentioned)
- Ormfell Building (mentioned)
- National City Grand Central Station (pictured)
- National City
- Parthas (mentioned)
- Calvintown (mentioned)
- Washington, D.C.
- United States Capitol (mentioned)
- White House (name seen)
- California
- United States of America
- Kaznia (mentioned)
- Corto Maltese (mentioned)
- Jordan (first appearance) (mentioned)
- London (mentioned)
- North America
- Phantom Zone (dream)
- Naltor (mentioned)
- Colu (mentioned)
- Earth
- Dreaming/Dream Realm
- Dream Expanse (first appearance)
- Fifth Dimension (mentioned)
Notes[edit source]
- 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", which both took place mid-2020.
Gallery[edit source]
Dreamer Lighting Up her Dream
Promotional Images[edit source]
References[edit source]
| Supergirl Season 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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"Rebirth" • "A Few Good Women" • "Phantom Menaces" • "Lost Souls" • "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" | |||||||||||||||||||