02x18 - #MotherKnowsBest

[bunniefuu]

♪ Whoo! ♪
[theme song playing]

♪ When super me
Becomes super we ♪

♪ Suddenly, magically
Pretty automatically ♪

♪ Crushing it side by side ♪

♪ Look out, world
We're Super Hero Girls ♪

♪ Now that we're together
Gonna get that super life! ♪

♪ Wow! ♪

Diana, I know you're anxious
about your mom coming to visit

but you've been scrubbing
that floor for hours.

Mother has a saying back home.

It is not clean unless you have
scrubbed until your fingers bleed.

Sounds better
in our native tongue.

[grunts]

Here are the awards

you wanted to
show off your mom.

[yelps]

For goodness' sake, Diana.
They look fine.

I mean, they look great.

Sisters, it is important Mother
approve of my life here.

And because she has
high standards,

everything must be
perfect... [gasps]

Persephone's grave, Zee!
You missed a dust particle.

Remember, everyone, while Mother
is here, stick to the three S's.

Sit, smile,

and do not speak
unless spoken to.

Uh, speaking of speaking
when not spoken to,

has anyone seen Kara?

Ah, yes.

See, the thing is, I feel Mother might
not approve of our dear friend's...

How shall I put this?

- Bluntness?
- Crassness.

Penchant for belching
the alphabet?

Which is why I sent her
on a wild goose chase

that will keep her occupied
until Mother and I have left

for the very special mother-daughter
tour of Metropolis I have planned.

I can see it now.

Mother gazes proudly at me and says
what I have always dreamed of hearing.

"Diana, you are
perfectly adequate."

- [Hippolyta] Diana.
- Yes, Mother.

[gasps] Mother!

Hippolyta.
Queen of the Amazons.

Welcome to the secret headquarters
of the Super Hero Girls.

I suppose if my warrior command
posts were located in a basement,

I'd want to keep it
a secret too.

- [all groan]
- Good news, team. I caught a wild goose.

- [squawks]
- Get over here.

Diana, you sent Kara out
on a literal wild goose chase?

- You know that's just a saying, right?
- [Kara] Come on, pal.

You're bad, Hank.
Boo! Bad Hank!

I named him Hank,
'cause he...

Hank!

Hank!

Uh, Supergirl.

This is Hippolyta,
Queen of the Amazons.

And my mother.

Hey. All right,
put her there, Stretch.

Uh, the Queen
doesn't really shake.

[both grunting]

You got quite a grip.

Oh, I can say
the same of yours.

[Hippolyta] Haha!

Ha! This one bears
a warrior's mettle.

Supergirl is a fitting
mantle indeed.

You know, it is.
What? What?

- But you can call me Kara.
- And I shall.

And as for you, Queen Hippo
Lady or whatever it is...

I'm going to call you Polly.

Um, now that
you've met everyone,

it is time for our
mother daughter tour.

Lead the way, Diana.

- [honking]
- Ahhh!

Uh, sister Kara.

You must join us
on this expedition.

Well, I did have a whole
afternoon of video games

and goose returning planned,
but I can move stuff around.

Next to Gotham's
Trigate Bridge

this is the world's second
longest tied-arch bridge.

In fact, Mother, you could say
the bridges are arch enemies.

[chuckles]

Hey, Diana, all this bridge
talk has made me hungry.

What do you say we eat?

Fine idea, super one.

I suppose we could
skip the tour I arranged

for the city's excellent
water and power facilities.

Okay, then let us eat.

Oh, how unfortunate.

I reserved a table
for only two, Kara.

Oh, hey, no sweat.

Fine dining gives me
gut rot anyway.

Have fun, you guys.

Nonsense.

Any enemy of your gut
is an enemy to us all.

Tell us then, sister Kara,

where in Metropolis does a warrior
like yourself take her meals.

And what manner of beef did you say
this "hot dog" is made from again?

Mmm. Best not to
think about it, Polly.

Little bit of this,
little bit of that.

Kara. Perhaps we should
eat elsewhere.

[Hippolyta] Another!

Hey, your ma's got
good taste, Kara.

[laughs] Though I would be proud
to call Kara my daughter,

she is not my child.

That honor belongs to me. So...

Now, let us enjoy
this street meat.

[laughs] That was awesome.

The mustard
and then the ketchup.

- I can't stand it! I can't stand it!
- [laughs]

Ooh, looks like
this tour's next stop

is to get someone
a new outfit.

[laughs]

[munching loudly]

[metal music playing]

Kara, may we talk? In private.

What are you doing?

What do you mean? I thought we
were showing your mom a good time.

We never made
any such plans, Kara.

Oh, you never
wanted me to come along.

Oh, man. I'm so sorry.

I didn't realize.

How could you not realize?

Look, I said I was sorry.

You know, you'd think
after this tour,

you'd thank me
for saving your bacon.

You did not save my bacon!

You stole my mother's approval.

Is that what this is about?

First off,

if your mom doesn't approve
of your choices, that's on her.

So why can't you just
tell her to get lost?

Tell Mother to get lost?

That is the most absurd
thing I have ever heard.

Listen, Kara.
Hippolyta is my mother.

So I will kindly
thank you to back off.

Jealousy is very
unbecoming, Diana.

[Lyssa] Oh,
there, there, Diana.

Your mother may find
your jealousy unbecoming.

But I find it delicious.

Who's the prune?

Her name is Lyssa, the
Goddess of Rage and Frenzy.

Oh, and let us not forget envy. I
feed off the jealousy of my enemies.

You guys really do
have a god for everything.

[chuckles] Diana,
I've waited centuries

to exploit
your legendary desire

for a mother's approval
that never comes.

Now, thanks to your friend,

your envy is at its peak.

And I'm famished.

Stand down, Lyssa.

[shouts]

[laughs] Foolish Hippolyta.

Your daughter's envy has
made me stronger than ever.

Not for long.

[grunting]

Come on, Diana.
Strike left.

- [grunts]
- Your other left!

What are you doing?

Whoa!

Is she always this supportive?

Not always. She does sleep.

[both screaming]

Mmm-hmm.

Sorry I messed up
your plans today.

No, I am the one
who must apologize.

I know. I just said sorry first
to get the ball rolling.

You were merely
being a good friend,

and I let my jealousy
consume me.

I mean, how can Wonder Woman
be jealous of anyone?

You're great at everything!

Diana!

Get your head in the game!

Not everyone would agree.

When are you
gonna learn, D?

Not everyone needs to.

[both grunt]

Whoa! Starting to regret that street meat.
[stomach rumbling]

Diana. Have you forgotten
all that I have taught you?

- I am disapp...
- [Diana] Enough, Mother!

I will always honor you.

And I will always love you.

But what I will
no longer endure

is the fear of falling short
of your unachievable standards.

Daughter. What are you saying?

I am saying

that if you do not approve

of the person I choose to be,

then you must get lost.

Ah... What's...
What's happening?

I have made peace with my
feelings of envy, Lyssa.

Your strength is gone.

No!

No!

May I?

[screams]

[chuckling]

What's so funny?

"Arch enemy."

[laughs]

I just got Diana's bridge joke.

Uh, so, I should probably
leave you guys alone.

Polly, it was a blast.

Diana, as Princess
of the Amazons,

you know that you must be held
to an impossibly high standard.

Yes, Mother. But I...

But as my daughter,
you do not know,

perhaps because I have
not always let you know...

that I am proud of you.

Thank you, Mom.

Now, I've heard much about this city's
excellent water and power facilities.

[sighs]

If only there were
a way to tour them.

Oh. Oh! I might know of a way.