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The latest Supergirl episode may have turned a Super Friend into a Super Enemy. 1 / 15

Brainy was taken into custody by the Children of Liberty, who tortured him. 2 / 15

During this process, the Children of Liberty accidentally rebooted Brainy. 3 / 15

"My species has ancestral memory -- and my ancestors, very bad people," he sobbed... 4 / 15

"You rebooted me, aligned me with my more emotionless ancestors, and that was a calamitous mistake." 5 / 15

Brainy brutally dispatched the Children of Liberty, then enacted a cold-hearted plan. 6 / 15

He didn't release Dreamer from custody; instead, he instructed her to go through an alien portal... 7 / 15

...then astral project to tell him their location so he could liberate the alien refugee camp. 8 / 15

J'onn was none too pleased when he found out about Brainy's plan. 9 / 15

As a result, Brainy factored J'onn into his plans and allowed him to be captured too. 10 / 15

Both Dreamer and J'onn were sent through the portal with the other captured aliens. 11 / 15

For now, Brainy appears to be following the DEO's mission. 12 / 15

He is at risk of becoming even more like Brainiac the longer he stays like this. 13 / 15

It may not be long before he takes a villainous turn. 14 / 15

The Supergirl Season 5 finale airs next Sunday at 8 pm ET/PT on The CW. 15 / 15