Rescuee Frightened Of Guardian In New Supergirl Clip

05/08/2017 05:02 pm EDT

The CW has released the first sneak peek from tonight's "City of Lost Children" episode of Supergirl.

A woman is walking down a poorly-lit alley when she is assaulted by two thugs. Fortunately for her, Guardians in nearby, intervenes, and makes quick work of her assailants. Instead of being thankful for his heroic bravery and assistance, she is petrified of him, telling him to stay away from her and runs away.

Her unexpected reaction causes Guardian to instantly suffer a loss of confidence, making him question why the people of National City fear him.

When an alien attacks National City, Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) and the DEO learn the alien is a Phorian, an otherwise peaceful race with telekinetic powers. Guardian (Mehcad Brooks) gets a lead on the Phorian's address but instead of finding the culprit, he finds a very scared boy named Marcus (guest star Lonnie Chavis). Marcus will only trust James so it is up to Guardian to stop the attacks on the city. Rhea's (Teri Hatcher) plan escalates.

Ben Bray directed the episode with story by Robert Rovner and teleplay by Gabriel Llanas & Anna Musky-Goldwyn.

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Distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. International Television Distribution, SUPERGIRL is executive produced by Greg Berlanti (Arrow, The Flash), Ali Adler (The New Normal), Andrew Kreisberg (The Flash, Arrow) and Sarah Schechter (Blindspot, The Mysteries of Laura). Supergirl is based on the characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster and appearing in DC Comics, by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel Family.

"City of Lost Children" episode of Supergirl airs Monday, May 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

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