She'll keep his secret, but only if he'll keep out of her away.

She asks if she needs a seat, and directs her to a mostly empty table. She questions how the staff worked for her if it only worked for Starman, and deduces that Starman could be her father. Noticing a picture of him fishing, she remarks his lameness, but feels something wrong with the frame. "My father never showed up that night ... because he died saving the world," she concludes. Her mother leaves, and subsequently Courtney checks under her bed, but the Cosmic Staff has gone and opened her windows, directing her outside. An excited Barbara arrives for her first day at "The American Dream", where her escort describes the company's promise to invest back in Blue Valley, and points at two of the executives, one of them being William Zarick. Pat tells her to sit down, and asks her father's name. Hearing a noise behind her, she sees light glowing from the edges of an old trunk, manifesting in a ell that burns out the light bulb next to her. Back in school, Courtney disgustingly looks at her new school ID before meeting In the crowded cafeteria, Courtney looks around for a seat when Paula Brooks confronts her. Each episode will premiere first on DC Universe, and on The CW the following day. Courtney asks why he wasn't in the picture - to which Pat replies that he took it. Pat begs his son to stay positive, only to get a snarky reply that it'll blow positive ass.

Her joyous session ends as airborne tires knock her off the staff, and she crash lands into a pile of tires. Pat tells her that was when Sylvester went by the Star-Spangled Kid, and tells her the story of how he and Sylvester teamed up and his progression to becoming the hero he's known for. Courtney begs the staff to do something, to which the staff jerks and strikes him under the chin. Trying again, she tips the staff into a spin that lands in her hand. Looking around, she doesn't see the threat as she is suddenly pulled by a great force into the fence behind her, then is dragged forward. Letting go of it, the staff remains in the air, much to her disbelief. She says she isn't happy Pat hid his past from Barbara, but he makes her the happiest Courtney's ever seen and she doesn't want to ruin it. Reaching the staff, she doesn't see the source, and runs into Blue Valley Tires warehouse for help. Season 1 is the first season of the DC Universe and The CW series Stargirl.It premiered on DC Universe on May 18, 2020 and The CW on May 19, 2020, and will run for thirteen consecutive episodes. Courtney thinks Pat was more an assistant than sidekick, something Pat disagrees with. At the Kings' residence, Henry Sr. tells his son to repeat what happened. The two girls embrace sadly, until their attention is turned to Pat arriving outside. She gains to confidence to jump off the building and rides the staff through the empty street and into the sky. She's forcibly dragged to him until the only thing standing between them is the staff. After discovering the original Star-Spangled Kid's gear, teenager Courtney Whitmore joins the Justice Society of America as Stargirl, teaming up with her stepfather Pat Dugan in his robotic exosuit. Brainwave tells her that he can sense her thoughts of isolation and being alone, and asks why she's thinking of her father. Brainwave disappears, and a terrified Courtney runs out of the warehouse. Henry Jr. begins his story but his father is more interested in the staff. Hovering her hand over it, the ball of light moves with her, but she struggles to move the staff from its position for a second. Cautiously walking towards it, she opens the lid and discovers the Cosmic Staff.

Pat's the only man whose been there for them. She bids her goodnight. Pat is bewildered, noting it to be an extreme coincidence as Starman died the night her father disappeared. Pat tries to change her mind, saying it can put everyone in danger. Courtney expertly dodges them, and the staff sends a beam of light to him which causes an explosive ball of fire. Getting control of it, she tosses it in the air and it stops in a horizontal position.