EPISODE

8. I Know Why the Caged Cat Sings

For Tigress, saving everyone may not be an option - unless help is offered from an unexpected source.

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It is revealed that Onyx was tricked into defecting to cause confusion among the team. After an escape attempt, Shade switches sides and helps the heroes escape, to repay an old debt to Cheshire, and announces his resignation to the League of Shadows. An enraged Shiva threatens Cassandra, causing them to fight. Cassandra gains the upper hand, but spares Shiva after remembering Barbara's injuries. Jade agrees to return to her family, but flees in panic at the last moment, feeling she is too much like her abusive father, Sportsmaster. The heroes travel to Infinity Island, where Sensei and Ra's al Ghul offer Jade and Onyx a chance at rehabilitation. At the Kent farm, Clark deals with his guilt over Conner's death. In a mid-credits scene, Artemis quotes I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings over photos of herself and Wally, and herself and Jade as children. [ citation needed ]

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