1 00:00:30,933 --> 00:00:34,033 clark, coast city could not have been more awesome. 2 00:00:34,067 --> 00:00:36,967 i mean, who would have thought that jimmy olsen 3 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,868 could shred those waves with the best of them? 4 00:00:39,900 --> 00:00:40,967 where's lana? 5 00:00:43,033 --> 00:00:46,634 lana's in metropolis. she's visiting her aunt nell. 6 00:00:46,667 --> 00:00:49,401 clark, are you okay? 7 00:00:53,334 --> 00:00:55,601 kara, do you ever think about your parents 8 00:00:55,634 --> 00:00:57,267 and it feels like they're... 9 00:00:57,300 --> 00:01:00,701 practically calling out to you? 10 00:01:00,734 --> 00:01:02,467 yeah. 11 00:01:02,501 --> 00:01:06,234 i'm always thinking about my family. 12 00:01:06,267 --> 00:01:10,033 my mom and dad will always be with me. 13 00:01:10,067 --> 00:01:11,868 and so will lara. 14 00:01:13,234 --> 00:01:15,234 i feel like i know something about jor-el, 15 00:01:15,267 --> 00:01:17,200 but my mother, she's always been a mystery to me. 16 00:01:19,367 --> 00:01:21,667 i have an idea. 17 00:01:21,701 --> 00:01:24,467 i will tell you everything you ever wanted to know 18 00:01:24,501 --> 00:01:28,868 about the incredible lara-el... in the morning. 19 00:01:28,900 --> 00:01:31,033 get some sleep, okay? 20 00:02:13,134 --> 00:02:16,601 you must come to the fortress. 21 00:02:16,634 --> 00:02:19,734 i need you, my son. 22 00:02:19,768 --> 00:02:21,801 save me. 23 00:02:25,868 --> 00:02:29,300 the crystal you carry was made by zor-el. 24 00:02:29,334 --> 00:02:31,834 it has no place in this fortress. 25 00:02:31,868 --> 00:02:33,900 my mother needs my help! 26 00:02:33,933 --> 00:02:36,667 it is far too late for that, my son. 27 00:02:36,701 --> 00:02:40,234 like all of krypton, your mother is gone forever. 28 00:02:40,267 --> 00:02:42,900 it's not true. 29 00:02:42,933 --> 00:02:44,401 we need to help her. 30 00:02:44,434 --> 00:02:46,834 every experiment my brother conducted 31 00:02:46,868 --> 00:02:50,434 was motivated by power and greed. 32 00:02:50,467 --> 00:02:52,534 hurry, my son. i have little time left. 33 00:02:52,567 --> 00:02:54,134 hurry! 34 00:02:54,167 --> 00:02:57,900 do not allow human emotions to cloud your judgment. 35 00:02:57,933 --> 00:03:00,300 i won't turn my back on my mother. 36 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,267 jor-el? 37 00:03:28,300 --> 00:03:29,567 is that you? 38 00:03:31,167 --> 00:03:32,734 i'm kal-el. 39 00:03:35,334 --> 00:03:37,267 kal-el? 40 00:03:39,234 --> 00:03:40,801 my son. 41 00:03:40,834 --> 00:03:44,167 my beautiful boy. 44 00:04:58,967 --> 00:05:02,301 oh, i'm more than okay. 45 00:05:02,334 --> 00:05:05,733 i thought i would never see you again. 46 00:05:07,833 --> 00:05:11,434 it's... it's like a dream. 47 00:05:12,867 --> 00:05:16,668 a dream that started out like a nightmare. 48 00:05:16,700 --> 00:05:19,067 when i heard your voice, you were in trouble. 49 00:05:19,100 --> 00:05:20,501 the last i remember, 50 00:05:20,534 --> 00:05:23,100 the world was exploding around me. 51 00:05:23,134 --> 00:05:25,800 you must have heard my cries. 52 00:05:27,100 --> 00:05:29,034 i knew your father was working on a plan. 53 00:05:29,067 --> 00:05:31,301 i didn't think he would send me through a portal 54 00:05:31,334 --> 00:05:33,067 forward in time. 55 00:05:34,301 --> 00:05:37,401 there's something you should know about how you got here. 56 00:05:37,434 --> 00:05:40,501 aunt lara? 57 00:05:43,467 --> 00:05:44,733 aunt lara! 58 00:05:44,767 --> 00:05:45,900 oh, my god. 59 00:05:45,934 --> 00:05:47,067 sweetheart. 60 00:05:47,100 --> 00:05:49,334 i'm so happy you managed to escape. 61 00:05:49,367 --> 00:05:50,833 my father put me in a ship 62 00:05:50,867 --> 00:05:53,201 and sent me away in the nick of time. 63 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,634 you must have come from my crystal. 64 00:05:59,501 --> 00:06:01,167 crystal? 65 00:06:04,034 --> 00:06:05,634 you've had it all this time? 66 00:06:07,334 --> 00:06:08,833 kal-el? 67 00:06:08,867 --> 00:06:10,334 what crystal? 68 00:06:12,733 --> 00:06:15,000 you didn't come through a portal. 69 00:06:15,034 --> 00:06:18,467 zor-el. 70 00:06:18,501 --> 00:06:21,634 his technology... 71 00:06:21,668 --> 00:06:23,767 it worked. 72 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:25,401 does that mean my father's here, too? 73 00:06:25,434 --> 00:06:27,067 if i emerged from this crystal, 74 00:06:27,100 --> 00:06:30,034 i am certain his replicant is right behind me. 75 00:06:30,067 --> 00:06:31,967 and he is dangerous. 76 00:06:38,501 --> 00:06:40,568 it doesn't matter. 77 00:06:40,601 --> 00:06:43,034 there's three of us and one of him. 78 00:07:01,967 --> 00:07:04,267 where's the face? 79 00:07:04,301 --> 00:07:06,301 lasik, anyone? 80 00:07:06,334 --> 00:07:07,733 it's right there. 81 00:07:07,767 --> 00:07:09,467 that's not a face. 82 00:07:09,501 --> 00:07:11,301 that's a blur. 83 00:07:11,334 --> 00:07:14,601 a compromising page-one pic of our philandering mayor 84 00:07:14,634 --> 00:07:17,267 needs two eyes, a nose, and a mouth. 85 00:07:17,301 --> 00:07:19,134 that's what makes it compromising. 86 00:07:19,167 --> 00:07:20,767 who took these? 87 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:23,100 you're looking at her. 88 00:07:25,467 --> 00:07:28,100 well, you're a woman of many talents, lane, 89 00:07:28,134 --> 00:07:30,867 but clearly photography isn't one of them. 90 00:07:32,334 --> 00:07:34,401 next time, take olsen. 91 00:07:34,434 --> 00:07:37,767 forget the pictures, then. the story speaks for itself. 92 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:41,700 "golden-boy mayor throws it all away for raven-haired nanny." 93 00:07:46,301 --> 00:07:49,267 what the hell was he smoking? 94 00:07:49,301 --> 00:07:51,833 he doesn't smoke. 95 00:07:51,867 --> 00:07:55,334 some women just happen to have the power 96 00:07:55,367 --> 00:07:59,134 to turn a man's better judgment upside down. 97 00:07:59,167 --> 00:08:02,700 when did you learn that nugget of wisdom? 98 00:08:02,733 --> 00:08:05,100 not until very recently. 99 00:08:12,601 --> 00:08:14,401 i want you to admit something. 100 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:20,467 your decision to hire me was based on hedonism, 101 00:08:20,501 --> 00:08:22,134 not journalism. 102 00:08:26,234 --> 00:08:28,100 i knew it. 103 00:08:28,134 --> 00:08:30,501 my job is a total fraud. 104 00:08:30,534 --> 00:08:34,234 but i made the decision to hire you 105 00:08:34,267 --> 00:08:37,833 before i ever saw your pretty mug. 106 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,201 it was an edge-of-your-seat expos? 107 00:08:41,234 --> 00:08:43,434 on underground cage fighting. 108 00:08:46,034 --> 00:08:47,800 it was just a coincidence 109 00:08:47,833 --> 00:08:50,833 that you happened to be incredibly irresistible. 110 00:09:32,301 --> 00:09:34,668 my dear kara. you're all right. 111 00:09:36,267 --> 00:09:40,967 i had a feeling i might find you at this farm. 112 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:42,568 oh. 113 00:09:47,634 --> 00:09:49,767 i know you tried to kill your brother. 114 00:09:51,900 --> 00:09:53,900 i've changed, kara. 115 00:09:53,934 --> 00:09:57,000 i'm a better man than i was. 116 00:09:58,234 --> 00:10:00,568 after all you've done... 117 00:10:02,967 --> 00:10:04,401 why should i believe you? 118 00:10:07,634 --> 00:10:09,767 i've been given a second chance, 119 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:11,301 in a new world. 120 00:10:11,334 --> 00:10:15,201 i won't make the same grave errors. 121 00:10:15,234 --> 00:10:18,700 especially taking my family for granted. 122 00:10:20,967 --> 00:10:23,367 our planet is gone, kara. 123 00:10:23,401 --> 00:10:26,767 family is the only thing we have left. 124 00:10:29,201 --> 00:10:32,700 i want to start over with you. 125 00:10:32,733 --> 00:10:36,000 i want to be your real father. 126 00:10:39,900 --> 00:10:43,000 i still remember the songs you sang me to sleep. 127 00:10:44,067 --> 00:10:47,034 we can be together again. 128 00:10:47,067 --> 00:10:52,067 with lara and kal-el, as a family. 129 00:10:55,134 --> 00:10:59,100 you just have to trust me. 130 00:11:02,833 --> 00:11:05,301 i want to. 131 00:11:07,267 --> 00:11:09,100 it's all right. 132 00:11:11,201 --> 00:11:13,833 it's all right, my angel. 133 00:11:18,034 --> 00:11:22,601 go to the fortress, kara. wait for me. 134 00:11:42,867 --> 00:11:46,234 jor-el's vessel. 135 00:11:49,201 --> 00:11:51,434 you can't hide your identity. 136 00:11:51,467 --> 00:11:53,900 the crystals led me right to you. 137 00:11:56,700 --> 00:11:59,934 as his emissary, you speak on jor-el's behalf. 138 00:11:59,967 --> 00:12:02,434 lara and her son will listen to you. 139 00:12:02,467 --> 00:12:05,167 you must convince them to heed my words. 140 00:12:05,201 --> 00:12:09,733 your words won't help you here, zor-el. 141 00:12:16,401 --> 00:12:18,767 just as stubborn as my brother. 142 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:21,201 soon you could be just as dead. 143 00:12:21,234 --> 00:12:26,301 if you value your life, tell kal-el to trust his uncle. 144 00:12:26,334 --> 00:12:29,100 you'll be better off in the end. 145 00:12:29,134 --> 00:12:31,334 kal-el is following his own destiny. 146 00:12:31,367 --> 00:12:33,534 i will do nothing to stop his course. 147 00:12:59,734 --> 00:13:01,001 let's get moving. 148 00:13:01,034 --> 00:13:02,168 clark? 149 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:04,034 you need to lie still, sir. 150 00:13:04,068 --> 00:13:05,434 i have to speak to clark. 151 00:13:05,467 --> 00:13:06,801 lionel, i'm here. 152 00:13:06,834 --> 00:13:08,967 clark, he's looking for a woman. 153 00:13:09,001 --> 00:13:11,367 lara. her name is lara. 154 00:13:18,434 --> 00:13:19,767 hey, cuz. 155 00:13:19,801 --> 00:13:21,400 what's the latest headline? 156 00:13:21,434 --> 00:13:24,734 "busy writing story." 157 00:13:24,767 --> 00:13:26,233 looks like someone woke up 158 00:13:26,267 --> 00:13:28,134 on the right side of the bed this morning. 159 00:13:28,168 --> 00:13:29,901 at least i woke up in my own bed. 160 00:13:29,934 --> 00:13:31,667 what's that supposed to mean? 161 00:13:31,701 --> 00:13:33,767 i told you, i was working on a story. 162 00:13:35,001 --> 00:13:36,967 a story about a reporter and her editor 163 00:13:37,001 --> 00:13:39,034 getting an exclusive between the sheets? 164 00:13:45,767 --> 00:13:46,934 look, chloe. 165 00:13:46,967 --> 00:13:48,901 i know you're impulsive, but come on. 166 00:13:48,934 --> 00:13:50,567 it wasn't an impulse. 167 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:52,734 it's not like i did a double gainer blindly off a cliff. 168 00:13:52,767 --> 00:13:55,367 but don't be surprised if you pancake faster than you think. 169 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:57,168 of all the people in the world, 170 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:59,267 you had to end up with your editor. 171 00:13:59,300 --> 00:14:02,333 so i strayed into the minefield of misguided romance again. 172 00:14:02,367 --> 00:14:03,801 but i swear to you, 173 00:14:03,834 --> 00:14:05,667 it had nothing to do with me getting the job 174 00:14:05,701 --> 00:14:06,901 or getting ahead. 175 00:14:11,101 --> 00:14:12,834 you don't believe me, do you? 176 00:14:12,867 --> 00:14:15,801 i do believe you. 177 00:14:15,834 --> 00:14:17,600 the problem is, will anyone else? 178 00:14:17,634 --> 00:14:20,068 lois, gossip spreads faster than a bad rash. 179 00:14:20,101 --> 00:14:22,634 and sooner or later, people are gonna start scratching, 180 00:14:22,667 --> 00:14:24,333 assuming one thing -- 181 00:14:24,367 --> 00:14:26,534 lois lane jump-started her career 182 00:14:26,567 --> 00:14:29,134 on her managing editor's diehard battery. 183 00:14:30,101 --> 00:14:32,068 let them think what they want. 184 00:14:32,101 --> 00:14:35,267 i am not gonna let watercooler chitchat splash cold water 185 00:14:35,300 --> 00:14:37,834 on my previously nonexistent personal life. 186 00:14:37,867 --> 00:14:39,967 you're a big girl. you can do whatever you want. 187 00:14:40,001 --> 00:14:42,634 but if you want to be taken seriously as a reporter, 188 00:14:42,667 --> 00:14:45,600 you have to break this off before it breaks your career. 189 00:14:59,101 --> 00:15:01,333 kara's standing guard at the farm. 190 00:15:01,367 --> 00:15:04,634 you should be safe here until i can locate zor-el. 191 00:15:08,367 --> 00:15:11,367 i won't put you in any more danger, kal-el. 192 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:13,600 let zor-el come and find me. 193 00:15:13,634 --> 00:15:15,534 i have nothing to fear. 194 00:15:18,701 --> 00:15:20,901 look. 195 00:15:21,134 --> 00:15:23,934 ever since i found out i was adopted, 196 00:15:23,967 --> 00:15:27,334 all i could do was imagine what my real mother would be like. 197 00:15:29,716 --> 00:15:30,842 and now you're here. 198 00:15:32,291 --> 00:15:33,651 i don't want to lose you. 199 00:15:36,731 --> 00:15:38,267 you already lost me. 200 00:15:39,228 --> 00:15:41,684 your real mother died with jor-el. 201 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:44,256 i'm not gonna let anything happen to you. 202 00:15:45,167 --> 00:15:48,468 the kents have raised you well. 203 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,934 lana, what are you doing here? 204 00:15:55,967 --> 00:15:57,800 kara told me you were here. 205 00:15:57,834 --> 00:15:59,834 she said you might need my help. 206 00:15:59,867 --> 00:16:05,101 what i think she wanted was for you to meet my mother, lara. 207 00:16:05,534 --> 00:16:07,434 hello, lana. 208 00:16:09,334 --> 00:16:11,334 it's an honor to meet you. 209 00:16:11,367 --> 00:16:13,000 lana, now that you're here, 210 00:16:13,033 --> 00:16:15,000 would you mind staying with my mother? 211 00:16:15,033 --> 00:16:17,033 i have to go meet up with kara. 212 00:16:17,067 --> 00:16:18,901 yeah. of course. 213 00:16:18,934 --> 00:16:21,334 i'll go make some tea. 214 00:16:22,868 --> 00:16:27,567 kal-el, before you leave, i want you to have this. 215 00:16:27,601 --> 00:16:29,567 it was your father's. 216 00:16:29,601 --> 00:16:31,100 his victory ring, 217 00:16:31,133 --> 00:16:34,300 given when he first became a member of the council. 218 00:16:34,334 --> 00:16:36,801 it's kryptonian tradition to pass it on to the firstborn son 219 00:16:36,834 --> 00:16:39,534 when he comes of age. 220 00:16:48,467 --> 00:16:50,634 kal-el? 221 00:16:50,667 --> 00:16:52,300 are you okay? 222 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:55,133 yeah. 223 00:16:55,167 --> 00:16:57,033 i think so. 224 00:17:01,868 --> 00:17:04,934 of course. jor-el's son. 225 00:17:07,300 --> 00:17:10,667 with the same devious look in your eye. 226 00:17:10,701 --> 00:17:12,367 how did you find me? 227 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:13,734 kara told me. 228 00:17:15,267 --> 00:17:16,834 she'd never do that. 229 00:17:16,868 --> 00:17:19,868 your cousin only wants what's best for the house of el. 230 00:17:19,901 --> 00:17:21,968 she's waiting for us at the fortress 231 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:24,000 so we can begin our mission to save our race. 232 00:17:24,033 --> 00:17:25,534 i saw what you did to lionel. 233 00:17:25,567 --> 00:17:27,267 you don't want to save anyone. 234 00:17:27,300 --> 00:17:30,000 the weak must be sacrificed for the greater good. 235 00:17:30,033 --> 00:17:32,868 something your father could never understand. 236 00:17:32,901 --> 00:17:34,868 he could have saved krypton 237 00:17:34,901 --> 00:17:37,000 if he wasn't such a feebleminded pacifist. 238 00:17:37,033 --> 00:17:39,601 jor-el did the best that he could. 239 00:17:39,634 --> 00:17:40,901 yes. 240 00:17:40,934 --> 00:17:42,701 and where is he now? 241 00:17:42,734 --> 00:17:44,067 what is he now? 242 00:17:44,100 --> 00:17:45,434 a voice. 243 00:17:45,467 --> 00:17:50,601 i'm here, in the flesh, ready to serve my people. 244 00:17:51,767 --> 00:17:54,434 come, kal-el. 245 00:17:54,467 --> 00:17:56,467 let's go get your mother. 246 00:17:56,501 --> 00:17:58,501 i'll never join you. 247 00:17:59,534 --> 00:18:01,667 if i had raised you, 248 00:18:01,701 --> 00:18:05,434 you would understand about duty and responsibility. 249 00:18:14,367 --> 00:18:16,367 my abilities. 250 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:19,234 what did he do to me? 251 00:18:19,267 --> 00:18:22,234 father's ring might symbolize victory back home, 252 00:18:22,267 --> 00:18:24,434 but here it means defeat. 253 00:18:24,467 --> 00:18:27,434 my mother gave me this ring. 254 00:18:27,467 --> 00:18:28,868 she had no way of knowing 255 00:18:28,901 --> 00:18:30,701 the blue mineral robs your powers. 256 00:18:30,734 --> 00:18:33,667 i, on the other hand, did a little research 257 00:18:33,701 --> 00:18:36,667 in one of my earlier walkabouts on earth. 258 00:18:36,701 --> 00:18:39,167 i knew she'd slip it on your finger, 259 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,434 like the good kryptonian mother she is. 260 00:18:41,467 --> 00:18:44,167 she was so proud of your father. 261 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:45,534 it was a trick. 262 00:18:45,567 --> 00:18:47,167 her voice. 263 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,567 all so i would activate the crystal. 264 00:18:49,601 --> 00:18:52,067 if kara failed to activate the crystal, 265 00:18:52,100 --> 00:18:56,367 i knew i could appeal to your human tendencies. 266 00:18:58,234 --> 00:19:00,701 kal-el, the blood of the house of el 267 00:19:00,734 --> 00:19:03,667 runs through your veins just as it does mine. 268 00:19:03,701 --> 00:19:07,934 as much as you want to deny it, your destiny is to rule. 269 00:19:07,968 --> 00:19:11,567 and we can do that together as a family. 270 00:19:11,601 --> 00:19:14,067 but you're not my family. 271 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:21,000 if you weren't lara's son, i'd end your life right now. 272 00:19:29,267 --> 00:19:32,033 i don't know much about human behavior, 273 00:19:32,067 --> 00:19:33,968 but you seem ill at ease. 274 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:36,968 no. no. not at all. 275 00:19:38,434 --> 00:19:41,901 you're worried i'll discover the darkness you're concealing. 276 00:19:43,534 --> 00:19:46,634 don't let it overpower the goodness. 277 00:19:46,667 --> 00:19:48,467 you must fight it. 278 00:19:51,033 --> 00:19:52,734 lara! 279 00:19:52,767 --> 00:19:55,300 lana, leave. 280 00:19:55,334 --> 00:19:57,334 you don't have to fear, my love. 281 00:19:57,367 --> 00:20:00,067 there's a new life waiting for us up in the frozen north. 282 00:20:00,100 --> 00:20:02,067 let her go. 283 00:20:09,100 --> 00:20:10,734 lana? 284 00:20:27,967 --> 00:20:29,534 oh, my god. 285 00:20:29,568 --> 00:20:31,934 you said it was bad, but i didn't expect "raging bull" bad. 286 00:20:31,967 --> 00:20:33,668 the good news is the e.r. doctor 287 00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:35,401 said that lana has no internal injuries. 288 00:20:35,434 --> 00:20:37,568 she'll be fine. yeah, but you're not. 289 00:20:37,601 --> 00:20:39,467 blood and sweat on clark kent are never a good combination. 290 00:20:39,501 --> 00:20:40,934 hey, listen. a little advice. 291 00:20:40,967 --> 00:20:42,367 until your wedding day, 292 00:20:42,401 --> 00:20:43,867 refrain from wearing rings of any kind. 293 00:20:43,900 --> 00:20:45,201 i was tricked, chloe. 294 00:20:45,234 --> 00:20:47,067 it's all part of zor-el's plan. 295 00:20:47,100 --> 00:20:48,733 she was crying out for me. i couldn't just ignore her. 296 00:20:48,767 --> 00:20:50,067 trust me. 297 00:20:50,100 --> 00:20:52,301 i get wanting to see your long-lost mother. 298 00:20:52,334 --> 00:20:54,568 but, clark, the sad reality is your mom died. 299 00:20:54,601 --> 00:20:56,733 you can't bring people back from the dead. 300 00:20:56,767 --> 00:20:58,733 she's not a zombie. she's my mother. 301 00:20:58,767 --> 00:21:01,234 i have to do everything in my power to save her. 302 00:21:01,267 --> 00:21:05,267 powers which at this point are sorely lacking. 303 00:21:06,501 --> 00:21:08,134 this is where having a supercharged cousin 304 00:21:08,167 --> 00:21:09,134 comes in handy. 305 00:21:09,167 --> 00:21:10,501 kara betrayed me. 306 00:21:10,534 --> 00:21:12,833 she's on her father's side. 307 00:21:12,867 --> 00:21:14,267 wow. 308 00:21:14,301 --> 00:21:16,867 i guess no matter how twisted and evil zor-el is, 309 00:21:16,900 --> 00:21:18,301 he's still her dad. 310 00:21:18,334 --> 00:21:20,067 this is why i need you to give me a ride. 311 00:21:20,100 --> 00:21:22,833 i need to get this ring off my finger and go to the fortress. 312 00:21:22,867 --> 00:21:25,067 look, clark, my yaris gets awesome mileage, 313 00:21:25,100 --> 00:21:26,601 but i seriously doubt 314 00:21:26,634 --> 00:21:28,434 it'll get us all the way to the north pole. 315 00:21:28,467 --> 00:21:29,733 how about to my barn? 316 00:21:35,401 --> 00:21:37,434 i told you you'd come to love this town. 317 00:21:37,467 --> 00:21:39,334 there's no finer women in the world. 318 00:21:39,367 --> 00:21:41,568 but you've probably figured that out by now. 319 00:21:41,601 --> 00:21:44,067 actually, work is all i've had time for. 320 00:21:44,100 --> 00:21:46,367 wait a minute. you're not dating anyone? 321 00:21:46,401 --> 00:21:47,700 come on. 322 00:21:47,733 --> 00:21:49,867 what about all the legions of female reporters 323 00:21:49,900 --> 00:21:51,367 scurrying under your feet? 324 00:21:51,401 --> 00:21:52,434 what about them? 325 00:21:52,467 --> 00:21:55,067 lois lane, for example. 326 00:21:58,767 --> 00:22:01,201 sexy, smart. 327 00:22:01,234 --> 00:22:02,668 all true. 328 00:22:02,700 --> 00:22:05,434 doesn't mean i have to date her. 329 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:09,401 was that not poetry in motion? 330 00:22:09,434 --> 00:22:12,833 so i guess you've been researching an article 331 00:22:12,867 --> 00:22:14,601 on her bra size lately? 332 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:18,467 word travels fast. 333 00:22:20,234 --> 00:22:21,800 why not tell me? 334 00:22:21,833 --> 00:22:23,334 i didn't think it was relevant. 335 00:22:23,367 --> 00:22:25,100 look, for all i care, 336 00:22:25,134 --> 00:22:27,167 you could date every girl from the copy room to the boardroom, 337 00:22:27,201 --> 00:22:29,234 just not lois lane. 338 00:22:29,267 --> 00:22:30,934 i don't get it. 339 00:22:30,967 --> 00:22:33,367 what's wrong with lois lane, other than her bad spelling? 340 00:22:33,401 --> 00:22:35,833 the woman has an insatiable curiosity. 341 00:22:35,867 --> 00:22:39,568 it's only a matter of time before she connects the dots. 342 00:22:43,067 --> 00:22:45,334 the situation's under control, lex. 343 00:22:45,367 --> 00:22:48,000 i can easily keep her out of our business. 344 00:22:52,733 --> 00:22:58,201 i know you're careful, but it's not worth the risk. 345 00:22:58,234 --> 00:23:00,700 i'm sorry. you have to end it. 346 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:05,301 look, i'm fully aware of everything you've done for me, 347 00:23:05,334 --> 00:23:08,900 but that doesn't give you the right to control my life. 348 00:23:08,934 --> 00:23:10,434 i beg to differ. 349 00:23:10,467 --> 00:23:14,000 remember, if it weren't for me, you'd be nothing. 350 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:40,833 kara! leave now! 351 00:23:40,867 --> 00:23:43,367 no. we're a family. 352 00:23:43,401 --> 00:23:46,167 lara, it's our duty to repopulate this planet. 353 00:23:46,201 --> 00:23:49,167 the humans, they would call us adam and eve. 354 00:23:49,201 --> 00:23:52,601 but it won't happen because i will never be with you. 355 00:23:52,634 --> 00:23:54,568 even with your son's life at stake? 356 00:23:54,601 --> 00:23:56,668 no. 357 00:23:56,700 --> 00:24:01,234 father, you can't possibly think of hurting kal-el. 358 00:24:01,267 --> 00:24:03,634 it may be a necessary step. 359 00:24:06,434 --> 00:24:08,800 you have me. 360 00:24:10,867 --> 00:24:13,067 i'm here. 361 00:24:14,967 --> 00:24:19,234 don't lay a hand on my son. 362 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:32,301 what are you doing? 363 00:24:32,334 --> 00:24:36,067 pulling a dark curtain over this yellow sun. 364 00:24:36,100 --> 00:24:38,867 soon, the human detritus will be killed off 365 00:24:38,900 --> 00:24:41,234 and we can begin our mission. 366 00:24:41,267 --> 00:24:42,267 no. 367 00:24:42,301 --> 00:24:44,334 you don't need to kill anybody! 368 00:24:44,367 --> 00:24:46,301 only kal-el can remove it. 369 00:24:46,334 --> 00:24:50,000 kara, these human pests will overrun us. 370 00:24:50,034 --> 00:24:51,800 they need to be eradicated. 371 00:24:54,733 --> 00:24:57,034 what will happen to my son? 372 00:25:02,534 --> 00:25:06,733 i'll go and bring him into the shelter of the fortress. 373 00:25:06,767 --> 00:25:11,034 but you must promise not one more word of protest, lara. 374 00:25:35,201 --> 00:25:36,967 hey! hey! hey! 375 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,234 i know the blue "k" is seriously cramping your style, 376 00:25:39,267 --> 00:25:41,301 but you don't have to grind your finger off! 377 00:25:41,334 --> 00:25:43,434 i don't know what else to do. it's unbreakable. 378 00:25:43,467 --> 00:25:46,367 considering what all the other flavors of kryptonite do, 379 00:25:46,401 --> 00:25:48,434 being normal might not be such a bad thing. 380 00:25:48,467 --> 00:25:50,900 not when the people i care about are in danger. 381 00:25:50,934 --> 00:25:53,034 i have to get to the fortress with or without my abilities. 382 00:25:53,067 --> 00:25:54,967 don't forget your book. 383 00:26:00,267 --> 00:26:02,134 what's happening? 384 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:07,967 we're looking at sunny skies this weekend in the smallville, 385 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:10,067 granville, and the surrounding areas. 386 00:26:10,100 --> 00:26:12,501 now let's take a look at our seven-day forecast. 387 00:26:14,733 --> 00:26:16,534 there's no storm on the horizon. 388 00:26:16,568 --> 00:26:18,401 it's too dark for a storm. 389 00:26:18,434 --> 00:26:21,568 it's an eclipse. 390 00:26:21,601 --> 00:26:23,900 that's astronomically impossible. 391 00:26:23,934 --> 00:26:27,367 the next one isn't for years. 392 00:26:27,401 --> 00:26:29,634 zor-el. 393 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:35,968 oh, god. 394 00:26:36,001 --> 00:26:38,334 if this is the apocalypse, i'd better get my dogs. 395 00:26:38,367 --> 00:26:40,834 i'm sure there's some really boring scientific explanation. 396 00:26:40,867 --> 00:26:43,233 the sun is not some birthday candle you can just blow out. 397 00:26:43,267 --> 00:26:44,601 okay, everybody. 398 00:26:44,634 --> 00:26:46,233 time to stop gawking, start reporting. 399 00:26:46,267 --> 00:26:48,467 you're journalists, not stargazers. 400 00:26:48,500 --> 00:26:50,001 let's move! 401 00:26:50,034 --> 00:26:54,300 lane, i knew you'd be burning a hole in your retina. 402 00:26:54,334 --> 00:26:57,334 i've been searching all over the planet for you. 403 00:26:57,367 --> 00:26:59,167 wow. we have something in common. 404 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:00,901 i need to see you in my office five minutes ago. 405 00:27:09,300 --> 00:27:11,500 lois -- grant -- 406 00:27:11,534 --> 00:27:14,934 look, for a girl who's not easily swept off her feet, 407 00:27:14,968 --> 00:27:17,634 i am basically blowing in the wind here. 408 00:27:17,667 --> 00:27:19,334 well, for a guy who usually 409 00:27:19,367 --> 00:27:20,968 pulls the rip cord after the first date, 410 00:27:21,001 --> 00:27:23,334 i'm soaring through the clouds. 411 00:27:23,367 --> 00:27:26,001 lois, the truth is... 412 00:27:26,034 --> 00:27:29,467 we need to stop seeing each other. 413 00:27:31,100 --> 00:27:32,367 let's face it. 414 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:34,667 this relationship is inappropriate. 415 00:27:34,701 --> 00:27:36,400 totally unprofessional. 416 00:27:36,434 --> 00:27:37,567 i'm your editor. 417 00:27:37,601 --> 00:27:39,367 i'm a reporter. 418 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:41,133 and if there's one thing we can do, 419 00:27:41,167 --> 00:27:42,701 it's separate our feelings from our work. 420 00:27:42,734 --> 00:27:45,100 are you kidding me? easy as pie. 421 00:27:46,934 --> 00:27:48,767 i never even liked you that much. 422 00:27:57,634 --> 00:28:00,167 so it's settled, then. 423 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:02,467 like it never happened. 424 00:28:20,934 --> 00:28:23,534 aunt lara, i am so sorry. 425 00:28:23,567 --> 00:28:25,567 this is all my fault. 426 00:28:25,601 --> 00:28:27,634 i thought my father had changed. 427 00:28:27,667 --> 00:28:30,034 i had no idea he wanted to hurt anyone. 428 00:28:30,068 --> 00:28:32,001 of course you didn't, sweetheart. 429 00:28:35,500 --> 00:28:38,267 my husband always kept a dagger at home. 430 00:28:38,300 --> 00:28:40,100 he was a peaceful man, 431 00:28:40,133 --> 00:28:43,467 but he believed in protecting his family at all costs. 432 00:28:43,500 --> 00:28:46,034 i won't let your father hurt my son. 433 00:28:46,068 --> 00:28:47,367 neither will i. 434 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:49,133 give it to me. i'll do it. 435 00:28:49,167 --> 00:28:51,133 no, kara. this is not your fault. 436 00:28:51,167 --> 00:28:52,367 it's about me. 437 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:53,867 i will defeat him. 438 00:28:53,901 --> 00:28:56,068 but if you fail, he'll kill you. 439 00:28:58,167 --> 00:29:01,367 and you mean way too much for me to ever let that happen. 440 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:04,500 zor-el: kara. 441 00:29:04,534 --> 00:29:06,068 i've searched everywhere. 442 00:29:06,100 --> 00:29:08,133 kal-el is nowhere to be found. 443 00:29:08,167 --> 00:29:11,367 you had no intention of finding him. 444 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:15,400 it was a ruse, just to placate me, wasn't it? 445 00:29:17,901 --> 00:29:20,434 when are you going to trust me, lara? 446 00:29:21,667 --> 00:29:24,601 you would kill your own father. 447 00:29:27,701 --> 00:29:31,567 if it meant protecting earth and every living creature on it. 448 00:29:31,601 --> 00:29:35,200 i may not have been here long, but i've learned one thing. 449 00:29:35,233 --> 00:29:37,834 everything you've told me about humans is wrong. 450 00:29:37,867 --> 00:29:42,968 they are good people, and they're worth defending. 451 00:29:44,901 --> 00:29:46,400 then you leave me no choice. 452 00:29:46,434 --> 00:29:48,534 zor-el, she's your daughter! 453 00:29:51,567 --> 00:29:54,233 you have no idea how much this pains me, 454 00:29:54,267 --> 00:29:57,200 but my duty far surpasses the bond of blood. 455 00:29:58,434 --> 00:30:00,634 father, i can't breathe. 456 00:30:00,667 --> 00:30:03,400 sorry, my angel. 457 00:30:05,500 --> 00:30:08,667 kara, back away. 458 00:30:17,901 --> 00:30:19,801 kara: clark. 459 00:30:19,834 --> 00:30:21,634 clark! the crystal! 460 00:30:21,667 --> 00:30:25,600 you're the only one that can stop the eclipse. 461 00:30:39,500 --> 00:30:40,734 kal-el. 462 00:30:42,168 --> 00:30:43,734 zor-el must be destroyed. 463 00:30:43,767 --> 00:30:44,934 shatter the crystal. 464 00:30:44,967 --> 00:30:46,068 no. 465 00:30:46,101 --> 00:30:47,834 you could be destroyed along with it. 466 00:30:47,867 --> 00:30:49,801 as long as this ring remains on your finger 467 00:30:49,834 --> 00:30:52,333 and you have no power, you cannot fulfill the destiny 468 00:30:52,367 --> 00:30:54,400 your father and i have envisioned for you. 469 00:30:54,434 --> 00:30:55,901 it doesn't matter anymore. 470 00:30:55,934 --> 00:30:57,467 what's important is we're together. 471 00:30:57,500 --> 00:30:59,834 i will always be with you. 472 00:30:59,867 --> 00:31:00,934 destroy it. 473 00:31:06,867 --> 00:31:07,867 no! 474 00:31:07,901 --> 00:31:09,101 do it, kal-el. 475 00:31:09,134 --> 00:31:10,101 save kara! 476 00:31:21,934 --> 00:31:24,333 mom. 477 00:31:30,734 --> 00:31:32,567 kara? 478 00:31:34,500 --> 00:31:36,367 kara?! 479 00:31:38,068 --> 00:31:40,467 kara? 480 00:32:21,134 --> 00:32:23,101 i was gonna close early, but... 481 00:32:23,134 --> 00:32:25,734 you look like you could use something warm. 482 00:32:25,767 --> 00:32:28,034 where am i? 483 00:32:28,068 --> 00:32:29,701 detroit. 484 00:32:31,267 --> 00:32:33,001 motor city. 485 00:32:34,233 --> 00:32:36,333 michigan. 486 00:32:41,333 --> 00:32:43,034 i know the street signs 487 00:32:43,068 --> 00:32:45,867 can be awfully confusing around here. 488 00:32:45,901 --> 00:32:48,767 but i've never seen anyone this lost. 489 00:32:48,801 --> 00:32:50,701 what's your name, hon? 490 00:32:53,101 --> 00:32:55,101 i don't know. 491 00:33:21,867 --> 00:33:24,667 still no word? 492 00:33:24,701 --> 00:33:26,567 none. 493 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:29,534 i don't think kara's ever coming back. 494 00:33:29,567 --> 00:33:30,934 all because of me. 495 00:33:30,967 --> 00:33:33,333 i just... 496 00:33:33,367 --> 00:33:35,467 i hope she's still alive somewhere. 497 00:33:35,500 --> 00:33:38,001 clark, you only wanted to see your mother. 498 00:33:38,034 --> 00:33:41,233 if anyone can understand that, it's me. 499 00:33:41,267 --> 00:33:43,934 there's no point in beating yourself up. 500 00:33:43,967 --> 00:33:45,267 why not, lana? 501 00:33:45,300 --> 00:33:47,967 people i care about got hurt. 502 00:33:48,001 --> 00:33:49,801 and jor-el was right. 503 00:33:49,834 --> 00:33:51,967 i shouldn't let emotions get in the way of my common sense. 504 00:33:52,001 --> 00:33:54,134 you grew up on a planet of human beings. 505 00:33:54,168 --> 00:33:55,634 it's okay to feel. 506 00:33:55,667 --> 00:33:58,867 your emotions are a part of who you are. 507 00:33:58,901 --> 00:34:02,400 yeah. they're more dangerous than kryptonite. 508 00:34:02,434 --> 00:34:05,300 clark, you got to meet your mother. 509 00:34:07,667 --> 00:34:12,134 lana, i always thought that if i ever did meet my mother, 510 00:34:12,168 --> 00:34:16,467 she wouldn't live up to the idea that i had of her. 511 00:34:16,500 --> 00:34:18,168 she did. 512 00:34:19,101 --> 00:34:22,400 clark, i will never be as strong as your mother. 513 00:34:22,434 --> 00:34:24,701 and after everything i've done, 514 00:34:24,734 --> 00:34:28,001 i'm not sure i'm as good a person as you deserve. 515 00:34:29,434 --> 00:34:32,267 lana, we all make mistakes. 516 00:34:33,233 --> 00:34:34,801 i'm living proof of that. 517 00:34:34,834 --> 00:34:37,134 it's how we come back from the mistakes. 518 00:34:37,168 --> 00:34:38,333 that's what matters. 519 00:34:40,967 --> 00:34:42,534 how do you come back 520 00:34:42,567 --> 00:34:47,034 when you feel like you're at the point of no return? 521 00:34:47,068 --> 00:34:50,567 lana, look at everything you went through to help my mother. 522 00:34:52,867 --> 00:34:56,168 you're not that far gone. 523 00:35:15,867 --> 00:35:18,068 looks like someone's on a lethal deadline. 524 00:35:18,101 --> 00:35:20,168 i'm trying to get this eclipse story in 525 00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:22,001 before the sun sets on my career. 526 00:35:22,034 --> 00:35:23,901 what genius invented the keyboard? 527 00:35:23,934 --> 00:35:25,701 i mean, how hard would it have been 528 00:35:25,734 --> 00:35:27,233 to put the letters in alphabetical order? 529 00:35:27,267 --> 00:35:28,834 i hate to break it to you, lo, 530 00:35:28,867 --> 00:35:30,333 but i think that the fact checkers 531 00:35:30,367 --> 00:35:32,300 are gonna have a field day with that one. 532 00:35:32,333 --> 00:35:35,534 astronomers are saying that it wasn't an actual eclipse. 533 00:35:35,567 --> 00:35:37,801 it was just some huge, circular shadow 534 00:35:37,834 --> 00:35:39,934 that was caused by water molecules. 535 00:35:39,967 --> 00:35:41,867 not the astronomer i talked to. 536 00:35:41,901 --> 00:35:43,168 trust me, chlo. 537 00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:45,001 i'm thinking two-inch-tall headline. 538 00:35:45,034 --> 00:35:47,500 lane, of all the days on the calendar, 539 00:35:47,534 --> 00:35:50,001 you pick this one to shift into slo-mo. 540 00:35:50,034 --> 00:35:51,934 just keep your pants on. i'm almost done. 541 00:35:51,967 --> 00:35:53,600 i need a couple more milliseconds. 542 00:35:53,634 --> 00:35:55,233 no. you snooze, you lose. 543 00:35:55,267 --> 00:35:56,600 larkin has already submitted his piece. 544 00:35:56,634 --> 00:35:58,400 i'm running it as tomorrow's headline. 545 00:35:58,434 --> 00:36:00,267 might want to try a typing class. 546 00:36:00,300 --> 00:36:02,068 give you a legp. 547 00:36:04,134 --> 00:36:05,934 why do i get the gnawing suspicion 548 00:36:05,967 --> 00:36:08,267 that you two have had the dear john conversation? 549 00:36:08,300 --> 00:36:09,634 yes, we sure have. 550 00:36:09,667 --> 00:36:11,767 and let me tell you, those conversations 551 00:36:11,801 --> 00:36:14,367 tend to quickly veer into awkward territory. 552 00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:16,333 you know, you think he'd be man enough 553 00:36:16,367 --> 00:36:18,667 to suck it up and treat you like everyone else. 554 00:36:19,801 --> 00:36:20,834 yeah. 555 00:36:20,867 --> 00:36:23,001 you'd think so. 556 00:36:42,834 --> 00:36:42,867 none of our satellites were affected. 557 00:36:45,001 --> 00:36:48,434 just a few lost megawatts at our solar facilities. 558 00:36:48,467 --> 00:36:51,200 proceed as planned. 559 00:36:52,867 --> 00:36:54,467 you'll be happy to hear 560 00:36:54,500 --> 00:36:57,068 lois lane and i no longer share a toothbrush. 561 00:36:57,101 --> 00:36:58,200 it's over. 562 00:36:58,233 --> 00:37:00,434 look, i know she's not the type 563 00:37:00,467 --> 00:37:02,634 you want to catch and release. 564 00:37:02,667 --> 00:37:05,001 but trust me, it's for your own good. 565 00:37:05,034 --> 00:37:07,001 are these for my own good? 566 00:37:12,034 --> 00:37:15,200 what am i, lex? your own private reality show? 567 00:37:15,233 --> 00:37:17,400 i'm keeping an eye on you so you don't get into trouble. 568 00:37:17,434 --> 00:37:18,867 you're spying on me. 569 00:37:18,901 --> 00:37:20,600 and it stops now. 570 00:37:20,634 --> 00:37:22,667 i don't care how much you've helped me. 571 00:37:22,701 --> 00:37:24,534 i'm not a rat in one of your labs. 572 00:37:25,701 --> 00:37:27,600 you're right. 573 00:37:31,300 --> 00:37:33,134 i'm sorry. 574 00:37:33,168 --> 00:37:35,333 i went overboard. 575 00:37:35,367 --> 00:37:37,600 we can't keep this secret forever, lex. 576 00:37:37,634 --> 00:37:39,534 i'm not afraid of lionel luthor. 577 00:37:39,567 --> 00:37:41,267 well, you should be. 578 00:37:41,300 --> 00:37:43,467 no one can know. do you understand? 579 00:37:43,500 --> 00:37:46,200 if he found out the truth, he could kill you. 580 00:37:46,233 --> 00:37:47,934 i'm his son. 581 00:37:47,967 --> 00:37:50,801 you're my brother. 582 00:37:50,834 --> 00:37:52,300 how could he? 583 00:37:52,333 --> 00:37:55,068 our dear old dad told the world that you were dead 584 00:37:55,101 --> 00:37:57,134 and then secretly gave you up for adoption 585 00:37:57,168 --> 00:37:59,168 all because his wife was terminally ill. 586 00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:00,667 he's not gonna want that skeleton 587 00:38:00,701 --> 00:38:02,134 stepping out of the closet. 588 00:38:02,168 --> 00:38:04,967 what he did happened a long time ago. 589 00:38:05,001 --> 00:38:07,068 in the public's eyes, there's no statute of limitations 590 00:38:07,101 --> 00:38:08,634 in leaving your infant out in the cold. 591 00:38:08,667 --> 00:38:10,034 trust me. 592 00:38:10,068 --> 00:38:12,101 it's better the world knows you as grant gabriel. 593 00:38:12,134 --> 00:38:15,634 my name is julian luthor. 594 00:38:17,168 --> 00:38:20,300 not outside of this room. 595 00:38:29,767 --> 00:38:35,300 i know that her father was your enemy, but kara is my cousin! 596 00:38:35,333 --> 00:38:37,267 with everything this fortress can do, 597 00:38:37,300 --> 00:38:40,267 there must be some way to track her down. 598 00:38:40,300 --> 00:38:42,801 if you had heeded my warning, 599 00:38:42,834 --> 00:38:45,333 this would have never happened. 600 00:38:45,367 --> 00:38:49,101 kara's well-being is no longer our concern, kal-el. 601 00:38:49,134 --> 00:38:52,034 i know what you were like on krypton! 602 00:38:52,068 --> 00:38:55,967 what happened to dedicating your life to help others? 603 00:38:56,001 --> 00:38:59,068 that is not my mission. 604 00:38:59,101 --> 00:39:01,767 i don't believe you. 605 00:39:01,801 --> 00:39:04,701 her disappearance was not my doing. 606 00:39:04,734 --> 00:39:08,267 zor-el is the only one who knows that answer. 607 00:39:08,300 --> 00:39:09,901 zor-el is gone. 608 00:39:09,934 --> 00:39:13,034 jor-el: you have chosen to defy me yet again, kal-el. 609 00:39:13,068 --> 00:39:17,168 and you seem to lack the capacity to learn your lesson. 610 00:39:17,200 --> 00:39:19,267 i am sorry, my son. 611 00:39:19,300 --> 00:39:23,934 this defiance cannot go without consequence.