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<i>Previously on "Superman and Lois"...</i>

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Your mom wanted us
to move to Smallville.

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- This family needs Smallville.
<i>- About a year ago,</i>

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I took a bunch of my mom's pills.

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She made a really big drama out of it.

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Lots of therapy.

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<i>[DRAMATIC MUSIC]</i>

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Hey! That's my girlfriend!

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- Girlfriend?
<i>- It is an article</i>

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- <i>I am working on about Morgan Edge.</i>
- _

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He's not here to save Smallville.

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- <i>Edge changed my story.</i>
- _

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I can't let him do this.

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That is the best writing I have done

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- since you took over.
- _

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- <i>I already quit.</i>
- _

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- When can you start?
- So I can go to school?

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We have to keep an eye on your powers.

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His photonucleic effect
appears to be insignificant.

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He will never be like you, Kal-El.

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<i>[UPBEAT MUSIC]</i>

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<i>♪♪</i>

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Does this have too much blue in it?

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I still like the Huntsman's Tribute.

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[GROANS]

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Dad, I'm pretty sure
that's just slang for "poop".

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- Hey.
- Jonathan.

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Don't be gross.

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Also, he's not wrong.

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Mom, can we just pick something?

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Sweetie, this is an important decision.

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We're finally putting our own
stamp on this house.

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If you'd make up your mind.

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<i>♪♪</i>

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What about this color?

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You like this color?

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Yeah, it's fine.

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- Yeah?
- Yeah.

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<i>♪♪</i>

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- Ah!
- Someone is just asking

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- for the Huntsman's Tribute.
- Anything but Dad's color!

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Oh, come on!

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Oh. You really want to do this?

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No super tricks. All right?

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Come on. Come on.

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You have to do better than that!

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<i>♪♪</i>

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[LAUGHS]

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Okay, you're done. That's it, that's it!

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<i>[SLOW-MOTION DRAMATIC MUSIC]</i>

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<i>♪♪</i>

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[TIRES SCREECHING]

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<i>♪♪</i>

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<i>Clark? Clark?</i>

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[WHOOSHES]

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[WIND HOWLS]

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Guess there's no reason to hide it

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now that you both know he's Superman.

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<i>♪♪</i>

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[SNAPPING]

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<i>[INTENSE DRAMATIC MUSIC]</i>

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[SCREAMING]

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<i>♪♪</i>

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[WHOOSHES]

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<i>♪♪</i>

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[SCREAMING]

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<i>♪♪</i>

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[WHOOSHES]

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<i>♪♪</i>

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[WIRES SNAPPING]

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[WHOOSHES]

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[CRUNCHING]

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[SCREAMING]

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Oh!

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<i>♪♪</i>

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<i>[TRIUMPHANT MUSIC]</i>

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<i>♪♪</i>

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[LAUGHS]

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[SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE]

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<i>♪♪</i>

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- Synced and corrected by Firefly -
- www.addic7ed.com -

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- <i>Wait, so you can hear</i>
- _

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every sound in the world at once?

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It's more like I hear all
the fluctuations taking place

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in the collective sonic frequency.

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That makes zero sense to me.

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So how do you tell between, like,

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someone in trouble and someone
shouting for a taxi?

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Well, it took lots of years
of training at the Fortress,

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but that's where I learned
to hone in on certain sounds,

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like people in distress.

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Wait, be for real, though.

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What's the most embarrassing
thing you've ever heard?

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Nope. Not appropriate.

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Be honest. Was there nudity involved?

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Maybe when you guys are older.

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- Oh, come on, come on!
- What?

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Another time, another time.

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I would've much rather had super hearing

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than crazy-ass laser eyes.

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Hey, let's just stick with calling it

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"heat vision" for now, okay?

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- Mm-hmm.
- And don't be so sure.

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Every power comes with its own burden.

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And responsibilities.

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You mean rules.

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Which are meant to protect you.

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Yeah. "Don't use my powers,

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don't draw attention to myself".

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Oh, "Don't feed him after midnight".

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Hey, it's important that we don't draw

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unnecessary attention to our family.

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If anyone ever found out
the truth about me,

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it would change everything.

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It's not like we're worried you two

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are gonna post it on Facebook.

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I mean, yeah, we're not soccer moms.

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My point is, you need to be
mindful of your actions.

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It's the small things
that'll raise suspicion.

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Look, when I was your age,
my dad was really strict,

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and at the time, it seemed unfair.

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But now, I realize it
gave me a normal life.

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And that's what I want
for the two of you.

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Yeah, if by "normal" you mean
we're cast out like lepers,

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Smallville High has it covered.

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All I'm asking is that
you're careful, okay?

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I can't always be there.

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<i>[SOFT MUSIC]</i>

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- Okay.
- Yeah, all right.

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[SIGHS]

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Couldn't we just sat
in the waiting room?

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What if somebody we know came in?

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They might ask questions.

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You know, if this is something
you're so embarrassed about,

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then maybe we shouldn't
be doing it anymore.

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We agreed, Kyle. This is important.

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It's been a year, Lana.

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Why does it feel like

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I'm the only one that's still
worried about this?

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Will you stop with this again?

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You're not the only one
worried about this.

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You sure have a funny way of showing it.

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Hey, honey.

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Hey,<i> mija.</i>

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How did it go with Dr. Lawrence?

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That's... between me and her.

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I just want to make sure
you're doing okay, that's all.

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Then stop asking me about it
every 10 seconds.

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- [CLEARS THROAT]
- I'm seeing Dr. Lawrence

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like you asked, okay?

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Can we just go now? Dad?

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Roger that.

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[ENGINE ROARS]

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[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

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<i>Hey, you weren't in first period class</i>

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this morning. Everything all right?

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Not according to my mom.

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It's fine, it's just some dumb
family drama stuff.

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Hey, uh...

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I've been meaning to ask you this.

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After school, could
we possibly hang out...

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Oh, I... I'm gonna be late,

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so I'll talk to you later?

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Close, but no cigar, pal.

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Nice try.

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<i>[SOFT MUSIC]</i>

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[METAL CREAKING]

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<i>♪♪</i>

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[METAL CREAKING]

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<i>[BRIGHT MUSIC]</i>

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<i>♪♪</i>

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<i>[CHILDREN CHANTING]</i>

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<i>[WOMAN SPEAKING JAPANESE]</i>

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<i>[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]</i>

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<i>[MAN SHOUTING]</i>

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<i>[CHILD SHOUTING PLAYFULLY]</i>

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<i>[WOMAN SPEAKING CHINESE]</i>

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<i>[CHURCH BELL RINGING]</i>

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<i>♪♪</i>

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[GRUNTS]

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Hey, short stack...

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<i>♪♪</i>

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Why is it every time I see you,

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you're flirting with my girlfriend?

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Look, I don't know what
you're talking...

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<i>♪♪</i>

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<i>Hey! What are you doing?</i>

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<i>First, you kiss Sarah,
and now I catch you</i>

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- slobbering all over like a...
- Hey!

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Get away from him!

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- What are you doing? Come on.
- Thank you.

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<i>♪♪</i>

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<i>- Jordan. Come on.
- Thank you.</i>

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- Hey!
- Don't you walk away from me.

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<i>Jordan, Jordan, Jordan...</i>

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Jordan, Jordan!

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<i>Look at him, he's shaking.</i>

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Jordan!

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<i>♪♪</i>

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<i>Oh, this is pathetic.</i>

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Hey, guys!

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Wow, this place has...

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- Whatever.
- Really not changed since I went here.

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<i>[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]</i>

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I didn't need your help.

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Apparently needed Dad's.

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What are you doing here?

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Oh, just wanted to, you know,

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see how things were going
at your new school.

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So you decide to randomly drop by

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during fifth period?

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This wasn't random.

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He was spying on us.

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What?

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<i>[SOFT MUSIC]</i>

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<i>♪♪</i>

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I was just making sure
that you were okay.

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Yeah, you could've said
something this morning,

219
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but instead, you lied to our faces.

220
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It wasn't a lie. You just didn't ask.

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How long have you been doing this?

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Since we moved here? Our whole lives?

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It's not like I'm listening
all the time.

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That is... that is the wrong answer.

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[WHOOSHES]

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You know, I thought you said it was okay

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- for me to go to school.
- It is.

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- Yes.
- Jordan, having a new power is a lot.

229
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Yeah. So that was a lie too.

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<i>♪♪</i>

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[DOOR SLAMS]

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Oy.

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- [LAUGHS]
- So how was your first day?

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I tried following up on
those reverse mortgages,

235
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but it turns out,
people aren't interested

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in talking to someone
not from Smallville.

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Well, trust takes time.

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People around here,
they'll warm up soon enough.

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You spoken to the boys since earlier?

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Nope. Radio silence.

241
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Do you remember
the first time I caught you

242
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listening in on me?

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How could I forget?

244
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Thought I was gonna lose you forever.

245
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You almost did.

246
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Pretty sure I spent about
a weeks' salary on flowers

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just to get you to talk to me again.

248
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It was two, and you got off easy

249
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because I was still
madly in love with you.

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Mm-hmm.

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Well...

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any suggestions on how to
make things right with the boys?

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Make them the same promise you made me.

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<i>[SOFT MUSIC]</i>

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<i>♪♪</i>

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[DOOR CLICKS]

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<i>♪♪</i>

258
00:10:11,032 --> 00:10:13,029
You both were right.

259
00:10:13,034 --> 00:10:14,665
I'm sorry.

260
00:10:14,670 --> 00:10:16,834
No more listening in
on your conversations.

261
00:10:16,839 --> 00:10:18,338
I give you my word.

262
00:10:19,507 --> 00:10:22,072
Mom mentioned something about flowers.

263
00:10:22,077 --> 00:10:24,808
What are the chances of you
raising my allowance?

264
00:10:24,813 --> 00:10:26,042
[CHUCKLES]

265
00:10:26,047 --> 00:10:27,344
Nice try.

266
00:10:27,349 --> 00:10:28,945
We good?

267
00:10:28,950 --> 00:10:31,114
<i>♪♪</i>

268
00:10:31,119 --> 00:10:32,582
Sure, whatever.

269
00:10:32,587 --> 00:10:36,792
<i>♪♪</i>

270
00:10:38,322 --> 00:10:40,553
How would you like to
interview the keynote speaker

271
00:10:40,558 --> 00:10:42,758
at this year's Harvest Festival?

272
00:10:42,763 --> 00:10:45,661
Not sure puff pieces
are really my brand.

273
00:10:45,666 --> 00:10:47,930
Well, around here, they sell papers.

274
00:10:47,935 --> 00:10:49,599
I'm afraid not everything
you write for me

275
00:10:49,604 --> 00:10:52,071
- is gonna change the world.
- [DOOR OPENS]

276
00:10:53,635 --> 00:10:55,534
This the paper that just
published that article

277
00:10:55,539 --> 00:10:57,039
about Edge Intercorp?

278
00:10:57,044 --> 00:10:59,606
Yes, along with a great piece
on birdwatching

279
00:10:59,611 --> 00:11:01,811
and a pretty tricky crossword puzzle.

280
00:11:01,816 --> 00:11:03,413
Eh, it wasn't that tricky.

281
00:11:03,418 --> 00:11:05,448
Now, which one of you is
calling around New Carthage

282
00:11:05,452 --> 00:11:08,517
looking for a new story?

283
00:11:08,522 --> 00:11:10,986
That would be me. Miss...

284
00:11:10,991 --> 00:11:13,122
Powell. Sharon Powell.

285
00:11:13,127 --> 00:11:14,889
Miss Powell, I'm Lois Lane.

286
00:11:14,894 --> 00:11:17,259
Does this have anything to do
with Morgan Edge?

287
00:11:17,264 --> 00:11:18,927
Yeah, you're damn right it does.

288
00:11:18,932 --> 00:11:21,296
I'm hoping you can help me
nail that bastard's ass

289
00:11:21,301 --> 00:11:22,764
to the wall.

290
00:11:22,769 --> 00:11:25,767
<i>[DRAMATIC MUSIC]</i>

291
00:11:25,772 --> 00:11:27,669
- <i>♪♪</i>
- _

292
00:11:27,674 --> 00:11:31,179
My son was a miner at the
Edge Facility in New Carthage.

293
00:11:32,212 --> 00:11:33,845
- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.

294
00:11:34,615 --> 00:11:37,513
He worked there six months.

295
00:11:37,518 --> 00:11:38,913
Made good money, too.

296
00:11:38,918 --> 00:11:40,651
He even sent some of it back home.

297
00:11:42,021 --> 00:11:43,849
But that all changed the day Morgan Edge

298
00:11:43,854 --> 00:11:46,654
offered him "the opportunity
of a lifetime".

299
00:11:46,659 --> 00:11:48,722
What kind of opportunity?

300
00:11:48,727 --> 00:11:50,258
I was never too clear on that.

301
00:11:50,263 --> 00:11:53,093
Derek had to sign a bunch of paperwork.

302
00:11:53,098 --> 00:11:54,962
Keeping him quiet.

303
00:11:54,967 --> 00:11:57,765
And why do you think there
was foul play involved?

304
00:11:57,770 --> 00:12:01,438
[SIGHS]

305
00:12:04,577 --> 00:12:07,107
<i>Hey, Mom, wish I caught you.</i>

306
00:12:07,112 --> 00:12:10,077
<i>This opportunity isn't
what I thought it was.</i>

307
00:12:10,082 --> 00:12:12,580
<i>Not sure what's gonna happen, so...</i>

308
00:12:12,585 --> 00:12:14,981
<i>just wanted you to know
that I loved you.</i>

309
00:12:14,986 --> 00:12:16,116
<i>- Bye.</i>
- [PHONE BEEPS]

310
00:12:16,121 --> 00:12:18,118
That was the last time I...

311
00:12:18,123 --> 00:12:20,587
ever heard his voice.

312
00:12:20,592 --> 00:12:22,422
I'm sorry.

313
00:12:22,427 --> 00:12:25,458
<i>[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]</i>

314
00:12:25,463 --> 00:12:28,028
<i>♪♪</i>

315
00:12:28,033 --> 00:12:29,800
Thank you.

316
00:12:31,403 --> 00:12:34,434
[SHUTTER CLICKING]

317
00:12:34,439 --> 00:12:38,644
<i>♪♪</i>

318
00:12:40,111 --> 00:12:43,109
<i>[DRAMATIC MUSIC]</i>

319
00:12:43,114 --> 00:12:45,278
<i>♪♪</i>

320
00:12:45,283 --> 00:12:47,379
You can't just break up with me.

321
00:12:47,384 --> 00:12:50,383
Have you not been paying attention?

322
00:12:50,388 --> 00:12:52,488
- Come on.
- Don't.

323
00:12:56,193 --> 00:12:59,094
Better learn to stay in your lane.

324
00:13:03,467 --> 00:13:06,932
One, two, three, four, five.

325
00:13:06,937 --> 00:13:08,100
Seven, eight.

326
00:13:08,105 --> 00:13:11,305
One, two, three, four, five.

327
00:13:11,310 --> 00:13:12,479
Seven, eight.

328
00:13:12,484 --> 00:13:15,807
One, two, three, four, five.

329
00:13:15,812 --> 00:13:18,043
Seven, eight.

330
00:13:18,048 --> 00:13:19,548
What is with the timing?

331
00:13:19,553 --> 00:13:21,343
- Sarah!
- What?

332
00:13:21,348 --> 00:13:23,545
14 other girls are
working their butts off,

333
00:13:23,550 --> 00:13:25,250
and you're barely paying attention.

334
00:13:25,255 --> 00:13:26,618
What's going on?

335
00:13:26,623 --> 00:13:27,953
Relax, Mom.

336
00:13:27,958 --> 00:13:29,858
Don't tell me to relax.

337
00:13:29,863 --> 00:13:30,863
This is important.

338
00:13:30,868 --> 00:13:32,935
What has gotten into you lately?

339
00:13:34,562 --> 00:13:36,192
You know what, Mom?

340
00:13:36,197 --> 00:13:37,593
I quit.

341
00:13:37,598 --> 00:13:40,263
How about that?

342
00:13:40,268 --> 00:13:42,999
Sarah, get back here.

343
00:13:43,004 --> 00:13:44,737
Sarah!

344
00:13:46,201 --> 00:13:48,065
- [WHISTLE BLARES]
- Get 'em, boys.

345
00:13:48,070 --> 00:13:50,167
Come on, boys.

346
00:13:50,172 --> 00:13:52,402
Get your heads into it, let's go!

347
00:13:52,407 --> 00:13:54,845
Pick up that knee! Let's go!

348
00:13:54,850 --> 00:13:57,148
Uh, Kent. Is that your brother?

349
00:13:57,153 --> 00:13:59,150
Come on, let's go, people!

350
00:13:59,155 --> 00:14:01,285
- Two hands on that ball!
- Hey, Pee-Wee!

351
00:14:01,290 --> 00:14:03,154
- Practice is on Saturday!
- [LAUGHTER]

352
00:14:03,159 --> 00:14:05,089
He's a walking Disney movie in cleats.

353
00:14:05,094 --> 00:14:06,991
Hey, hey, hey. Hey, dude.

354
00:14:06,996 --> 00:14:08,725
What are you doing?

355
00:14:08,730 --> 00:14:10,895
- Trying out for the team.
- That is a...

356
00:14:10,900 --> 00:14:13,994
a terrible idea on so
many levels, I can't...

357
00:14:13,999 --> 00:14:15,500
Since when did you become
such a pessimist?

358
00:14:15,504 --> 00:14:18,135
I don't know, probably since
I saw you in pads.

359
00:14:18,140 --> 00:14:20,404
Jordan, what about your powers?

360
00:14:20,409 --> 00:14:23,072
I'll go easy. All right?

361
00:14:23,077 --> 00:14:25,208
Do you even know how to do that?

362
00:14:25,213 --> 00:14:26,710
Don't worry.

363
00:14:26,715 --> 00:14:28,978
Now, who wants to play some football?

364
00:14:28,983 --> 00:14:30,878
In the middle.
In the middle, 13, let's go!

365
00:14:30,883 --> 00:14:33,483
Jordan, that literally
goes against everything

366
00:14:33,488 --> 00:14:35,051
that we talked about with Dad.

367
00:14:35,056 --> 00:14:36,456
You play for the team all the time.

368
00:14:36,461 --> 00:14:37,812
What's the difference
if I give it a try?

369
00:14:37,816 --> 00:14:40,181
Are you being serious?

370
00:14:40,186 --> 00:14:41,549
What is this even about, Jordan?

371
00:14:41,554 --> 00:14:42,959
You hate sports.

372
00:14:42,964 --> 00:14:44,595
These guys think
they can push us around.

373
00:14:44,599 --> 00:14:46,296
Well, guess what?

374
00:14:46,301 --> 00:14:48,031
- I'm pushing back.
- [WHISTLE BLARES]

375
00:14:48,036 --> 00:14:49,408
Let's go, drive that through.

376
00:14:49,412 --> 00:14:51,312
Drive, drive, drive, drive, drive!

377
00:14:51,317 --> 00:14:53,413
Come on, let's go, people!

378
00:14:53,418 --> 00:14:54,581
All right.

379
00:14:54,586 --> 00:14:55,750
When you came by earlier,

380
00:14:55,754 --> 00:14:58,385
I thought the other coaches
was pranking me.

381
00:14:58,390 --> 00:15:00,420
But here you are.

382
00:15:00,425 --> 00:15:01,789
All right.

383
00:15:01,794 --> 00:15:02,823
[WHISTLE BLARES]

384
00:15:02,828 --> 00:15:04,746
Simon!

385
00:15:04,751 --> 00:15:07,449
Go on, take some reps at corner.

386
00:15:07,454 --> 00:15:09,051
- Go on.
- Yes, Coach!

387
00:15:09,056 --> 00:15:10,485
Thank you, Coach!

388
00:15:10,490 --> 00:15:12,154
It's not a military drill, Jordan.

389
00:15:12,159 --> 00:15:14,689
You're gonna need to put that helmet on.

390
00:15:14,694 --> 00:15:16,325
Let's go, people! Let's go!

391
00:15:16,330 --> 00:15:17,659
Come on, now! Let's go!

392
00:15:17,664 --> 00:15:19,328
Pick up the pace!

393
00:15:19,333 --> 00:15:23,098
Red Eighty, Red Eighty.

394
00:15:23,103 --> 00:15:24,867
Set, hut!

395
00:15:24,872 --> 00:15:26,334
[GROANS]

396
00:15:26,339 --> 00:15:28,102
<i>♪♪</i>

397
00:15:28,107 --> 00:15:29,741
[GROANS]

398
00:15:31,043 --> 00:15:32,974
[BREATHING HEAVILY]

399
00:15:32,979 --> 00:15:34,409
This is my lane now, bro.

400
00:15:34,414 --> 00:15:37,278
<i>♪ Ooh, la, la, ah, oui, oui ♪</i>

401
00:15:37,283 --> 00:15:39,647
<i>♪ Ooh, la, la ♪</i>

402
00:15:39,652 --> 00:15:41,783
<i>♪ Lookin' for M's like I lost a friend ♪</i>

403
00:15:41,788 --> 00:15:43,591
<i>♪ Jump out of my bed like,
"Where the bread?" ♪</i>

404
00:15:43,595 --> 00:15:45,656
<i>♪ You gon' hold the egg,
waiter bring the check ♪</i>

405
00:15:45,661 --> 00:15:47,318
<i>♪ When we talk, we Kalashnikov ♪</i>

406
00:15:47,323 --> 00:15:49,223
<i>♪ Keep us in your thoughts,
fully dressed ♪</i>

407
00:15:49,228 --> 00:15:52,460
<i>♪ At the crack of dawn,
letting, letting off ♪</i>

408
00:15:52,465 --> 00:15:54,429
<i>♪♪</i>

409
00:15:54,434 --> 00:15:57,230
<i>♪ Ooh, la, la, ah, oui, oui ♪</i>

410
00:15:57,235 --> 00:16:00,066
- <i>♪ Ooh, la, la, ah, oui, oui ♪</i>
- Set, hut.

411
00:16:00,071 --> 00:16:02,836
<i>♪ Ooh, la, la, ah, oui, oui ♪</i>

412
00:16:02,841 --> 00:16:04,671
<i>♪ Ooh, la, la ♪</i>

413
00:16:04,676 --> 00:16:06,039
- Whoo!
- [WHISTLE BLARES]

414
00:16:06,044 --> 00:16:08,709
<i>♪♪</i>

415
00:16:08,714 --> 00:16:09,843
<i>♪ Ah, oui ♪</i>

416
00:16:09,848 --> 00:16:11,177
<i>♪ Ah, oui ♪</i>

417
00:16:11,182 --> 00:16:12,913
ALL: Ohh!

418
00:16:12,918 --> 00:16:14,418
<i>♪ Ah, oui, oui, oui, oui ♪</i>

419
00:16:14,423 --> 00:16:15,652
[WHISTLE BLARES]

420
00:16:15,657 --> 00:16:17,654
That's what I'm talking about!

421
00:16:17,659 --> 00:16:19,222
- Thanks, Coach.
- Whoo!

422
00:16:19,227 --> 00:16:20,424
Thank you.

423
00:16:20,429 --> 00:16:23,327
Thank you! Uh!

424
00:16:23,332 --> 00:16:24,795
- Ah, ah!
- [WHISTLE CHIRPS]

425
00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:27,096
Hey, where are you going, QB number two?

426
00:16:27,101 --> 00:16:28,898
Not so fast.

427
00:16:28,903 --> 00:16:30,496
Excuse me, Coach?

428
00:16:30,501 --> 00:16:32,131
You got the big cheese, Ronnie Lott,

429
00:16:32,136 --> 00:16:34,967
for a little brother and you
didn't say nothing to me?

430
00:16:34,972 --> 00:16:37,002
Someone's running today, smartass.

431
00:16:37,007 --> 00:16:39,472
You give me five
for keeping that from me.

432
00:16:39,477 --> 00:16:41,407
Yeah, go on!

433
00:16:41,412 --> 00:16:42,875
[LAUGHS]

434
00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:45,681
Pick up the pace,
or I'll put five on it!

435
00:16:47,761 --> 00:16:50,826
- <i>♪ Do you know your needs? ♪</i>
- _

436
00:16:50,831 --> 00:16:52,661
[GULPING]

437
00:16:52,666 --> 00:16:56,871
<i>♪♪</i>

438
00:16:58,605 --> 00:16:59,835
So when did you turn into

439
00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:03,139
Mr. All-American football player?

440
00:17:03,144 --> 00:17:05,140
I've been practicing
in the backyard with Jon.

441
00:17:05,145 --> 00:17:08,346
Oh, yeah, yeah. For sure, every day.

442
00:17:09,650 --> 00:17:11,750
You two are very unusual people.

443
00:17:13,654 --> 00:17:15,884
So I kinda heard you and Sean earlier.

444
00:17:15,889 --> 00:17:18,020
[ENTRY DOOR CHIMES]

445
00:17:18,025 --> 00:17:21,222
It was long overdue. He's just...

446
00:17:21,227 --> 00:17:24,259
everything I'm not looking for.

447
00:17:24,264 --> 00:17:25,527
I'm sorry.

448
00:17:25,532 --> 00:17:28,196
So you... you broke up with Sean then?

449
00:17:28,201 --> 00:17:30,296
Well, aren't you super perceptive.

450
00:17:30,301 --> 00:17:32,901
So that's why you walked off
the cheer squad earlier?

451
00:17:32,906 --> 00:17:34,570
Uh, maybe.

452
00:17:34,575 --> 00:17:37,039
We've been in school for, what?
Exactly, like, a week?

453
00:17:37,044 --> 00:17:39,307
And it feels the exact same.

454
00:17:39,312 --> 00:17:41,542
Have you guys ever just wanted

455
00:17:41,547 --> 00:17:44,546
to change your... everything?

456
00:17:44,551 --> 00:17:46,181
- Yeah.
- Not until I moved here.

457
00:17:46,186 --> 00:17:48,716
<i>[SOFT MUSIC]</i>

458
00:17:48,721 --> 00:17:52,620
<i>♪♪</i>

459
00:17:52,625 --> 00:17:56,127
Uh, Sarah, your mom's coming
in at, like, an EF4 right now.

460
00:17:57,097 --> 00:18:00,061
- Hi, boys.
- Hi, Mrs. Cushing.

461
00:18:00,066 --> 00:18:03,098
Sarah, can I talk to you for a minute?

462
00:18:03,103 --> 00:18:05,903
Whatever you wanna say,
you can say it right here.

463
00:18:07,073 --> 00:18:10,705
Do you wanna explain to me
what happened back there?

464
00:18:10,710 --> 00:18:12,974
Isn't it obvious? I quit the team.

465
00:18:12,979 --> 00:18:15,204
Mm-hmm, you don't need
to give me attitude.

466
00:18:15,209 --> 00:18:17,809
Well, you don't have to hover
every single day.

467
00:18:17,814 --> 00:18:19,977
Look, I'm just trying to keep you safe.

468
00:18:19,982 --> 00:18:21,782
Because you think I'm gonna kill myself?

469
00:18:21,787 --> 00:18:24,279
Okay, this is not the appropriate place

470
00:18:24,284 --> 00:18:25,584
to be having this conversation.

471
00:18:25,589 --> 00:18:29,189
How many times do I have
to tell you I'm fine?

472
00:18:29,194 --> 00:18:31,791
Can't you just trust that and back off?

473
00:18:31,796 --> 00:18:34,095
I know you're not telling me
everything that happened.

474
00:18:34,100 --> 00:18:36,396
[SCOFFS] That's hilarious,

475
00:18:36,401 --> 00:18:38,698
coming from the most full-of-crap lady

476
00:18:38,703 --> 00:18:40,434
- in all of Smallville.
- Okay, Sarah...

477
00:18:40,439 --> 00:18:42,903
No, you act like our family's so awesome

478
00:18:42,908 --> 00:18:45,639
when it's literally a dumpster fire.

479
00:18:45,644 --> 00:18:48,242
- Enough.
- Dad sleeps on the couch every night.

480
00:18:48,247 --> 00:18:50,188
Sophie bullies all of
the kids in her class,

481
00:18:50,193 --> 00:18:52,857
and you can't go to bed
without taking a pill.

482
00:18:52,862 --> 00:18:54,662
I said that's enough!

483
00:18:56,197 --> 00:18:58,464
Look, grab your stuff. Let's go.

484
00:18:59,336 --> 00:19:01,500
- Now!
- [SCOFFS]

485
00:19:01,505 --> 00:19:04,069
<i>[DRAMATIC MUSIC]</i>

486
00:19:04,074 --> 00:19:07,206
<i>♪♪</i>

487
00:19:07,211 --> 00:19:10,279
- Lana?
- Not now, Clark.

488
00:19:11,292 --> 00:19:13,292
Everything okay with Lana?

489
00:19:14,514 --> 00:19:15,911
Not really.

490
00:19:15,916 --> 00:19:18,347
Yeah, she just went all
scorched earth on Sarah.

491
00:19:18,352 --> 00:19:19,781
Oh.

492
00:19:19,786 --> 00:19:22,584
Well, your mom's working
late, so it's just us.

493
00:19:22,589 --> 00:19:24,619
Anything exciting happen
in school today?

494
00:19:24,624 --> 00:19:26,788
Actually, football practice
was pretty interesting.

495
00:19:26,793 --> 00:19:28,457
- Yeah?
- Yeah.

496
00:19:28,462 --> 00:19:30,458
Jonathan got a couple good reps in.

497
00:19:30,463 --> 00:19:32,394
I really think Coach is
starting to take notice.

498
00:19:32,399 --> 00:19:34,231
Yeah, there's just a little
more to it than that, but...

499
00:19:34,235 --> 00:19:36,031
That's great! Let's, uh...

500
00:19:36,036 --> 00:19:39,768
oh, let's celebrate with
some chili cheese fries.

501
00:19:39,773 --> 00:19:42,271
<i>[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]</i>

502
00:19:42,276 --> 00:19:43,939
<i>♪♪</i>

503
00:19:43,944 --> 00:19:47,376
I think Sharon Powell might
have given us our big break.

504
00:19:47,381 --> 00:19:50,879
Or... and here's another theory,

505
00:19:50,884 --> 00:19:52,748
that lady was half in the bag,

506
00:19:52,753 --> 00:19:55,084
selling a conspiracy theory
about her son.

507
00:19:55,089 --> 00:19:56,352
Did you smell her breath?

508
00:19:56,357 --> 00:19:58,588
I am aware she'd been drinking.

509
00:19:58,593 --> 00:20:00,923
I looked into Derek Powell
while you were with his mom.

510
00:20:00,928 --> 00:20:03,358
It turns out, the guy has
a pretty checkered past.

511
00:20:03,363 --> 00:20:06,263
Even if that's true, that voicemail
was really compelling.

512
00:20:06,268 --> 00:20:08,565
Out of context, sure, but he never once

513
00:20:08,570 --> 00:20:09,966
mentioned Morgan Edge.

514
00:20:09,971 --> 00:20:11,601
Maybe it was just
a drug deal gone wrong.

515
00:20:11,606 --> 00:20:13,403
- That is a stretch.
- But a bazillionaire

516
00:20:13,408 --> 00:20:15,505
making the guy disappear isn't?

517
00:20:15,510 --> 00:20:17,974
At least give me the chance
to prove I'm right.

518
00:20:17,979 --> 00:20:20,276
Look, this isn't the "Daily Planet".

519
00:20:20,281 --> 00:20:22,946
We don't have the resources
to run an investigation

520
00:20:22,951 --> 00:20:24,614
- for weeks on end.
- But you hired me

521
00:20:24,619 --> 00:20:26,482
to write this kind of story.

522
00:20:26,487 --> 00:20:28,652
[LOUD CRASH]

523
00:20:28,657 --> 00:20:31,722
[CAR ALARM BLARING]

524
00:20:31,727 --> 00:20:34,824
<i>[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]</i>

525
00:20:34,829 --> 00:20:39,034
<i>♪♪</i>

526
00:20:43,469 --> 00:20:45,533
I hate to ask,

527
00:20:45,538 --> 00:20:47,668
but you don't happen
to drive a station wagon

528
00:20:47,673 --> 00:20:50,604
that's on fire right now...

529
00:20:50,609 --> 00:20:52,642
do you?

530
00:20:54,900 --> 00:20:58,633
We got the scene cleaned up.
Button up, all right?

531
00:20:58,638 --> 00:21:01,392
I'm sorry about your car, Lois.

532
00:21:01,397 --> 00:21:03,428
Morgan Edge was behind this, Kyle.

533
00:21:03,433 --> 00:21:04,897
Now, hold on, you shouldn't go around

534
00:21:04,901 --> 00:21:06,632
making baseless accusations like that.

535
00:21:06,637 --> 00:21:08,768
It's not baseless.
We just finished talking

536
00:21:08,773 --> 00:21:09,902
to a source about him.

537
00:21:09,907 --> 00:21:12,305
We still haven't verified those claims.

538
00:21:12,310 --> 00:21:14,907
<i>[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]</i>

539
00:21:14,912 --> 00:21:16,609
Y'all have a good night.

540
00:21:16,614 --> 00:21:19,111
<i>♪♪</i>

541
00:21:19,116 --> 00:21:20,783
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

542
00:21:26,989 --> 00:21:28,252
- Yo, give it back!
- Hey, hey.

543
00:21:28,257 --> 00:21:29,853
Why'd you lie to Dad?

544
00:21:29,858 --> 00:21:32,523
- Why are you whispering?
- I'm... I'm not whispering.

545
00:21:32,528 --> 00:21:35,025
And I didn't lie to him.
I'm following his example.

546
00:21:35,030 --> 00:21:37,095
Okay, well, now that you've
made your stupid point,

547
00:21:37,099 --> 00:21:39,500
you're done playing football, right?

548
00:21:40,603 --> 00:21:42,200
No, the team needs me. And besides,

549
00:21:42,204 --> 00:21:43,669
Coach Gaines may even
send me a valentine.

550
00:21:43,673 --> 00:21:45,636
Jordan, football is my thing, not yours.

551
00:21:45,641 --> 00:21:47,838
You don't own football, you egomaniac.

552
00:21:47,843 --> 00:21:49,299
The only reason that you're even playing

553
00:21:49,303 --> 00:21:51,204
is 'cause you have your little
super strength or whatever.

554
00:21:51,208 --> 00:21:52,773
The only reason I'm playing

555
00:21:52,778 --> 00:21:55,778
is 'cause your little football
buddies need to back off.

556
00:21:55,783 --> 00:21:57,214
You're welcome.

557
00:21:57,219 --> 00:21:58,780
And besides, I don't
have super strength.

558
00:21:58,784 --> 00:22:00,283
I'm just a little stronger than before.

559
00:22:00,287 --> 00:22:02,819
Stop. What if someone gets hurt?

560
00:22:03,922 --> 00:22:05,922
You know, I'm getting
a little tired of everyone

561
00:22:05,927 --> 00:22:07,958
treating me like I'm some sort
of ticking time bomb.

562
00:22:07,962 --> 00:22:09,058
[SCOFFS]

563
00:22:09,063 --> 00:22:10,663
You know Dad's gonna find out.

564
00:22:10,668 --> 00:22:11,997
So what?

565
00:22:12,002 --> 00:22:14,734
I'm not doing anything wrong.

566
00:22:14,739 --> 00:22:17,836
Guess you got nothing
to worry about then.

567
00:22:17,841 --> 00:22:20,906
<i>[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]</i>

568
00:22:20,911 --> 00:22:25,116
<i>♪♪</i>

569
00:22:28,382 --> 00:22:30,549
Thought you could use this.

570
00:22:35,255 --> 00:22:36,985
I made a total fool of myself

571
00:22:36,990 --> 00:22:38,590
accusing Edge like that.

572
00:22:39,593 --> 00:22:41,957
- It's an honest mistake.
- We have been here for a week,

573
00:22:41,962 --> 00:22:44,059
and somebody's already tried
to blow up my car.

574
00:22:44,064 --> 00:22:46,562
[CHUCKLES] Look, folks in Smallville,

575
00:22:46,567 --> 00:22:48,230
they're good people.

576
00:22:48,235 --> 00:22:50,466
Don't let what happened
today change that.

577
00:22:50,471 --> 00:22:53,505
Besides, it's not like it's
your first Molotov cocktail.

578
00:22:54,608 --> 00:22:58,706
I just feel like everyone
here has their walls up.

579
00:22:58,711 --> 00:23:00,508
Maybe I should just hand the story off

580
00:23:00,513 --> 00:23:02,043
and mend some fences.

581
00:23:02,048 --> 00:23:03,412
Well, what's your gut telling you?

582
00:23:03,416 --> 00:23:04,812
That there's more to this.

583
00:23:04,817 --> 00:23:07,082
Then you have to dig deeper.

584
00:23:07,087 --> 00:23:09,951
[CHUCKLES] Listen.

585
00:23:09,956 --> 00:23:12,524
I will support whatever
decision you make.

586
00:23:13,682 --> 00:23:16,513
I just want you to be
able to live with it.

587
00:23:16,518 --> 00:23:18,142
I love you.

588
00:23:18,147 --> 00:23:19,647
Still?

589
00:23:21,067 --> 00:23:23,598
Thanks for the flowers.

590
00:23:23,603 --> 00:23:26,601
<i>[SOFT MUSIC]</i>

591
00:23:26,606 --> 00:23:30,811
<i>♪♪</i>

592
00:23:36,949 --> 00:23:40,449
- Hey.
- Paperwork is all signed.

593
00:23:40,454 --> 00:23:42,482
Ah, great.

594
00:23:42,487 --> 00:23:45,085
Listen, Clark. About yesterday...

595
00:23:45,090 --> 00:23:47,321
Oh, no. No need to apologize.

596
00:23:47,326 --> 00:23:49,855
It's just, Sarah quit cheer
out of nowhere

597
00:23:49,860 --> 00:23:53,360
and I suddenly feel like my
whole family is falling apart.

598
00:23:53,365 --> 00:23:55,529
[CHUCKLES]

599
00:23:55,534 --> 00:23:56,834
- Can you walk?
- Uh, yeah...

600
00:23:56,839 --> 00:23:58,896
oh, I left my keys in the...
it's Smallville.

601
00:23:58,901 --> 00:24:00,401
[CHUCKLES] "It's Smallville".

602
00:24:00,406 --> 00:24:02,236
Uh, and I doubt that, by the way.

603
00:24:02,241 --> 00:24:03,637
Well, of course you do.

604
00:24:03,642 --> 00:24:05,705
I mean, that's the image
I've worked so hard

605
00:24:05,710 --> 00:24:07,273
to put out there.

606
00:24:07,278 --> 00:24:08,709
And the truth is,

607
00:24:08,714 --> 00:24:10,443
Kyle and I barely talk.

608
00:24:10,448 --> 00:24:12,512
When we do, we're yelling at each other.

609
00:24:12,517 --> 00:24:14,815
And Sophie... oh, God, well,

610
00:24:14,820 --> 00:24:17,451
Sophie's just become mean, and Sarah,

611
00:24:17,456 --> 00:24:20,420
I just feel like I'm losing Sarah.

612
00:24:20,425 --> 00:24:23,122
Oh, don't be so sure.

613
00:24:23,127 --> 00:24:25,559
Really hard to know what
they're thinking at this age.

614
00:24:25,564 --> 00:24:27,264
Oh, God.

615
00:24:27,269 --> 00:24:29,262
Part of me wants to know,

616
00:24:29,267 --> 00:24:31,765
and the other part of me is terrified

617
00:24:31,770 --> 00:24:33,999
at what I might find out.

618
00:24:34,004 --> 00:24:35,133
Yeah.

619
00:24:35,138 --> 00:24:36,435
I miss having Mom around to help

620
00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:37,670
with this sort of thing.

621
00:24:37,675 --> 00:24:39,137
She would be so happy

622
00:24:39,142 --> 00:24:41,373
to know you're finally home.

623
00:24:41,378 --> 00:24:44,309
And at least the boys
are finally settling in.

624
00:24:44,314 --> 00:24:47,780
I hear Jordan's quite the football star.

625
00:24:47,785 --> 00:24:49,482
Oh, I think you mean Jonathan.

626
00:24:49,487 --> 00:24:50,983
<i>[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]</i>

627
00:24:50,988 --> 00:24:51,988
N-no.

628
00:24:51,993 --> 00:24:53,625
It's time to get locked and loaded!

629
00:24:53,630 --> 00:24:55,059
Let's go! You ready?

630
00:24:55,064 --> 00:24:56,961
It's where the rubber meets the road.

631
00:24:56,966 --> 00:25:00,064
You ready? Sean, you're up!

632
00:25:00,069 --> 00:25:01,536
Who do you want?

633
00:25:02,606 --> 00:25:04,703
I want short-stack, Coach.

634
00:25:04,708 --> 00:25:06,737
Short-stack!

635
00:25:06,742 --> 00:25:08,700
- All right.
- ALL: Ooh!

636
00:25:08,705 --> 00:25:11,402
<i>[INTENSE MUSIC]</i>

637
00:25:11,407 --> 00:25:14,773
Time to lock horns, gentlemen.

638
00:25:14,778 --> 00:25:16,243
You ready?

639
00:25:17,334 --> 00:25:18,397
You ready?

640
00:25:18,402 --> 00:25:21,266
[TEAM GRUNTING]

641
00:25:21,271 --> 00:25:22,635
[WHISTLE BLARES]

642
00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:24,437
[TEAM GRUNTING]

643
00:25:24,442 --> 00:25:25,805
<i>♪♪</i>

644
00:25:25,810 --> 00:25:27,372
ALL: Ohh!

645
00:25:27,377 --> 00:25:29,341
That's what I'm talking about!

646
00:25:29,346 --> 00:25:31,577
Whoo!

647
00:25:31,582 --> 00:25:33,812
[BREATHING HEAVILY]

648
00:25:33,817 --> 00:25:36,147
I shouldn't have kissed Sarah.

649
00:25:36,152 --> 00:25:37,852
It wasn't cool.

650
00:25:37,857 --> 00:25:39,420
I apologize.

651
00:25:39,425 --> 00:25:43,630
<i>♪♪</i>

652
00:25:45,541 --> 00:25:47,204
All right.

653
00:25:47,209 --> 00:25:49,573
[APPLAUSE]

654
00:25:49,578 --> 00:25:51,177
- Yeah. Thanks.
- [APPLAUSE]

655
00:25:51,182 --> 00:25:53,779
Team that plays together stays together.

656
00:25:55,421 --> 00:25:57,452
All right, who's next up?

657
00:25:57,457 --> 00:26:01,662
<i>♪♪</i>

658
00:26:05,488 --> 00:26:06,799
How could you possibly think

659
00:26:06,803 --> 00:26:08,304
it was okay to join the football team?

660
00:26:08,308 --> 00:26:09,327
You didn't say it wasn't.

661
00:26:09,332 --> 00:26:11,561
No, no, don't... don't do that.
I see what you're doing.

662
00:26:11,566 --> 00:26:13,687
As long as you don't mention
it, it's not a lie, right?

663
00:26:13,691 --> 00:26:15,587
Your father apologized for that.

664
00:26:15,592 --> 00:26:18,592
Your powers are not something
to be taken lightly, Jordan.

665
00:26:18,597 --> 00:26:20,578
Yeah, well, I barely have any, remember?

666
00:26:20,583 --> 00:26:22,947
That's what Grand Pabbie told
us at Elsa's Ice Castle.

667
00:26:22,952 --> 00:26:23,952
That's not funny.

668
00:26:23,957 --> 00:26:25,513
He was only comparing
your powers to mine.

669
00:26:25,517 --> 00:26:27,383
No, he said my powers suck.

670
00:26:27,388 --> 00:26:28,919
- Don't act like he didn't.
- I admit,

671
00:26:28,924 --> 00:26:31,221
taking you to see him
this early was a mistake.

672
00:26:31,226 --> 00:26:33,190
Mistake?

673
00:26:33,195 --> 00:26:37,000
You know what? Everything
you do is a mistake.

674
00:26:37,933 --> 00:26:41,131
You get fired, you bring us here.

675
00:26:41,136 --> 00:26:42,666
You know, I just wish you would go back

676
00:26:42,670 --> 00:26:44,801
to not being around anymore.

677
00:26:44,806 --> 00:26:47,037
<i>[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]</i>

678
00:26:47,042 --> 00:26:48,872
<i>♪♪</i>

679
00:26:48,877 --> 00:26:50,573
- Go upstairs.
- Yeah.

680
00:26:50,578 --> 00:26:53,509
- Right now.
- Yeah.

681
00:26:53,514 --> 00:26:57,719
<i>♪♪</i>

682
00:26:59,821 --> 00:27:01,852
- [DOOR SLAMS]
- I-I'm with you guys.

683
00:27:01,857 --> 00:27:03,486
I don't know what he was thinking.

684
00:27:03,491 --> 00:27:05,855
You too.

685
00:27:05,860 --> 00:27:10,065
<i>♪♪</i>

686
00:27:14,217 --> 00:27:15,817
Mm. Come on, boys.

687
00:27:17,023 --> 00:27:18,523
Sarah?

688
00:27:18,527 --> 00:27:20,527
[DOOR CLICKS, DOG BARKING]

689
00:27:25,246 --> 00:27:27,746
Would you please sit down and
have dinner with the rest of us?

690
00:27:27,751 --> 00:27:28,948
Nope.

691
00:27:28,952 --> 00:27:30,952
<i>♪♪</i>

692
00:27:30,957 --> 00:27:32,957
[DOOR CLICKS]

693
00:27:34,796 --> 00:27:36,796
[CRUNCHING]

694
00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:38,800
<i>♪♪</i>

695
00:27:40,104 --> 00:27:41,701
[LOUD THUD]

696
00:27:41,706 --> 00:27:44,807
[FOOTSTEPS CRUNCHING]

697
00:27:46,325 --> 00:27:48,723
He didn't mean all that.

698
00:27:48,728 --> 00:27:51,258
- You sure?
- He's 14, he was lashing out.

699
00:27:51,263 --> 00:27:53,811
I'm not saying that
that makes it acceptable,

700
00:27:53,816 --> 00:27:55,865
but we can't take everything
he says at face value.

701
00:27:55,870 --> 00:27:58,434
Then how am I supposed
to know what he needs?

702
00:27:58,439 --> 00:28:01,070
All I'm saying is, maybe
figure out the reason

703
00:28:01,075 --> 00:28:03,906
behind Jordan's anger and address that.

704
00:28:03,911 --> 00:28:05,908
<i>♪♪</i>

705
00:28:05,913 --> 00:28:07,773
- You going somewhere?
- Yeah.

706
00:28:07,778 --> 00:28:09,292
Turns out, Miss Powell's son

707
00:28:09,297 --> 00:28:11,060
isn't the only worker
who's gone missing.

708
00:28:11,065 --> 00:28:13,696
There's three other employees
I can't account for.

709
00:28:13,701 --> 00:28:15,598
- So you were right?
- Looks like it.

710
00:28:15,603 --> 00:28:18,201
We're meeting in New Carthage
to go over it all.

711
00:28:18,206 --> 00:28:19,369
So, um,

712
00:28:19,374 --> 00:28:21,037
I'm gonna need to borrow your truck.

713
00:28:21,042 --> 00:28:24,173
<i>♪♪</i>

714
00:28:24,178 --> 00:28:25,508
You gonna bring it back?

715
00:28:25,513 --> 00:28:27,243
50/50.

716
00:28:27,248 --> 00:28:29,312
<i>♪♪</i>

717
00:28:29,317 --> 00:28:32,348
<i>[UPBEAT MUSIC]</i>

718
00:28:32,353 --> 00:28:36,084
<i>♪♪</i>

719
00:28:36,089 --> 00:28:37,956
You glad Dad found out?

720
00:28:38,956 --> 00:28:40,956
Now you can just go back
to hanging out with Sarah

721
00:28:40,961 --> 00:28:43,926
and listening to El-P remix
Morrissey, or whatever.

722
00:28:43,931 --> 00:28:46,562
Morrissey's a xenophobic has-been.

723
00:28:46,567 --> 00:28:48,764
<i>♪♪</i>

724
00:28:48,769 --> 00:28:51,000
Well, you hate football, right?

725
00:28:51,005 --> 00:28:52,635
So who cares?

726
00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:54,236
You don't have to pretend anymore.

727
00:28:54,241 --> 00:28:56,605
Yeah.

728
00:28:56,610 --> 00:28:59,074
[PHONE BUZZING]

729
00:28:59,079 --> 00:29:01,811
- <i>[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]</i>
- _

730
00:29:01,816 --> 00:29:06,021
<i>♪♪</i>

731
00:29:15,691 --> 00:29:16,754
You were right.

732
00:29:16,759 --> 00:29:18,692
I-I should've said something.

733
00:29:20,027 --> 00:29:22,592
That's my bad, I know
I'm not a perfect person.

734
00:29:22,597 --> 00:29:24,093
[CHUCKLES]

735
00:29:24,098 --> 00:29:27,663
Trust me. We all make mistakes.

736
00:29:27,668 --> 00:29:29,899
Yeah, but what if Jordan
joining the team

737
00:29:29,904 --> 00:29:31,404
wasn't a mistake?

738
00:29:32,810 --> 00:29:35,440
Not sure I see your point.

739
00:29:35,445 --> 00:29:37,843
Trust me, this... this feels
really weird to say,

740
00:29:37,848 --> 00:29:40,879
but maybe Jordan needs football.

741
00:29:40,884 --> 00:29:42,482
I mean, he's been a really messed up kid

742
00:29:42,486 --> 00:29:44,048
for a really long time.

743
00:29:44,053 --> 00:29:45,350
And, I don't know,

744
00:29:45,355 --> 00:29:47,155
what if joining the team's a good thing?

745
00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:48,821
I appreciate you sticking up
for your brother...

746
00:29:48,825 --> 00:29:50,522
No, look, it's not even like that.

747
00:29:50,527 --> 00:29:53,658
You should've seen him
out there, he's making friends.

748
00:29:53,663 --> 00:29:57,462
He's been happy for the
first time in... forever.

749
00:29:57,467 --> 00:30:01,433
<i>[SOFT MUSIC]</i>

750
00:30:01,438 --> 00:30:03,301
Jonathan,

751
00:30:03,306 --> 00:30:07,239
there's nothing I want more
than for you guys to be happy,

752
00:30:07,244 --> 00:30:08,973
but we have to be careful.

753
00:30:08,978 --> 00:30:11,042
And him using his
strength like this, it...

754
00:30:11,047 --> 00:30:12,477
it could raise suspicion.

755
00:30:12,482 --> 00:30:14,712
Yeah, but he doesn't have
super strength like you.

756
00:30:14,717 --> 00:30:16,781
That's what Jor-El Debarge said, right?

757
00:30:16,786 --> 00:30:18,416
Just because his strength
isn't like mine

758
00:30:18,421 --> 00:30:19,685
doesn't mean it's not elevated.

759
00:30:19,690 --> 00:30:21,620
Okay, so maybe that
puts him on the level

760
00:30:21,624 --> 00:30:24,155
of the other kids.

761
00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:26,390
Okay, maybe he's a little stronger,

762
00:30:26,395 --> 00:30:28,192
but maybe that does
even the playing field

763
00:30:28,197 --> 00:30:29,427
for a kid his size.

764
00:30:29,432 --> 00:30:32,630
- You don't know that.
- Neither do you.

765
00:30:32,635 --> 00:30:35,599
I know that having powers
is a total game changer,

766
00:30:35,604 --> 00:30:38,369
but what's the point of having
something special

767
00:30:38,374 --> 00:30:40,905
if you're not actually
allowed to be special?

768
00:30:40,910 --> 00:30:44,909
<i>[SOFT MUSIC]</i>

769
00:30:44,914 --> 00:30:49,119
- <i>♪♪</i>
- _

770
00:30:54,289 --> 00:30:57,320
<i>[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]</i>

771
00:30:57,325 --> 00:31:01,530
<i>♪♪</i>

772
00:31:20,148 --> 00:31:24,353
<i>♪♪</i>

773
00:31:29,644 --> 00:31:31,240
Sharon?

774
00:31:31,245 --> 00:31:35,450
<i>♪♪</i>

775
00:31:38,785 --> 00:31:41,285
<i>And we'll find out what joke
made her laugh hardest,</i>

776
00:31:41,290 --> 00:31:43,890
<i>next on "The Whitty Banter Show".</i>

777
00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:48,591
<i>[DARK MUSIC]</i>

778
00:31:48,596 --> 00:31:50,459
<i>♪♪</i>

779
00:31:50,464 --> 00:31:53,495
<i>[DRAMATIC MUSICAL STING]</i>

780
00:31:53,500 --> 00:31:56,201
<i>♪♪</i>

781
00:31:59,174 --> 00:32:00,571
[STRAINING]

782
00:32:00,576 --> 00:32:02,640
[BREATHING HEAVILY]

783
00:32:02,645 --> 00:32:04,542
<i>[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]</i>

784
00:32:04,547 --> 00:32:09,179
[BOTH STRAINING]

785
00:32:09,184 --> 00:32:10,815
[GROANS]

786
00:32:10,820 --> 00:32:15,025
<i>♪♪</i>

787
00:32:16,992 --> 00:32:18,923
Ah, that won't help you.

788
00:32:18,928 --> 00:32:20,124
No, but he will.

789
00:32:20,129 --> 00:32:21,725
[WHIRS]

790
00:32:21,730 --> 00:32:24,761
<i>[INTENSE DRAMATIC MUSIC]</i>

791
00:32:24,766 --> 00:32:28,971
<i>♪♪</i>

792
00:32:36,511 --> 00:32:39,076
[KNUCKLES CRACKING]

793
00:32:39,081 --> 00:32:43,286
<i>♪♪</i>

794
00:32:53,117 --> 00:32:54,346
Sharon?

795
00:32:54,351 --> 00:32:55,647
Sharon.

796
00:32:55,652 --> 00:32:59,657
<i>♪♪</i>

797
00:33:00,857 --> 00:33:04,389
[GRUNTING]

798
00:33:04,394 --> 00:33:07,826
<i>♪♪</i>

799
00:33:07,831 --> 00:33:09,461
Sharon, wake up.

800
00:33:09,466 --> 00:33:10,496
Sharon?

801
00:33:10,500 --> 00:33:12,263
Sharon? Superman!

802
00:33:12,268 --> 00:33:16,473
<i>♪♪</i>

803
00:33:22,479 --> 00:33:25,009
[WIND WHOOSHES]

804
00:33:25,014 --> 00:33:26,945
[ICE CRACKLING]

805
00:33:26,950 --> 00:33:31,155
<i>♪♪</i>

806
00:33:41,630 --> 00:33:42,960
Superman!

807
00:33:42,965 --> 00:33:45,028
[WHOOSHES]

808
00:33:45,033 --> 00:33:46,097
He's gone. Are you okay?

809
00:33:46,101 --> 00:33:47,365
She's barely breathing.

810
00:33:47,370 --> 00:33:49,470
You need to take her
to the hospital. I'll be fine.

811
00:33:49,475 --> 00:33:50,968
[WHOOSHES]

812
00:33:50,973 --> 00:33:55,138
<i>♪♪</i>

813
00:33:55,143 --> 00:33:59,076
<i>[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS ON RADIO]</i>

814
00:33:59,081 --> 00:34:01,712
[KNOCKING]

815
00:34:01,717 --> 00:34:03,447
Come in.

816
00:34:03,452 --> 00:34:06,817
<i>♪♪</i>

817
00:34:06,822 --> 00:34:09,586
I heard about Sean.

818
00:34:09,591 --> 00:34:13,122
Nothing travels faster
than Smallville gossip.

819
00:34:13,127 --> 00:34:15,491
Honey, I'm here if you
want to talk about it.

820
00:34:15,496 --> 00:34:17,196
I'm fine.

821
00:34:18,418 --> 00:34:20,219
I just can't tell anymore.

822
00:34:21,503 --> 00:34:23,833
Ever since last summer,

823
00:34:23,838 --> 00:34:27,673
I have no idea if I might
lose you forever.

824
00:34:31,746 --> 00:34:33,042
[SIGHS]

825
00:34:33,047 --> 00:34:34,944
I'm okay, Mom.

826
00:34:34,949 --> 00:34:36,649
I promise.

827
00:34:37,652 --> 00:34:41,250
Just, we used to be so close.

828
00:34:41,255 --> 00:34:43,318
<i>[SOFT MUSIC]</i>

829
00:34:43,323 --> 00:34:45,821
And now, there's this distance.

830
00:34:45,826 --> 00:34:49,591
And when am I gonna know
that you're really okay?

831
00:34:49,596 --> 00:34:52,327
'Cause I'll tell you.

832
00:34:52,332 --> 00:34:54,930
I've been telling you the truth
this whole time.

833
00:34:54,935 --> 00:34:57,699
Not about why it happened.

834
00:34:57,704 --> 00:35:00,068
Honey, you can quit cheer,

835
00:35:00,073 --> 00:35:03,305
and you can keep me at arm's
distance if you want,

836
00:35:03,310 --> 00:35:07,515
but please, I need to
know why it happened.

837
00:35:09,082 --> 00:35:11,150
I just felt trapped.

838
00:35:12,920 --> 00:35:15,550
By this town,

839
00:35:15,555 --> 00:35:18,088
by this family.

840
00:35:19,735 --> 00:35:21,365
Everything was getting so bad,

841
00:35:21,370 --> 00:35:23,572
and I just never saw myself escaping.

842
00:35:24,697 --> 00:35:28,663
It's like the only future
that I saw for myself was...

843
00:35:28,668 --> 00:35:31,432
a life that I didn't want.

844
00:35:31,437 --> 00:35:35,135
<i>♪♪</i>

845
00:35:35,140 --> 00:35:37,972
You saw yourself turning into me.

846
00:35:37,977 --> 00:35:40,541
- That's not what I meant.
- No, it's okay.

847
00:35:40,546 --> 00:35:42,409
[CHUCKLES] It's true.

848
00:35:42,414 --> 00:35:44,879
<i>♪♪</i>

849
00:35:44,884 --> 00:35:47,848
I'm the most full-of-crap
lady in Smallville.

850
00:35:47,853 --> 00:35:49,883
[LAUGHS]

851
00:35:49,888 --> 00:35:52,817
And most days, when I'm smiling,

852
00:35:52,822 --> 00:35:55,422
that's not how I feel inside.

853
00:35:55,427 --> 00:35:57,391
<i>♪♪</i>

854
00:35:57,396 --> 00:36:00,060
I feel lost.

855
00:36:00,065 --> 00:36:02,463
Why do you pretend?

856
00:36:02,468 --> 00:36:04,898
<i>♪♪</i>

857
00:36:04,903 --> 00:36:08,602
[EXHALES] It's how I was raised.

858
00:36:08,607 --> 00:36:10,937
"Always smile at your neighbor".

859
00:36:10,942 --> 00:36:13,173
[SNIFFS] "Never let them see

860
00:36:13,178 --> 00:36:15,809
the hurt inside".

861
00:36:15,814 --> 00:36:18,445
I don't really think that's healthy.

862
00:36:18,450 --> 00:36:20,147
[CHUCKLES]

863
00:36:20,152 --> 00:36:22,849
[SNIFFS] I think you're right.

864
00:36:22,854 --> 00:36:27,059
<i>♪♪</i>

865
00:36:28,894 --> 00:36:31,925
Do you know what kind of life
would make you happy?

866
00:36:31,930 --> 00:36:35,228
<i>♪♪</i>

867
00:36:35,233 --> 00:36:37,099
I don't know.

868
00:36:38,469 --> 00:36:41,704
I guess I'm... figuring it out.

869
00:36:43,174 --> 00:36:45,939
Yeah, me too.

870
00:36:45,944 --> 00:36:48,775
Come here. [SNIFFS]

871
00:36:48,780 --> 00:36:51,645
<i>♪♪</i>

872
00:36:51,650 --> 00:36:54,681
I love you so much.

873
00:36:54,686 --> 00:36:57,482
<i>♪♪</i>

874
00:36:57,487 --> 00:37:00,022
[DOOR CLICKS]

875
00:37:03,360 --> 00:37:05,223
[CLEARS THROAT]

876
00:37:05,228 --> 00:37:09,433
So is creepy lurking one
of your superpowers now?

877
00:37:13,236 --> 00:37:14,399
Come on.

878
00:37:14,404 --> 00:37:16,404
I wanna show you something.

879
00:37:18,075 --> 00:37:19,741
[LOCK CLICKS]

880
00:37:28,686 --> 00:37:30,515
When I was in ninth grade,

881
00:37:30,520 --> 00:37:32,383
I wanted to try out
for the baseball team,

882
00:37:32,388 --> 00:37:35,386
but my dad didn't let me.

883
00:37:35,391 --> 00:37:38,389
I begged him over and over, but...

884
00:37:38,394 --> 00:37:40,959
he always said no.

885
00:37:40,964 --> 00:37:43,461
So you never even tried out?

886
00:37:43,466 --> 00:37:44,963
I came close.

887
00:37:44,968 --> 00:37:47,899
You know, showed up
at the field and everything.

888
00:37:47,904 --> 00:37:49,701
But...

889
00:37:49,706 --> 00:37:52,369
at the last minute, I realized

890
00:37:52,374 --> 00:37:55,006
one of the main reasons
I wanted to try out

891
00:37:55,011 --> 00:37:57,408
didn't have anything
to do with baseball.

892
00:37:57,413 --> 00:37:59,577
Was it a girl?

893
00:37:59,582 --> 00:38:01,245
It's always a girl.

894
00:38:01,250 --> 00:38:03,648
[CHUCKLES]

895
00:38:03,653 --> 00:38:06,883
So did you regret not playing?

896
00:38:06,888 --> 00:38:09,120
Yeah, I did.

897
00:38:09,125 --> 00:38:13,130
It's been over 20 years
and I still think about it.

898
00:38:14,029 --> 00:38:17,931
Which is why I need you
to be very honest with me.

899
00:38:19,034 --> 00:38:22,133
Is playing football something
that you really want?

900
00:38:22,138 --> 00:38:25,035
<i>[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]</i>

901
00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:27,070
To be honest, at first,

902
00:38:27,075 --> 00:38:28,706
I wasn't sure or anything,

903
00:38:28,711 --> 00:38:30,571
but these last couple of days,

904
00:38:30,576 --> 00:38:32,876
they've... they've kind of
just been incredible.

905
00:38:32,881 --> 00:38:34,478
<i>♪♪</i>

906
00:38:34,483 --> 00:38:37,348
And you're sure you can keep
your powers under control?

907
00:38:37,353 --> 00:38:39,382
Yes. I'm...

908
00:38:39,387 --> 00:38:41,184
<i>♪♪</i>

909
00:38:41,189 --> 00:38:44,223
I don't know how to explain it,
it's just a feeling.

910
00:38:45,627 --> 00:38:47,260
I guess you would know.

911
00:38:48,463 --> 00:38:50,160
Yeah.

912
00:38:50,165 --> 00:38:51,494
Yeah, I think I do.

913
00:38:51,499 --> 00:38:53,392
<i>♪♪</i>

914
00:38:53,397 --> 00:38:56,062
Wait. Does this mean I can play?

915
00:38:56,067 --> 00:38:57,764
- It does.
- Really?

916
00:38:57,769 --> 00:38:59,269
Yes, but...

917
00:38:59,274 --> 00:39:02,373
there's one last thing
we have to talk about.

918
00:39:04,595 --> 00:39:06,305
You wanna be an assistant coach?

919
00:39:06,705 --> 00:39:08,925
I just want to help out.
I don't know if you know this,

920
00:39:08,930 --> 00:39:11,135
but I was actually the team
manager back in high school.

921
00:39:11,140 --> 00:39:13,200
LinkedIn resume notwithstanding,

922
00:39:13,205 --> 00:39:14,580
you're a little late.

923
00:39:14,585 --> 00:39:16,370
We've been staffed up since the summer.

924
00:39:18,895 --> 00:39:21,400
Well, you see, the thing is, with
both my boys on the team now,

925
00:39:21,405 --> 00:39:22,895
I'd really just like to find a way

926
00:39:22,900 --> 00:39:24,135
to spend more time with them.

927
00:39:24,140 --> 00:39:25,465
Take 'em camping.

928
00:39:25,470 --> 00:39:27,010
Rent a canoe.

929
00:39:27,015 --> 00:39:28,395
Make some s'mores.

930
00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:30,845
Look, I promise, I won't get in the way.

931
00:39:30,850 --> 00:39:32,060
I'll do whatever job you need.

932
00:39:32,065 --> 00:39:34,065
Not to mention, he'll work for free.

933
00:39:36,395 --> 00:39:38,305
You should've started with that, Kent.

934
00:39:38,310 --> 00:39:39,930
[CHUCKLES]

935
00:39:41,600 --> 00:39:44,860
- Oh.
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]

936
00:39:44,865 --> 00:39:46,400
Welcome to the team.

937
00:39:46,925 --> 00:39:49,365
Bring that cooler, meet
me on the sidelines.

938
00:39:49,370 --> 00:39:52,370
<i>[SOFT MUSIC]</i>

939
00:39:52,375 --> 00:39:53,945
Thanks for the assist.

940
00:39:53,950 --> 00:39:55,160
You sure about this?

941
00:39:56,365 --> 00:39:57,620
No.

942
00:39:57,625 --> 00:39:59,075
But I've gotta try.

943
00:39:59,080 --> 00:40:00,790
All right, I gotta run.

944
00:40:00,795 --> 00:40:03,034
- See you later, Coach.
- [CHUCKLES]

945
00:40:03,038 --> 00:40:06,069
So your dad did a 180
on the whole football thing?

946
00:40:06,074 --> 00:40:08,204
Got a little help from Jon.

947
00:40:08,209 --> 00:40:12,205
Well, I can neither confirm nor deny,

948
00:40:12,209 --> 00:40:13,409
but I will say that...

949
00:40:13,414 --> 00:40:15,912
let's just assume you owe me now.

950
00:40:15,917 --> 00:40:18,680
- Jonathan, you ready?
- Yeah, oh.

951
00:40:18,685 --> 00:40:20,753
- See you guys later.
- Bye!

952
00:40:22,289 --> 00:40:24,053
Um, so,

953
00:40:24,058 --> 00:40:26,689
Friday's gonna be your first game?

954
00:40:26,694 --> 00:40:28,123
Yeah, um...

955
00:40:28,128 --> 00:40:30,726
you quit the cheer team,
are you still gonna go?

956
00:40:30,731 --> 00:40:33,029
[CHUCKLES] Do you want me to?

957
00:40:33,034 --> 00:40:35,698
- I mean...
- Yeah!

958
00:40:35,703 --> 00:40:37,266
Yeah, that... it...

959
00:40:37,271 --> 00:40:41,136
it might be fun to see as a bystander.

960
00:40:41,141 --> 00:40:43,472
<i>♪♪</i>

961
00:40:43,477 --> 00:40:45,826
Your dad seems like
he's really struggling.

962
00:40:45,831 --> 00:40:47,987
Oh, yeah, Dad's the new
assistant coach.

963
00:40:47,992 --> 00:40:49,588
Do you need any help, Mr. Kent?

964
00:40:49,593 --> 00:40:51,057
[BREATHLESSLY] Oh, hey, Sarah.

965
00:40:51,062 --> 00:40:52,125
Oh, I'm great.

966
00:40:52,130 --> 00:40:54,597
Hey, Coach gave me a jacket
and I bought a hat!

967
00:40:55,849 --> 00:40:57,245
- Uh, um...
- I...

968
00:40:57,250 --> 00:41:00,583
- I'll s...
- Have fun at practice, guys.

969
00:41:00,588 --> 00:41:02,417
See you, Sarah.

970
00:41:02,422 --> 00:41:04,252
<i>♪♪</i>

971
00:41:04,257 --> 00:41:05,990
Hey, looks like you guys
are getting along, huh?

972
00:41:05,994 --> 00:41:07,323
All right, all right, all right.

973
00:41:07,328 --> 00:41:08,861
Just pretend like you need
my help with this, all right?

974
00:41:08,865 --> 00:41:10,528
All right, yeah. I'm really, really...

975
00:41:10,533 --> 00:41:12,763
Ow! Too much, little too big?

976
00:41:12,768 --> 00:41:14,200
- Little too much.
- All right.

977
00:41:15,768 --> 00:41:17,164
<i>♪♪</i>

978
00:41:17,169 --> 00:41:20,234
Lois? I need to apologize to you.

979
00:41:20,239 --> 00:41:22,270
I mean, after what happened
to Sharon Powell last night,

980
00:41:22,274 --> 00:41:23,537
I feel like such an idiot.

981
00:41:23,542 --> 00:41:25,640
- Chrissy...
- No, it's just...

982
00:41:25,645 --> 00:41:29,143
I've never had something like
this fall on my lap before.

983
00:41:29,148 --> 00:41:31,345
Stories this important
don't usually happen

984
00:41:31,350 --> 00:41:32,647
in Smallville.

985
00:41:32,652 --> 00:41:34,983
But, see, that's where I was wrong.

986
00:41:34,988 --> 00:41:38,385
Stories like this happen
in small towns everywhere,

987
00:41:38,390 --> 00:41:40,154
and stories that need to be told,

988
00:41:40,159 --> 00:41:42,291
but they get missed because
there aren't enough reporters

989
00:41:42,295 --> 00:41:44,295
looking for them.

990
00:41:45,831 --> 00:41:48,629
Come on, let me show you
what I've been working on.

991
00:41:48,634 --> 00:41:51,031
<i>[SOFT MUSIC]</i>

992
00:41:51,036 --> 00:41:52,899
<i>♪♪</i>

993
00:41:52,904 --> 00:41:53,968
Where'd you get this?

994
00:41:53,973 --> 00:41:56,470
From the gas station near the motel.

995
00:41:56,475 --> 00:42:00,174
This feels big, doesn't it?

996
00:42:00,179 --> 00:42:01,976
Yeah.

997
00:42:01,981 --> 00:42:04,935
Now it's up to us
to put it all together.

998
00:42:04,940 --> 00:42:07,604
Who are you, and why
is a person with powers

999
00:42:07,609 --> 00:42:10,441
working for Morgan Edge?

1000
00:42:10,446 --> 00:42:13,310
No, Superman saved Powell's mother.

1001
00:42:13,315 --> 00:42:16,713
Well, how's Larr gonna take care of it?

1002
00:42:16,718 --> 00:42:18,958
[TIRES SCREECHING]

1003
00:42:18,963 --> 00:42:21,994
<i>[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]</i>

1004
00:42:21,999 --> 00:42:26,204
<i>♪♪</i>

1005
00:42:28,839 --> 00:42:31,271
[BUZZING]

1006
00:42:31,276 --> 00:42:34,941
<i>[INTENSE MUSIC]</i>

1007
00:42:34,946 --> 00:42:36,142
It's done.

1008
00:42:36,147 --> 00:42:38,345
I'll call the team.

1009
00:42:38,350 --> 00:42:42,555
<i>♪♪</i>

1010
00:43:05,135 --> 00:43:07,135
MAN: <i>Greg, move your head!</i>

1011
00:43:07,140 --> 00:43:11,040
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