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<i>- Previously on
"Superman & Lois"...</i>

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- Your mom wanted us
to move to Smallville

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- This family
needs Smallville.

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<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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<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

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at the Fortress,
but that's where I learned

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to hone in on certain sounds,
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.
- Hey, let's just stick

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with calling
it "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,

108
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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?

126
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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.
- You know,

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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?

156
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- Not according to my mom.

157
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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,

162
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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>

182
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Why is it every time I see you,

183
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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>

186
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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>

195
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Jordan, Jordan!

196
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<i>- Look at him, he's shaking.</i>

197
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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

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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,

209
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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?

212
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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>

217
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- I was just making sure
that you were okay.

218
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- Yeah, you could've said
something this morning,

219
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but instead,
you lied to our faces.

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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?

223
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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]

226
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- You know, I thought
you said it was okay

227
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for me to go to school.
- It is.

228
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- Yes.
- Jordan, having a new power

229
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is a lot.
- Yeah.

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So that was a lie too.

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<i>♪</i>

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[door slams]

233
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- Oy.

234
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- [laughs]
- So how was your first day?

235
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- I tried following up
on those reverse mortgages,

236
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but it turns out,
people aren't interested

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in talking to someone
not from Smallville.

238
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- Well, trust takes time.

239
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People around here,
they'll warm up soon enough.

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- You spoken to the boys
since earlier?

241
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- Nope.
Radio silence.

242
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- Do you remember
the first time I caught you

243
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listening in on me?

244
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- How could I forget?

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Thought I was gonna
lose you forever.

246
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- You almost did.

247
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- Pretty sure I spent about
a weeks' salary on flowers

248
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just to get you
to talk to me again.

249
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- It was two,
and you got off easy

250
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because I was still
madly in love with you.

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- Mm-hmm.

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Well...

253
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any suggestions
on how to make things right

254
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with the boys?

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- Make them the same promise
you made me.

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<i>[soft music]</i>

257
00:10:05,648 --> 00:10:10,087
<i>♪</i>

258
00:10:10,131 --> 00:10:12,133
[door clicks]

259
00:10:12,176 --> 00:10:14,439
<i>♪</i>

260
00:10:14,483 --> 00:10:16,398
- You both were right.

261
00:10:16,441 --> 00:10:18,008
I'm sorry.

262
00:10:18,052 --> 00:10:20,271
No more listening in
on your conversations.

263
00:10:20,315 --> 00:10:21,969
I give you my word.

264
00:10:22,796 --> 00:10:25,276
- Mom mentioned something
about flowers.

265
00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:28,279
What are the chances of you
raising my allowance?

266
00:10:28,323 --> 00:10:29,454
- [chuckles]

267
00:10:29,498 --> 00:10:30,673
Nice try.

268
00:10:30,717 --> 00:10:32,414
We good?

269
00:10:32,457 --> 00:10:34,546
<i>♪</i>

270
00:10:34,590 --> 00:10:36,113
- Sure, whatever.

271
00:10:36,157 --> 00:10:41,510
<i>♪</i>

272
00:10:41,553 --> 00:10:43,643
- How would you like to
interview the keynote speaker

273
00:10:43,686 --> 00:10:45,993
at this year's
Harvest Festival?

274
00:10:46,036 --> 00:10:48,909
- Not sure puff pieces
are really my brand.

275
00:10:48,952 --> 00:10:51,128
- Well, around here,
they sell papers.

276
00:10:51,172 --> 00:10:52,869
I'm afraid not everything
you write for me

277
00:10:52,913 --> 00:10:55,306
is gonna change the world.
[door opens]

278
00:10:57,004 --> 00:10:58,701
- This the paper that just
published that article

279
00:10:58,745 --> 00:11:00,268
about Edge Intercorp?

280
00:11:00,311 --> 00:11:02,705
- Yes, along with a great piece
on birdwatching

281
00:11:02,749 --> 00:11:04,968
and a pretty tricky
crossword puzzle.

282
00:11:05,012 --> 00:11:06,578
- Eh, it wasn't that tricky.

283
00:11:06,622 --> 00:11:08,668
Now, which one of you is
calling around New Carthage

284
00:11:08,711 --> 00:11:11,758
looking for a new story?

285
00:11:11,801 --> 00:11:14,151
- That would be me.
Miss...

286
00:11:14,195 --> 00:11:16,632
- Powell.
Sharon Powell.

287
00:11:16,676 --> 00:11:18,155
- Miss Powell, I'm Lois Lane.

288
00:11:18,199 --> 00:11:20,592
Does this have anything to do
with Morgan Edge?

289
00:11:20,636 --> 00:11:22,159
- Yeah, you're damn right
it does.

290
00:11:22,203 --> 00:11:24,509
I'm hoping you can help me nail
that bastard's ass

291
00:11:24,553 --> 00:11:25,902
to the wall.

292
00:11:25,946 --> 00:11:28,905
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

293
00:11:28,949 --> 00:11:30,994
<i>♪</i>

294
00:11:31,038 --> 00:11:35,520
My son was a miner at the
Edge Facility in New Carthage.

295
00:11:35,564 --> 00:11:37,087
Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.

296
00:11:37,871 --> 00:11:40,743
- He worked there six months.

297
00:11:40,787 --> 00:11:42,136
Made good money, too.

298
00:11:42,179 --> 00:11:44,225
He even sent some of it
back home.

299
00:11:45,269 --> 00:11:47,010
But that all changed
the day Morgan Edge

300
00:11:47,054 --> 00:11:49,839
offered him "the opportunity
of a lifetime."

301
00:11:49,883 --> 00:11:51,928
- What kind of opportunity?

302
00:11:51,972 --> 00:11:53,408
- I was never too clear
on that.

303
00:11:53,451 --> 00:11:56,367
Derek had to sign
a bunch of paperwork.

304
00:11:56,411 --> 00:11:58,195
Keeping him quiet.

305
00:11:58,239 --> 00:12:01,068
- And why do you think there
was foul play involved?

306
00:12:01,111 --> 00:12:04,767
- [sighs]

307
00:12:07,901 --> 00:12:10,338
<i>- Hey, Mom,
wish I caught you.</i>

308
00:12:10,381 --> 00:12:13,297
<i>This opportunity
isn't what I thought it was.</i>

309
00:12:13,341 --> 00:12:15,865
<i>Not sure what's gonna happen,
so...</i>

310
00:12:15,909 --> 00:12:18,128
<i>just wanted you to know
that I loved you.</i>

311
00:12:18,172 --> 00:12:19,564
<i>Bye.
[phone beeps]</i>

312
00:12:19,608 --> 00:12:21,523
- That was the last time I...

313
00:12:21,566 --> 00:12:23,830
ever heard his voice.

314
00:12:23,873 --> 00:12:25,701
- I'm sorry.

315
00:12:25,745 --> 00:12:28,704
<i>[soft dramatic music]</i>

316
00:12:28,748 --> 00:12:31,794
<i>♪</i>

317
00:12:31,838 --> 00:12:33,753
- Thank you.

318
00:12:34,710 --> 00:12:37,669
[shutter clicking]

319
00:12:37,713 --> 00:12:43,414
<i>♪</i>

320
00:12:43,458 --> 00:12:46,417
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

321
00:12:46,461 --> 00:12:48,593
<i>♪</i>

322
00:12:48,637 --> 00:12:50,726
- You can't just
break up with me.

323
00:12:50,770 --> 00:12:53,816
- Have you not been
paying attention?

324
00:12:53,860 --> 00:12:55,992
- Come on.
- Don't.

325
00:12:59,430 --> 00:13:02,303
- Better learn
to stay in your lane.

326
00:13:06,829 --> 00:13:10,267
- One, two, three, four, five.

327
00:13:10,311 --> 00:13:11,268
Seven, eight.

328
00:13:11,312 --> 00:13:14,750
One, two, three, four, five.

329
00:13:14,794 --> 00:13:15,838
Seven, eight.

330
00:13:15,882 --> 00:13:18,928
One, two, three, four, five.

331
00:13:18,972 --> 00:13:21,365
Seven, eight.

332
00:13:21,409 --> 00:13:22,932
What is with the timing?

333
00:13:22,976 --> 00:13:24,455
Sarah!
- What?

334
00:13:24,499 --> 00:13:26,806
- 14 other girls
are working their butts off,

335
00:13:26,849 --> 00:13:28,503
and you're barely
paying attention.

336
00:13:28,546 --> 00:13:29,809
What's going on?

337
00:13:29,852 --> 00:13:31,114
- Relax, Mom.

338
00:13:31,158 --> 00:13:33,073
- Don't tell me to relax.

339
00:13:33,116 --> 00:13:34,291
This is important.

340
00:13:34,335 --> 00:13:36,380
What has gotten
into you lately?

341
00:13:37,904 --> 00:13:39,557
- You know what, Mom?

342
00:13:39,601 --> 00:13:40,863
I quit.

343
00:13:40,907 --> 00:13:43,648
How about that?

344
00:13:43,692 --> 00:13:46,390
- Sarah, get back here.

345
00:13:46,434 --> 00:13:48,131
Sarah!

346
00:13:49,698 --> 00:13:51,482
[whistle blares]
- Get 'em, boys.

347
00:13:51,526 --> 00:13:53,484
Come on, boys.

348
00:13:53,528 --> 00:13:55,747
Get your heads into it,
let's go!

349
00:13:55,791 --> 00:13:58,098
Pick up that knee!
Let's go!

350
00:13:58,141 --> 00:14:00,317
- Uh, Kent.
Is that your brother?

351
00:14:00,361 --> 00:14:02,363
- Come on, let's go, people!

352
00:14:02,406 --> 00:14:04,713
Two hands on that ball!
- Hey, Pee-Wee!

353
00:14:04,756 --> 00:14:06,367
Practice is on Saturday!
[laughter]

354
00:14:06,410 --> 00:14:08,238
- He's a walking Disney movie
in cleats.

355
00:14:08,282 --> 00:14:10,153
- Hey, hey, hey.
Hey, dude.

356
00:14:10,197 --> 00:14:11,981
What are you doing?

357
00:14:12,025 --> 00:14:14,157
- Trying out for the team.
- That is a--

358
00:14:14,201 --> 00:14:17,160
a terrible idea
on so many levels, I can't--

359
00:14:17,204 --> 00:14:18,988
- Since when did you become
such a pessimist?

360
00:14:19,032 --> 00:14:21,295
- I don't know, probably since
I saw you in pads.

361
00:14:21,338 --> 00:14:23,732
Jordan, what about your powers?

362
00:14:23,775 --> 00:14:26,300
- I'll go easy.
All right?

363
00:14:26,343 --> 00:14:28,519
- Do you even know
how to do that?

364
00:14:28,563 --> 00:14:29,999
- Don't worry.

365
00:14:30,043 --> 00:14:32,219
Now, who wants to play
some football?

366
00:14:32,262 --> 00:14:34,090
- In the middle.
In the middle, 13, let's go!

367
00:14:34,134 --> 00:14:36,701
- Jordan, that literally
goes against everything

368
00:14:36,745 --> 00:14:38,268
that we talked about with Dad.

369
00:14:38,312 --> 00:14:39,704
- You play for the team
all the time.

370
00:14:39,748 --> 00:14:41,097
What's the difference
if I give it a try?

371
00:14:41,141 --> 00:14:43,491
- Are you being serious?

372
00:14:43,534 --> 00:14:44,884
What is this even about,
Jordan?

373
00:14:44,927 --> 00:14:46,276
You hate sports.

374
00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:47,843
- These guys think
they can push us around.

375
00:14:47,887 --> 00:14:49,453
Well, guess what?

376
00:14:49,497 --> 00:14:51,325
I'm pushing back.
[whistle blares]

377
00:14:51,368 --> 00:14:53,631
- Let's go, drive that through.
Drive, drive, drive,

378
00:14:53,675 --> 00:14:54,719
drive, drive!

379
00:14:54,763 --> 00:14:56,721
Come on, let's go, people!

380
00:14:56,765 --> 00:14:57,940
All right.

381
00:14:57,984 --> 00:14:59,202
When you came by earlier,
I thought

382
00:14:59,246 --> 00:15:01,726
the other coaches
was pranking me.

383
00:15:01,770 --> 00:15:03,728
But here you are.

384
00:15:03,772 --> 00:15:05,034
All right.

385
00:15:05,078 --> 00:15:06,209
[whistle blares]

386
00:15:06,253 --> 00:15:08,037
Simon!

387
00:15:08,081 --> 00:15:10,083
Go on, take some reps
at corner.

388
00:15:10,779 --> 00:15:12,085
Go on.
- Yes, Coach!

389
00:15:12,128 --> 00:15:13,651
Thank you, Coach!

390
00:15:13,695 --> 00:15:15,305
- It's not a military drill,
Jordan.

391
00:15:15,349 --> 00:15:17,960
- You're gonna need to put
that helmet on.

392
00:15:18,004 --> 00:15:19,657
Let's go, people!
Let's go!

393
00:15:19,701 --> 00:15:20,920
Come on, now!
Let's go!

394
00:15:20,963 --> 00:15:22,486
Pick up the pace!

395
00:15:22,530 --> 00:15:26,403
- Red Eighty,
Red Eighty.

396
00:15:26,447 --> 00:15:28,014
Set, hut!

397
00:15:28,057 --> 00:15:29,624
- [groans]

398
00:15:29,667 --> 00:15:31,408
<i>♪</i>

399
00:15:31,452 --> 00:15:33,062
- [groans]

400
00:15:34,237 --> 00:15:36,152
[breathing heavily]

401
00:15:36,196 --> 00:15:37,588
- This is my lane now, bro.

402
00:15:37,632 --> 00:15:40,591
<i>- ♪ Ooh, la, la,
ah, oui, oui ♪</i>

403
00:15:40,635 --> 00:15:42,854
<i>♪ Ooh, la, la</i>

404
00:15:42,898 --> 00:15:44,813
<i>♪ Lookin' for M's
like I lost a friend ♪</i>

405
00:15:44,856 --> 00:15:46,684
<i>♪ Jump out of my bed like,
"Where the bread?" ♪</i>

406
00:15:46,728 --> 00:15:48,686
<i>♪ You gon' hold the egg,
waiter bring the check ♪</i>

407
00:15:48,730 --> 00:15:50,471
<i>♪ When we talk,
we Kalashnikov ♪</i>

408
00:15:50,514 --> 00:15:52,342
<i>♪ Keep us in your thoughts,
fully dressed ♪</i>

409
00:15:52,386 --> 00:15:55,737
<i>♪ At the crack of dawn,
letting, letting off ♪</i>

410
00:15:55,780 --> 00:15:57,608
<i>♪</i>

411
00:15:57,652 --> 00:16:06,052
<i>♪ Ooh, la, la,
ah, oui, oui ♪</i>

412
00:16:06,095 --> 00:16:07,967
<i>♪ Ooh, la, la</i>

413
00:16:08,010 --> 00:16:09,185
- Whoo!
[whistle blares]

414
00:16:09,229 --> 00:16:11,971
<i>♪</i>

415
00:16:12,014 --> 00:16:13,059
<i>- ♪ Ah, oui</i>

416
00:16:13,102 --> 00:16:14,451
<i>♪ Ah, oui</i>

417
00:16:14,495 --> 00:16:16,149
all: Ohh!

418
00:16:16,192 --> 00:16:17,802
<i>- ♪ Ah, oui, oui, oui, oui</i>

419
00:16:17,846 --> 00:16:19,021
[whistle blares]

420
00:16:19,065 --> 00:16:21,023
- That's what
I'm talking about!

421
00:16:21,067 --> 00:16:22,633
- Thanks, Coach.
- Whoo!

422
00:16:22,677 --> 00:16:23,808
Thank you.

423
00:16:23,852 --> 00:16:26,768
Thank you!
Uh!

424
00:16:26,811 --> 00:16:28,161
Ah, ah!
[whistle chirps]

425
00:16:28,204 --> 00:16:30,511
Hey, where are you going,
QB number two?

426
00:16:30,554 --> 00:16:32,165
Not so fast.

427
00:16:32,208 --> 00:16:33,644
- Excuse me, Coach?

428
00:16:33,688 --> 00:16:35,429
- You got the big cheese,
Ronnie Lott,

429
00:16:35,472 --> 00:16:38,171
for a little brother and you
didn't say nothing to me?

430
00:16:38,214 --> 00:16:40,434
Someone's running today,
smartass.

431
00:16:40,477 --> 00:16:42,914
You give me five
for keeping that from me.

432
00:16:42,958 --> 00:16:44,655
Yeah, go on!

433
00:16:44,699 --> 00:16:46,179
- [laughs]

434
00:16:46,222 --> 00:16:49,008
- Pick up the pace,
or I'll put five on it!

435
00:16:54,230 --> 00:16:57,146
<i>- ♪ Do you know your needs?</i>

436
00:16:57,190 --> 00:16:59,018
- [gulping]

437
00:16:59,061 --> 00:17:05,024
<i>♪</i>

438
00:17:05,067 --> 00:17:06,155
- So when did you turn into

439
00:17:06,199 --> 00:17:09,506
Mr. All-American
football player?

440
00:17:09,550 --> 00:17:11,421
- I've been practicing
in the backyard with Jon.

441
00:17:11,465 --> 00:17:14,729
- Oh, yeah, yeah.
For sure, every day.

442
00:17:16,122 --> 00:17:18,211
- You two are very
unusual people.

443
00:17:20,169 --> 00:17:22,215
- So I kinda heard
you and Sean earlier.

444
00:17:22,258 --> 00:17:24,391
[entry door chimes]

445
00:17:24,434 --> 00:17:27,524
- It was long overdue.
He's just...

446
00:17:27,568 --> 00:17:30,701
everything I'm not looking for.

447
00:17:30,745 --> 00:17:32,181
- I'm sorry.

448
00:17:32,225 --> 00:17:34,531
- So you--you broke up
with Sean then?

449
00:17:34,575 --> 00:17:36,577
- Well, aren't you
super perceptive.

450
00:17:36,620 --> 00:17:39,188
- So that's why you walked off
the cheer squad earlier?

451
00:17:39,232 --> 00:17:40,929
- Uh, maybe.

452
00:17:40,972 --> 00:17:43,279
We've been in school for, what?
Exactly, like, a week?

453
00:17:43,323 --> 00:17:45,803
And it feels the exact same.

454
00:17:45,847 --> 00:17:47,849
Have you guys ever just wanted

455
00:17:47,892 --> 00:17:51,070
to change your...everything?

456
00:17:51,113 --> 00:17:52,680
- Yeah.
- Not until I moved here.

457
00:17:52,723 --> 00:17:55,074
<i>[soft music]</i>

458
00:17:55,117 --> 00:17:58,990
<i>♪</i>

459
00:17:59,034 --> 00:18:02,646
Uh, Sarah, your mom's coming
in at, like, an EF4 right now.

460
00:18:03,517 --> 00:18:06,476
- Hi, boys.
- Hi, Mrs. Cushing.

461
00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:09,523
- Sarah, can I talk to you
for a minute?

462
00:18:09,566 --> 00:18:12,395
- Whatever you wanna say,
you can say it right here.

463
00:18:13,570 --> 00:18:17,139
- Do you wanna explain to me
what happened back there?

464
00:18:17,183 --> 00:18:19,402
- Isn't it obvious?
I quit the team.

465
00:18:19,446 --> 00:18:21,274
- Mm-hmm, you don't need
to give me attitude.

466
00:18:21,317 --> 00:18:24,103
- Well, you don't have to hover
every single day.

467
00:18:24,146 --> 00:18:25,930
- Look, I'm just trying
to keep you safe.

468
00:18:25,974 --> 00:18:28,237
- Because you think
I'm gonna kill myself?

469
00:18:28,281 --> 00:18:30,239
- Okay, this is not
the appropriate place

470
00:18:30,283 --> 00:18:31,806
to be having this conversation.

471
00:18:31,849 --> 00:18:35,592
- How many times do I have
to tell you I'm fine?

472
00:18:35,636 --> 00:18:37,768
Can't you just trust that
and back off?

473
00:18:37,812 --> 00:18:40,423
- I know you're not telling me
everything that happened.

474
00:18:40,467 --> 00:18:42,730
- [scoffs]
That's hilarious,

475
00:18:42,773 --> 00:18:44,645
coming from the most
full-of-crap lady

476
00:18:44,688 --> 00:18:46,560
in all of Smallville.
- Okay, Sarah--

477
00:18:46,603 --> 00:18:49,128
- No, you act like our family's
so awesome

478
00:18:49,171 --> 00:18:51,826
when it's literally
a dumpster fire.

479
00:18:51,869 --> 00:18:52,957
- Enough.
- Dad sleeps

480
00:18:53,001 --> 00:18:54,394
on the couch every night.

481
00:18:54,437 --> 00:18:56,265
Sophie bullies all of the kids
in her class,

482
00:18:56,309 --> 00:18:59,007
and you can't go to bed
without taking a pill.

483
00:18:59,050 --> 00:19:00,748
- I said that's enough!

484
00:19:02,358 --> 00:19:04,621
Look, grab your stuff.
Let's go.

485
00:19:05,448 --> 00:19:07,755
Now!
- [scoffs]

486
00:19:07,798 --> 00:19:10,192
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

487
00:19:10,236 --> 00:19:13,326
<i>♪</i>

488
00:19:13,369 --> 00:19:16,503
- Lana?
- Not now, Clark.

489
00:19:17,547 --> 00:19:19,854
- Everything okay with Lana?

490
00:19:20,855 --> 00:19:22,204
- Not really.

491
00:19:22,248 --> 00:19:24,641
- Yeah, she just went all
scorched earth on Sarah.

492
00:19:24,685 --> 00:19:25,947
- Oh.

493
00:19:25,990 --> 00:19:28,732
Well, your mom's working late,
so it's just us.

494
00:19:28,776 --> 00:19:30,778
Anything exciting happen
in school today?

495
00:19:30,821 --> 00:19:32,997
- Actually, football practice
was pretty interesting.

496
00:19:33,041 --> 00:19:34,564
- Yeah?
- Yeah.

497
00:19:34,608 --> 00:19:36,610
Jonathan got a couple
good reps in.

498
00:19:36,653 --> 00:19:38,481
I really think Coach
is starting to take notice.

499
00:19:38,525 --> 00:19:40,353
- Yeah, there's just a little
more to it than that, but--

500
00:19:40,396 --> 00:19:41,963
- That's great!
Let's, uh--

501
00:19:42,006 --> 00:19:45,836
oh, let's celebrate with
some chili cheese fries.

502
00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:48,230
<i>[soft dramatic music]</i>

503
00:19:48,274 --> 00:19:49,927
<i>♪</i>

504
00:19:49,971 --> 00:19:53,366
- I think Sharon Powell might
have given us our big break.

505
00:19:53,409 --> 00:19:56,978
- Or--and here's
another theory,

506
00:19:57,021 --> 00:19:58,806
that lady was half in the bag,

507
00:19:58,849 --> 00:20:01,243
selling a conspiracy theory
about her son.

508
00:20:01,287 --> 00:20:02,505
Did you smell her breath?

509
00:20:02,549 --> 00:20:04,638
- I am aware
she'd been drinking.

510
00:20:04,681 --> 00:20:06,857
- I looked into Derek Powell
while you were with his mom.

511
00:20:06,901 --> 00:20:09,469
It turns out, the guy has
a pretty checkered past.

512
00:20:09,512 --> 00:20:11,035
- Even if that's true,
that voicemail

513
00:20:11,079 --> 00:20:12,385
was really compelling.

514
00:20:12,428 --> 00:20:14,561
- Out of context, sure,
but he never once

515
00:20:14,604 --> 00:20:15,997
mentioned Morgan Edge.

516
00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:17,694
Maybe it was just
a drug deal gone wrong.

517
00:20:17,738 --> 00:20:19,479
- That is a stretch.
- But a bazillionaire

518
00:20:19,522 --> 00:20:21,655
making the guy disappear isn't?

519
00:20:21,698 --> 00:20:24,005
- At least give me the chance
to prove I'm right.

520
00:20:24,048 --> 00:20:26,442
- Look, this isn't
the "Daily Planet."

521
00:20:26,486 --> 00:20:29,140
We don't have the resources
to run an investigation

522
00:20:29,184 --> 00:20:30,620
for weeks on end.
- But you hired me

523
00:20:30,664 --> 00:20:32,666
to write this kind of story.

524
00:20:32,709 --> 00:20:35,059
[loud crash]

525
00:20:35,103 --> 00:20:38,149
[car alarm blaring]

526
00:20:38,193 --> 00:20:41,240
<i>[suspenseful music]</i>

527
00:20:41,283 --> 00:20:46,245
<i>♪</i>

528
00:20:49,422 --> 00:20:51,554
- I hate to ask,

529
00:20:51,598 --> 00:20:53,687
but you don't happen to drive
a station wagon

530
00:20:53,730 --> 00:20:56,864
that's on fire right now...

531
00:20:56,907 --> 00:20:58,822
do you?

532
00:21:04,219 --> 00:21:07,788
- We got the scene cleaned up.
Button up, all right?

533
00:21:07,831 --> 00:21:09,746
I'm sorry about your car, Lois.

534
00:21:09,790 --> 00:21:11,966
- Morgan Edge
was behind this, Kyle.

535
00:21:12,009 --> 00:21:13,533
- Now, hold on,
you shouldn't go around

536
00:21:13,576 --> 00:21:15,317
making baseless accusations
like that.

537
00:21:15,361 --> 00:21:17,232
- It's not baseless.
We just finished talking

538
00:21:17,276 --> 00:21:18,625
to a source about him.

539
00:21:18,668 --> 00:21:21,105
- We still haven't verified
those claims.

540
00:21:21,149 --> 00:21:23,586
<i>[soft dramatic music]</i>

541
00:21:23,630 --> 00:21:25,284
- Y'all have a good night.

542
00:21:25,327 --> 00:21:27,938
<i>♪</i>

543
00:21:27,982 --> 00:21:29,549
[crickets chirping]

544
00:21:35,642 --> 00:21:36,947
- Yo, give it back!
- Hey, hey.

545
00:21:36,991 --> 00:21:38,558
Why'd you lie to Dad?

546
00:21:38,601 --> 00:21:41,125
- Why are you whispering?
- I'm--I'm not whispering.

547
00:21:41,169 --> 00:21:43,693
- And I didn't lie to him.
I'm following his example.

548
00:21:43,737 --> 00:21:45,695
- Okay, well, now that you've
made your stupid point,

549
00:21:45,739 --> 00:21:48,089
you're done playing football,
right?

550
00:21:49,351 --> 00:21:50,744
- No, the team needs me.
And besides,

551
00:21:50,787 --> 00:21:52,354
Coach Gaines may even
send me a valentine.

552
00:21:52,398 --> 00:21:54,356
- Jordan, football is my thing,
not yours.

553
00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,402
- You don't own football,
you egomaniac.

554
00:21:56,445 --> 00:21:57,881
- The only reason
that you're even playing

555
00:21:57,925 --> 00:21:59,492
is 'cause you have your little
super strength

556
00:21:59,535 --> 00:22:01,145
or whatever.
- The only reason I'm playing

557
00:22:01,189 --> 00:22:04,453
is 'cause your little football
buddies need to back off.

558
00:22:04,497 --> 00:22:05,976
You're welcome.

559
00:22:06,020 --> 00:22:07,543
And besides,
I don't have super strength.

560
00:22:07,587 --> 00:22:08,936
I'm just a little stronger
than before.

561
00:22:08,979 --> 00:22:12,635
- Stop.
What if someone gets hurt?

562
00:22:12,679 --> 00:22:14,289
- You know, I'm getting
a little tired of everyone

563
00:22:14,333 --> 00:22:16,465
treating me like I'm some sort
of ticking time bomb.

564
00:22:16,509 --> 00:22:17,640
- [scoffs]

565
00:22:17,684 --> 00:22:19,338
You know Dad's gonna find out.

566
00:22:19,381 --> 00:22:20,643
- So what?

567
00:22:20,687 --> 00:22:23,472
I'm not doing anything wrong.

568
00:22:23,516 --> 00:22:26,475
- Guess you got
nothing to worry about then.

569
00:22:26,519 --> 00:22:29,478
<i>[soft dramatic music]</i>

570
00:22:29,522 --> 00:22:35,789
<i>♪</i>

571
00:22:37,138 --> 00:22:39,140
- Thought you could use this.

572
00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:45,538
- I made a total fool of myself

573
00:22:45,581 --> 00:22:47,235
accusing Edge like that.

574
00:22:48,236 --> 00:22:50,630
- It's an honest mistake.
- We have been here for a week,

575
00:22:50,673 --> 00:22:52,675
and somebody's already tried
to blow up my car.

576
00:22:52,719 --> 00:22:55,156
- [chuckles]
Look, folks in Smallville,

577
00:22:55,199 --> 00:22:56,853
they're good people.

578
00:22:56,897 --> 00:22:59,073
Don't let what happened today
change that.

579
00:22:59,116 --> 00:23:02,381
Besides, it's not like it's
your first Molotov cocktail.

580
00:23:03,251 --> 00:23:07,429
- I just feel like everyone
here has their walls up.

581
00:23:07,473 --> 00:23:09,213
Maybe I should just
hand the story off

582
00:23:09,257 --> 00:23:10,693
and mend some fences.

583
00:23:10,737 --> 00:23:12,129
- Well, what's your gut
telling you?

584
00:23:12,173 --> 00:23:13,435
- That there's more to this.

585
00:23:13,479 --> 00:23:15,655
- Then you have to dig deeper.

586
00:23:15,698 --> 00:23:18,614
[chuckles]
Listen.

587
00:23:18,658 --> 00:23:21,661
I will support whatever
decision you make.

588
00:23:22,488 --> 00:23:25,229
I just want you to be able
to live with it.

589
00:23:25,273 --> 00:23:26,883
- I love you.

590
00:23:26,927 --> 00:23:29,625
- Still?

591
00:23:29,669 --> 00:23:32,236
- Thanks for the flowers.

592
00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:35,239
<i>[soft music]</i>

593
00:23:35,283 --> 00:23:40,288
<i>♪</i>

594
00:23:45,598 --> 00:23:49,384
- Hey.
- Paperwork is all signed.

595
00:23:49,428 --> 00:23:51,038
- Ah, great.

596
00:23:51,081 --> 00:23:53,693
Listen, Clark.
About yesterday--

597
00:23:53,736 --> 00:23:55,912
- Oh, no.
No need to apologize.

598
00:23:55,956 --> 00:23:58,306
- It's just, Sarah quit cheer
out of nowhere

599
00:23:58,349 --> 00:24:02,049
and I suddenly feel like my
whole family is falling apart.

600
00:24:02,092 --> 00:24:04,268
[chuckles]

601
00:24:04,312 --> 00:24:05,705
Can you walk?
- Uh, yeah--

602
00:24:05,748 --> 00:24:07,489
oh, I left my keys in the--
it's Smallville.

603
00:24:07,533 --> 00:24:08,969
- [chuckles]
"It's Smallville."

604
00:24:09,012 --> 00:24:10,753
- Uh, and I doubt that,
by the way.

605
00:24:10,797 --> 00:24:12,189
- Well, of course you do.

606
00:24:12,233 --> 00:24:14,322
I mean, that's the image
I've worked so hard

607
00:24:14,365 --> 00:24:16,063
to put out there.

608
00:24:16,106 --> 00:24:17,456
And the truth is,

609
00:24:17,499 --> 00:24:18,935
Kyle and I barely talk.

610
00:24:18,979 --> 00:24:21,242
When we do,
we're yelling at each other.

611
00:24:21,285 --> 00:24:23,505
And Sophie--oh, God, well,

612
00:24:23,549 --> 00:24:25,986
Sophie's just become mean,
and Sarah,

613
00:24:26,029 --> 00:24:29,119
I just feel like
I'm losing Sarah.

614
00:24:29,163 --> 00:24:31,774
- Oh, don't be so sure.

615
00:24:31,818 --> 00:24:34,211
Really hard to know what
they're thinking at this age.

616
00:24:34,255 --> 00:24:36,083
- Oh, God.

617
00:24:36,126 --> 00:24:37,867
Part of me wants to know,

618
00:24:37,911 --> 00:24:40,435
and the other part of me
is terrified

619
00:24:40,479 --> 00:24:42,524
at what I might find out.

620
00:24:42,568 --> 00:24:43,743
- Yeah.

621
00:24:43,786 --> 00:24:45,135
I miss having Mom around
to help

622
00:24:45,179 --> 00:24:46,354
with this sort of thing.

623
00:24:46,397 --> 00:24:47,703
- She would be so happy

624
00:24:47,747 --> 00:24:49,966
to know you're finally home.

625
00:24:50,010 --> 00:24:52,926
And at least the boys
are finally settling in.

626
00:24:52,969 --> 00:24:56,495
I hear Jordan's
quite the football star.

627
00:24:56,538 --> 00:24:58,192
- Oh, I think
you mean Jonathan.

628
00:24:58,235 --> 00:24:59,541
<i>[suspenseful music]</i>

629
00:24:59,585 --> 00:25:00,847
- N-no.

630
00:25:00,890 --> 00:25:02,370
- It's time to get
locked and loaded!

631
00:25:02,413 --> 00:25:03,763
Let's go!
You ready?

632
00:25:03,806 --> 00:25:05,634
It's where the rubber
meets the road.

633
00:25:05,678 --> 00:25:08,637
You ready?
Sean, you're up!

634
00:25:08,681 --> 00:25:10,204
Who do you want?

635
00:25:11,422 --> 00:25:13,424
- I want short-stack, Coach.

636
00:25:13,468 --> 00:25:15,514
- Short-stack!

637
00:25:15,557 --> 00:25:17,341
All right.
all: Ooh!

638
00:25:17,385 --> 00:25:19,996
<i>[intense music]</i>

639
00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:22,912
- Time to lock horns,
gentlemen.

640
00:25:23,609 --> 00:25:25,045
You ready?

641
00:25:26,133 --> 00:25:27,177
You ready?

642
00:25:27,221 --> 00:25:30,050
[team grunting]

643
00:25:30,093 --> 00:25:31,355
[whistle blares]

644
00:25:31,399 --> 00:25:33,183
[team grunting]

645
00:25:33,227 --> 00:25:34,489
<i>♪</i>

646
00:25:34,533 --> 00:25:36,012
all: Ohh!

647
00:25:36,056 --> 00:25:38,101
- That's what
I'm talking about!

648
00:25:38,145 --> 00:25:40,364
- Whoo!

649
00:25:40,408 --> 00:25:42,584
- [breathing heavily]

650
00:25:42,628 --> 00:25:44,760
- I shouldn't
have kissed Sarah.

651
00:25:44,804 --> 00:25:46,588
It wasn't cool.

652
00:25:46,632 --> 00:25:48,242
I apologize.

653
00:25:48,285 --> 00:25:54,335
<i>♪</i>

654
00:25:54,378 --> 00:25:56,032
- All right.

655
00:25:56,076 --> 00:25:58,382
[applause]

656
00:25:58,426 --> 00:25:59,819
- Yeah.
Thanks.

657
00:25:59,862 --> 00:26:02,386
- Team that plays together
stays together.

658
00:26:02,430 --> 00:26:04,214
[applause]

659
00:26:04,258 --> 00:26:06,695
All right, who's next up?

660
00:26:06,739 --> 00:26:13,354
<i>♪</i>

661
00:26:18,141 --> 00:26:19,708
- How could you possibly think
it was okay to join

662
00:26:19,752 --> 00:26:21,449
the football team?
- You didn't say it wasn't.

663
00:26:21,492 --> 00:26:23,320
- No, no, don't--don't do that.
I see what you're doing.

664
00:26:23,364 --> 00:26:24,887
- As long as you don't mention
it, it's not a lie, right?

665
00:26:24,931 --> 00:26:26,933
- Your father apologized
for that.

666
00:26:26,976 --> 00:26:29,631
- Your powers are not something
to be taken lightly, Jordan.

667
00:26:29,675 --> 00:26:31,415
- Yeah, well, I barely
have any, remember?

668
00:26:31,459 --> 00:26:33,896
That's what Grand Pabbie told
us at Elsa's Ice Castle.

669
00:26:33,940 --> 00:26:35,463
- That's not funny.
- He was only comparing

670
00:26:35,506 --> 00:26:38,205
your powers to mine.
- No, he said my powers suck.

671
00:26:38,248 --> 00:26:39,859
Don't act like he didn't.
- I admit,

672
00:26:39,902 --> 00:26:42,165
taking you to see him
this early was a mistake.

673
00:26:42,209 --> 00:26:44,080
- Mistake?

674
00:26:44,124 --> 00:26:48,824
You know what?
Everything you do is a mistake.

675
00:26:48,868 --> 00:26:52,001
You get fired,
you bring us here.

676
00:26:52,045 --> 00:26:53,612
You know, I just wish
you would go back

677
00:26:53,655 --> 00:26:55,657
to not being around anymore.

678
00:26:55,701 --> 00:26:57,833
<i>[soft dramatic music]</i>

679
00:26:57,877 --> 00:26:59,748
<i>♪</i>

680
00:26:59,792 --> 00:27:01,532
- Go upstairs.
- Yeah.

681
00:27:01,576 --> 00:27:04,448
- Right now.
- Yeah.

682
00:27:04,492 --> 00:27:10,759
<i>♪</i>

683
00:27:10,803 --> 00:27:12,674
[door slams]
- I-I'm with you guys.

684
00:27:12,718 --> 00:27:14,415
I don't know
what he was thinking.

685
00:27:14,458 --> 00:27:16,678
- You too.

686
00:27:16,722 --> 00:27:21,727
<i>♪</i>

687
00:27:25,078 --> 00:27:28,081
- Mm.
Come on, boys.

688
00:27:28,124 --> 00:27:29,082
- Sarah?

689
00:27:29,125 --> 00:27:32,346
[door clicks, dog barking]

690
00:27:36,089 --> 00:27:37,699
Would you please sit down
and have dinner

691
00:27:37,743 --> 00:27:40,354
with the rest of us?
- Nope.

692
00:27:40,397 --> 00:27:42,748
<i>♪</i>

693
00:27:42,791 --> 00:27:44,880
[door clicks]

694
00:27:45,794 --> 00:27:48,144
[crunching]

695
00:27:48,188 --> 00:27:51,147
<i>♪</i>

696
00:27:51,191 --> 00:27:53,715
[loud thud]

697
00:27:53,759 --> 00:27:57,110
<i>♪</i>

698
00:27:57,153 --> 00:27:59,503
- He didn't mean all that.

699
00:27:59,547 --> 00:28:02,071
- You sure?
- He's 14, he was lashing out.

700
00:28:02,115 --> 00:28:04,421
I'm not saying that
that makes it acceptable,

701
00:28:04,465 --> 00:28:06,728
but we can't take everything
he says at face value.

702
00:28:06,772 --> 00:28:09,209
- Then how am I supposed
to know what he needs?

703
00:28:09,252 --> 00:28:11,864
- All I'm saying is,
maybe figure out the reason

704
00:28:11,907 --> 00:28:14,693
behind Jordan's anger
and address that.

705
00:28:14,736 --> 00:28:16,738
<i>♪</i>

706
00:28:16,782 --> 00:28:18,653
- You going somewhere?
- Yeah.

707
00:28:18,697 --> 00:28:20,046
Turns out, Miss Powell's son

708
00:28:20,089 --> 00:28:21,874
isn't the only worker
who's gone missing.

709
00:28:21,917 --> 00:28:24,659
There's three other employees
I can't account for.

710
00:28:24,703 --> 00:28:26,400
- So you were right?
- Looks like it.

711
00:28:26,443 --> 00:28:28,837
We're meeting in New Carthage
to go over it all.

712
00:28:28,881 --> 00:28:30,186
So, um,

713
00:28:30,230 --> 00:28:31,797
I'm gonna need
to borrow your truck.

714
00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:34,974
<i>♪</i>

715
00:28:35,017 --> 00:28:36,540
- You gonna bring it back?

716
00:28:36,584 --> 00:28:38,368
- 50/50.

717
00:28:38,412 --> 00:28:40,414
<i>♪</i>

718
00:28:40,457 --> 00:28:43,417
<i>[upbeat music]</i>

719
00:28:43,460 --> 00:28:47,029
<i>♪</i>

720
00:28:47,073 --> 00:28:49,075
- You glad Dad found out?

721
00:28:49,945 --> 00:28:51,555
Now you can just go back
to hanging out with Sarah

722
00:28:51,599 --> 00:28:54,820
and listening to El-P remix
Morrissey, or whatever.

723
00:28:54,863 --> 00:28:57,431
- Morrissey's a xenophobic
has-been.

724
00:28:57,474 --> 00:28:59,738
<i>♪</i>

725
00:28:59,781 --> 00:29:01,783
- Well, you hate football,
right?

726
00:29:01,827 --> 00:29:03,393
So who cares?

727
00:29:03,437 --> 00:29:05,221
You don't have
to pretend anymore.

728
00:29:05,265 --> 00:29:07,571
- Yeah.

729
00:29:07,615 --> 00:29:09,965
[phone buzzing]

730
00:29:10,009 --> 00:29:12,751
<i>[soft dramatic music]</i>

731
00:29:12,794 --> 00:29:19,235
<i>♪</i>

732
00:29:26,677 --> 00:29:27,766
- You were right.

733
00:29:27,809 --> 00:29:29,768
I-I should've said something.

734
00:29:31,030 --> 00:29:33,554
That's my bad, I know I'm not
a perfect person.

735
00:29:33,597 --> 00:29:34,990
- [chuckles]

736
00:29:35,034 --> 00:29:38,515
Trust me.
We all make mistakes.

737
00:29:38,559 --> 00:29:40,735
- Yeah, but what if Jordan
joining the team

738
00:29:40,779 --> 00:29:42,476
wasn't a mistake?

739
00:29:43,738 --> 00:29:45,653
- Not sure I see your point.

740
00:29:46,306 --> 00:29:48,743
- Trust me, this--this feels
really weird to say,

741
00:29:48,787 --> 00:29:51,790
but maybe Jordan
needs football.

742
00:29:51,833 --> 00:29:53,182
I mean, he's been
a really messed up kid

743
00:29:53,226 --> 00:29:54,836
for a really long time.

744
00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:56,142
And, I don't know,

745
00:29:56,185 --> 00:29:58,187
what if joining
the team's a good thing?

746
00:29:58,231 --> 00:29:59,754
- I appreciate you sticking up
for your brother--

747
00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:01,364
- No, look,
it's not even like that.

748
00:30:01,408 --> 00:30:04,541
You should've seen him
out there, he's making friends.

749
00:30:04,585 --> 00:30:08,458
He's been happy for the first
time in...forever.

750
00:30:08,502 --> 00:30:12,419
<i>[soft music]</i>

751
00:30:12,462 --> 00:30:14,203
- Jonathan,

752
00:30:14,247 --> 00:30:17,990
there's nothing I want more
than for you guys to be happy,

753
00:30:18,033 --> 00:30:19,861
but we have to be careful.

754
00:30:19,905 --> 00:30:21,863
And him using his strength
like this, it--

755
00:30:21,907 --> 00:30:23,386
it could raise suspicion.

756
00:30:23,430 --> 00:30:25,475
- Yeah, but he doesn't have
super strength like you.

757
00:30:25,519 --> 00:30:27,651
That's what Jor-El Debarge
said, right?

758
00:30:27,695 --> 00:30:29,088
- Just because his strength
isn't like mine

759
00:30:29,131 --> 00:30:30,524
doesn't mean it's not elevated.

760
00:30:30,567 --> 00:30:32,482
- Okay, so maybe that puts him
on the level

761
00:30:32,526 --> 00:30:34,963
of the other kids.

762
00:30:35,007 --> 00:30:37,226
Okay, maybe he's
a little stronger,

763
00:30:37,270 --> 00:30:38,967
but maybe that does
even the playing field

764
00:30:39,011 --> 00:30:40,316
for a kid his size.

765
00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:43,493
- You don't know that.
- Neither do you.

766
00:30:43,537 --> 00:30:46,322
I know that having powers
is a total game changer,

767
00:30:46,366 --> 00:30:49,195
but what's the point of having
something special

768
00:30:49,238 --> 00:30:51,719
if you're not actually
allowed to be special?

769
00:30:51,762 --> 00:30:55,723
<i>♪</i>

770
00:30:55,766 --> 00:30:58,726
[electrical buzzing]

771
00:30:58,769 --> 00:31:01,729
<i>[suspenseful music]</i>

772
00:31:01,772 --> 00:31:04,732
[brakes squeal]

773
00:31:04,775 --> 00:31:09,780
<i>♪</i>

774
00:31:27,755 --> 00:31:30,932
[clattering]

775
00:31:30,976 --> 00:31:35,937
<i>♪</i>

776
00:31:40,681 --> 00:31:42,117
- Sharon?

777
00:31:42,161 --> 00:31:48,515
<i>♪</i>

778
00:31:48,558 --> 00:31:50,125
<i>- And we'll find out what joke
made her laugh hardest,</i>

779
00:31:50,169 --> 00:31:53,955
<i>next on
"The Whitty Banter Show."</i>

780
00:31:56,653 --> 00:31:59,613
<i>[dark music]</i>

781
00:31:59,656 --> 00:32:01,571
<i>♪</i>

782
00:32:01,615 --> 00:32:04,574
<i>[dramatic musical sting]</i>

783
00:32:04,618 --> 00:32:07,273
<i>♪</i>

784
00:32:13,453 --> 00:32:14,758
- [straining]

785
00:32:14,802 --> 00:32:16,804
[breathing heavily]

786
00:32:16,847 --> 00:32:18,719
<i>[suspenseful music]</i>

787
00:32:18,762 --> 00:32:23,419
[both straining]

788
00:32:23,463 --> 00:32:24,943
- [groans]

789
00:32:24,986 --> 00:32:31,079
<i>♪</i>

790
00:32:31,123 --> 00:32:32,994
Ah, that won't help you.

791
00:32:33,038 --> 00:32:34,343
- No, but he will.

792
00:32:34,387 --> 00:32:35,910
[whirs]

793
00:32:35,954 --> 00:32:38,913
<i>[intense dramatic music]</i>

794
00:32:38,957 --> 00:32:43,962
<i>♪</i>

795
00:32:50,751 --> 00:32:53,101
[knuckles cracking]

796
00:32:53,145 --> 00:32:58,150
<i>♪</i>

797
00:33:07,507 --> 00:33:08,638
- Sharon?

798
00:33:08,682 --> 00:33:09,944
Sharon.

799
00:33:09,988 --> 00:33:15,036
<i>♪</i>

800
00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:18,692
- [grunting]

801
00:33:18,735 --> 00:33:22,043
<i>♪</i>

802
00:33:22,087 --> 00:33:23,740
- Sharon, wake up.

803
00:33:23,784 --> 00:33:24,741
Sharon?

804
00:33:24,785 --> 00:33:26,613
Sharon?
Superman!

805
00:33:26,656 --> 00:33:31,661
<i>♪</i>

806
00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:39,191
[wind whooshes]

807
00:33:39,234 --> 00:33:41,149
[ice crackling]

808
00:33:41,193 --> 00:33:46,198
<i>♪</i>

809
00:33:55,903 --> 00:33:57,165
Superman!

810
00:33:57,209 --> 00:33:59,298
[whooshes]

811
00:33:59,341 --> 00:34:00,299
- He's gone.
Are you okay?

812
00:34:00,342 --> 00:34:01,561
- She's barely breathing.

813
00:34:01,604 --> 00:34:02,866
You need to take her
to the hospital.

814
00:34:02,910 --> 00:34:03,867
I'll be fine.

815
00:34:03,911 --> 00:34:05,173
[whooshes]

816
00:34:05,217 --> 00:34:09,351
<i>♪</i>

817
00:34:09,395 --> 00:34:13,442
<i>[upbeat music plays on radio]</i>

818
00:34:13,486 --> 00:34:15,966
[knocking]

819
00:34:16,010 --> 00:34:17,751
- Come in.

820
00:34:17,794 --> 00:34:21,102
<i>♪</i>

821
00:34:21,146 --> 00:34:23,061
- I heard about Sean.

822
00:34:23,844 --> 00:34:27,413
- Nothing travels faster
than Smallville gossip.

823
00:34:27,456 --> 00:34:29,632
- Honey, I'm here
if you want to talk about it.

824
00:34:29,676 --> 00:34:31,504
- I'm fine.

825
00:34:32,418 --> 00:34:34,681
- I just can't tell anymore.

826
00:34:35,899 --> 00:34:38,163
Ever since last summer,

827
00:34:38,206 --> 00:34:42,080
I have no idea if I might
lose you forever.

828
00:34:46,040 --> 00:34:47,215
- [sighs]

829
00:34:47,259 --> 00:34:49,130
I'm okay, Mom.

830
00:34:49,174 --> 00:34:50,871
I promise.

831
00:34:52,046 --> 00:34:55,615
- Just, we used to be so close.

832
00:34:55,658 --> 00:34:57,530
<i>[soft music]</i>

833
00:34:57,573 --> 00:35:00,185
And now, there's this distance.

834
00:35:00,228 --> 00:35:03,927
And when am I gonna know
that you're really okay?

835
00:35:03,971 --> 00:35:05,973
- 'Cause I'll tell you.

836
00:35:06,626 --> 00:35:09,194
I've been telling you the truth
this whole time.

837
00:35:09,237 --> 00:35:12,022
- Not about why it happened.

838
00:35:12,066 --> 00:35:14,416
Honey, you can quit cheer,

839
00:35:14,460 --> 00:35:17,593
and you can keep me at arm's
distance if you want,

840
00:35:17,637 --> 00:35:22,163
but please, I need to know
why it happened.

841
00:35:23,338 --> 00:35:25,732
- I just felt trapped.

842
00:35:27,212 --> 00:35:29,866
By this town,

843
00:35:29,910 --> 00:35:32,434
by this family.

844
00:35:33,653 --> 00:35:35,307
Everything was getting so bad,

845
00:35:35,350 --> 00:35:38,179
and I just never saw
myself escaping.

846
00:35:39,006 --> 00:35:43,010
It's like the only future
that I saw for myself was...

847
00:35:43,053 --> 00:35:45,795
a life that I didn't want.

848
00:35:45,839 --> 00:35:49,408
<i>♪</i>

849
00:35:49,451 --> 00:35:52,280
- You saw yourself
turning into me.

850
00:35:52,324 --> 00:35:54,543
- That's not what I meant.
- No, it's okay.

851
00:35:54,587 --> 00:35:56,763
[chuckles]
It's true.

852
00:35:56,806 --> 00:35:59,244
<i>♪</i>

853
00:35:59,287 --> 00:36:01,942
I'm the most full-of-crap lady
in Smallville.

854
00:36:01,985 --> 00:36:04,205
- [laughs]

855
00:36:04,249 --> 00:36:06,903
- And most days,
when I'm smiling,

856
00:36:06,947 --> 00:36:09,776
that's not how I feel inside.

857
00:36:09,819 --> 00:36:11,734
<i>♪</i>

858
00:36:11,778 --> 00:36:14,302
I feel lost.

859
00:36:14,346 --> 00:36:16,826
- Why do you pretend?

860
00:36:16,870 --> 00:36:19,220
<i>♪</i>

861
00:36:19,264 --> 00:36:22,832
- [exhales]
It's how I was raised.

862
00:36:22,876 --> 00:36:25,226
"Always smile
at your neighbor."

863
00:36:25,270 --> 00:36:27,359
[sniffs]
"Never let them see

864
00:36:27,402 --> 00:36:30,188
the hurt inside."

865
00:36:30,231 --> 00:36:32,799
- I don't really think
that's healthy.

866
00:36:32,842 --> 00:36:34,409
- [chuckles]

867
00:36:34,453 --> 00:36:37,151
[sniffs]
I think you're right.

868
00:36:37,195 --> 00:36:43,113
<i>♪</i>

869
00:36:43,157 --> 00:36:46,204
Do you know what kind of life
would make you happy?

870
00:36:46,247 --> 00:36:49,424
<i>♪</i>

871
00:36:49,468 --> 00:36:51,426
- I don't know.

872
00:36:52,732 --> 00:36:56,431
I guess I'm...figuring it out.

873
00:36:57,389 --> 00:37:00,218
- Yeah, me too.

874
00:37:00,261 --> 00:37:03,046
Come here.
[sniffs]

875
00:37:03,090 --> 00:37:06,006
<i>♪</i>

876
00:37:06,049 --> 00:37:09,009
I love you so much.

877
00:37:09,052 --> 00:37:11,838
<i>♪</i>

878
00:37:11,881 --> 00:37:14,406
[door clicks]

879
00:37:17,757 --> 00:37:19,541
- [clears throat]

880
00:37:19,585 --> 00:37:24,329
- So is creepy lurking
one of your superpowers now?

881
00:37:27,419 --> 00:37:28,594
- Come on.

882
00:37:28,637 --> 00:37:30,857
I wanna show you something.

883
00:37:32,337 --> 00:37:33,990
[lock clicks]

884
00:37:43,086 --> 00:37:44,784
When I was in ninth grade,

885
00:37:44,827 --> 00:37:46,568
I wanted to try out
for the baseball team,

886
00:37:46,612 --> 00:37:49,658
but my dad didn't let me.

887
00:37:49,702 --> 00:37:52,574
I begged him over and over,
but...

888
00:37:52,618 --> 00:37:55,273
he always said no.

889
00:37:55,316 --> 00:37:57,840
- So you never even tried out?

890
00:37:57,884 --> 00:37:59,233
- I came close.

891
00:37:59,277 --> 00:38:02,149
You know, showed up
at the field and everything.

892
00:38:02,192 --> 00:38:04,107
But...

893
00:38:04,151 --> 00:38:06,675
at the last minute, I realized

894
00:38:06,719 --> 00:38:09,374
one of the main reasons
I wanted to try out

895
00:38:09,417 --> 00:38:11,767
didn't have anything
to do with baseball.

896
00:38:11,811 --> 00:38:13,943
- Was it a girl?

897
00:38:13,987 --> 00:38:15,423
- It's always a girl.

898
00:38:15,467 --> 00:38:18,034
- [chuckles]

899
00:38:18,078 --> 00:38:21,168
So did you regret not playing?

900
00:38:21,211 --> 00:38:23,301
- Yeah, I did.

901
00:38:23,344 --> 00:38:28,262
It's been over 20 years
and I still think about it.

902
00:38:28,306 --> 00:38:32,222
Which is why I need you
to be very honest with me.

903
00:38:33,136 --> 00:38:36,401
Is playing football something
that you really want?

904
00:38:36,444 --> 00:38:39,317
<i>[soft dramatic music]</i>

905
00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:41,362
- To be honest, at first,

906
00:38:41,406 --> 00:38:42,711
I wasn't sure or anything,

907
00:38:42,755 --> 00:38:44,539
but these last couple of days,

908
00:38:44,583 --> 00:38:47,150
they've--they've kind of
just been incredible.

909
00:38:47,194 --> 00:38:48,804
<i>♪</i>

910
00:38:48,848 --> 00:38:51,546
- And you're sure you can keep
your powers under control?

911
00:38:51,590 --> 00:38:53,548
- Yes.
I'm--

912
00:38:53,592 --> 00:38:55,550
<i>♪</i>

913
00:38:55,594 --> 00:38:58,727
I don't know how to explain it,
it's just a feeling.

914
00:39:00,033 --> 00:39:01,600
I guess you would know.

915
00:39:02,862 --> 00:39:04,385
- Yeah.

916
00:39:04,429 --> 00:39:05,865
Yeah, I think I do.

917
00:39:05,908 --> 00:39:07,606
<i>♪</i>

918
00:39:07,649 --> 00:39:10,304
- Wait.
Does this mean I can play?

919
00:39:10,348 --> 00:39:12,001
- It does.
- Really?

920
00:39:12,045 --> 00:39:13,612
- Yes, but...

921
00:39:13,655 --> 00:39:17,050
there's one last thing
we have to talk about.

922
00:39:18,617 --> 00:39:20,880
- You wanna be
an assistant coach?

923
00:39:20,923 --> 00:39:22,751
- I just want to help out.
I don't know if you know this,

924
00:39:22,795 --> 00:39:25,188
but I was actually the team
manager back in high school.

925
00:39:25,232 --> 00:39:27,277
- LinkedIn resume
notwithstanding,

926
00:39:27,321 --> 00:39:28,583
you're a little late.

927
00:39:28,627 --> 00:39:31,630
We've been staffed up
since the summer.

928
00:39:32,892 --> 00:39:34,676
- Well, you see, the thing is,
with both my boys

929
00:39:34,720 --> 00:39:36,722
on the team now, I'd really
just like to find a way

930
00:39:36,765 --> 00:39:38,419
to spend more time with them.

931
00:39:38,463 --> 00:39:39,942
- Take 'em camping.

932
00:39:39,986 --> 00:39:41,291
Rent a canoe.

933
00:39:41,335 --> 00:39:43,163
Make some s'mores.

934
00:39:43,206 --> 00:39:44,817
- Look, I promise,
I won't get in the way.

935
00:39:44,860 --> 00:39:46,340
I'll do whatever job you need.

936
00:39:46,384 --> 00:39:48,647
- Not to mention,
he'll work for free.

937
00:39:50,562 --> 00:39:53,086
- You should've started
with that, Kent.

938
00:39:53,129 --> 00:39:55,741
[chuckles]

939
00:39:55,784 --> 00:39:59,222
- Oh.
[both chuckle]

940
00:39:59,266 --> 00:40:00,920
- Welcome to the team.

941
00:40:00,963 --> 00:40:03,662
Bring that cooler,
meet me on the sidelines.

942
00:40:03,705 --> 00:40:06,491
<i>[soft music]</i>

943
00:40:06,534 --> 00:40:08,188
- Thanks for the assist.

944
00:40:08,231 --> 00:40:10,364
- You sure about this?

945
00:40:10,408 --> 00:40:11,626
- No.

946
00:40:11,670 --> 00:40:13,236
But I've gotta try.

947
00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:14,716
- All right, I gotta run.

948
00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:16,979
See you later, Coach.
- [chuckles]

949
00:40:17,023 --> 00:40:19,460
- So your dad did a 180
on the whole football thing?

950
00:40:19,504 --> 00:40:20,548
[car horn honks]

951
00:40:20,592 --> 00:40:22,507
- Got a little help from Jon.

952
00:40:22,550 --> 00:40:26,249
- Well, I can neither confirm
nor deny,

953
00:40:26,293 --> 00:40:28,426
but I will say that--

954
00:40:28,469 --> 00:40:30,819
let's just assume
you owe me now.

955
00:40:30,863 --> 00:40:32,952
- Jonathan, you ready?
- Yeah, oh.

956
00:40:32,995 --> 00:40:35,041
See you guys later.
- Bye!

957
00:40:36,477 --> 00:40:38,523
Um, so,

958
00:40:38,566 --> 00:40:41,047
Friday's gonna be
your first game?

959
00:40:41,090 --> 00:40:42,744
- Yeah, um...

960
00:40:42,788 --> 00:40:44,224
you quit the cheer team,
are you still gonna go?

961
00:40:44,267 --> 00:40:46,269
- [chuckles]

962
00:40:46,313 --> 00:40:48,184
Do you want me to?

963
00:40:48,228 --> 00:40:49,925
- I mean--
- Yeah!

964
00:40:49,969 --> 00:40:51,666
Yeah, that--it--

965
00:40:51,710 --> 00:40:55,278
it might be fun to see
as a bystander.

966
00:40:55,322 --> 00:40:57,672
<i>♪</i>

967
00:40:57,716 --> 00:40:59,544
Your dad seems like
he's really struggling.

968
00:40:59,587 --> 00:41:02,372
- Oh, yeah, Dad's the new
assistant coach.

969
00:41:02,416 --> 00:41:03,591
- Do you need any help,
Mr. Kent?

970
00:41:03,635 --> 00:41:05,114
- [breathlessly]
Oh, hey, Sarah.

971
00:41:05,158 --> 00:41:06,289
Oh, I'm great.

972
00:41:06,333 --> 00:41:07,377
Hey, Coach gave me a jacket

973
00:41:07,421 --> 00:41:08,814
and I bought a hat!

974
00:41:09,815 --> 00:41:11,251
- Uh, um...
- I--

975
00:41:11,294 --> 00:41:14,602
- I'll s--
- Have fun at practice, guys.

976
00:41:14,646 --> 00:41:16,517
- See you, Sarah.

977
00:41:16,561 --> 00:41:18,127
<i>♪</i>

978
00:41:18,171 --> 00:41:19,651
- Hey, looks like you guys
are getting along, huh?

979
00:41:19,694 --> 00:41:21,348
- All right, all right,
all right.

980
00:41:21,391 --> 00:41:22,915
Just pretend like you need
my help with this, all right?

981
00:41:22,958 --> 00:41:24,612
- All right, yeah.
I'm really, really--

982
00:41:24,656 --> 00:41:26,571
ow!
Too much, little too big?

983
00:41:26,614 --> 00:41:28,573
- Little too much.
- All right.

984
00:41:29,617 --> 00:41:30,966
<i>♪</i>

985
00:41:31,010 --> 00:41:34,317
- Lois?
I need to apologize to you.

986
00:41:34,361 --> 00:41:36,319
I mean, after what happened
to Sharon Powell last night,

987
00:41:36,363 --> 00:41:37,625
I feel like such an idiot.

988
00:41:37,669 --> 00:41:39,497
- Chrissy--
- No, it's just--

989
00:41:39,540 --> 00:41:42,978
I've never had something like
this fall on my lap before.

990
00:41:43,022 --> 00:41:45,328
Stories this important
don't usually happen

991
00:41:45,372 --> 00:41:46,634
in Smallville.

992
00:41:46,678 --> 00:41:48,984
- But, see,
that's where I was wrong.

993
00:41:49,028 --> 00:41:52,161
Stories like this happen
in small towns everywhere,

994
00:41:52,205 --> 00:41:54,076
and stories
that need to be told,

995
00:41:54,120 --> 00:41:56,296
but they get missed because
there aren't enough reporters

996
00:41:56,339 --> 00:41:58,690
looking for them.

997
00:41:59,821 --> 00:42:02,520
- Come on, let me show you
what I've been working on.

998
00:42:02,563 --> 00:42:05,000
<i>[soft music]</i>

999
00:42:05,044 --> 00:42:06,698
<i>♪</i>

1000
00:42:06,741 --> 00:42:08,090
- Where'd you get this?

1001
00:42:08,134 --> 00:42:10,615
- From the gas station
near the motel.

1002
00:42:10,658 --> 00:42:14,357
This feels big, doesn't it?

1003
00:42:14,401 --> 00:42:16,098
- Yeah.

1004
00:42:16,142 --> 00:42:18,927
Now it's up to us
to put it all together.

1005
00:42:18,971 --> 00:42:21,582
Who are you, and why
is a person with powers

1006
00:42:21,626 --> 00:42:23,932
working for Morgan Edge?

1007
00:42:24,585 --> 00:42:27,719
- No, Superman
saved Powell's mother.

1008
00:42:27,762 --> 00:42:30,635
Well, how's Larr
gonna take care of it?

1009
00:42:30,678 --> 00:42:32,767
[tires screeching]

1010
00:42:32,811 --> 00:42:35,770
<i>[suspenseful music]</i>

1011
00:42:35,814 --> 00:42:42,603
<i>♪</i>

1012
00:42:42,647 --> 00:42:45,214
[buzzing]

1013
00:42:45,258 --> 00:42:49,175
<i>[intense music]</i>

1014
00:42:49,218 --> 00:42:50,393
- It's done.

1015
00:42:50,437 --> 00:42:52,526
I'll call the team.

1016
00:42:52,570 --> 00:42:58,184
<i>♪</i>

