Smallville quotes  Season 1
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The Pilot "Luthors are not afraid. We don't have that luxury. We're leaders. You have a destiny, Lex. You're never going to get anywhere with your eyes closed." - Lionel Luthor "We all have secrets Clark" - Chloe Sullivan "Sometimes people can surprise you." - Lana Lang "Greatness is a rarefied air one must be taught to breathe!" - Lionel Luthor Metamorphosis "She told me that, "Life is about change. Sometimes it's painful, sometimes it's beautiful, but most of the time it's both." - Lana Lang "Chloe, I could never outgrow you. Other than vertically." - Clark Kent Hothead "Dad, you have no idea what I'm capable of." - Lex Luthor "Careful dad, you're getting emotional. We could always try a rematch. Or are you afraid you can't take your son again?" - Lex Luthor Xray "You came into my life, thinking you could shake me down 'cause I'm just some spoiled rich brat who needed his daddy's protection.' Trust me; when I make things disappear, they stay buried." - Lex Luthor Cool "In my experience there's no such thing as too much information." - Lex Luthor Hourglass "It's amazing how one moment can change your life forever."- Cassandra "Life's a journey, Clark; I don't wanna go through it following a roadmap." - Lex Luthor "You see, I don't want to do good things, I want to do great things." - Lex Luthor Craving "I don't care about the past, I believe in the power to reinvent yourself." - Lex Luthor Clark: "Chloe, don't you ever knock?"
Chloe: "It's a barn, Clark." Jitters "You know, just because you spend a lot of time with someone doesn't mean you know their darkest secrets." - Chloe Sullivan Rogue"I plan on being great all by myself." - Lex Luthor Clark: "I didn't know you were such a history buff."
Lex: "I'm not; I'm just interested in people who ruled the world before they were thirty." Shimmer "Empires are not brought down by outside forces, they are destroyed by weaknesses from within." - Lionel Luthor Hug "You can learn a lot from someone you hate." - Lex Luthor Clark: "Everyone needs a friend."
Kyle: "No they don't. Because they'll always betray you in the end." "It's not about the ending, it's about the journey." - Lex Luthor "Relax. Failing isn't something I do." - Lex Luthor "Trust me, Clark. Our friendship is going to be the stuff of legend." - Lex Luthor
Leech [to Victoria] "Congratulations. [whispering] I hope it was worth it." - Lex Luthor Kenetic "I look forward to resuming our verbal judo." - Lex Luthor Clark: "Chloe, you can't just go snooping around someone's house."
Chloe: "It's a mansion. It's designed for snooping." "You have no idea who you're dealing with." - Lex Luthor Zero "I don't believe in obligations." - Lex Luthor
Nicodemus "You know, the choice is yours. You can either sit in your loft and play with your telescope, or move on." - Chloe Stray Lionel Luthor: "We don't need to play games, son."
Lex Luthor: "Dad, games are all we got." Reaper "Being friends with Lex Luthor can be complicated but it has it's advantages." - Clark Kent Drone "Appearance is deceptive. Nothing around here is what it seems." - Lex Luthor "She is trying to buy this election like one of her Prada bags!" - Sasha Crush"Sometimes the right person can be right in front of your eyes and you never even know it." - Lana Lang "Some people are meant to be alone." - Lex Luthor "Some secrets destroy families." - Martha Kent Tempest "If you're going to take me on son, you're going to have to bring your game up to a whole different level." - Lionel Luthor "You are playing a very dangerous game. You better pray you're not wrong." - Lex Luthor "You're forfeiting your own future." - Lionel Luthor "I'll bury you and everyone in Smallville who takes your side!" - Lionel Luthor
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Heat "You can waste your time playing it safe, or you can go for it. But at some point, Clark, you just know when something’s right." - Lex Luthor "Lex learned to act on his passion, never hold anything back. I wonder if we’ll ever be able to do the same." - Lana Lang Duplicity "Hiding the truth only keeps people apart." - Lana Lang Red "The day Clark Kent decides to break the rules, I’ll be there." - Pete Ross "But aren’t you married to Lana in your imagination?" - Pete Ross "Clark would have to be on drugs to be on drugs." - Chloe Sullivan Lineage "Hey, Clark, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." - Chloe Sullivan "Still alive and kicking. No thanks to you." - Lex Luthor
Ryan "You see, in life the road to darkness is a journey, not a light switch." - Lex Luthor Skinwalker "Sentimentality is synonymous with vulnerability. You taught me that. You’re on your own." - Lex Luthor Visage "When my mother died, I began to build a wall around my heart. Every year that wall grew taller, more fortified. Till eventually it became impenetrable. - Lex Luthor Suspect Dominic: "You can save the concerned son routine, Lex. I have everything under control."
Lex: "Yeah. Loyal lap dog, keeping watch at his master’s door, secretly hoping he doesn’t make it." Rush "My own personal superhero. I always knew there was something special about you, Clark Kent." - Chloe Sullivan ProdigalLionel: "You know, Lex, I’m tired of your constant attempts at mutiny.
Lex: "Yeah, well, you didn’t leave me too many options. It was either that or the plank" "You wouldn't be a Luthor unless someone was trying to kill you." - Lionel Luthor Fever "Trust me, there's nothing worse than a missed opportunity." - Lex Luthor Visitor "Montaigne said obsession was the wellspring of genius and maddness." - Lex Luthor
Exodus "I've always been fighting my destiny. Trying to avoid becoming my father. But we all have certain genes that we want to change which dominate us." - Lex Luthor "Love has a way of blinding even the sharpest minds. We don't look because we don't want to see. But once love is stripped away, we see the real person clearly. There revealed to us, with all their flaws, their foibles, and their secrets." - Lionel Luthor "It's like fate...inevitable but always surprising when it happens." - Chloe Sullivan
| Season 3
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Exile "He’s not lost, Lana..." - Chole Sullivan "Pining over Clark only leads to personal misery. Trust me, I wrote the book. Now you need to move on. He obviously has." - Chole Sullivan "I would’ve searched for a thousand years if I thought he could be found. We can’t hold onto the past. In my heart, I will be searching for my son forever." - Lionel Luthor "You know, Helen, black widows may be powerful predators, but every predator is somebody else’s prey." - Lionel Luthor Phoenix "Disappointed I’m not basking in the fires of hell?" - Lex Luthor "Survival of the fittest. I guess you really are a Luthor now." - Lex Luthor "I guess we all got to take a look at our dark side sooner or later." - Clark Kent "If you stare at it long enough, it can get hard to tell the two sides apart." - Lex Luthor "That was a Machiavellian maneuver worthy of a Luthor." - Lionel Luthor Slumber "Clark, it's not your responsibility to save everybody." - Martha Kent "You've got to learn the difference between fantasy and reality." - Lex Luthor "Lex. When you're rich, you're not crazy. You're eccentric" - Lionel Luthor Perry"Trust me, I have nothing to hide" - Lex Luthor "Memories fade, but a Google search never forgets." - Perry White Relic "Why should I have to pay for the sins of my father?" - Lionel Luthor "Because it's my destiny. I can't change it." - Jor-El [Joe] Magnetic "What good are lawyers if they can't jump through hoops?" - Lex Luthor Shattered "You think you know people, and you realize it's all just a facade." - Lex Luthor "I was right about you all along, Clark. You're not even human." - Lex Luthor "You're either with me or against me Clark. Choose right now." - Lex Luthor Asylum"It's sad to see a man who's lost his mind. But it's tragic when he's convinced himself that he's sane." - Lionel Luthor And I'm happy for you. The both of you. Now take your little cart, and go sucker some other patient with a bank account." - Lex Luthor to Ian "Fear is an effective sales tactic, but it doesn't work on me." - Lex Luthor Whisper "I may have lost my sight, but things are becoming much clearer now." - Clark Kent "I should've known better than to take your promises at face value." - Lex Luthor "If you thought you could throw me behind a desk and forget about me, you're making a grave mistake." - Lex Luthor "Miss Sullivan, these coy evasions may work when your wheedling information out of a high school librarian, but up here, you're out of your league." - Lionel Luthor "The war's just starting, and I have the greatest advantage. He thinks I'm weak." - Lex Luthor Delete "I have enemies in high places." - Chloe Sullivan Velocity "I'm not special. I'm different." - Clark Kent Obsession "Don't worry. I'll take care of it." - Lex Luthor Resurrection "The only life I'm interested in saving is yours." - Clark Kent Crisis "Nice try, Dad. But I'm not suiting up in the eleventh hour. Clean up your own mess." - Lex Luthor Legacy"Coincidence. That's an explanation used by fools and liars." - Lionel Luthor Truth "Which of your obsessive compulsive fixations is behind today's summons?" - Lex Luthor "We all have our secrets." - Lex Luthor Chloe: "Why do you keep doing this to yourself? Why can't you just walk away from your father?"
Lex: "Because he won't give me the only thing I've ever wanted from him."
Chloe: "And that would be?"
Lex: "I want him to love me." Lionel: "Now, I'm losing my patience, Lex. You are constantly defensive with me. Now, tell me, damn it. What is it you want from me?"
Lex: "It doesn't really matter, Dad. I'm never going to get it." Talisman "I like to keep my mind open to extreme possibilities." - Lex Luthor "You can be the world's greatest hero or its most mild-mannered citizen, but the only person who can write your story...is you." - Jonathan Kent Forsaken Lionel: "You betrayed me. Your own father."
Lex: "I protected myself just like you taught me to."
Lionel: "Lex, whatever problems we have, keep them within the walls of our own house. Don't stoop to this level." Covenant You may think you know your destiny. But you have no idea what greatness lies ahead of you. - Kara Orange is a good color for you, Dad. Although it might get a little old after 25 to life. - Lex Luthor This friendship's over. - Clark Kent
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Crusade "You know, they dubbed Mussolini a savior...and look what happened to him." - Lionel Luthor "Shouldn't wound what you can't kill, Dad." - Lex Luthor Gone "You can save the threats, Dad. I'm not as easy a target as you seem to think." - Lex Luthor Facade Lois: "Call me crazy, but I've always been a firm believer that beauty... It's on the inside."
Dr. Fine: "The people that say that are the ones who already have it on the outside." Devoted "In the future, let's restrict our conversations to "hello" and "goodbye." - Clark Kent "I know what you're doing. But you can't buy back my friendship." - Clark Kent Lex: "There's a darkness in me that I can't always control. I'm starting to think that's my curse, why every relationship I have ends badly."
Clark: "We all have a dark side, Lex."
Lex: "Yeah. But I can feel mine creeping over the corners. Your friendship helps keep it at bay. It reminds me that there are truly good people in the world. I'm not willing to give up on that." "Look, I'm willing to give this friendship another shot if you are." - Lex Luthor
Run "I believe you. I know a real friend would never lie to me." - Lex Luthor "Our thief is gonna learn that there's nowhere on earth he can run from Lex Luthor." - Lex Luthor Transference "You don't look well, Dad. Forget to take your vitamins?" - Lex Luthor "Isn't it all your dad's? This castle, LuthorCorp, the cars, the jets, everything. The very cufflinks in your sleeves." - Lionel Luthor as Clark Kent "All I wanted was the best for you. And you destroyed me." - Lionel Luthor as Clark Kent Bound "You can't straddle the fence on this one, Clark! My father and I are enemies. You have to decide who you really trust." - Lex Luthor "I want to be your father, Lex. If you'll let me." - Lionel Luthor "I don't want you to tell me anything. I want you to change." - Clark Kent Clark: "I felt like we were enemies."
Lex: "Don't give up on me yet."
Scare "Contrary to your deluded point of view, this is not the Ritz Carlton where you can check in and check out at your leisure." - Warden Stall to Lionel Luthor Unsafe "Well, the prodigal father returns." - Lex Luthor Lionel: "I’m not here for money, Lex. I don’t want to take LuthorCorp away from you. Corporate maneuvering doesn’t interest me anymore."
Lex: "So, what, now trying to kill me is gonna be a full time job?" "I know, I know where you’re coming from. It’s a place of anger and mistrust. But it’s not too late. It’s not. There’s still time to get off the path that can only lead to darkness." - Lionel Luthor Pariah Lex: "I have a position you might find more appealing. A position that pays a hundred thousand dollars a year".
Jason: [Sarcastic.] "Because I’m obviously qualified for a hundred thousand dollar a year job." Jason: "You want to team up against my mother?"
Lex: "The enemy of my enemy." "People keep secrets for a reason, even from the people they’re closest to." - Lois Lane Recruit
Chloe: "How did you post bail?"
Lois: "Four very good friends of mine. Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover." "What you may perceive as secrecy, I see as precautions." - Lex Luthor Krypto "Okay. You’re gonna be fine. I know you’re gonna be fine. Everyone I’ve ever hit was all right." - Lois Lane Genevieve: "I underestimated you, Lex."
Lex: "Well, that’s a common mistake." Lex: "Genevieve, paranoia is not a very attractive quality in a woman."
Genevieve: "I’m just trying to protect my son."
Lex: "Well, maybe you should get together with my father and write a parenting book. I bet it’d be a bestseller." Sacred "You may be the last survivor of a great civilization." - Jor-El "You didn’t really think I’d hire you, bring you into my life, and not follow every step you take, did you?" - Lex Luthor "I get the feeling that our lives are a lot less random than we think." - Clark Kent Lionel: "You have a ferocious desire to find all the answers, son, but don’t let you search for those stones turn into your personal Tower of Babel."
Lex: "I’m not trying to get closer to God, Dad. I’m trying to solve the riddles He’s laid out for me." "Knowledge comes from finding the answers, yes, but understanding what the answers mean is what brings wisdom. Men who didn’t understand the difference have been the ruin of some of the world’s greatest civilizations." - Lionel Luthor "Kal-El, you must write your own destiny." - Dr. Swann
Lucy "Lana, this isn’t some bad dream that you can just blink away. This is real life." - Jason Teague "Either you are the best con man in the world, or you are truly unbelievably naive." - Lionel Luthor "I thought you said that telescopes were for geeks and stalkers." - Clark Kent Onyx "At last, I can embrace my true destiny." - Lex Luthor "You disappoint me. As always." - Lex Luthor "I guess it’s up to me to show the world the real Lex Luthor." - Lex Luthor "Seizing the moment, Dad. Just like you taught me." - Lex Luthor Lionel: "I’ve changed. People change, Lex."
Lex: "No, they don’t. They just get soft. Like you." "You think you know someone, but there’s this side of them that you never see. Until it’s too late." - Lana Lang "Clark, how many times has your friend done something underhanded that you didn’t expect? People have a lot of different sides and sometimes they keep those sides hidden, even from the ones that they love." - Chloe Sullivan "Is that what you think of me, Clark? I’m hurt. I thought we were friends." - Lex Luthor "You lied to me for years, Clark. But now I know your secret." - Lex Luthor "Whatever you are, whatever you are planning, I’m going to stop you" – Clark Kent "Think about it, Clark. My intellect, your powers. Together we could rule this world. We’ll walk as gods among men." - Lex Luthor "Every man has a weakness, Clark, no matter how superhuman he may be. I’ve embrace my destiny. Now embrace yours. We could forge a new future together." - Lex Luthor "I’ll never join you." - Clark Kent "Everyman has a weakness Clark, no matter how superhuman he may be" - Lex Luthor "I offer you a chance at greatness, and this is what you do with it." - Lex Luthor "I want you to remember this day, Clark. I want you to remember that despite all your amazing powers, there was one man that beat you." - Lex Luthor "Maybe this was always our destiny. How sad." - Lex Luthor "A man can’t deny his true nature, can he, Lex? No. We’re Luthors." - Lionel Luthor Spirit "Things don’t always end up the way you picture them, but sometimes they can end up even better if you give them a chance." - Martha Kent Blank "There are too many secrets. I kept wishing that we could wipe the slate clean, but we can’t. A chance like that… maybe it only comes around once in a lifetime." - Lana Lang AgelessLionel: "Genevieve – you know, I'm not accustomed to being summoned like a lap dog." Genevieve: "Don't be silly, Lionel – I'd never allow you on my lap." "Well, my son hasn’t been listening to me. What do you want me to do, give him a good spanking?" - Lionel Luthor Lionel: "Watch your back, son." Lex: "I always do." Forever "Clark, your destiny lies far beyond those corn fields out there. And I'm not about to let you turn your back on that just because of us." - Jonathon Kent "The Oedipal bond certainly has a habit of flourishing when it's . . . fed, doesn't it, Lex?" - Lionel Luthor "Things change. No matter how much we don't want them to." - Clark Kent Commencement Lois: "Clark, I know how devastated you must be, but if you could just keep your tears to a minimum, I'd appreciate it." Clark: "I'll try." "Can you hear me, Dad? Before you leave this Earth, I want you to know...you did create the son you always wanted." - Lex Luthor
| Season 5
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Arrival
"One journey has ended. A new journey is about to begin." - Jor-El
"I'm beginning to get the impression that lying is an unshakable habit of your's." - Lex Luthor
Lois: Clark, really, you should't have! Clark: Actually, I didn't.
"I know you're faster than a speeding bullet, Clark - mind taking me along for the ride?" - Chloe Suillvan
"You're not just a hero...you're a superhero." - Chloe Suillvan
Mortal
"Destiny's just another word for not having a choice." - Clark Kent
Lex: Happiness is such an elusive creature, isn’t it? We all wish for it but very few ever really find it.
Chloe: Doesn’t make the search any less important.
Lex: Or the destination.
Clark: Well, normally, I'd just rip open the door, super speed past the cameras, and somehow open the vault with my heat vision.
Chole: So what you're saying is: now that you are human, you have no useful skills.
Clark: Not so much.
Hidden
"I guess I'll never be able to escape who I really am." - Clark Kent
Aqua
"It's a complicated world, Clark. Only the naïve view it in black and white." - Lex Luthor
A.C.: I've got a buck.
Lois: Yeah? You should use it to buy some fashion sense.
"Don't apologize. If you're going to be late, at least be late with conviction." - Milton Fine
Clark: I didn’t ask for this life.
Chloe: We didn’t ask for a world that needs heroes, but the truth is we do. Now more then ever, Clark.
"You might be a big fish in the water, but up here I’m the shark." - Lex Luthor
Clark: You know, the other day a professor of mine, he accused LuthorCorp of being evil, and you just short of being the devil.
Lex: Well, you didn’t tell him about my pitchfork, did you?
"Lois, I promise, someday...you'll meet someone even more special." - Clark Kent
Exposed
Chloe: How are you ever going to live without Clark?
Lois: One word – blissfully.
"We all need to believe in heroes, Clark, and even the best ones are far from perfect." - Lex Luthor
Splinter
"Lex is an extraordinary young man – he’s always had an extraordinary appetite for power. But if he succeeds in this first foray into the political arena, I’m afraid he’ll develop such a fierce taste for it he’ll go on to devour the whole world." - Lionel Luthor
Lana: Why is it different, Lex?
Lex: Because there are some doors that can’t be closed once they’re opened.
Solitude
"Impatience is such a pathetic human trait." - Professor Fine
Lionel: I wonder, do they know about the sort of things you keep hidden behind closed doors.
Lex: Ooh – you must be referring about our deep dark family secrets. Don’t worry – I won’t embarrass you.
"I want you to know, I'm more than ready to give up my life for the life of my child." - Martha Kent
Lexmas
"We Luthors are made of pretty tough and definitely expensive material." - Lex Luthor
"And you know what the secret to living happily ever after is? Power ! Money... and power ! Since when you have those two things, you can secure everything else. And keep it that way..." - Lex Luthor
Fanatic
Lionel: How does it feel, Lex, to have people worship you?
Lex: Being the idol for a cult of psychopaths isn't exactly a power trip, Dad.
Samantha: You're losing your edge, Lex.
Lex: And you're clearly over it.
Lockdown
"You're going to make a great politician, Luthor. You almost sound like you believe your own lies." - Flynn
Reckoning
Lana: When do you start caring what people think of you?
Lex: Since I was branded at birth with the sins of my father
Your powers on Earth may seem extraordinary, Kal-El, but we are not gods. - Jor-El
A heart beats only so many times in a life. Your father used his more then anyone I know. - Martha Kent
Vengeance
Lionel: It must be humbling to pull all those strings and find out they’re attached to nothing.
Lex: Especially when your father is the one holding the scissors.
Void
"This is your destiny, son. You are going to touch the lives of so many people. Not just as a man, but as a symbol. You’re a symbol of peace. You’re a symbol of justice. And now it’s time for you to go" - Jonathan Kent
Mercy
"You're still obsessing over him after all these years? Clark Kent is a simple farm boy. Let it go, Lex...let it go." - Lionel Luthor
Fade
"I don’t owe Clark anything, Lex – especially the truth" - Lana Lang
Oracle
"Challenging upper management often leads to a bout of unemployment." - Lex Luthor
"Lex: You’re the one who taught me – keep your friends close and your enemies closer." - Lex Luthor
Clark: Look for anything my dad might be warning me about.
Chloe: I can’t exactly search for a file named “My Evil Scheme.”
Vessel
"You made a deal with the devil. He always comes to collect." - Lionel Luthor
| | Season 6 |
3. Arrow Lois: Likewise. So, I wanted to tell you that I thought you were so eloquent at the Congressional indictment hearings. Sorry aboutyour oil tanker. I'd hate to be a pelican in that harbor, huh?
Oliver Queen: Well, we're gonna go. That's our cue, so... I guess I forgot to add public humiliation to the list of cocktail-party don'ts. I'm gonna go get us a drink, okay? You just wait here, and don't talk to anybody, okay? Clark: Who are you?
Oliver Queen: Haven't you read? I'm the Green Arrow. Oliver Queen: That's really incredible. You know you have every newspaper in the country calling this guy the Green Arrow. He's got a real following.
Lois: Yeah, well, so did Charles Manson. Oliver Queen: Clark, you have abilities I couldn't even dream of. And I admire that you use them to save the people you're close to.
Clark: But?
Oliver Queen: But there's a whole world of people out there, Clark. They need us. With your potential... you can't wait for them to come to you. When you're ready to do something about that... you let me know. 3. Wither Clark: Mom, I've lost Lana, Dad, Jor-El. You don't see me as a different person.
Martha: Well, in a lot of ways I do, Clark. All those things have shaped the person you are now... and the person you'll become. Lois: [ Laughs ] Let's make it interesting. Hit that can with your arrow...and I'm yours. Lois: Better luck next time, hood. 2. Sneeze Lois: Hey. You guys are not gonna believe what just happened to me. I'm out there jogging along, minding my own business when, out of nowhere, a barn door comes falling from the clear, blue sky and almost crushes me. How does that happen? Lois: Uh-oh, does Clarky have the sniffles? Clark: At least I was able to cover half my face that time. This morning I -- I blew the barn door halfway across Small County. It almost hit Lois.
Chloe: Lois, as in Lane? Chloe: Ok, it's definitely weird. I'll give you that. But it's not "Wall of Weird." It's called a microburst. Oliver Queen: [ Chuckles ] Lionel Luthor. All those hostile takeovers haven't aged you a bit. Tell me, what's your secret? Wagner: Whatever powers he had are clearly gone. But, sir, there was someone else in the warehouse... someone who seems to have other abilities. 1. Zod Clark: I tried to talk to Jor-El, but he wouldn't -- he wouldn't answer. The Fortress is dead. Everything's changing. Dad's gone. I can't talk to Lex. Lana's... I don't know where to go from here. Jimmy: Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa! Don't shoot! Okay? I work here. You don't have -- Chloe? Hey. [ Chuckles ] This isn't 'cause I didn't call you back, is it?
Chloe: Jimmy Olsen. Jimmy: Whoa. [ Chuckles ] Grow 'em big in Kansas, don't they? Jimmy: Catch ya later, C.K. Martha: Every world needs its heroes, Clark. They inspire us to be better than we are. And they protect us from the darkness that's just around the corner. Season Five 10. Fanatic 09. Lexmas Lex: And do you know what the secret to living happily ever after is? Power. Money and power. See, once you have those two things, you can secure everything else... and keep it that way. 08. Solitude 07. Splinter Clark: You know, Lex, it all makes sense now. See, I thought you were obsessed with me. But it's not about me at all, is it? It's about Lana. 06. Exposed 05. Thirst Milton Fine: What if you found out that Lex Luthor was a dangerous, unstable, megalomaniac bent on destroying your world? Would you have the courage to try to stop him? 04. Aqua Clark: I'll go talk to Lex.
A.C.: There isn't enough time. Come on, Superboy. With you on the turf and me in the surf, we could stop this thing cold. A.C.: Maybe you ought to stick to the shallow end until you know how to swim, gorgeous.
Lois: Maybe you ought to try a breath mint, surfer boy. Lois: You know that orange and green thing you got going? It looks like Flipper threw up. Lois: You don’t even know me.
A.C.: What’s to know? You’re abrasive, sarcastic – you never shut up.
Lois: Yeah – those are my good qualities. Lex: You might be a big fish in the water, but up here I’m the shark. 03. Hidden Chloe: I know how much you've dreamt of having a bland, mundane, generic life, but being normal is highly overrated. Besides, it makes my whole sidekick role a lot easier if you can bring super-duper strength to the table. Clark: I guess I'll never be able to escape who I really am. 02. Mortal Clark: We should take it slow.
Lana: Clark, we've taken it slow for four years now. Sheriff Adams: Nice work, Mr. Kent - you ever consider a career in law enforcement? Lee: I guess all that talk about you is true, kid – you really are out of this world.
Clark: You have no idea. (Examining a force barrier)
Deputy Kaiden: What the hell is this, Sheriff?
Sheriff Adams: Another day in Smallville. Clark: Pete was a lot better at these pep talks in these situations.
Chloe: Pete? You told Pete your secret?!?
Clark: I kinda had to - he saw my ship.
Chloe: Pete got to see your spaceship?!? Clark: This is impossible - it's a million degrees in here!
Chloe: Gosh, Clark, I didn't realize super-whining was one of your powers. Clark: Destiny's just another word for not having a choice. 01. Arrival Lois: Doctor says I shouldn’t talk too much.
Clark: That’s too bad.
Lois: Don’t get your hopes up, Smallville – it isn’t permanent. Martha: But you can be hurt now – you’re vulnerable.
Clark: Isn’t that what it means to be human? Jonathan: It doesn't hurt to have a one-man construction team as a son. Clark: I wasn't born anywhere near Smallville. In fact I wasn't born anywhere near this galaxy.
Chloe: Okay, okay, so that would then make you like an...
Clark: Yep. Season Four 22. "Commencement"
Lois: I took this career test in some magazine - it said that my perfect job would be disc jockey.
Clark: That would make sense - you certainly talk enough. There won't be any dead air. Lionel: You know, for a woman without a heart, Genevieve Teague certainly did have a lot of blood. Lois: Oh, come on, Clark, your future's laid out right in front of you. You're going to go to community college, major in agriculture, probably minor in law enforcement, and then you and Lana are going to have a nice little church wedding.
Clark: Excuse me?
Lois: It's written in the stars and you know it. It's only a matter of time before you join the bowling league, take over the family farm, and then, well, you and Lana can bring little Clark Jr. into the world. 21. "Forever" Jonathan: Clark, your destiny lies far beyond those corn fields out there. And I'm not about to let you turn your back on that just because of us. 20. "Ageless" Genevieve: Well I assume your visit has . . . cause to celebrate.
Lionel: Don't all my visits deserve to be celebrated, Genevieve?
Genevieve: Some more then others. Lionel: Watch your back, son.
Lex: I always do. 19. "Blank" Clark: Mr. Luthor?
Lex: Lex. I'm guessing you don't remember it, but we kinda dropped the formalities the day I ran you off a bridge. Chloe: And the Super Wheaties abilities just keep on coming. 18. "Spirit" Dawn: (in Martha's body) Holy crap! I'm Clark Kent's mom. Lois: Mrs. Kent, a lot of things are possible, but there will be a man on Mars before me and Clark go to the prom. 17. "Onyx" Lex: What’s inside you, Dad? Is it really just puppies and hugs now or is something else twisting in your gut, squirming to be free again? Lionel: A man can't deny his true destiny, Lex – no, we're Luthors. We're Luthors. 16. "Lucy" Lex: Dad, clearly the idea of personal space is lost on you. Lex: Just because you have the same blood running through your veins doesn't make you family. 15. "Sacred" Clark: I was just trying to figure out if hidden temples and body-snatching witches fits under community service or extracurriculars. 14. "Krypto" Genevieve: I'm just trying to protect my son.
Lex: Maybe you'd better get together with my dad and write a parenting book. It'd be a best seller. Lois: Let's see, (the dog's) annoying, and I can't get within 10' of him without being sick. Why don't we call him ‘Clarkie'? 12. "Pariah" Lex: Can I get you something? I assure you, my tastes have matured.
Genevieve: I'm sure you've developed a taste for quite a lot of things, Lex. Sheriff Adams: You flip-flop more than a politician, Mr. Kent. 11. "Unsafe" Minister: Do you, Clark Kent, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?
Clark: Hell yes! Lex: Well, the prodigal father returns. 09. "Bound" Lionel: I want to be your father, Lex. If you'll let me.
Lex: You've got your health, Dad. Don't expect another miracle. 08. "Spell" Clark: Isabelle was...aggressively sexy.
Lana: Oh great, possessed by an evil slut... Clark: Hey Dad!
Jonathan: Hey, Clark. Son, is there maybe a little something you'd like to tell your mother and me? (holds up bra)
Martha: Where did that come from?
Jonathan: From out in the barn. In the hay.
Martha: Clark...
Clark: It was magic.
Martha: I'm sure it was...
07. "Jinx" Lex: Mikail, if there's one thing I've learned, it's that anything lost can be found again. 06. "Transference" Lionel-in-Clark (to Lana) : A man would travel around the world...to pluck your succulent fruit. 05. "Run" Bart: I say I’m gonna be somewhere, I’ll be there like a flash! Clark: Are you sure there's nothing I can do to change your mind?
Bart: Tell you what...if you can catch me...I'll think about it. Bart: You know, I've always wondered if there was anyone out there like me, and it turns out to be you, Jimmy Crack Corn fresh from the farm. Bart: (I'm from) the future.
Chloe: Really?
Bart: I ran all the way back through time to tell you we're still in love 100 years from now. Bart: I'll be a thousand miles away before you can blink
Clark: I don't know, I can blink pretty fast.
04. "Devoted" Chloe: (about Clark) Wow, superhero and journalist - what are the odds? 03. "Facade" Jason: It was strange. (Clark) kind of opened up to me today.
Lana: You have no idea how strange that really is. 02. "Gone" Lois: Gotta say I'm impressed, 'Smallville'... 01. "Crusade" Clark is naked and turns to face Lois.
Lois: Look at his face... I have a blanket in the trunk. Lois: Guess I'm a sucker for stray dogs and naked men. (Martha stares) Okay, that didn't come out right... Lois: Give me a geek with glasses any day. Martha: Clark has many sides.
Lois: I know, I've seen several already. Lois: Were (Chloe) and Clark ever an item?
Martha: Maybe for a minute... Lois: You know, Chloe said in her notes that you used to work for Lionel. I am trying to get in to see him, but he keeps refusing to see me. Any advice?
Martha: Stay away, you don't wanna get pulled into Lionel's web.
Lois: How did you escape unscaved?
Martha: I didn't. Kal-El: I am Kal-El of Krypton. It's time to fulfill my destiny. Martha: You don't know anything about my son.
Bridgette Cosby (guest star Margot Kidder): You're right. You're right, I don't, but I do know what it's like to love someone whose calling is greater than you own.
Martha: You and Dr. Swann (played by Christopher Reeve)
Bridgette Cosby: In a different lifetime
(M. Kidder and C. Reeve played Lois and Clark in all the Superman Movies!!) Bridgette Cosby: The symbol burnt into your field a few months ago? That's the Kryptonian symbol for Crusade. Bridgette Cosby: The only challenge to a father's will is a mother's love. Pilot: What is it? A bird? A plane? Lana: Well, nothing says 'I love you' like a motorcycle helmet. Dr. Vaughn: You're living on borrowed time, Lex – stop trying to borrow more. Lionel: You know, they dubbed Mussolini a savior...and look what happened to him. Lex: Apparently, I'm not ordinary.
Lionel: Nom you're not.
Lex: God help me... You shouldn't wound what you can't kill, dad. Jonathan: Your mother tells me you can fly?
Clark: Kal-El can fly, Clark Kent is still earthbound.
Jonathan: How did that feel?
Clark: Amazing.... and scary, cuz if I can do that, maybe I'm capable of anything.
Martha: You are.
Clark: No that's you, mom. About the explosion that "killed" Chloe
Lois: A stunt like that is thuggish and obvious, it smocks of desperation, all the things you aren't.
Lionel: All right Miss Lane, you have my attention. Lionel: Next time you come at me with accusations, try to have a little more than righteous indignation. Zoo time is over, Miss Lane, good day! Lois: Glad to see we've moved beyond the clothing-optional stage of our relationship. Season Three 22. "Covenant" Lionel: You're venturing into very dangerous waters, Loder.
Loder: I'm a pretty decent swimmer. Night night. Lex: Orange is a good color for you, Dad, although it might get a little old after 25 to life. Clark: I didn't come here for you, Lex. I came because it's the right thing to do. This friendship's over.
21. "Forsaken" Lex: That's not the face of someone who's scored another government contract. Lex: What's so important?
Lionel: If you had given me any reason to trust you, you wouldn't have had to ask that question. Chloe: Just when you thought it was safe to go into the hallways.
Lionel: You can cut the sarcasm. Loder: You know, I really don't want a morality lesson from someone who'd rat out his own father. Pete: That guy was going to kill me. I suppose I owe you a thanks.
Lex: When the time comes, I'm sure you'll do the same for me. Lionel: I always tried to teach you, Lex - the devil's in the details. If you don't watch the details, he wins. 20. "Talisman" Pete (on the phone): Why won't you listen to me? I don't want to talk about it!
Chloe: Note to self: forward all telemarketing calls to Pete. Chloe: Did you pull an all-nighter? Or do you just find changing clothes every day a little too cliché? Lex: I don't live in the past - someone told me it was weakness. Given your mishaps in the cave, maybe you should follow his advice. Clark: Mr. Luthor, those caves may not belong to my family, but this barn does. So get out. Chloe: What good are extracurriculars if you can't milk them for supplies? Lex: I like to keep my mind open to extreme possibilities.
Clark: You're starting to sound like your father. Lex: I've been thinking about that prophecy. I've got a new interpretation. Want to hear it?
Clark: Yeah.
Lex: This Naman guy is supposed to come from the stars, have the power of ten men, and shoot fire from his eyes, right?
Clark: It's just an allegory, Lex.
Lex: I know. But if one person could do all that, he'd be a formidable enemy. He could conquer the world. He could become a tyrant if no one kept him in check. So I've been thinking...anybody who'd be willing to fight him would have to be pretty brave. Clark, did it ever occur to you that the hero of the story...is Ziget?
Lex (to Clark): I'm surprised. Usually you keep such a close eye on everything that happens in the caves. For those term papers you're always writing.
Willowbrook: One who denies his destiny can bring about as much pain and suffering as his greatest enemy.
Willowbrook (to Clark): Jeremiah is desperate to be someone he's not, and you're desperate not to be someone you are. 19. "Memoria" Lionel: You know, Clark, I always thought that your parents corn-fed hokum made you weak, but clearly I have underestimated your dark side. Lex: What brings you to Smallville, Dad? To find more evidence of little green men in the Kiwatche caves? Lionel: I will not let you inflict psychological scars on my children.
Lillian: That's why they have you, Lionel. Lionel: If I'd known . . . if I'd seen – things would have been so different between us.
Lex: Yes, dad - you might have actually loved me. Clark: I wish she (Lara) could've met you, to see what a great mom I have.
Martha: She knows, Clark. A mother's love never dies. 18. "Truth" Lionel: Lex – thanks for dropping by.
Lex: Which of your obsessive-compulsive fixations is behind today's summons? Clark: Since Pete's supplying the big screen, I've got dinner.
Chloe: What? Clark Kent in the kitchen? [makes a face]. What's on the menu? Chloe: Another lovely evening huddled around the electronic hearth Pete: Clark's running down to Metropolis to pick up some Shark Dogs from the stadium.
Chloe: What? Whoa, back up. Clark's going to drive six hours just to get some hot dogs?
Pete: Once he hits supersonic, he can make the round trip in about ten minutes.
Clark: He's just kidding. Chloe: Is it me, or did I just completely clear out the lunch crowd?
Lana: No, it's you. Chloe: Why don't you just walk away from your dad?
Lex: Because he won't give me the one thing I ever wanted from him.
Chloe: And that would be...?
Lex: I want him to love me. Lionel: Miss Sullivan, you're looking a bit peaked. I suppose a steady diet of truth can wear on a person. Pete: As far as long shadows go, Clark, you're the dark side of the moon. Lex: Two invitations to your office in one week. I should be flattered.
Lionel: You should be more careful. 17. "Legacy" Lionel: A son's love for a father - there's nothing to compare it to. Lex: You know, Dad...they say mental illness is hereditary. Lionel: Oh, coincidence! That's an explanation used by fools and liars. Lionel: I believe we're put on this Earth for a reason, Clark. Our task in life is to find out what that reason is. Sometimes we can't do that alone. Jonathan (to Clark): And I see the way you and Jor-El fight, and I wonder if fathers and sons were the same on Krypton. Lex: It's like the German poet Rilke said - a person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship. Lex: My father's methods are often questionable, but usually there's a germ of truth in his madness. Clark: But I'm not human.
Swann: Humanity is not only about biology. Jonathan: This is your last warning - stay away from my son.
Lionel: If you'd raised your son the way I raised mine, maybe you wouldn't have to protect him. You know, weakness isn't something you're born with - you learn it. And Clark learned his from you. Lex: Where's the Inquisition when you need it? 16. "Crisis" Lionel: Lex, give me some credit. If I had anything to do with what happened I wouldn't be so sloppy. 15. "Resurrection" Clark: I always thought of my dad as the man of steel. I was wrong. Lex: When my father's involved with covert research, people tend to get hurt. Dr. Teng: How did you get past security?
Lex: As I'm sure you're well aware, this building is owned by LuthorCorp. A family name tends to open doors. Dr. Teng: If you don't leave at once, I'm notifying your father.
Lex: Can't you just send me to the principal instead? 14. "Obsession" Chloe: Welcome to the Lionel Luther exhibit. Next floor, victims, sycophants, and hatchet-men. Jonathan: What'd she do, Clark, climb out the window?
Clark: Actually she teleported out.
Jonathan: You're going to have to run that by me one more time...
Clark: Alicia was infected by the meteor shower, she can transport herself wherever she wants.
Martha: Including boys' bedrooms... Lex: You go on one date with this girl, and already she's sneaking into your bedroom, putting sexy pictures in your locker, practically asking her parents to book the wedding chapel... What's your secret, Clark? Chloe: I'm really sorry she went all Glenn Close on you. 13. "Velocity" Lex (to Chloe): Privacy laws don't seem to phase you, do they? Pete: Clark, you're not exactly one to talk about breaking the speed limit. Dr. Tang: I think you've seen one too many science fiction movies, Mr. Luthor. Martha: I'm going to make lunch. I got you some low-sodium turkey.
Jonathan: Low-sodium turkey?
Martha: Jonathan...
Jonathan: Sounds good, sweetheart 12. "Hereafter" Lex: They say music hath charms to sooth the savage breast.
Adam: Don't count on it. 11. "Delete" Sheriff Adams (to Clark): Your family sure has its way of going through vehicles. Adam: I was thinking of staying in Smallville.
Lana: Why?
Adam: Oww – that hurt. Lex: I'm starting to get a complex. Seems all the women I even find remotely appealing turn out to be psychopaths.
Molly: Birds of a feather.
...
Lex (revealing the disk he stole from Molly's disk drive): You looking for this Clark?
Molly: How'd you get that?
Lex: Birds of a feather. Lana: What do you think?
Adam: I think Norman Bates would be right at home here. Chloe: Blacklisted before I even graduate - that's got to be a record. 10. "Whisper" Jonathan: Last time we trusted a doctor, she sold his blood to Lionel Luthor.
Clark: What's the worse that could happen - I go to school and walk through a wall? Lionel: You have to look at Clark Kent as a work in progress. Lex: What does my father think, I'll sit in the office and twiddle my thumbs?
Clark: No, his exact words were 'sharpening pencils.' 9. "Asylum" Chloe: Nothing says 'I love you' like a $1.50 piece of cardboard. Ian: Well, if isn't Ku Klux Van. Lex: You know, Clark, there is one thing I'll never forget.
Clark: What's that?
Lex: How important your friendship is to me. Martha: I heard they're having a "Welcome Back" party for Lana at the Talon. Why don't you go?
Clark: You never quit, do you?
Martha: It's called tough love. Asylum Attendant (to Clark): Jeez, kid, you seem to know a lot of people in here. Ian: I know I've made some mistakes in the past ... but I'm better now.
Lex: And I'm happy for you ... both of you. Now take your little cart and go sucker someone else with a bank account. 8. "Shattered" Clark: Don't underestimate farm boys – baling hay can make you pretty strong. 7. "Magnetic" Lana: How tasteless is this? I think they even used real meteor rocks.
Chloe: The American version of closure. You can only get over your grief when you figure out how to merchandize your tragedy. Seth: I hate to poke a hole in your theory, Clark, but Lana's not made out of steel. Chloe (after kissing Clark): A good reporter always thinks on her feet. Chloe: You're a Luthor so it's a given that you're unscrupulous, but I really thought petty larceny was beneath you, Lex.
Lex: Can you be a little more specific with the charge?
Chloe: I caught some creep in my office trying to steal one of my computers. I figured either you or your father hired him.
Lex: But you're accusing me.
Chloe: You're what they euphemistically call the lesser of two evils.
Lex: I admire your take-charge attitude - barging in here and accusing me took guts...or sheer stupidity. Lex: What good are lawyers if they can't jump through hoops? 6. "Relic" Lana: You must have come from somewhere. It's not like you fell out of the sky. Clark: Since when can you check out police records?
Chloe: Since I caught the clerk and his girlfriend playing Cops & Robbers on the job. Clark: It's crazy.
Chloe: You passed crazy about five random clues ago. Joe: Where I'm from, we have colors you've never seen. Our moons are so close they fill up half the sky. We have sunsets that last for hours. 5. "Perry" Perry (making a toast): To Littleville, Kansas, and all the Little Kansassians who live here. Clark: You're a reporter?
Perry: In a past life. Perry: Memories fail, but a Google search never forgets. Perry: There's no way that Lex could have walked away from that crash without the miracle that is Clark Kent. Perry: Thanks again for the ride.
Clark: It's the only way I could be sure you get on the bus. 4. "Slumber" Lex (to Clark): Now you're saving people in your dreams too. Bet a shrink would have a field day with that scenario. Lana: Clark, want to go swimming at Crater Lake?
Clark: I don't think skinny-dipping's a good idea.
Lana: Who said anything about skinny dipping? Maybe in your dreams... Lionel: What was it that made you change your mind?
Lex: Because I was dealing from a position of fear, and if there's one thing you can sniff out like a bloodhound, it's that.
Lionel: It's a gift, Lex, and it's useful. Lex: That island didn't make me crazy, Dad.
Lionel: Oh, crazy? Of course not . . . but it'll be good to have that in writing. Won't it? Lionel: Lex – when you're rich, you're not crazy. You're eccentric. Sarah: I may have been there, but Lana's the girl of your dreams. 3. "Extinction" Lionel: Don't underestimate your own value, my son. Clark: This will only take a minute.
Pete: That's what you said when we broke into his locker, his car, and his house! Lex: Clark, the only abilities I have are playing the market and falling for the wrong women. Clark: I've been in contact with a lot of krypton-infected people, and it never ends with us shaking hands or being friends. Chloe (to Lionel): You are so low, you're subterranean. Lex: It was Winston Churchill who said, 'Out of intense complexities, intense simplicities emerge.' Lionel: There's some difficulty in getting you under-written by Lloyds of London.
Lex: On what grounds?
Lionel: Your tendency to attract near-death experiences has made you too great a liability.
Lex: I would think surviving would count for something. Pete: This place could use some Lemon Pledge. 2. "Phoenix (2)" Clark: Looks like the old man's been working out. Lex: (to Lionel): Abraham threw Isaac on the pyre to prove his faith to God – what was your excuse? Lionel: I had search parties scouring half the world for you.
Lex: Looks like you picked the wrong half. Lana: Clark, the only thing that keeps hurting me, is you. Helen: Thank God!
Lex: Trust me, I've done that. He seems to be the only one on my side. Lex (to Helen): Survival of the fittest. I guess you really are a Luthor now. Lex (to Clark): Three months on a deserted island, and it was almost worth it to see the look on your face right now. Clark: I thought you died.
Lex: I guess Fate has bigger plans for me. Chloe: Let's face it, Lana, Clark has more issues then Rolling Stone. Lex: If my father had wanted me dead, I wouldn't be alive. 1. "Exile (1)" Saleswoman: Where you from?
Clark: Someplace I'm trying to forget. Morgan Edge: Nice scar - how'd you get it?
Clark: My father's a real bastard. Lionel: You know, Helen, black widows may be powerful predators . . . but every predator is someone else's prey. Lex: No, Louis, you're a psychopath.
Louis: Well, there's one in all of us – I just let mine out. Season Two 23. Exodus (2) Lionel: Lionel Luthor's never got anywhere in life by playing it safe. Lionel: Anger makes a person look weak.
Pete: Careful, Mr. Luthor - you don't want to look too weak. Pete (to Lionel's security guards): Don't touch me - you know you hate him. Jonathan (giving Lex a compass for his wedding): It will help you so you don't get lost coming down the aisle 22. "Calling (1) " Chloe (to Lionel): I don't know what your interest is in Clark, but you can take your job offer and shove it down your $1,000 pants. 21. "Accelerate" Wedding Consultant: I would think quick decisions would be your forte.
Lex: That's why I made the quick decision to put Helen in charge of the wedding. Lionel: I like to think I treat everyone at LuthorCorp as one of the family.
Lex: Well, that explains the loyalty. Lionel: I knew you had your vices, son, but I didn't know gluttony was one of them.
Lex: If anybody would know about the Seven Deadly Sins, Dad, it would be you. Lionel: You should be thanking me, Lex.
Lex: The thank-you note must have gotten lost in the mail along with your wedding invitation. 20. Witness Pete: Meanwhile, in Lana Land, it looks like your ship's finally come in.
Clark: Oh, me and ...
Pete: ...just friends. You better invest in a new set of cue cards, Clark. I've never seen her so happy. 19. "Precipice" Lex: Trust me – eccentric bald kids sit pretty low on the prep school totem pole. Paul: You're really paranoid.
Lex: No, I'm just a frighteningly good judge of character. 18. "Visitor" Lex: I never figured you for having an identity crisis, Clark.
Clark: It's for a friend.
Lex: I haven't heard that one before. Lex: Do you believe there are aliens among us, Clark? Clark: Lex, what are you doing here?
Lex: I always wanted to meet an alien. Helen: Lex, we need to talk.
Lex: Is this a closet space issue? Because I can use the walk-in across the hall. Lex: Montaigne said obsession was the wellspring of genius and madness. 17. "Rosetta" Clark: Can I tell you a secret?
Lana: That would be a first. Dr. Walden: Lex, I may decipher ancient languages, but cryptic phone calls don't amuse me. Chloe: Why is this guy so interested in you, Clark?
Clark: He's not interested in me - he's interested in my...umm, barn. Swann (to Clark): You won't find your answers by looking to the stars. It's a journey you'll have to take by looking inside yourself. You must write your destiny, Kal-El. Clark: I told him I was sleepwalking, but I don't think I was walking... Clark: How's Mom feeling?
Jonathan: Pregnant. Swann: You're probably wondering why a billionaire scientist lives in the back office of a planetarium.
Clark: It had crossed my mind.
Swann: I find it peaceful. Besides, I own the building. Swann: The one thing I've learned about science is the value of faith. 16. "Fever" Jonathan: Son, hard as it is to believe, sometimes even your abilities are no match for a 3/4" copper washer. Jonathan (as Helen tries to take Clark's blood sample): You don't understand... you can't do that.
Helen: Is this some kind of religious thing? 15. "Prodigal" Lana: Don't take this the wrong way Clark, but you don't have the best track record when it comes to keeping appointments. Lex: Remember Clark, my father may try to rule the world, but yours will inherit the Earth. Chloe: Are you kidding? Bossing Clark around is the highlight of my day. Lex: You know, our family gene pool is a shark tank and our father just chummed the waters. Lionel: Your rescues are starting to become a Luthor family tradition. 14. "Rush" Lex: Now you wouldn't be keeping secrets from me, would you, Clark? Chloe: You're the cunning linguist - why don't you translate this? Kiss - my - ass. Chloe: Can you fly?
Clark: Hey - I'm not a cartoon! Chloe: You know, for a boy who has all the money in the world, you'd think (Lex) could buy a good toupee Chloe: What other powers do you have?
Clark: Why don't you come back here and find out?
Pete: Hey, this isn't a pimpmobile! 13. "Suspect" Lex: What I find so amusing, Dominic, is that you actually believe my father is grooming you. Lex: Are you implying I pulled the trigger?
Clark: It's not like you haven't shot someone before. Lionel: You've been loyal, Dominic, but Lex . . . is blood. 12. "Insurgence" Lionel (sniffing): Do I detect a faint whiff of innuendo? Clark: Just because you have a family doesn't mean every day's a picnic.
Lana: Unless you're a Kent. 11. "Visage" Jonathan (to Clark): Now why do I get the impression you're not going to be the grand marshal at Whitney's parade? Helen (to Lex): It took me five dates to figure out you're delusional. 10. "Skinwalkers" Lex (to Lionel): Sentimentality is synonymous with vulnerability. You taught me that. Clark: Lex, have you ever wondered if you were destined to be with someone?
Lex: You're talking to someone who's fought his destiny his entire life. Lionel: Lex, have I done something in the recent past to offend you?
Lex: There are so many ways I can answer that question. Lex: You always told me to choose my battles wisely.
Lionel: I hope I didn't use such an obvious cliché. Lionel: Altruism is not in your blood, Lex. Believe me. 9. "Dichotic" Lana: Chloe said they were just finishing up an interview.
Clark: Does Chloe always finish up her interviews by making out with her subjects? Helen: What'd you do - verbally demean your butler?
Lex: Cute. Clark: I don't remember ordering a side of hostility. Helen: When I refused to join my father's practice he stopped speaking to me.
Lex: They hate when you do that. 8. "Ryan" Clark: If I took him home, my parents would have freaked.
Lex: Yeah, kidnapping has that effect on people. Lex: How did you get him out without anyone seeing you?
Clark: Just lucky, I guess.
Lex: You're the luckiest guy I've ever met. Ryan: You should have seen him throw that orderly. He must have been 300 pounds.
Clark: He's exaggerating...a little. Clark: You knew about this the whole time, didn't you?
Ryan: Half a block away. Clark: Don't go to Metropolis.
Lana: Or what? You'll kidnap me too? Lex: In life, the road to darkness is a journey, not a light switch.
Ryan: You should remember that, Lex. 7. "Lineage" Clark: I guess I'm not a morning person.
Jonathan: You got that from your mother. She'd be late for her own wedding. In fact, she was late to her own wedding.
Martha: Just because I wasn't trained by roosters. Pete: Oh, man, this 'Mission: Impossible' stuff is great. Pete: I'm not sure other than my scintillating conversational skills why you brought me along.
Clark: I need your spit. Lex: Personally, I think I got all the looks in the family. 6. "Redux" Pete: Clark Kent's on the principal's bad boy list. There's a first time for everything. Lana: A Kent, secretive? That's shocking. Lex: I'm sorry being friends with me comes at such a high price. Lex: C'mon, Clark, I'm the king of family dysfunction. 5. "Nocturne" Lana: I almost forgot – Clark Kent, the Man of Steel. Tad (to Lionel): So as you can see, sir... or... maybe not actually see, in your case. Tad: Are you letting me go?
Lionel: Never lose that grasp of the obvious, Tad. It's one of your strongest attributes. Lionel: Where are you finding these people, Lex?
Lex: Little schools like Harvard and Yale. Lionel (to Lex): I wasn't criticizing, I was critiquing, there's a difference... Lex (to Lionel): I'm glad to see your condition hasn't softened your paternal side. Lionel: Just get me an assistant that would fit my criteria.
Lex: I don't think I would fit your criteria.
Lionel: Probably not, but nobody's perfect. Lionel: You think that if you're a very good boy, they will welcome you into their family
Lex: It would be a step up! Lex: If your agenda contains plans to harm the Kents in any way, this amiable father and son detente will come to an abrupt end. Pete: Being part of this family should come with a group health plan. Clark: My family doesn't fly much.
Lex: Trust me – that's about to change. 4. "Red" Pete: Hey, if Clark Kent decides to break the rules, I'll be there. Clark (looking at Jessie): She is kinda hot!
Pete: But aren't you married to Lana in your imagination? Clark: C'mon, my treat.
Pete: When did you and the money truck hook up? Clark: Did you know that Chloe had a birthmark on her cheek?
Pete: No she doesn't.
Clark: Not that cheek.
Pete: Are you doing what I think you're doing? Clark, that's Chloe you're scoping, man! Pete: Clark Kent, chick magnet. What's wrong with this picture? Pete: Chloe, there's something wrong with Clark.
Chloe: More than usual? Clark: Just cuz your father has a problem, doesn't mean he needs to rule your life.
Lex: I wasn't aware a $2,000 coat came with a backbone. What's going on?
Clark: I have a hot date tonight and I wanna rock her world.
Lex: Rock her world???? Clark: Clark Kent and Lex Luthor. I like the sound of that. 3. "Duplicity" Lex: I had to get out the manor for a while. It was getting crowded.
Clark: Doesn't it have, like, 75 rooms?
Lex: My dad takes up a lot of space. Lana: Long story short, I'm a terrible liar so I've moved on to avoidance.
Clark: You've come to the right place. Jonathan: I hope you realize it's a big responsibility, Pete.
Clark: That's my dad's way of saying ‘Welcome to the family.' Pete: So you're telling me you never once looked in the girl's locker room?
Clark: Well, maybe once.
Pete: That's my boy. 2. "Heat" Desiree (about Clark): He's the only one who kept a cool head. He put out the fire by himself.
Lex: Why I am I not surprised? Martha: You set it on fire just by looking at it?
Clark: Hello? I'm the kid who can lift up tractors and look through walls. 1. "Vortex" (2) Nixon: You have the most amazing being on Earth doing chores on your farm! Lana: If it's any consolation, you guys look great together.
Chloe: It's not, but thanks. Season One 21. "Tempest" (1) Lionel: You're not my enemy. You're my son.
Lex: I never saw the distinction. Clark: Lex cares about the town - he says he has big plans!
Jonathan: The road to Hell is paved with good intentions! Lex: Any relationship founded on lies is destined to fail. It's a good thing we don't have that problem.
Clark: Lucky us. Lionel: Smallville isn't in your future, it's just a brief chapter in your biography. 20. "Obscura" Pete: You ought to try getting off of your butt, Clark. It's the wave of the future. Clark: (to Jonathan) Lex isn't perfect, dad. I know that. But slamming the door in his face over and over only helps turn him into exactly what you think he already is. Nixon: It seems you've given out gifts to the competition. Now, we had an arrangement. You give me stories, I give you information. Now, what did Carrie Castle do for you that I couldn't?
Lex: She gave me a pretty mean shiatsu massage. Clark: Chloe leaves for a day and the Torch goes down in flames. Lex: I don't like riddles.
Dr. Hamilton: Then this puzzle will make you profoundly unhappy. 19. "Crush" Pamela: I wanted to see what kind of man you grew up into.
Lex: A very busy one. Lex: What's the problem?
Clark: I have these two amazing friends, both of them girls...
Lex: For the sake of argument, let's call them 'Lana' and 'Chloe'. Lionel: What did she want?
Lex: Forgiveness.
Lionel: She must not know you very well. 18. "Drone" Chloe: I want to know what you stand for.
Clark: I stand for Truth, Justice, and...ummm, other stuff.
Lex (to Clark): The man of tomorrow is shaped by his battles today. Lana: And then he had the nerve to say "It's nothing personal, only business."
Clark: Why does everyone over 40 have to quote 'The Godfather'? Lex: To quote The Godfather, "It's time to go to the mattresses". 17. "Reaper" Clark: Besides, I know how we can catch more fish this year.
Jonathan: More lures?
Clark: X-ray vision. Lex: Do you know what my father gave me for my tenth birthday? A copy of The Will to Power. "Behold the Superman - man is something to be overcome." Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, Nietzsche, they were the voices that nurtured me after my mother died. My father made every question a quiz, every choice a test. Second best was for losers, compassion for the weak, trust no one. Those were the lessons I grew up with.
Dominic: I'll remember that if I'm ever interviewed by the Biography Channel.
Lex: All I'm saying Dominic, is try to remember who I was raised by. I try to deny it, but I'm still my father's son. Tread carefully. Lex: In his own way he's just trying to give you something my father never gave me.
Clark: What's that?
Lex: Limitations. All my father ever told me was "don't get caught" and "don't cause a scandal". That's not love, it's public relations. You have no idea how lucky you are. When my father dies, kings will come to his funeral but when yours does, his friends will come. Lex: You know in ancient Persia, the kings would kill a messenger who brought them news they didn't like. In modern times a sword in the chest might seem a little extreme. Something more subtle would be in order. Enjoying your drink? Lex: You want to ask an accounting question, dad? Call me. And the next time one of your drones bothers the Kents, he'll be lucky to ride home with the spare.
Lionel: Lex...well done. 16. "Stray" Jonathan: You always had a soft spot for strays.
Martha: The last one turned out all right. Ryan (after being kissed by Lana): I don't know, but I'm definitely in love.
Clark: Welcome to the club. Lionel: Lex, your performance of late has been...more than adequate.
Lex: That sounds dangerously like a compliment. Lionel: We don't need to play games, son.
Lex: Dad, games are all we have. Lionel: I've been harsh on you, Lex, but greatness is a rarefied air one has to be taught to breathe. Lex (giving Clark a present): It's a foil, Clark. Every hero should have one. Ryan (talking about Lex): I know you like him, Clark, but there's a lot of darkness he keeps from the world. Lex: I thought you were in Monaco.
Lionel: The backbone of surprise is fusing secrecy with speed. Clark: Don't worry, Chloe's the queen of obscure and irrelevant references. Lex: You know what those emperors you're always talking about were really afraid of? That there sons would become successful and return to Rome at the head of their own army.
Lionel: You think you can find your future in Smallville? I'm your future. Join me, Lex. Join me in Metropolis. How long have you been waiting to hear me to say those words?
Lex: I've waited to hear other things from you for a lot longer. I'll return to Metropolis when I'm ready.
Lionel: At the head of an army? 15. "Nicodemus" Lana: I know you want me, Clark. Stop holding back. Come on, you're not made of steel...or are you? Lana: You like it?
Clark: Uh, I think the operative word is "gulp". Lex: "On God's green earth, this flower was the thief in the temple, the silent temptress that, with a single sneeze brought out the basest instincts in men and drove them to violence." Chloe: It's a first hand account of Smallville's first mystery. In 1871 the whole settlement went postal before they even had a post office.
Pete: Nice to know Smallville was still whack even before the meteors got here. 14. "Zero" Ma Kent: Body parts in boxes and poisoned cows...this isn't normal! 13. "Kinetic" Chloe: Clark Kent, investigative reporter - has a nice ring to it. Lex: Clark, you can't save the world. All you'll end up with is a Messiah complex and a lot of enemies.
Clark: I saved you, didn't I? That turned out all right. Lex: You're a teenager, Lana. Mercurial doesn't do you justice. Chloe: Ah, the sweet smell of freedom.
Clark: Chloe, you were in the hospital, not Alcatraz. Chloe: You know, all this resting is driving me insane. These so-called "health-care professionals" just want me to stay in bed and eat jello.
Clark: Those fascists. 12. "Leech" Victoria: We could've been great together.
Lex: I plan on being great all by myself. Victoria: It was only business.
Lex: You call sleeping with me business? Tsk. I hate to think what that makes you. Clark: I hope all this attention doesn't go to his head. He needs to be careful.
Chloe: Well, you know what, Clark, the second you start throwing people thirty feet, I'll write nice things about you too. Clark: You don't feel any differently about me now do you?
Martha: Clark, you're our son; whether you can bench-press the tractor or not. Clark: Maybe being normal won't be so bad; I mean it works for you and mom.
Mrs. Kent: Oh, thanks. Lex: No one's ever going know about this; and if this story is accidentally leaked, you and I are going to have a serious trust issue.
Roger: As opposed to the close, personal relationship we enjoy now. 11. "Hug" Lex: Trust me, Clark. Our friendship is going to be the stuff of legends. Clark: I don't blame him; I don't see myself being a farmer when I grow up.
Lana: Then what do you want to do?
Clark: I'm not sure - as long as it doesn't involve putting on a suit and doing a lot of flying. Lex: I knew you always kept secrets from me, but I never knew they were this good. 10. "Shimmer' Nell: Lana, you still out here...? (interrupting Clark and Lana's almost kiss) Clark, do you have the time?
Clark: No, but I'm guessing it's late.
Nell: Smart kid. Jonathan: Clark, you know you can't donate.
Clark: I know, dad but what am I supposed to tell her?
Martha: That you have a problem with needles, which you technically do.
Clark: Great, not only do I lie, but I look like a wuss. Lex: Napoleon's mother couldn't make it to his coronation. But when he commissioned it, Napoleon told David to paint her in as if she were there, right in the center. Even though she couldn't be there physically he brought her into his life through sheer force of will. There to share in his greatness. Clark: No, I think I'll play it by ear, you know, fly by the seat of my pants...
Pete: Clark, you're not the flying type. Lana: That's the thing about Clark Kent: he's not always there when you want him...but he's always there when you need him. Lionel (interrupting Lex and Victoria kissing): Lex, you have disappointed me.
Lex: Hi Dad! It's good to see you too.
Lionel: Would you mind telling me what she is doing here?
Lex: Right now? Working on my neck. But knowing her, I think that's just a start.
Lionel: Could this be a ploy to get my attention? Well done, it worked.
Lex: I know this is going to come as a shock, but not everything in my life revolves around you.
Lionel: Oh, I understand. So you're simply... being swindled? Victoria: I'll send Sir Harry your regards.
Lionel: Swell. Lex (to Lionel): LuthorCorp is your company. I'm just one of its expendable employees. As you made abundantly clear when you exiled me to this charming cow-town.
Lionel: Empires are not brought down by outside forces - they are destroyed by weaknesses from within. Clark (x-raying the room in two second to find Lex's watch): I don't see it.
Lex: What are you? Part bloodhound?
Clark: no, I, uh... I live on a farm, I'm pretty good at finding needles in haystacks. Chloe: Maybe the Scottish castle came complete with a poltergeist.
Clark:Well, the police say it's vandals. They don't know many ghosts who write in spray-paint and own a black light. 9. "Rogue" Lex (pointing to a "S"-type symbol): You know it belonged to Alexander the Great? They said the design symbolizes strength and courage.
Clark: I can't exactly see myself going into battle with that on my chest.
Lex: Darker times call for darker methods. His opponents thought he was invincible. Clark: I didn't know you were such a history buff.
Lex: I'm not. I'm just interested in people who ruled the world before they were thirty. Victoria: He understands you may have certain negative feelings towards your father.
Lex: Sir Harry has always had an incredible grasp of the obvious.
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Smallville Tagline:
Every superhero has a beginning...
Before he was Superman, he was just a young man with extraordinary abilities.
Before he was Superman, he was just a boy with extraordinary abilities.
The Superman you couldn't know--until now.
 Jensen Ackles (played Alec on Dark Angel) was second choice to play Clark Kent. If Tom Welling had not accepted the part, the role would have gone to him.
Note: In season four, Ackles joined the cast of "Smallville" to play 'Jason Teague' (Lana's love interest)
Milo Ventimiglia, before scoring his role on Gilmore Girls, auditioned for Smallville. Although the role went to Tom Welling, the producers liked him so much they gave him the role of Jess [Gilmore Girls].
In the comic books, Lana Lang is the one with the secret crush on Clark Kent.
Chloe and Whitney were created specifically for the show (they were never mentioned in the Superman comics).
Cynthia Ettinger was originally cast as Martha Kent in the pilot episode. Before the pilot was broadcast, the role was re-cast with Annette O'Toole and her scenes were edited into the existing footage.
Annette O'Toole, who plays Mrs. Kent, also appeared in Superman III (1983) as Lana Lang.
Clark consistently wears red and/or blue clothing, the same livery he will eventually wear as Superman.
Lex Luther's mansion is the same mansion used in X-Men (2000)
Errors in geography: Although set in the state of Kansas, we often see the mountains of Vancouver (its actual filming location) appearing in the background of exterior shots.
A sequence in Hourglass showing Lex Luthor as President of the United States was filmed on the set of "The West Wing"
The pilot episode shows Chloe handing Pete Ross a wad of cash. Most likely an in-joke from the Canadian production crew, if you look carefully, you can see a Canadian $5 bill sticking out of it.
The number on Clark's Jersey in episode 3 (Hothead) is 89. This is also the year, according to the pilot, that he crashed to Earth from Krypton.
The spaceship reappers differntly in season two than what was show from the pilot episode. The spaceship (season two) has the hole for the octogonal piece and an small golden cupule, but in the first spaceship it had no cupule.
[Esther B. for the info]
In the pilot episode the Kent's mail box is different from the one that appears the rest of the seasons.
[Esther B. for the info]
At the beginning of the episode "Nicodemus", Jonathan Kent is listening to the theme song from "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979). John Schneider, who plays Mr. Kent, also played Bo Duke.
Kristin Kreuk had a stunt double in Nicodemus. Yes it is true, it was not Kristin in the Pool doing those wonderful stunts. The Stunt work was done by Marny Eng a Vancouver-based stunt performer and stunt co-ordinator.
Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor) is no stranger to the world of superheroes. He has repeatedly lent his voice talents to the animated series "Batman Beyond" (1999) and is also the voice of the Flash in the animated series "Justice League." (2001)
The climax of first season episode "Stray" (episode #16) was shot on location in a bowling alley in Richmond, BC, Canada. Coincidentally, the bowling alley in question is named "Lois Lanes", also the name of Clark Kent's future love interest.
At the charity party the end of "Fever" Pete hands Clark a CD and tells him it's the Talon mix. If you look closely you'll see that it is actually the soundtrack to the series.
We find out in season three on "Delete" (3:11), that in fact Lois Lane is Chloe's cousin.
According to Martha, Clark's first word was "Lara", the name of his Kryptonian Biological mother as revealed in "Memoria".
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